Eagles - The Sad Cafe: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Sad Cafe" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
B Em F# B Out in the shiny night, the rain was softly falling B Em F# B Tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away B Em F# B Out of the silver light, the past came softly calling B Em F# B And I remember the times we spent inside the Sad Café Oh, it seemed like a holy place, protected by amazing grace And we would sing right out loud, the things we could not say We thought we could change this world with words like "love" and "freedom" We were part of the lonely crowd inside the Sad Café Chorus: G#m D#m7 Oh, expecting to fly G#m We would meet on that beautiful C#m F# shore in the sweet by and by Some of their dreams came true, some just passed away And some of them stayed behind, inside the Sad Café F#sus4 F# F#sus4 F# The clouds rolled in and hid that shore F#sus4 F# F#sus4 F# Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more Esus4 E Esus4 E Now I look at the years gone by and wonder at the powers that be F#sus4 F# F#sus4 F# I don't know why fortune smiles on some and lets the rest go free Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall But things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all No use in asking why, it just turned out that way So meet me at midnight baby inside the Sad Café Why don't you meet me at midnight, baby, inside the Sad Café You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#m  D#m  D#m7  E  Em  Esus4  F#  F#sus4  G#m  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Sad Cafe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Sad Cafe" by Eagles.