Chords for Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Live At Royal Albert Hall/1986)
Tempo:
81.55 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
F
C
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song is called Tom's Diner and it's about Tom's restaurant [Eb] in New York City on 112th
Street and Broadway if you're ever there.
[Ab] I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner.
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee and he fills it only halfway
and before I even argue he is looking out the window at somebody coming in.
It is always nice to see you says the man behind the counter to the woman who has come
[F] in.
She is shaking her umbrella and I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
and I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the [Fm] milk.
I open up the paper.
There's
a story of an actor [F] who had died while he was drinking.
It was no one I had heard of
and I'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies when I'm feeling someone watching
me and so I raise my head.
There's a woman on the outside looking inside.
Does she see
me?
No she does not really see me because she sees her own [C] reflection and I'm [Ab] trying
not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt and while she's straightening her stockings
her hair has gotten wet.
Oh this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening
to the bells of the cathedral.
I am thinking of your voice and [C] of the midnight picnic once
upon a time before [Ab] the rain [D] began and I finish up my coffee and it's time to catch the train.
[Abm] [F]
[N]
Thank you.
Street and Broadway if you're ever there.
[Ab] I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner.
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee and he fills it only halfway
and before I even argue he is looking out the window at somebody coming in.
It is always nice to see you says the man behind the counter to the woman who has come
[F] in.
She is shaking her umbrella and I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
and I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the [Fm] milk.
I open up the paper.
There's
a story of an actor [F] who had died while he was drinking.
It was no one I had heard of
and I'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies when I'm feeling someone watching
me and so I raise my head.
There's a woman on the outside looking inside.
Does she see
me?
No she does not really see me because she sees her own [C] reflection and I'm [Ab] trying
not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt and while she's straightening her stockings
her hair has gotten wet.
Oh this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening
to the bells of the cathedral.
I am thinking of your voice and [C] of the midnight picnic once
upon a time before [Ab] the rain [D] began and I finish up my coffee and it's time to catch the train.
[Abm] [F]
[N]
Thank you.
Key:
Ab
F
C
Eb
Fm
Ab
F
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This song is called Tom's Diner and it's about _ _ Tom's restaurant [Eb] in New York City on 112th
Street and Broadway if you're ever there. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner.
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee and he fills it only halfway
and before I even argue he is looking out the window at somebody coming in. _
_ It is always nice to see you says the man behind the counter to the woman who has come
[F] in.
She is shaking her umbrella and I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
and I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the [Fm] milk.
I open up the paper.
There's
a story of an actor [F] who had died while he was drinking.
It was no one I had heard of
and I'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies when I'm feeling someone watching
me and so I raise my head.
There's a woman on the outside looking inside.
Does she see
me?
No she does not really see me because she sees her own [C] reflection and I'm [Ab] trying
not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt and while she's straightening her stockings
her hair has gotten wet. _ _
Oh this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening
to the bells of the cathedral. _ _
I am thinking of your voice _ and [C] of the midnight picnic once
upon a time before [Ab] the rain [D] began and I finish up my coffee and it's time to catch the train.
[Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This song is called Tom's Diner and it's about _ _ Tom's restaurant [Eb] in New York City on 112th
Street and Broadway if you're ever there. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner.
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee and he fills it only halfway
and before I even argue he is looking out the window at somebody coming in. _
_ It is always nice to see you says the man behind the counter to the woman who has come
[F] in.
She is shaking her umbrella and I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
and I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the [Fm] milk.
I open up the paper.
There's
a story of an actor [F] who had died while he was drinking.
It was no one I had heard of
and I'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies when I'm feeling someone watching
me and so I raise my head.
There's a woman on the outside looking inside.
Does she see
me?
No she does not really see me because she sees her own [C] reflection and I'm [Ab] trying
not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt and while she's straightening her stockings
her hair has gotten wet. _ _
Oh this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening
to the bells of the cathedral. _ _
I am thinking of your voice _ and [C] of the midnight picnic once
upon a time before [Ab] the rain [D] began and I finish up my coffee and it's time to catch the train.
[Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _