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The Room Above The Bookstore chords by
Chris Stamey
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
D
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A

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Em

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Verse 1
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A

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It's a...
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cold morning
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A

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We're sitting all alone
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Em
Em

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At a cafe in the corner
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Em

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With espresso and a ...
A
A

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Em
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And you talk about last evening
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A

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In a sway ironic term
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A
A

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While the waiters clear the tables
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A

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Em

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And sparrows clean the...
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We are hidden in the shadows
Asus4
Asus4

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Am

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Em
Em

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With the neon lights that glow
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A

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Em
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And I watch as your eyes flicker
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A

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And the taxies come and
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Em

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D
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Em
Em

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A
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Em
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go!
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A
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Em
Em

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My attention for the moment
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A
A

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Em
Em

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Is distracted by the sound
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A
A

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Em
Em

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Of the telegraph ic chatter
A
A

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Em

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A
A

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Of the rain as it drips down.
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A

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As it sweeps a battered napkin

To the gutter, through the ground
A
A

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Em

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Where it washes toward the river
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A

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As it travels through the town!
Asus4
Asus4

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Am
Am

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Em
Em

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Like the sound of my own voice
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Em
Em

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As I struggle for the words
A
A

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E
E

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A
A

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Em
Em

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You're asking if I re cognize
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A

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Em
Em

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The sound that we've just heard!
D
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Dsus2
Dsus2

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Oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh, oh, oh
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Em
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Now the waiter carries over wear
Esus4
Esus4

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Em
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And grits a refugee
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Em
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Who is sat down at the table

That is next to you and me!
Esus4
Esus4

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A
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Em
Em

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Verse 2

Esus4
Esus4

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Em
Em

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And an air of mystery
E
E

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Em
Em

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And we speculate that she is

Someone famous from the street!
Asus4
Asus4

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Am
Am

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Em
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You remem ber our appointment
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Em
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You were searching through your bag
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A
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Em
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In the clutter and the ointment
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A

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And perfume from...
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Am

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Em
Em

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D
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Em
Em

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Oh, oh, oh, oh
D
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Am
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Em
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D
D

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Oh, oh, oh,
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Em
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D
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Em
Em

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Esus4
Esus4

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oh
Em
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Am
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In the hotel round the corner
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Em
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We have packed our memories
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Em
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We packed in our souvenirs
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And folded on our knees
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You are cer tain you
Em
Em

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have something
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Back there in the room
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In the armoire by the mirror perhaps
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But the taxi is coming soon!
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That will take us to a randez- vous
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With who will soon become
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Em
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In the after- match of what we lost
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Am

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Em
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And what we've not begun!
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Em
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In the room above the bookstore
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Em
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Where the curtains dance a bridge
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Where we polished off our
Em
Em

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dis content
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And shared so.
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Em
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And I ask you what the time is
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And you check your Mickey Mouse
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But it's broken like our hour glass
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As sand have all run out !

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Am

  • Em

  • A

  • Asus4

  • E

  • Dsus2

  • Esus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Room Above The Bookstore by Chris Stamey is E minor.

The primary chords used in The Room Above The Bookstore are D, Am, Em, A, Asus4, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Am, Em, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Room Above The Bookstore is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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