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i had coffee this morning
A: Eb7 Abmaj7 Bbm7
Eb7 Abmaj7 Bbm7
Eb7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7sus
B: Gm7(b5) Cm7 Dbmaj7 Gm7(b5)
Cm7 Emaj7 Bb7sus
I had coffee this morning.
You had chamomile tea.
Eyes cast down before pouring.
The vase with the carnations on your left is now empty.
I sat flipping through Chaucer.
You sat sipping your tea.
White little cubes in a saucer
Were the only speck of sweetness left between you and me.
A lump of sweet to wash away the sour.
A lump of sweet to ease the bitter down.
A schlumpy “Please?” A single-minded glower.
Apologies fall on stony ground.
I drank all my Black Label.
You your Republic of Tea.
Left a ring on the table,
The one enduring token of your life with me.
Words and music by Ben Milton and Drake Oakland © 1924 Sink or Swim Music
arr. by Michael Johnson © 2022, Zubsongs, Ltd.