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What I Want Is A Proper Cup Of Coffee chords by Trout Fishing In America

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
AM / N.C.
"You have now reached the audience participation portion of our album
AM / N.C.
This is an old sing-a-long song, and what we'd like for you to do is listen to
Am(or N.C)
The chorus of this song, and then we want you all to sing along."

Verse:
  AM                                                       Chord diagramE7E7
Chord diagramA augmentedA Sultan sat on his oriental mat, in his harem in downtown Persia
     AM    Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramE7E7    Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC
He took a sip of coffee, just a drip, and he said to his servant Kersia
       Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramC majorC                                 G/C
"Ah, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya! That's the worst cup of coffee in Persia!"

  Chord diagramG+G
Cause...

Chorus:
 Chord diagramC majorC                                                              Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                                        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
  Chord diagramC majorC                                             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

Break:
AM/N.C.
"Ya got it? well join right in!"

Verse:
 AM                                                                  Chord diagramE7E7
In days of old when knights and men were bold, and whiskey was much cheaper
    AM      Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramE7E7        Chord diagramC majorC             G/C
Ben Turpin rode to a coffee shop and showed his pistols to the keeper
  Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramC majorC                  G/C
He said, "Stand and deliver! Can't you see that I'm all aquiver "

  Chord diagramG+G
Cause...

Chorus:
Chord diagramC majorC                                                              Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                                        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
  Chord diagramC majorC                                             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

Verse:
  AM                                                                     Chord diagramE7E7
When Bonaparte found that he was in the cart and he lost that Waterloo fight
     AM        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramE7E7            Chord diagramC majorC                         G/C
He gave his sword to Wellington, my Lord, and he said "Those British can't half fight!
  Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramG+G             G/C
Now you've had your Waterloo, sir, tell me what am I having with you, sir "

Chord diagramG+G
Cause...

Chorus:
Chord diagramC majorC                                                              Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                                        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
  Chord diagramC majorC                                             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

Break:
C/N.C
"Well, we didn't exactly expect you to sing along with that last part since
C/N.C.
It was in French. This is your last chance, however it is the people's magazine
AM/N.C.
Version of this song, and it goes like this:"

Verse:
  AM                                                                          Chord diagramE7E7
Now King Solomon and his queen would carry on, so we heard in the ancient scandals
  AM          Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramFF            Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG+G           G/C
He bought her lots of silver coffee pots with diamond legs and handles
     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC                                G/C
And said the Queen of Sheba, "I'd rather have any old tea-bag."

 Chord diagramG+G
Cause...everybody!

Chorus:
Chord diagramC majorC                                                              Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                                        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
  Chord diagramC majorC                                             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

N.C.
(speeds up here)


Chord diagramC majorC                                                              Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                                        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
  Chord diagramC majorC                                             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

Chord diagramC majorC                                                              Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC                                        Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
  Chord diagramC majorC                                             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

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