Tone: [A]
Intro:
[Em7] [A7]
Verse 1:
Can't [D]meet you for dinner
At the [D]Italian place
It's w[Em7]where I met your family
Some [Em7]words were exchanged
I'd s[D]suggest the jazz bar
On [D]MaryAnn Street
But you'd [Em7]buy me a drink
And we [Em7]know where that leads, so
Chorus:
I'll[D]I'll meet you for coffee
'Cause [D]if we have wine
You'll [G]say that you [Gbm7]want me
I [Em7]know that's a [A7]lie
If [D]I didn't love you
[D]It would be fine
[G]Meet you for c[Gbm7]coffee, [Em7]only for coffee
[A]Nowhere else is safe
[Gm6]Every place leads back to your p[D]place
Verse 2:
You said [D]let's do the park
'Cause [D]I love the park
[Em7]That may be true
But God for[Em7]forbid it gets dark
Here c[D]come the
excuses that fuel the illusions
But I'd [Em7]rather feel something
Than n[Em7]nothing at all, so
Chorus:
I'll [D]meet you for coffee
'Cause [D]if we have wine
[G]You'll say that you're [Gbm7]sorry
I [Em7]know that's a l[A7]lie
If [D]I didn't trust you
[D]It would be fine
[G]I'll meet you for [Gbm7]coffee, [Em7]only for coffee
[A]Nowhere else is safe
[Gm6]Every place leads back to your—
Bridge:
[Gbm7]We've done this b[Em7]before
[Gbm7]And I don't [G]need it any[Gm6]anymore
Chorus:
So l[D]let's not do coffee
Let's [D]not even try
It's [G]better we [Gbm7]leave it
And [Em7]give it some t[A]time
If [D]I didn't love you
[D]It would be fine
'Cause i[G]if we do c[Gbm7]coffee
It's n[Em7]never just coffee [A7] [Gm6]
It's never just [D]coffee [D] [G] [Gbm] [Em7] [A]
Outro:
[D] [D] [G] [Gbm7] [Em7] [A7] [Gm6] [D]