Second Cup Of Coffee chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

Capo 4
With the exception of the instrumental intro and break, most of the song can be played by Travis picking
using the root and top (e) string.

Intro:
C majorC C FF F C majorC C G+G C majorC

Verse 1:
     C majorC       /      FF          C majorC     /
I'm on my second cup of coffee and I still can't face the day
  C majorC        E minorEm      FF       G+G     /
I'm thinking of the lady who got lost along the way
    C majorC         /          DmDm        FF
And if I don't stop this trembling hand from reaching for the phone
    C majorC        /       G+G         C majorC     /
I'll be reachin' for the bottle, Lord, before this day is done

Verse 2:
     C majorC       /      FF          C majorC     /
I'm on my second cup of coffee and I still can't face the day
  /          E minorEm      FF        G+G     /
The room was filled with laughs as we danced the night away
    C majorC           /        DmDm        FF
But my sleep was filled with dreaming of the wrongs that I had done
    C majorC      /       G+G       C majorC     /
And the gentle sweet reminder of a daughter and a son

Chorus:
FF    /     C majorC           /
Sitting alone, my friends have all gone home
/          /           G+G     /
You never know when they'll come droppin' in
FF      /        C majorC       /
Thinking of girls with their fingers in my curls
/         /       G+G     N.C.
Too young to understand how love begins

Verse 3:
     C majorC       /      FF          C majorC     /
I'm on my second cup of coffee and I still can't face the dawn
  C majorC    E minorEm    FF      G+G     /
The radio is playin' a soft country song
    C majorC         /          DmDm        FF
And if I don't stop this trembling hand from reaching for the phone
    C majorC        /       G+G         C majorC     /
I'll be reachin' for the bottle, Lord, before this day is done

Instrumental:
C majorC C FF F C majorC C G+G C majorC

Chorus:
FF    /     C majorC           /
Sitting alone, my friends have all gone home
/        /          G+G     /
They never were around when I needed them
FF      /        C majorC       /
Thinking of girls with their fingers in my curls
/         /       G+G     N.C.
Too young to understand how love begins

Verse:
     C majorC       /      FF          C majorC     /
I'm on my second cup of coffee and I still can't face the day
  C majorC        E minorEm      FF       G+G     /
I'm thinking of the lady who got lost along the way
    C majorC         /          DmDm        FF
And if I don't stop this trembling hand from reaching for the phone
    C majorC        /       G+G         C majorC     /
I'll be reachin' for the bottle, Lord, before this day is done