Suzanne Vega – Toms Diner (Ukulele Intro)

Tom's Diner
Not traditionally accompanied with instrumentation but plucking on the ukulele is so enjoyable...
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[Verse 1]
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   I  am   sitting in the morning  at the diner  on the corner   I  am

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      waitting  at the coun - ter for the  man to  pour the coffee

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      And he  fills it on - ly half way And   be - fore

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     I even      ar-gue  He  is  loo -king out the window at  some body Coming in

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  "It is   always since to see you says the man behind the counter to the

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      woman who has     come in   she is   shaking her umbrella

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      And I look the other way     as they are     kis-(sing)

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 (kis)-sing their hellos Im pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk.

[Verse 3]
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   I        open  up  the paper there's a  story of an act - or  who had

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     died while he was drin-king  He was   no  one I   had heard of

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      And I'm turn -ing to the  horoscopes    and  look-(king)

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    -ing for the funnies when I'm feeling someone watching me and so I raise my head

[Verse 4]
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 Theres a  woman   on the outside looking inside does she see me no she

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     does not really see      me cause she sees her own reflection

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      and I'm trying not to notice that     she's hit-(ching)

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 -ching up her skirt and while she's straightening her stockings, her hair is getting wet

[Verse 4]
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   oh this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening to the

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    bells of the cathedral I am thinking of your voice

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     and of the midnight picnic once upon a time

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     before the rain begain...I finish up my coffee, it's time to catch the train.