Chords for Peter Mulvey - "The Other Morning Over Coffee" | Concerts from Blue Rock LIVE
Tempo:
121.25 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[Em] The [A] other morning over coffee you told me [B] that lately you have been looking in the mirror
[Em] and [B] smiling back at a fellow soldier who is fighting the good fight against the big, [A] sad,
empty [G] inside.
And that [E] that may not be happiness, [Em] but it's as close as someone like you gets.
[C#m] And I believe you.
[E] Because [C#m] I've listened to all of your bullshit [E] theories about how you're gonna get it together.
And every one of [C#m] them involves some future turning point [E] where you became a completely different person.
[B]
[A] But the other morning [B] over coffee, all you were [E] talking about was dealing with the person
you're probably [B] always gonna be.
Isn't that something?
[B]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[C#] [B] Do [B]
[Em]
you remember that time we were both drunk off our [E] ass and we were talking about how
we had lived [E] lives so full of poetry and adventure that if we [B] died right then and there it would
have been fine.
And it would have been [B] fine only we [F#m] did not die and we woke up [B] so hungover it felt [F#] like
little furry creatures had crawled into our mouths and [Em] then died.
I do.
[E] And then there was your grand idea about how all of her imperfections were [Em] perfect for
you because they shoved you [C#m] off your spot and they forced you to [B] grow to change as a
human being and then the next night you said [A] I cannot [D#m] live for one more minute under the
roof with this crazy self-destructive chaotic killjoy.
[E]
[F#] All right well [B] there it is right?
And I say.
[A] [F#]
[B] [C#m]
[C#] [B]
[Em] [B] You've always taken pains to say [E] thank you for listening to these sad sex stories and
at this point in our friendship I believe I can honestly say [B]
you're welcome.
I'm a pretty good listener.
I get it from my mother.
[A] But there is one [B] thing that has always bothered me [E] about this whole friendship.
There is one thing [Em] that I believe I owe it to you to say.
[E]
[C#m]
[C#]
[B]
[F#]
[E] I'm just swimming upstream.
I'm only swimming [B] upstream like you for the life of me.
[D#] [C#] [B] We're only swimming [E] upstream.
I'm only swimming [C#m] upstream.
[C#] [E]
[C#m] I'm just swimming [B] upstream like you for the life of me.
[D#] Like you [C#] for the life [B] of me.
For the life of me.
[B]
[E]
[C] [N]
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[Em] The [A] other morning over coffee you told me [B] that lately you have been looking in the mirror
[Em] and [B] smiling back at a fellow soldier who is fighting the good fight against the big, [A] sad,
empty [G] inside.
And that [E] that may not be happiness, [Em] but it's as close as someone like you gets.
[C#m] And I believe you.
[E] Because [C#m] I've listened to all of your bullshit [E] theories about how you're gonna get it together.
And every one of [C#m] them involves some future turning point [E] where you became a completely different person.
[B]
[A] But the other morning [B] over coffee, all you were [E] talking about was dealing with the person
you're probably [B] always gonna be.
Isn't that something?
[B]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[C#] [B] Do [B]
[Em]
you remember that time we were both drunk off our [E] ass and we were talking about how
we had lived [E] lives so full of poetry and adventure that if we [B] died right then and there it would
have been fine.
And it would have been [B] fine only we [F#m] did not die and we woke up [B] so hungover it felt [F#] like
little furry creatures had crawled into our mouths and [Em] then died.
I do.
[E] And then there was your grand idea about how all of her imperfections were [Em] perfect for
you because they shoved you [C#m] off your spot and they forced you to [B] grow to change as a
human being and then the next night you said [A] I cannot [D#m] live for one more minute under the
roof with this crazy self-destructive chaotic killjoy.
[E]
[F#] All right well [B] there it is right?
And I say.
[A] [F#]
[B] [C#m]
[C#] [B]
[Em] [B] You've always taken pains to say [E] thank you for listening to these sad sex stories and
at this point in our friendship I believe I can honestly say [B]
you're welcome.
I'm a pretty good listener.
I get it from my mother.
[A] But there is one [B] thing that has always bothered me [E] about this whole friendship.
There is one thing [Em] that I believe I owe it to you to say.
[E]
[C#m]
[C#]
[B]
[F#]
[E] I'm just swimming upstream.
I'm only swimming [B] upstream like you for the life of me.
[D#] [C#] [B] We're only swimming [E] upstream.
I'm only swimming [C#m] upstream.
[C#] [E]
[C#m] I'm just swimming [B] upstream like you for the life of me.
[D#] Like you [C#] for the life [B] of me.
For the life of me.
[B]
[E]
[C] [N]
Key:
B
E
C#m
A
Em
B
E
C#m
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[B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ The [A] other morning over coffee you told me [B] that lately you have been looking in the mirror
_ [Em] _ _ and [B] smiling back at a fellow soldier who is fighting the good fight against the big, [A] sad,
empty [G] inside.
And that [E] that may not be happiness, [Em] but it's as close as someone like you gets.
[C#m] And I believe you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Because [C#m] I've listened to all of your bullshit [E] theories about how you're gonna get it together.
_ _ And every one of [C#m] them involves some future turning point [E] where you became a completely different person.
[B] _ _
[A] But the other morning [B] over coffee, all you were [E] talking about was dealing with the person
you're probably [B] always gonna be.
_ Isn't that something?
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ Do _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
you remember that time we were both drunk off our [E] ass and we were talking about how
we had lived [E] lives so full of poetry and adventure that if we [B] died right then and there it would
have been fine.
And it would have been [B] fine only we [F#m] did not die and we woke up [B] so hungover it felt [F#] like
little furry creatures had crawled into our mouths and [Em] then died. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I do. _
[E] _ And then there was your grand idea about how all of her imperfections were [Em] perfect for
you because they shoved you [C#m] off your spot and they forced you to [B] grow to change as a
human being and then the next night you said [A] I cannot [D#m] live for one more minute under the
roof with this crazy self-destructive chaotic killjoy.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F#] All right well [B] there it is right? _ _
And I say.
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [B] You've always taken pains to say [E] thank you for listening to these sad sex stories and
at this point in our friendship I believe I can honestly say [B]
you're welcome.
_ I'm a pretty good listener.
I get it from my mother.
[A] But there is one [B] thing that has always bothered me [E] about this whole friendship.
There is one thing [Em] that I believe I owe it to you to say.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ I'm just swimming upstream.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm only swimming [B] upstream _ _ _ _ like you for the life of me.
[D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] We're only swimming [E] upstream. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm only swimming [C#m] upstream.
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I'm just swimming [B] upstream _ _ _ _ like you for the life of me.
_ [D#] _ Like you [C#] for the life [B] of me.
_ _ For the life of me. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ The [A] other morning over coffee you told me [B] that lately you have been looking in the mirror
_ [Em] _ _ and [B] smiling back at a fellow soldier who is fighting the good fight against the big, [A] sad,
empty [G] inside.
And that [E] that may not be happiness, [Em] but it's as close as someone like you gets.
[C#m] And I believe you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Because [C#m] I've listened to all of your bullshit [E] theories about how you're gonna get it together.
_ _ And every one of [C#m] them involves some future turning point [E] where you became a completely different person.
[B] _ _
[A] But the other morning [B] over coffee, all you were [E] talking about was dealing with the person
you're probably [B] always gonna be.
_ Isn't that something?
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ Do _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
you remember that time we were both drunk off our [E] ass and we were talking about how
we had lived [E] lives so full of poetry and adventure that if we [B] died right then and there it would
have been fine.
And it would have been [B] fine only we [F#m] did not die and we woke up [B] so hungover it felt [F#] like
little furry creatures had crawled into our mouths and [Em] then died. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I do. _
[E] _ And then there was your grand idea about how all of her imperfections were [Em] perfect for
you because they shoved you [C#m] off your spot and they forced you to [B] grow to change as a
human being and then the next night you said [A] I cannot [D#m] live for one more minute under the
roof with this crazy self-destructive chaotic killjoy.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F#] All right well [B] there it is right? _ _
And I say.
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [B] You've always taken pains to say [E] thank you for listening to these sad sex stories and
at this point in our friendship I believe I can honestly say [B]
you're welcome.
_ I'm a pretty good listener.
I get it from my mother.
[A] But there is one [B] thing that has always bothered me [E] about this whole friendship.
There is one thing [Em] that I believe I owe it to you to say.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ I'm just swimming upstream.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm only swimming [B] upstream _ _ _ _ like you for the life of me.
[D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] We're only swimming [E] upstream. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm only swimming [C#m] upstream.
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I'm just swimming [B] upstream _ _ _ _ like you for the life of me.
_ [D#] _ Like you [C#] for the life [B] of me.
_ _ For the life of me. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _