Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York - Whatll It Be
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Intro:
D# D#sus4
[Verso 1]
D#
Good morning, what'll it be?
Gm
I'm Robin, I'll be serving you this morning
G#
Thanks for waiting, I'll be right with you
D# D#sus4
What'll it be?
[Verso 2]
D#
This morning: what'll it be?
Gm
Another morning, another seven blocks to work
G# Fm
Another Friday, another winter
D# D#sus4
Another me
[Refrão]
D# Cm Fm
And everybody says you got your head screwed on all right
Gm G#
Everybody says "hey girl, you comin' dancing tonight?"
Gm Fm
And you smile that smile, and they don't see
D#
That you're waiting
D#sus4
For something
D# D#sus4
What'll it be?
[Verso 3]
D# G#
What's happening? What'll it be?
Cm Fm
Are you happy? Are you coming, are you going?
G#
In the morning, in the mirror
D# D#sus4
What d'you see?
[Pré-Refrão]
Cm G#
Is there something round the corner, in the distance?
Cm Fm
If you're changing, what'll it be that makes the difference?
G#
Will you notice, will you feel it?
D# D#sus4
What'll it be?
[Refrão]
D# Cm Fm
And everybody comes to you with all their dreams and blues
Cm G#
Everybody says "hey girl, I wanna be in your shoes
Cm Fm
You got it all figured out", but they don't see
[Pós-Refrão]
Cm G# D#
...that you stand wide awake in the window at night
Cm G# D#sus4
And you stare down the street in the flickering light
Cm D# Gm G#
Through the wide-eyed reflection of the girl that you might still be
D#sus4 Gm G#
At a city you can't quite see
C# D#
Saying "Robin, what'll it be?"
How to play Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York - Whatll It Be
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