Chord Diner by Widespread Panic

lyrics transcribed by : brian whitman music transcribed by : pete millett kevin watson scott holcomb this song has several "themes" which are very harmonious and are sequenced troughout the song . once you get these themes , there’s nothing to the song . houser showed me this one so its accurate . theme 1 : / / / / / / / / / / / / G F C G F | - 3 - - - - 5 - - - - - | - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - - | - 1 - - - - - - - - - - | | - 3 - - - - 6 - - - - - | - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - - | - 1 - - - - - - - - - - | | - 0 - - - - 5 - - - - - | - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - | - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - - - - | - 2 - - x - - 0 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | | - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | | - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 3 - - - - | - 1 - - - - - - - - - - | verse 1 : G F C G F beautiful , the girl’s cooking in the diner today G F oh , she won’t show the bother , C G F even time she gets covered in blues theme 2 , taking the song a little darker : you will hold the same chord shape , letting it flow . . . theme 2 : / / / / / / / / G D# C A# | - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - | | - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - | | - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - | - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - | | - 0 - - - - - 5 - - - - | - 2 - - - - - 0 - - - - | | - 2 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - | | - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 6 - - - - | G D# i sing kind little songs C A# G D# C A# trying to bait her soul G D# C and she’s like natural music D# G D# C A# anyway she moves back to theme 1 verse 2 : oh in time , time , time , i just love to watch her hands move a little sugar , pepper , little brother wants to shine my shoes move to theme 2 go ahead , shine , shine , shine , i’ll sit real still and my backbone shivers as she looks this way and i try not to move she’s beautiful - natural hangin in the diner basking in the light of ms . lee verse 2 original lyrics : given time , lord i’d build her a mountain for a room . given an hour , an hour , i’d build a rocket to the moon . move to theme 2 might take at least a week to find the strongest tool might take the rest of this lifetime to find the strongest fuel but she natural , she take the moon and put it in her pocket she’s beautiful , smiling it on me while i build this rocket jam section : / / / / / / / / x3 / / / / / / / / | - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - - 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - - 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - | | - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - - 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - - 10 - - - - 12 - - - - | | . - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - | - - 6 - - - - - 4 - - - - - . | - - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - | - - 10 - - - - 12 - - - - | | . - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - | - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - . | - - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - | - - 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - | | - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - - | - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - - 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - | | - - x - - - - - x - - - - | - - 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - x - - - - - x - - - - | - - x - - - - - x - - - - - | D7 D#7 A#7 G D7 D#7 F7 G7 solo in F penatonic i think that’s what you call that scale , maybe it’s Gm penatonic over the first section of above . move to the last section the last time through . back to theme 1 verse 3 : because the tounge tastes so old , can’t even load you coffee sweet when she serves a bowl of lightning , makes sure you get all you need move to theme 2 sometimes come for a menu , some just come in to breathe hanging in the diner sitting in the light of ms . lee she’s beautiful - natural hanging in the diner , basking in the light , basking in the light another jam section see above verse 4 : she’s beauty , yeah , the girl’s cooking in the diner today no , she won’t show the bother , even time she gets covered in blues i sing comical songs trying to blame myself she’s all - ready music in a booth , man , if she catch you then it progresses to the slower part as houser gears up : theme 3 : / / / / / / / / | - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - | | - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - | | - x - - - - - 0 - - - - | - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - | | - x - - - - - 5 - - - - | - 2 - - - - - 0 - - - - | | - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - | - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 6 - - - - | this goes on for a few bars as schools works around . then back to theme 2 for the remainder , this time with a sweeping pick motion : / / / / / / / / | - - 3 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - | - - 3 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - | | - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - | - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - | | - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - | - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - | | - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - 5 - - | - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - 0 - | | - - 2 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - | - - 3 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - | | - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - | mikey also adds the following fill on occasion . melody riff near end of song : | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - 11 - 10 - 8 - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 0 - - - - 10 - 7 - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | hanging in the diner sitting in the light of ms . lee opening up early help a poor boy up open on sunday , all day little sunshine rising from the park cross the street to the path keeping my teeth long and longer and a smile . . . hanging in the light hanging in the light sister sister end with a pause on the A# , then A G