Calliandra Shade (The Cappuccino Song)

By Ian Anderson from his Rupi's Dance CD.
Transcribed by Peter Dawson
Capo 6th fret


Riff 1
.      D                                                  C       Em  D
3--2||:3-2-----2---5--2|5-2-----2---3--2|3-2-----2---2---|0-------0---3--2:||
3---||:3-------3-------|3---------------|3-------3-------|1--30---0-------:||
2---||:2-------2-------|2---------------|2-------2-------|0-----2-0--(4*-4)||
0---||:0-------0-------|0---------------|0-------0-------|2-------2--(5--5)||
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emphasize notes in bold
* notes in brackets played second time to lead into Riff 2.


Riff 2
.  Em                                                 G       Em
||:--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0---0--0|3---3-----------:||
||:3-5-----5-------|3-5-----5-------|3-5-----5---5--5|3---3---5-------:||
||:4-------4---4--4|4-------4---4--4|4-4-----4-------|4---4---4---4--4:||
||:5-------5---5---|5-------5---5---|5-5-----5-------|5---5---5---5---:||
||:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------:||
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[Em]I sit in [C]judgement on the [Am]market square. [G D]
[Em]I have my [C]favourite table [G]and I have my [A]chair. [G**A]
[C]Natives are [Am]friendly and the [Asus2]sun flies [G]high. [D]
[Em]All kinds of [C]crazy waiters – [G]they go drifting [Em]by.
(** G for one syncopated beat only)
Riff 2


[Em]Hours last for[C]ever in the [Am]Calliandra [G]shade. [D]
[Em]Conversation [C]going nowhere and [G]yet, every[A]where. [G*A]
[C]Kick off those [Am]sad shoes and [Asus2]let the bare toes [G]tingle. [D]
[Em]Slip off the [C]shoulder strap: loos[G]en the thick black [Em]hair.


Chorus
[D]Come, sit with [C]me and take de[G]caf designer [D]coffee.
[D]Come, laugh and [C]listen as the [G]ragamuffin [D]children play.
[D]Lame dog and a [C]black cat, now, they [G]shuffle in the [D]shadows.
You got [Am]cappuccino [C]lip on a [G]short skirt [D]day.
Riff 1


[Em]Electric [C]afternoon and [Am]shrill cellphones are [G]mating. [D]
[Em]Lame dog is [C]dreaming, dreaming [G]of a better [A]life where
[C]bed is fluffy [Am]pillows, table [Asus2]scraps are filet [G]mignon [D]
[Em]flicked indis[C]cretely by the [G]lazy waiter’s [Em]knife.

Chorus & instrumental over Riff 2

[Em]Hours last for[C]ever in the [Am]Calliandra [G]shade. [D]
[Em]Conversation [C]going nowhere [G]and yet, every[A]where. [G*A]
[C]Kick off those [Am]sad shoes and [Asus2]let the bare toes [G]tingle. [D]
[Em]Slip off the [C]shoulder strap: loos[G]en the thick black [Em]hair.

Chorus & repeat, then Riff 1 & Riff 2