Verso 1:
Bb      A        Dm
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Bb      C        D
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
    C            F
I'm sorry if you seem to have the
D      C      F     Em   Am
weight of the world over you
Bb          G#
  I cherish your smile
Cm                   Eb    G#      Cm
   There's a word of peace on your lips
Gm      G#             Bb
Say it, and with tenderness
     F       G    Bb
I'll cherish you
     F       G
I'll cherish you

Verso 2:
Bb      A        Dm
Dear Catastrophe Girlfriend
Bb      C        D         (hold 2 extra measures)
Dear Catastrophe Girlfriend
    C           F
I'm sorry if he hit you with a
D    C      F     Em      Am
full can of Coke; it's no joke
Bb             G#
  Your face is bleeding
Cm                Eb  G#        Cm
   You'll soon be lea-ving this town
Gm     G#
to the clowns who worship
Bb     F   G
No one but themselves
Bb     F       Bm
No one but themselves

Ponte:
       C
I hate feeling this way
Bm         C
Oh  I hate feeling this way
F           Bb7
I know that you hate it too
F                Gm7            E
Oh Now that your coffee's going cold
F             Gm7               E
Oh All of the customers look so old
F            Gm7           A
Oh Honey, if I could be so bold

Verso 3:
Bb      A        Dm
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Bb      C        D   
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
    C            F
I'm sorry if the kids hold you in
D    C    F
cold disregard
  Em        Am   A
I know it's   ha-ard
Bb              G#
  Stick to what you know
Cm                 Eb  G#     Cm
  You'll blow them all to the wall
Gm        G#
when they realize what
Bb          F       G
you've been working for
     Bb          F       G
What you've been working for
     Bb          F       G
What you've been working for