How to Play Second Cup Of Coffee on Guitar?

Gordon Lightfoot - Second Cup Of Coffee can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Em chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Second Cup Of Coffee with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Gordon Lightfoot - Second Cup Of Coffee Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

I’m on my [D]second cup of coffee and I [G]still can’t face the [D]day I’m thinking of the lady who got [G]lost along the [A]way And if [D]I don’t stop this trembling hand from [Em]reaching for the [G]phone I’ll be [D]reachin’ for the bottle, Lord, be[A]fore this day is [D]done

I’m on my second cup of coffee, I [G]still can’t face the [D]day The room was filled with laughs as we [G]sand the night a[A]way But my [D]sleep was filled with dreaming of the [Em]wrongs that I had [G]done The [D]gentle sweet reminder of a [A]daughter and a [D]son

[G]Sitting alone, my [D]friends have all gone home You never know when they’ll come droppin’ [A]in [G]Thinking of girls with their [D]fingers in my curls Too young to understand how love [A]begins

I’m on my [D]second cup of coffee, I [G]still can’t face the [D]dawn The radio is playin’ a [G]soft country [A]song And if [D]I don’t stop this trembling hand from [Em]reaching for the [G]phone I’ll be [D]reachin’ for the bottle, Lord, be[A]fore this day is [D]done

[G]Sitting alone, my [D]friends have all gone home They never were around when I needed [A]them [G]Thinking of girls with their [D]fingers in my curls Too young to understand how love [A]begins

And if [D]I don’t stop this trembling hand from [Em]reaching for the [G]phone I’ll be [D]reachin’ for the bottle, Lord, be[A]fore this day is [D]done

Artist Gordon Lightfoot

Album Don Quixote

Genres Folk

Year 1972

Key D

Gordon Lightfoot - Second Cup Of Coffee can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Em chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Second Cup Of Coffee with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.