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Hemlock Cafe

    Ben sings with KC at the Cave: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Hemlock Café
    (lyrics by Benjamin Repp)

    [Guitar Solo Intro]

    [Main Verse 2x – stop]

    [Main Verse]

     Friday Sits upon a bar stool, waiting for a holiday

      Sunday’s in the kitchen, talkin’ ‘bout yesterday

      Time still needs a reason, but it always comes to late

      The Rainbow is going crazy, ‘cause his cue stick isn’t straight

    [Chorus]

     But its just another day, at the Hemlock café
    …just another day….

    [Main Verse 2x – stop]

    [Main Verse]

     The Jester lost his marbles, when the Joker got away

      The Jukebox can’t remember, what songs it used to play

      The Morning is buying tickets, to win the lottery

      Because the rights to his fortune, remain a mystery

    [Chorus]

     But its just another day, at the Hemlock café
    …just another day…


    [Break]

     …and mister bad luck comes stumbling in at noon

           He’s been working overtime…

           For the needle and the sliver spoon [pause]


    [Main Verse 2x – stop]

    [Main Verse]

     Chance the bartender, says he’s doing fine

      I don’t know how he keeps together, when his problems stand in line

      Boredom and Frustration, have seen it all before

      So they sit looking out the window, hoping they’ll find what there’re looking for

    [Chorus]

     But its just another day, at the Hemlock café 
    …just another day

     But its just another day, at the Hemlock café 
    …just another day

    [Outro Lick 8x]

    MUSIC (key of C#):

    Main Verse: C#-F#

    e———————————————————————————–

    B——9—————————-9———————11——11————

    G——9—————————-9———————11——11————

    D———11p9—–9-9-9h11——–11p9————-11——11————

    A————— 11—————————-11—–9——-9—————–

    E———————————————————————————-

    Chorus: E-F#-C#m (2x)   (last time it repeats)

    Break:
    G#-F#-C#m
    G#-F#=>lick

    e———————————————————————————–

    B——9—————————————————————————

    G——–11-9–11–9———————9————————————–

    D———————–11-9–11———–11——11————————–

    A———————————————————————————-

    E———————————————————————————–

    Outro Lick (8x):


    e———————————————————————————–

    B——————————————————————————

    G——————————————————————————-

    D———————————————————————————-

    A—4————-1-2-3—————————————————————-

    E——1-2-3-4-4————————————————————————-

    Transition into next Song: C#-E-F#-G#  (Twilight Rider)

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