Early Bird Cafe

John Mellencamp

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spotify:track:0xXBuQswY4ZluUI9Ke1ndV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVXmCSzusM Worked out on request for shredder221 Please: rate (stars left under sheet) or/and add favorite (heart right above) LEGEND: * means "ring" (1 strum) [Intro] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [Verse 1] Everybody’s laughin’ at the Early Bird Café I’ve been hidden there since yesterday and I believe I’ve lost my way. Charlotte’s there in organdy and Billy’s there in suede there’s money in their pockets and all the dues are paid. There’s wine on every table and food on every plate well I hope I get there pretty soon before it gets too late. [Interlude] | | | | | [Verse 2] Someone asked me what time it was and I told him it was now he asked me just what that might mean but time would not allow. So I gave away my watch to a passing businessman well I hope he understands it now cause I’ve done the best I can. It was getting early so I rushed away from there with that ancient earth beneath my feet and new dust in my hair. [Verse 3] Well I ran on down the road a while to the other side of town my clothes were gettin’ wrinkled and my socks were fallin’ down. But I could not stop to pull them up for fear that I’d be late so I kept on runnin’ down the road until I saw the gate of the Early Bird Cafe glowin’ golden like the sun everybody kept on singing saying: "Come on in we’ve just begun!" [Interlude] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * | | [Verse 4] So I went right in and I set right down and I ordered up some wine the talk was fast and clever and the women all were fine. Charlotte asked me where I’d been with her jade and ivory eyes I told her I’d been hung up with some begger in disguise. Well she laughed like temple bells kissed me on the cheek and said: "You know it’s hard to be alive sometimes but it’s easy to be dead!" [Outro] | | | | * ||

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Cette chanson évoque une quête personnelle pour trouver sa place dans un monde plein de rires et de plaisirs, symbolisée par un café où tout semble joyeux et animé. Le protagoniste se perd dans ses pensées, alors qu'il observe ceux qui l’entourent, tous vêtus avec soin et témoignant d'une vie pleine de promesses. Malgré sa précipitation, il finit par réaliser que le temps n’est qu’une illusion, et il décide de lâcher prise pour suivre son instinct. Le lieu, l’Early Bird Café, est présenté comme un sanctuaire de vie où les gens se rassemblent pour partager des histoires et des moments, contrastant avec la mélancolie du narrateur. Dans ce cadre, il rencontre Charlotte, qui lui rappelle la légèreté de l’existence, même quand les temps sont durs. Cette chanson rappelle que, malgré les soucis et l’incertitude, il est possible de trouver de la joie et de l'humanité au cœur du quotidien.

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