Song title: Black Coffee In Bed Original Album: Sweets From A Stranger Words and Music by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook Copyright 1982 A&M Records Published by A&M Records Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: px2y: Guitar Figure 1 Guitar Figure 1 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0-------0----------------------| |----------------------------0h2-|-------------2-----------0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-0-h-2--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE1: Chords: D x57775 Bm x24432 G355433 Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D There's a stain on my notebook where your coffee cup was Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D And there's ash in the pages, now I've got myself lost Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D I was writing to tell you that my feelings tonight Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D Are a stain on my notebook that rings your goodbye. CHORUS1: Chords: Bm x24432 or 799777 A x02220 or 577655 F# x44322 or 244322 D xx0232 or x57775 C#m x46654 G 320033 or 355433 Bm F# Oh, now she's gone, and I'm back on the beat C#m A A stain on my notebook says nothing to me. D G A Oh, now she's gone and I'm out with a friend (out with a friend) (A) G D With lips full of passion and coffee in bed px2y Guitar Figure 1 VERSE2: Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D With the way that you left me I could hardly contain Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D The hurt and the anger and the joy of the pain Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D Now knowing I am single there'll be fire in my eyes Guitar Figure 1 D Bm G D And a stain on my notebook for a new love tonight repeat CHORUS px2y Guitar Figure 1 Guitar SOLO over: Eb F G A Notes: In the F section, the is a triple hammer-on played on the second beat. But, on the 3rd beat, you're already playing the F-note on the 3rd string. I can't show it any other way without making it look sillier than it probably already is. Eb |-------------------------2p0----|---------------------15---------| |---------------------3-------3--|---------8---11-----------------| |-------------2---2h4------------|-8------------------------------| |-----0---2h4--------------------|--------------------------------| |-0h2----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| F |-13--11--15--13--11--11p10------|--------------------------------| 10h11h12h13 |-------------------------13--11-|-10----------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------10--9p8----10p7| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8h10---------------------------|-------------------------7------| |---------10--9--8----10-9-8-----|---------7---8-------10---------| |----------------------------8h9-|-10-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A |--------------------------------|-----12----------------------19-| |-----7-------8---10------12--12-h-14------10--9-------9----------| |-9------------------------------|-----------------12-------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| D |-17------14p13-12--------12-----|--------------------------------| |-----15----------14-15----------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Now she's gone... CHORUS3: Chords: D xx0232 or x57775 A x02220 or 577655 G 320033 or 355433 Bm x24432 or 799777 D Now she's gone (now she's gone) G A and I'm out with a friend (out with a friend) (A) G D With lips full of passion and coffee in bed px2y Guitar Figure 1 VERSE3: D Bm G D From lips without passion to the lips with a kiss D Bm G D There's nothing of your love that I'll ever miss D Bm G D The stain on my notebook remains all that's left D Bm G D Of the memory of late nights and coffee in bed D Bm G D Of the memory of late nights and coffee in bed repeat CHORUS1 and ad lib bits from VERSE1 to fade "A stain on my notebook..." "With lips full of passion..." etc. etc.