Chords
[Intro]
F Gm7 C7
Bb F C7
[Verse 1]
F A bottle of white,Gm/F a bottle of red
C7/F Perhaps a bottle of roseBb/F instead F
C We'll get a table nearC/Bb the street F/A
In our old faBb6miliar place C7
You and I, faceBb to face, mmm
[Verse 2]
F A bottle of red,Bb a bottle of white
[Cadd11] It all depends upon your Bbappetite F
G I'll meet you F/Aany timeG you wantC In our IBbtalian C
resFtaurant Bb
[Solo Sax]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb
Gsus4/D D
[Verse 3]
GThings are okay with meD/G these days
Dm/GGot a good job, G7got a good office
CGot a new wife, Fmaj7got a new life
And the Amfamily is fine Dsus4
DOh,G lost touch D/Glong ago
Dm/G You lost weight, I G7did not know
C You could ever lookFmaj7 so nice
After Amso much timeDsus4 D Do you reEbmember those days
[Verse 4]
Hanging out Bbat the Village Green? F
EbEngineer boots, leather jackets
BbAnd tight blue jeans F
Oh, you drop a Ebdime in the box
Play the song aBbbout New Orleans F
Eb Cold beer,Bb hot lights
C My sweet romanDsus4tic teDenage nights G
[Solo Clarnet]
D/GOoh Dm/G G7 C F Am7 Yeah D7sus4 G D/G
Ooh Dm/G G7 C F Am
GOoh D G D
[Interlude 1]
G F C D G F
C D G F C D G F
C D
[Verse 5]
GBrenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
And the Dking and the queen of the prom C
GRiding around with the carG7/B top down
And the raCdio on
GNobody looked any fiDner
COr was Gmore of a hit at the ParkCway Diner
GWe never knew we could want F
More than that out of lifeE Asus4/B E7/G# Sure E
ly BrenAmda and EdGdie Would alCways know how Gsus4/D
to surviveG Oh F
[Bridge]
Em Gsus4/D G F C Gsus4/D
[Verse 6]
GBrenda and Eddie were still going steady
In the Dsummer of 'seventy five C
GWhen they decided their marG7/Briage
Should be at the endC of July
GEveryone said they were craDzy
G"Brenda you know that you're muchC too lazy
And GEddie could never afford F
To live that kind of life."E Asus4/B Oh E7/G# E
but thereAm we were Gwaving BrenCda and Ed Gsus4/D
die goodbyeG Oh F
C Gsus4/D
[Verse 7]
Well, they Ggot an apartment With deep F
pile carCpets
And a couDple of painCtings from Sears G
A Fbig waterbed that they
Bought with the bread
DThey had savedC for a couple Gof years
They Fstarted to fight CWhen the moFney got tight
G
And they just didn't count on the tears Em
Oh A7 Am/D D7
Yeah, rock and roll! G
[Solo Sax 2]
D C G G7/B C G D C
G C G F E Asus4/B E7/G# E Am G C Gsus4/D
G Oh F C Gsus4/D
[Verse 8]
Well, they Clived for a while in a very nice style
But it's Galways the same Din the Cend G
They got a Fdivorce as Ca matter of course
And they parted the GcloDsest of Cfriends G
Then the king and Fthe queen Went C
back to the green
But you can Gnever go back Dthere again Em
Oh A7 C/D
[Verse 9]
GBrenda and Eddie had had it already
By the Dsummer of 'seventy five
CFrom the Ghigh to the low To the end G7/B
of the show
For the restC of their lives
They Gcouldn't go back to the GreaDsers C
The Gbest they could do Was pick up C
their pieces
GWe always knew they would Both F
find a way to get EbyAsus4/B OhE7/G# E And that'sAm all I Gheard about CBrenda and EdGsus4/Ddie
GCan't tell you more 'cause I told you already
And hereC we are Gwaving BrenCda and Ed Gsus4/D
die goodbyeG Oh F
[Bridge]
C Gsus4/D G F C Gsus4/D G F
C Gsus4/D
F C
[Interlude 2]
F Bb Yeah [Cadd11]
Bb F C Bb F/A Bb C Gm C Gm
Bb C
[Verse 10]
F Bottle of red, uhBb bottle of white
C Whatever kind of mood you're inBb toFnight
G I'll meet you F/Aanytime Gyou wantC In our ItaBblianC resFtaurant Gm/F
[Solo Sax 3]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
Dm7 Em F F/G C
