Dear Catastrophe Waitress

DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS

By Belle and Sebastian

From the album 'Dear Catastrophe Waitress'

Transcribed by Daniel Ashwood

http://viciousmalloy.imess.net/



April 30, 2005



Verse one:

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Bb      A        Dm

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Bb      C        D

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

    C            F

I'm sorry if you seem to have the 

D      C      F     Em   Am

weight of the world over you

Bb          G#

  I cherish your smile

Cm                   Eb    G#      Cm

   There's a word of peace on your lips

Gm      G#             Bb

Say it, and with tenderness 

     F       G    Bb

I'll cherish you

     F       G

I'll cherish you





Verse two:

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Bb      A        Dm

Dear Catastrophe Girlfriend

Bb      C        D         (hold 2 extra measures)

Dear Catastrophe Girlfriend

    C           F

I'm sorry if he hit you with a

D    C      F     Em      Am

full can of e; it's no joke

Bb             G#

  Your face is bleeding

Cm                Eb  G#        Cm

   You'll soon be lea-ving this town 

Gm     G#                

to the clowns who worship

Bb     F   G

No one but themselves

Bb     F       Bm

No one but themselves





Bridge:

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       C        

I hate feeling this way

Bm         C

Oh  I hate feeling this way

F           Bb7

I know that you hate it too

F                Gm7            E

Oh Now that your coffee's going cold

F             Gm7               E

Oh All of the customers look so old

F            Gm7           A

Oh Honey, if I could be so bold





Verse three:

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Bb      A        Dm

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Bb      C        D       (two more measures again)

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

    C            F    

I'm sorry if the kids hold you in

D    C    F   

cold disregard

  Em        Am   A

I know it's   ha-ard

Bb              G#

  Stick to what you know

Cm                 Eb  G#     Cm

  You'll blow them all to the wall

Gm        G#

when they realize what

Bb          F       G

you've been working for

     Bb          F       G

What you've been working for

     Bb          F       G

What you've been working for





Chords:

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 Bb:113331  Em:022000

  A:002220  Am:002210

 Dm:000231  G#:466544

  C:030210  Cm:335543

  D:000232  Eb:668886

  F:133211  Gm:355333

Gm7:353333  G:355433  

Bb7:113131  Bm:224432