A clueless lothario tours Seattle landmarks,
Trying out various clumsy pickup lines.
I have performed this song at a wedding,
With laughing to tears effect.
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When You're Lonely In Seattle
By Michael E. Pryor
Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved
Key: GMajor
Notation: Upper case represents a Chord
Lower case represents a picked note
[4/4 Time With Fingerpick --
THUMB pluck-pluck thumb pluck-pluck]
[Each '/' represents one measure. '/' is over the Bass]
Metronone -- 112
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[Intro]
/G / / /
[Verse 1]
/G / /D /
When you're lonely in Seattle, you can go to the Starbucks coffee bar
/ /D7
Like little Jack Horner, they're on every corner,
/G /
A romance convenience store.
/ / /D /
A caffeine-crazed young coffee cutie, was sittin' down and startin' to sip.
/ /D7
I said, 'Hey little doll, I'm you're wake up call."
/G /
I've got another use for those lips."
[Chorus]
/G /
I need a girl within arms reach
/D /
A babe at my beck and call
/
And the number one reason
/ /
Is you're good for the squeezing
/G /
But I don't plan to love you that long
/ /G7 /C /A7 /
Spend your time with me, and get a honey-back guarantee
/D
But she kept me at arm's length
/ /G / / /
And wouldn't even talk to me
[Verse 2]
/G /
Next I tried the Yoga Center,
/D /
Where the babes stretch out on their mats,
/ /D7
Like a fish I'd be swimmin' in an ocean of women
/G /
More supple than the family cat.
/ /
I sat down by a limber lady
/D /
Serene in her lotus position
/ /D7
I said, 'Namaste sweet Hindu babe
/G / /
Could you contemplate some things that I'm wishin'
[Chorus]
/G /
I need a girl within arms reach
/D /
A babe at my beck and call
/
And the number one reason
/D7 /
Is you're good for the squeezing
/G /
But I don't plan to love you that long
/ /G7 /C /A7
Spend your time with me, and get a honey-back guarantee
/D
But she kept me at arm's length
/D7 /G / /g-a-bflat-b
And wouldn't even talk to me
[Bridge]
/C /
Every girl that I approach,
/G /
Treats me like some kitchen roach
/C /
They could be snugglin' by my side
/D Gdim /D7 /
But they act as if they'd rather die
[Turnaround]
/G / / /
[Verse 3]
/G / /D /
Next, I tried the PCC, the Natural Food Grocery Store,
/D /D7
Just pretend to be Vegan, and the babes will be beggin,
/G /
For a bite and then askin' for more
/G / /D /
Parading in the produce section, was an earth mother right off a farm,
/ /D7 /G
I said, "You look cute in cotton, but I think you've forgotten to shave
/ / /
The hair under your arms"
[Chorus]
/G /
I need a girl within arms reach
/D /
A babe at my beck and call
/
And the number one reason
/D7 /
Is you're good for the squeezing
/G /
But I don't plan to love you that long
/ /G7 /C /A7 /
Spend your time with me, and get a honey-back guarantee
/D
But she kept me at arm's length
/ /G /
And wouldn't even talk to me
[Bridge]
/C /
Take the solo out of my mio,
/G /
I'll put the prima back in your dona
/D /D7
Let me be the major to your majorette
/G /
Romeo to your Juliet
/ /G7 /C /A7 /
Spend your time with me, and get a honey-back guarantee
/D
But she kept me at arm's length
/ /G / / /
And wouldn't even talk to me
[Turnaround]
/G / / /
[Verse 4]
/G /
Well, your last resort is GreenLake Park,
/D /
Where you can scope out the athletes
/ /
All the skaters and runners with their tight little bunners
/G /
All warmed up and ready to meet
/ /
A rather rapid red-haired runner
/D /
Really made me pick up my pace
/ /D7
Gaspin' and wheezin', my heart was half seizin'
/G / /
And I shouted as I fell on my face.
[Chorus]
/G /
I need a girl within arms reach
/D /
A babe at my beck and call
/
And the number one reason
/ /D7
Is you're good for the squeezin'
/G /
But I don't plan to love you that long
/ /G7 /C /A7 /
Spend your time with me, and get a honey-back guarantee
/D
But she kept me at arm's length
/D7 /G /E7
And wouldn't even talk to me (There's so much she's missin')
/D
But she kept me at arm's length
/D7 /G /
And wouldn't even talk to me