Betty's Diner - Remix Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][D][G][D][Bm][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]Miranda
works the late night counter
[A]In a joint called Betty's Diner
[Bm]Chrome and checkered tablecloths
One [G]steamy windowpane

[Verse 2]
She [D]got the job that shaky fall
An[A]d after hours she'll write till dawn
With a [Bm]nod and smile she
[G]serves them [D]all[A]

[Verse 3]
[D]Here we are all [G]in one place
The [A]wants and wounds of
the [G]hu man race
Des[D]pair and hope sit face [G]to face
When you [A]come in [Bm]from [A]the cold

[Verse 4]
Let [D]her fill your cup [G]with something kind
[A]Eggs and toast like [G]bread and wine
She's heard [Bm]it all so sh[G]e don't
mind
[D][A][G]

[Verse 5]
[D]Arthur lets his earl gray steep
Since [A]April it's been hard to sleep
[Bm]You know they tried most everything
Yet it [G]took her in the end

[Verse 6]
[D]Kevin tests new saxophones
But [A]swears he's leaving
quality control
[Bm]For the Chicago scene,
or [G]New Orleans
Where they [D]still play righteous [A]horns

[Verse 7]
[D]Here we are all [G]in one place
The [A]wants and wounds
of the [G]human race
Des[D]pair and hope sit face [G]to face
When you [A]come in [Bm]from [A]the cold

[Verse 8]
Let [D]her fill your cup [G]with something kind
[A]Eggs and toast like [G]bread and wine
She's heard [Bm]it all so
[G]she don't mind
[D][A][G]

[Verse 9]
[D]Jack studies here after work
To [A]get past high school he's the first
[Bm]And his large hands
seem just as comfortable
With a [G]hammer or a pen

[Verse 10]
[D]Emma leaned and kissed his cheek
And [A]when she did his knees got weak
Mir[Bm]anda smiles at [G]'em
and [D]winks[A]

[Verse 11]
[D]Here we are all [G]in one [A]place
The wants and wounds
of the [G]human race
Des[D]pair and hope sit [G]face to face
When you [A]come in [Bm]from [A]the cold

[Verse 12]
Let [D]her fill your cup [G]with something kind
[A]Eggs and toast like [G]bread and wine
She's heard [Bm]it all so sh[G]e don't
mind
[D][A][G]

[Verse 13]
[G]You never know who'll be [D]your witness
You [Bm]never know who grant[E]s forgiveness
[G]Look to heaven or sit with
us
[A]

[Verse 14]
[D]
Deidre bites her lip and frowns
[A]She works the stop and go downtown
[Bm]She's pretty good at
the crossword page
And she [G]paints her eyes blue black

[Verse 15]
[D]Tristan comes along sometimes
Small [A]for his age and he's barely five
But she [Bm]loves him like a [G]mama [D]lion[A]

[Verse 16]
[D]Veda used to drink a lot
Almost [A]lost it all before she stopped
[Bm]Comes in at night with her friend Mike
Who [G]runs the crisis line

[Verse 17]
[D]Mi chael toured Saigon and back
[A]Hair the color of smoke and ash
Their [Bm]heads are bowed and
[G]hands are [D]clasped
One more [A]storm has passed

[Verse 18]
[D]Here we are all [G]in one [A]place
The wants and wounds
of the [G]human race
Des[D]pair and hope sit [G]face to face
When you [A]come in [Bm]from [A]the cold

[Verse 19]
Let [D]her fill your cup [G]with something [A]kind
Eggs and toast like [G]bread and wine
She's heard [Bm]it all so
[G]she don't mind
[D][A][G]