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Toms Diner Chords by Suzanne Vega
Toms Diner Chords
Em Cm A
do do do do… do do do do…
Em Cm A
I am sitting in the morning, at the diner on the corner
Em Cm A
I am waiting at the counter, for the man to pour the coffee
G Cm A
And he fills it only halfway, and before I even argue
Am C
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 in, she is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way, as they are kissing their hellos
I am pretending not to see them, and instead I pour the milk
do do do do…
I open up the paper, there’s a story of an actor
He 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
I am 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 truly see me, she sees her own reflection
And I’m trying not to notice, that she’s hitching up her skirt and
while she’s straightening her stockings, her hair has gotten wet
do do do do…
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
do do do do…
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version 2
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of F#m)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Emadd9 = 022002 or 024000 Em = 022000
Cmaj7 = x32000 or x35000 B7 = x21202
G6 = 355400
Fmaj7#11 = 133200
[Intro]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]
[Chorus]
Emadd9
||: Da -da! Da, da, da -da! Da, da, da -da!
Cmaj7
Da, da, da -da, da -da! :|| [x4]
[Verse 1]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
I am sitting, in the morning, at the diner on the corner,
Emadd9 Cmaj7
I am waiting, at the counter, for the man to pour the coffee,
G6 Fmaj7#11
And he fills it only halfway, and be - fore I even argue,
Em B7
He is looking out the window at some - body coming in!
[Chorus]
Emadd9
||: Da -da! Da, da, da -da! Da, da, da -da!
Cmaj7
Da, da, da -da, da -da! :|| [x2]
[Verse 2]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
"It is always nice to see you!", says the man behind the counter,
Emadd9 Cmaj7
To the woman who has come in, she is shaking her umbrella,
G6 Fmaj7#11
And I look the other way, as they are kissing their hellos,
Em B7
And I'm pre - tending not to see them, and in - stead I pour the milk!
[Chorus]
Emadd9
||: Da -da! Da, da, da -da! Da, da, da -da!
Cmaj7
Da, da, da -da, da -da! :|| [x2]
[Verse 3]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
I open up the paper, there’s a story of an actor,
Emadd9 Cmaj7
Who had died while he was drinking, it was no one I had heard of,
G6 Fmaj7#11
And I’m turning to the horoscope, and looking for the funnies,
Em B7
When I'm feeling someone watching me, and so I raise my head!
[Chorus]
Emadd9
||: Da -da! Da, da, da -da! Da, da, da -da!
Cmaj7
Da, da, da -da, da -da! :|| [x2]
[Verse 4]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
There’s a woman on the outside, looking inside! Does she see me?
Emadd9 Cmaj7
No, she does not really see me, 'cause she sees her own reflection,
G6 Fmaj7#11
And I’m trying not to notice that she’s hitching up her skirt,
Em B7
And while she’s straightening her stockings, her hair has gotten wet!
[Chorus]
Emadd9
||: Da -da! Da, da, da -da! Da, da, da -da!
Cmaj7
Da, da, da -da, da -da! :|| [x2]
[Break]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]
[Verse 5]
Emadd9 Cmaj7
Oh, ...this ...rain it will continue, through the morning,
Emadd9
As I’m listening to the bells of the cathedral...
Cmaj7 G6
I am thinking of your voice, and ...of ...the ...midnight picnic,
Fmaj7#11
Once upon a time before the rain began,
Em B7
And I finish up my coffee, and it's time to catch the train!
[Chorus]
Emadd9
||: Da -da! Da, da, da -da! Da, da, da -da!
Cmaj7 Emadd9
Da, da, da -da, da -da! :|| [x4] | / ||
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version 3
[Actually in Fm; capo 1.]
Em C Em C
E ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----|0-4-----0-4---4-|2=0-2=02--0-----|0-4-----0-4---4-|2=0-2=02--------|
D 2-4-|----2-4-----2---|------------2-4-|----2-4-----2---|------------2-1-|
A ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
G F(b5) Em B7
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|--0-0---1=0-----|0=1-----0=1---1-|1=0-0---0-------|
G --4-4-2-4-2-----|------2-----0=2-|----0=2-----0---|------2---------|
D 0-----------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A --------------4-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
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