Chord/Tab song: 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]Dear Cat[A]astrophe [Dm]Waitress
[Bb]Dear Cat[C]astrophe [D]Waitress
I'm [C]sorry if you [F]seem to have the
[D]weight [C]of the [F]world [Em]over [Am]you
[Bb] I cherish [G#]your smile
[Cm] There's a word of [Eb]peace [G#]on your [Cm]lips
[Gm]Say it, [G#]and with tender[Bb]ness
I'll [F]cherish [G]you[Bb]
I'll [F]cherish [G]you

Verse two:

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[Bb]Dear Cat[A]astrophe [Dm]Girlfriend
Bb C D (hold 2 extra measures)
Dear Catastrophe Girlfriend
I'm [C]sorry if he [F]hit you with a
[D]full [C]can of [F]Coke; [Em]it's no [Am]joke
[Bb] Your face is [G#]bleeding
[Cm] You'll soon be [Eb]lea-[G#]ving this [Cm]town
[Gm]to the [G#]clowns who worship
[Bb]No one [F]but [G]themselves
[Bb]No one [F]but them[Bm]selves

Bridge:

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I hate [C]feeling this way
[Bm]Oh I hate [C]feeling this way
[F]I know that [Bb7]you hate it too
[F]Oh Now that your [Gm7]coffee's going [E]cold
[F]Oh All of the [Gm7]customers look so [E]old
[F]Oh Honey, if [Gm7]I could be so [A]bold

Verse three:

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[Bb]Dear Cat[A]astrophe [Dm]Waitress
Bb C D (two more measures again)
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
I'm [C]sorry if the [F]kids hold you in
[D]cold [C]disre[F]gard
I [Em]know it's [Am] ha-[A]ard
[Bb] Stick to what [G#]you know
[Cm] You'll blow them [Eb]all [G#]to the [Cm]wall
[Gm]when they [G#]realize what
[Bb]you've been [F]working [G]for
What [Bb]you've been [F]working [G]for
What [Bb]you've been [F]working [G]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