Greg Brown - Dream cafe

^DYou were the woman in the blue mask ^Dstandin there beside your ^Gdress ^GAll the things I wanted ^Dfrom you ^D/F#I never could ^A7express ^DI thought I saw you once in Munich ^D7but you slipped a^Gway ^GI'm in the corner with the ^Dcoffee ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}

^DFor once I didn't say anything stupid ^Dmy lover never once looked ^Gbored ^GAnd soldiers come in smeared with ^Dlipstick ^D/F#like the last day of ^A7war ^DThe band divided up the money ^D7but the drummer could not ^Gstay ^GHe said he's gonna meet us ^Dlater ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}

^DWhen you turned from the window ^Din your worn out ^Gslip ^Gput your eyes to my ^Dfingers ^D/F#while the ceiling ^A7dripped ^DI just could not leave you ^D7I heard a motorcycle pull ^Gaway ^GYes, I'll meet you after ^Dmidnight ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}

^DThere's flowers now on Linn Street ^Dand the new moon just ^Gabove ^GThey tore down all the ^Dhouses ^D/F#where we used to make ^A7love ^DBut they'd been long abondoned ^D7when we went there any^Gway ^GAnd I can still smell the ^Dlilacs ^Din the corner of The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}

^DWe we've only been fighting ten years ^Ddo you really have to ^Ggo? ^GCouldn't you recon^Dsider ^D/F#and do it real, real ^A7slow? ^DI like living with you ^D7I don't care what you ^Gsay ^GI don't care ^Dwho you meet ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}

^DYour eyes roll back to midnight ^Dlost in a fanta^Gsy ^GI heard you cry out ^Dsomeone's name ^D/F#and baby it was ^A7me ^DBut later as we're walkin' ^D7you seemed so far a^Gway ^GAm I the man you ^Dthought you met ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe?^{G D G D}

^DI've come down with a sickness ^DI thought you were the ^Gcure ^GBut passion seems to ^Dpromise more ^D/F#than friendship can en^A7dure ^DYou spelled it out in black and white ^D7my eyes saw shades of ^Ggray ^Gand, so I sit ^Dalone tonight ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}

^DHeat lightning in the mirror ^Dand the thunder cries out ^Gloud ^GI can be to you, ^Dyou could be to me ^D/F#just another face in the ^A7crowd ^DThe plane don't leave 'til midnight ^D7come with ^Gme today ^GThey'll be plenty of time to ^Dbe alone ^Dat The Dream ^A7Cafe ^{G D G D}