EARLY BIRD CAFE (Lane Tietgen) Intro: G C (repeat) G C G Everybody's laughing at the Early Bird Cafe C7 G I've been heading there since yesterday, I believe I've lost my way C C7 Charlotte's there in organdy, Billy's there in suede G C G Money's in their pockets, and all their bills are paid Am Em There's wine on every table, food on every plate G C G C G C G C G C I hope I get there pretty soon, before it gets too late G C G Someone asked me what time it was, I told them it was now C7 G They asked just what that might mean, but time would not allow C C7 I handed over my watch to a passing businessman G C G I hope he understands it, I've done the best I can Am Em It was getting early, I rushed away from there G C G C G C G C G C With ancient dirt beneath my feet and moondust in my hair G C G I went on down the highway, past the other side of town C7 G My clothes were getting wrinkled, my socks were falling down C C7 I couldn't stop to pick them up for fear that I'd be late G C G And so I kept on down the road until I saw the gate Am Em Of the Early Bird Cafe, glowing golden like the sun G C G C G C G C G C Everybody laughing, yelling "Come on in, we've just begun." G C G I went on in and sat right down, and ordered up some wine C7 G The talk was fast and clever, and the women all looked fine C C7 Charlotte asked me where I'd been with with jade and ivory eyes G C G I told her I was hung up with some beggar in disguise Am Em She laughed like temple bells, kissed me on the cheek and then G C7 G C G C etc. Said "It's hard.....to be alive sometimes, and easy to be dead." transcribed by Alan Sigman (alansigman@earthlink.net) please email me with any corrections or different interpretations.