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ASight for Sore Eyes 100 Annie's Back in Town 50 Blue Valentines 116 Broken Bicycles 119 Burma Shave 15 Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis 93 Foreign Affair 140 Ghosts of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone’s Pizza House) 12 Heartattack and Vine 43 I Never Talk to Strangers 72 | Wish | Was in New Orleans (In the Ninth Ward) 47 Invitation to the Blues 132 Jersey Girl 34 Kentucky Avenue 77 Martha 68 New Coat of Paint 113 Orss 38 Old Boyfriends 54 On the Nickel 58 Red Shoes by the Drugstore 88 Rubys Arms 105 San Diego Serenade 85 Semi Suite 122 Shiver Me Timbers 64 Take Me Home 82 (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night 5 This One's from the Heart 129 Til the Money Runs Out 126 Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) 26 A Sight for Sore Eyes Words and Music by Tom Waits. Moderately Dac c F il rl 2° map legato eal ‘Moderately (a tempo) . wi ff ©1877 Fi Foor Mast, ne. 740 Nor La Brea Arve. Los Angeles, Cain 90088 mam Am G Am? GNB oo 000 0 00 x 990 Well, it’s Am Dm? G7 oo a x000 To Cada fl Chorus parked out - side bar + keep, what’s keep - pour=in’ 000 Am? 6 ore oo x 73 Hey, you know to the old g Dm? Gr xn90) 103 Am Dm? G7 G 2.No, the Fine a0 £A DS, 1 at Coda 3.1 guess you or c F 1000 ° Coda ‘No, she’s mar- ried fi-n'y split up with He's_up north some pin ball, no, you ain't got . Well, then DS. 2al Fine $2 Chonas: Am Dm? Gam? GiB oo ° ore, age gate Hf 2.No, the old gang ain’t around, everyone has left town, “Cept for Thumm and Giardina, said they just might be down, (Oh half drank all the time, and Pm all drunk the rest, Yeah, Monk's still the champion, oh, but {am the best. (To Chorus) 3.] guess you heard about Nash, he was killed in « crash, ‘That must "xe been two or thize years ag0 now, ‘Yeah he spun out and he rolled, he hit a telephone pole, ‘And he died with the radio on, (To Coda) Annie’ Back in Town ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits Freely, but moving A(addB) Fem? Etsusa/B 57/8 oo ° iif] aR ft: H In the ey - ‘ning stum-bles home with his tie un - done, gaan) Pha Braap Ba, fa lee Hi and asthe moon sweeps Seventh Av +e + nue as us - u > al (© 1979 Fh Floor Musi, ne. 740 Noh La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, Caltemia 90038 A(addBy/ct D6 cH Fem? Bo HH AR” ARR fi = rad at night. youre -mem-ber when, now that An - nie’s back Poe 3 Bm —-E6/B_ B7/B_ A(addB) Fem? — ETsus4/B 7/B 28. @ ° wet) aul eR Be el Well, 1 know why you're drink-in’, 1 know your al ‘MaddB) Ftm7 EToust/B PB AaudB/CE D6 9 ia] fat ff a 7] aa So don’t make up ex-cus- es those ate tears in your eyes. And you're fall ing back. in t ter cH Fem? Bo EB EO ° A a” FR He HES GHH | SE E7sus4/B ‘ET/B A(addB) AT alt rt ita ae cee down through the * Fim? Chm7 fae AAR huang -in’ out “til davn AGadaB) oo iH that was Fa? fA ‘til you found rape - vine, Finis ETAS Hi AR jin some lunch room. bid ETsusd/B 000 ti rr that An - nie's back Fem? you put your bus-"ness on And you thought you'd got ten the street 1 hear you been AfaddByct ‘be eH iz osver her but B7/B 6 BTsust/B 0 ff fe on the cor-mer boys are trou-ble mak-ers_ and the sail- ors Gadd) Fim7 ETsusd/B BU FH fh ie EE it al-mostseems like some things ‘round here, 1 guess~ "ll nev-er change A(adeBy/Ct 8 you~ round now thst An-nie's Bm 6B ET/BA(ddBC$ DG cir Fim? Bo © ct gee fatelpanel lll fm = fe Bm E6/BEV/B A(addB) ° 9 eo AGH HH TF Blue Valentines Freely £9 Dm? 9 Words and Music by Ton Waits, if Ht She sends me blue val -en - tines 3 del- phi - a 3 Am? AT Dun? from. Phit-a- 3 ia =H] a some-one that I used to be, And it feels like a 3 © 1978 Filth Foor Misi, ine. 740 North a Brea Avenue, Lo Angeles, Califia 80038 Ww Ant ” Dnt H He ee 3 3 a out — for mya T test, 2. 3 That's why I'm 3 xaos oo 29, That's why I changed my name, 3 r ary ox ae a fr2a 1 think you'd ev - er find me here 116 Dm? B 2x0 Dm? fH val en = tines, — 3, Dm? 59 Ami xo ox x0 ED ae val = en = tines, 3 2.Blue valentines, like half - forgotten dreams, ‘Like a pebble in my shoe as I walk these streets, ‘And the ghost of your memory Baby, there's a sizzle in the kiss, Its Ue burglar that can break a rose’s neck, IP's the tatooed broken promise. got eyes beneath my sleeve, ‘Ym gonna see you every time I tum my back. 3.You send me blue valentines, though I try to remain at large, ‘They're insisting that our love must have a eulogy. Why do I save all this madness here in the nightstand drawer, . ‘There to haunt upon my shoulders, baby, I know I'd be luckier to walk around everywhere I go. With this blind and broken heart that sleeps beneath my lapel, Instead these... 4,Blue valentines to remind me of my cardinal sin, ‘Loan never wash the guilt or get these bloodstains off my hands, ‘And it takes a lot of whiskey to make these nightmares go away. ‘And I cut my bleeding heart out every night, ‘And Pm gonna die just alittle more ‘On each Saint Valentine's Day. Don't you remember, I promised I would write you ‘These blue valentines, blue valentines, Blue valentines. Broken Bicycles Words and Music by Torn Waits Moderately stow Cm Db ie iat” Gr oH Gr x000, 9 x ryt ; fy eae With a swing feet a GB Fm? Ab/BD FAA pict FEY old bust -ed___—chains,. with bust-ed han don't tell my folks; there's all those play .@ 1882 Fith Floor Musi, nc. 740 North La Bren venue, Les Angels, Calon 90038 20 G7 Cm Cn ai fia str. HR Some-bod - y must Taid down like skel GB G Fm? AbiBb all these things— that no ‘The wheels_won’t turn Ebmaj9 G7 raab) crs Hatt § eH A wants an -_ y= more. Sep-tem = ber’s re-mind oth - er has gone. ‘The sea - sons can tum Fm? Gt ct G/B its time. ‘some -how. cm ap phot) Abe fe cro Fm7 Boy Hf fr i Sum - mer is gone, things thatyou've giv - en cos Ab6(Bb GHA dren. ana like old bro-ken bi bro = ken, but Tl engi cm Bs 2 catcwe BER rt me 6 Burma Shave Words and Music by Tom Waits, Quite freely (rubato) Dmrs one mrs * cre 3x0 ax eet x i HEE £ Dm?-s CHE Dm?-s cre a i vom in tumed a gun met- al blue, ™P rubato e sempre legato J Dm7-s cE Fm? E/G Ab Fm? Ee CHE is fy ee gee Huge Eee Tiel Hi @-cros the shoul- ders. ofthe dy - ing did (© 707 Fit Fler Music ie. 740 Noth La Bea Avenue, Los Angeles, Calton 90048 Dm?-5 CHE Dm7-5 cre across the rat Pi Dmis CVE Fm? EWG Ab Em? Et CHE x20, a xx = xg it ap ape Bag Hee - pulled a stran = ger cre Dm?-s CHE x, x0 nile de - lin - quent, Dmi-5 CHE Bbm7 ras fey ia to be-have, Dut the cops would nev-er think to look CHIE cme Dm?-5 cE Dm?-5 CHE e 2x0 xx xx0 2. And the Bont cite cre mrs one ia a a ER th road was like a rib ~ bon, and the moon__ was like 4 bone, aN, od Dant-5 cE mT EWG Ab Fi? ER CWE x a ag OE mo xe i ae eee pee fina an muy she'dev- er known, Dm7-5 CHE CYE Tooked like Far - Jey Gran - ger with bis Dmr-s CE Fm? RIG Ar Fm Et CHE a on o aft fie’ Fa an 18 i + ft dog Ts Dmi-s CHE Dm?-S Bom7/Fo E+ CHE. x0. 2x0 Kok e ae aa Es) “How far are you go - ing,_ he said, “de -pends on what you mean.” Be says) “I'm Bom? ma, [a en = ly stop in’ here to_get some gas 3 mrs cn Dm?-s Et cue xx0, Pa xx9, go ing that -a way bm? COME cue Dmt-s ove Dm?-5 CHE 3.And.with her 4 Bbm? cHge CE mrs EB CVE ax x30, (ea, Wa HR fl Ean knees up- on the glovecom-part- ment, she. od Dm?-5 cE FmT — EBT/G. Ab Fm? - CE xn wo ® a an Ene ap tage Hae Hal hair spilled out like root ~ beer, and she poppedher gum and arched her fifi Dm?-5 Dm?s cE xx0 nx0. ax Hi ‘Ma = rs ville ain't noth in’ but a wide spot in the road, some ———, 4 Boma? Ee CHE pounds like thu - der, don't know why. it don’t ex-plode, Dm7-5 CHE Dm?-5 Et CHYE e F w= ty + one in this stink in’ town has got one foot in the take my chane - 2 Dmv-s CHE Drs CHE Dm?-5 CHE Dm?-s CHE 0 1x AKO xx 4.Pres - ley’s what don’t you change sta - Count the Dm?-s cr Fm7 Ea/G ab Fm? B+ Cie axxo xx 0) x Pa rn * ae fig Snee fies fle fee Tes fig the rear - view mit -ror, She said, “Mis -ter Dm?-s CHE, Dm7-s ce xx0, xx xx0. an - y where you point this thing, you got to best the hell out of thé sting fd Dm?-s E+ cue to bed that dies — with ev = try dresm mi Bbm? cae | CWE Dm7-5 x % 0 By ary Hid, 3 te sa ev “ry mom: in’, 3 here CUE I drill me a hole with a 3 Dm?-s Bom bar- ber pole, — CHE at Aff ee jump ing my pa - role just like a Bom? Et CUE Dmnt-s fu = gi - tive to night Why don’t you cE au an = oth = er swig, paw thet car if you're so brave Bbm? CHE CHE aE Hae AyS get there be ~fore the sun comes up in. Bur Din?-s CUE Dm7-s cue Be a0, x 2x0 Ps © Dan?-s cE Fim? ByIG Ab Fm? Et CUE Dm?-s GE Fm? B/G Ab Fm? Et 7 CUE HH smoke fromthe tires and the twist - ed ma - chine, and just a a Dm7-5 CHE Dm7-5 CHE ~ 7 a afl nick -el's worth of dreams and ev -"ry wish - bone that they saved Bbm7 CHE CHE cau fat a swin - dled from them on the way Dm7-5, CHE Dm7-5 CyE 19, nx A Bb? Be CHE Dm?-5 cE" . ox x0 a, A a and cast a bat - wing Bbm7 cng CHE Dm7-5 CHE Hg Aa RAR fe Hy up a = gainst. the car door fon the shot -gun side, and when they oe a ‘bm? ee Dm7-5 cnE to x x0 Pa BRA SR EAH pulled her from the wreck, youknow she still had on her shades, od Bom? CHE CHE HP 7 a dreams — are grow-ing wild just this Dm?-5 cre. Dm?-s cue Dm?-s Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis Words and Music by Tom Waits, Freely (rubato) Gm Am? Bb BoC fain i fie Bb xo Hey,Char tie, I'm preg - nant, Ninth — Street, —— Right @ -bove the dist - y book - store— off Bue-lid Av +e +nue,—_ © 1978 Fill Foor Masi, re, 740 Noh La Bre Avenue, Los Angeles, Catia GON I stopped tak -in’ dope and T quit drinkin’ whis - key, Gm? FIA Boo Bbc and works out fil eel fe Hf He says that he loves me, fr iim cat eit © = ven though it's not his ba - by, the says that eM raise him up ° Hf ae HH BE by his moth-er, and he takes me out J Sat Bs cu Foci oF cu oF AT Fa GATE STE TF He ur - day night, Hey,Char-lie, I think a -bout you fin Ale ev'ry time [pass the fill-in’ ste - tion, fon ac-count of all the grease youased to i! ve in your fait. — T still have that rec - ord. Lite An -tho-ny and the Im-pe-ri -als,— but some-one stole my ree ord play-er, — how do you like — Dm? FIC Gm? Fadd9ja, ¢ ea x0 4 Hef Hl Eff And hey,Char-lie, I al -most af-ter Mar-i - 0 got bust-ed, z F aT BLO ie ,_. + And Iwish I had all the mon-ey_ you used to spendon dope. - F ay Dm? FED we iH] aft iff Vd buy me a used car lot. and T would-n't sell an-y of 'em,— BS cu BS cu fi Fb Ge ae fe be Hey, Charlie, for Chris’ sakes, F a7 ai i if you wan-na know the truth of it, I don't have a hus-band, is F ar ites fie tei hhe don't play the trom-bone.— 1 need to bor -row mon -ey Dm? F/R Bho law = yor — i el+i-givble for pa- role, cu F Hi mn 2 Val- on - tine's Freely Cmaj9 Foreign Affair ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits Am7 Dmg G7 CG Cm Ami? ° 20,0 G73) Cmaj9 An? Dm? Gr ye cas re. Cmajo a When travel - ing abroad in the con-ti- nen-tal style. it's my ‘be we: Dm? G7(13) c a cinppiate EE Yief one must st-tempt to be — dis-creet. (© 1977 Ft Floor Musi, ln. 740 North La Brea Avenue Los Angeles. Calitrri 90038, oT Caja Am? Dm? Gist G73) Cmaio Dm? G73) Hi gue tea ‘a sub - se-quent-ly bear in mind your tran -si-ent posi - tion al-lows you @ per-spec-tive that’s u- Caja Am? Dm? Gist G7 conga An? Mf f HE H ‘And though you'll find your i -tin- er - ar-y's. a blessing and a curse, F Dm? G73) ‘Caio An? Dm 6943) get seem __ wan-der-lust won't let you set = tle down and you'll won-der- how you ev - er fath-omed_ that you'd be con-tent to stay with-in the cit - y of a small mid-west-em town. Most vag - a~ 3 3 = eT Dat Giast 6713) maid Ant o, i a mi Hae HO, «ORR eH 2 Hi 7 bonds 1 knowed. don't ey - er want to find the cul = prit that re-muins the ob-ject of their long re- 3 f Dm? G13) E7/GE AmT Amq/G Dm Gust G73) on fae 9 x Ti iff cape} eae sap fe ate. lent - tess quest. The ob-session’s in the chas-ing and not the ap-pre-hend-ing, the pur- I T i Cmaj7 Dm? G7(13) Cmai9 Am7 Dmg GTsusd oo 1007 aaa ag HEE i ae E suit, you see, and nev-er the ar- rest. Etausa/ E7/B Ant DIA fe a G7 G73) ok Dat af AH SE aS oH fear of con--tra-dic-tion,"bon voyage” is al-ways hol-lered- in con-Junc-tion with a hand-ker-chief from 3 meio Am E7eust/B Am? bya, FR ii Ht zai aH by a gil who drives a Ram-bler and fur-thermore. is 0 = ver - Iy— con Dm? GTsus4 G73) i? Am7 ad Ao afr, TH] HEE BER iu HH cemed that she won't see him an- y-more. Planes and trains and bosts and bu-ses char - ac ter- 3 TOF Fa Dm? 713) Cmaj9 Am? Day gras) E7IGE aft as ia ra eae e@-voke a com-mon at - ti-tude of blue, Am? A/G Dm9 PF crass -G7(13) iH EH ar tHE z ci Din? G7(13). majo ‘Am? x oo Dns ste HEE. EY fe ma: | car - go that their carry -ing is you. A for-eign af - cmnajo Am7 Dm9 GTsuss GIN) Cmaj9 fa Tt ta FF ; Jux > ta-pored with a state-side and do-mes-ti-clly ap-proved ro-man-tic 3 7 Dn? Gree E/GE Am7 Am7/G Dn Gtsus4 G73) x : 7090 a 14 1 Re FRE HE is mys-te -ri-ous-ly at-trac- the due to cir-cumstanc-es know-ing— it will 3 F Greist G73) Cmaf9 AMT, D9 Gust De? get mt 6 aa i age HAGeat ee es ssapsyeln Ghosts of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone’s Pizza House) Words and Music by FBackground under rectatton. play 4 times} Tom Waits BbT7/6 bo Bb7/6, Ebo faa Eno. pheprtoe. ten. ee fia Ht Ha BbI/6 Am? DT Gm Gm/F_—Bbada tial a af fie EP a Bb 7/6 BD BT OT fe Flt" a a Gm/F Eada on are AG GRR AA ey Bes a aa —= SA onF Fo" i * Paes Dy Z * ie —— oa 1974 Filth Floor Musi, a, 740 Nah ta Bes Aveue, Los Angles, Calta $0038 Recitation 1..A.eab combs the snake, ‘Tryin’ to rake in that last night's fare, And a solitary sailor . ‘Who spends the facts of his life small change on strangers. 2.Paws his inside P-coat pocket for a welcome twenty-five cents, ‘And the last bent butt from ¢ package of Kents, ‘Ashe dreams of a waitress with Maxwell House eyes ‘And marmalade things with scrambled yellow hair. 3.Her thinestone-studded moniker says, “Irene” ‘As she wipes the wisps of dishwater blond from her eyes. ‘4,And Texaco beacon bums on, ‘The steel-belted attendant with a ‘Ring and Valve Special. Cryin’ “Fill et up” and check that oil, “You know it could be distributor and it could be a S.The carly momin’ final edition’s on the stands, ‘That town cryc:’s cryin’ there with nickels in his hands. igs in a blanket sixty-nine cents, Eggs roll em over and a package of Kents, ‘Adam and Eve on alog, you can sink em damn straight, Hash browns, hash browns, you know [ can’t be late. 6.And an early dawn cracks out a carpet of diamond “Across a cash crop car lot filled with twilight Coupe Devilles, Leaving the town in skeeping Of the one who is sweeping. Up the ghost of Saturday night . Heartattack and Vine ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits Moderate Biues (7 = Ang Dm? AAR” en 3 ee ee et - ee F oe = ra = Lia, iar withyour pants, on fire, See that it tle Jer-sey girl in the seethru top, with the 3 white spades hang = in! onthe tale = phone wire,__ ped = al push = ers, suck - in’ on a 80 da pop Well, Til 3 009, if . Gam-blers re =e - val w= ate a> dong the dot - ted fine, You'll bet she's still a vir = gin, but it’s on- ly twen - ty - five to nine 12 190 Fit Flor Musi, In, 740 Nor La Bree Avenue, Los Angeles, Calon 90038 Din AMS Dm? 9 FHP nase fea 9 never rec~og-mniteyour- lf on Heart At tack and Vine. You can sec a mil- lion of “em on Heart At-tack and Vine. Bet- ter off in’ 1+ 0-wa german, thief, Phil - ly Joe Re - mark - a - dle * down Ca- huen- ga on gainst your scram- bled eggs Dm? AT ° ta} on in dis- be lief. If you want a Dio - ken pair of legs You'll find your ig - nor- ance is 3 Tacet have to wait in tine You'll prob "bly see some - one you know God damn Time, You're wait - in” for the oR TD. Doe - tor, law - yer, beg- on Ano Dm? Bon + cy’s high on Don't you know there ain't no dev - i God when he's drunk= Well, this stuff will probbly kill. you let's do an-oth- er line. 3 3 3 = wr) Bears Mt te FF rect A FEE" asic ona fade What you say youmeet me down on Heart At- tack and Vine. Heart At tack and Vine. n | Never Talk to Strangers ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits Stow, Bluesy Ebmaid COS Fm? . ‘Bb9(13) Boo + sso BY aes. ie ie Sp FF Tt (Female, spoken:) Bartender, ‘ a 3 Ebmajs cos Fm? 8493) Bho er) a ie =m Aff to — 3 wo Ebmai cos Fm? BpgU13) HA =I I as (Mate) Stop me— if you'veheard this one— ut, I feel as though_we'vemet be- fore 3 3 (© 1977 Fath Floor Music, nc, 740 Nota La Bee Avenue, Los Angeles, Calli 90038 Bbmaja cos Fm? B13) GT/B He Ha si a 3 1 re-mind you of — some- Fm7(adaBb) one you used oh, but that was long a - go. Ebay 095 Fm? BROCI3) BO fee pete) fp on. Now tell_me, do you really think I'd fall for that old tne? I was- nt boen just yes-terday. Besides, 1 3 3. Bimal? 9 Gomaj9 B93) aH Fee fe never talk to strangers any - way. (Mate) Hel, (ain't a ” Boma cos Fmd Bp 9(13) leet aie AAA bad guy when you get to know me. I. just thought there ain't no harm. (Female) Hey, yeah, ust try SD Ebmai9 cos Fm9 m9 orp Ea aH ay uh HE mind - ing your own bus "ness bud;— who asked you to an - noy me with your 35 our oss EsmaiTiBs vig Be-sides, Fo nev ~ er talk to strang ers Gio erg Fm7@daBb) —Bb7 Ab6 Dye oe RR ea au % ‘Eb/Bb ‘Bb9(13) Eb Ab Bb9(13), Dbo : se ae F fae ; Ge This town is full of guys like you and you're look-ing for some - one Eb/Bb BS9(13) Ey G7 cm con9¢maj7) ef 3H fe st, A ARES AR £ Ae HAY 3—__, take the place of her. (Male) You must be reading my mail. And you're bit- ter cause he left you; that’s why you're. Cm? ire om Ab cre Fm7(addBb) BOT +5, At fa” Ba rat FF a + Both) (Femate) ~~ drinkin in this bar_ Well, on-ly suckers fall in love with per-fect strang - ers. It al-ways tekes bmg O85 Fm? BS Ebinajd * 95 Ha FTA a , Hf ane to knowone, stranger. May = be we're just wis -er now (Mate) Yeah, and boon runt pat block so many —35 cm Cm9¢maj7) Sere Fm? = times that wedon't no-tice— thatwe're all just per-fect strang - ers, aslong as we jg-nore that we 3 cm? AMPS WBS tT PT FP anew mein oe be 3 —y- yO F Bhsust Eb(adF) Db9(13) ia mA — more. ges) Ebmai9 AE HA 2 (Female) Aw, ya don't look like such @ chump. (Male) Hey, baby. ds am | Wish | Was in New Orleans (In the Ninth Ward ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits owed te. ety c co F ‘C(addD) Am7 a ae OR. BH DTsusd For Dm7ic 6713) ¢ o9 Fo Em7 aH RE) A a a FER A CG G73) of ©. 00 fe i el a a 6113) c co/Bb ° o BIA F CladabyG c Am? Dm? Glaus 67013) 0.0 wy oo9 o er ° HO SHE fe iH Fe HH] f ? (© 1976 Ft Flor Musi, nc. 740 North La Bes Avenue, Los Angeles, Caloia 90038, E z Q o F (edad) ‘00 a ARF c © F G73) CeaadD) Am? ° 8 ° HA i] _.— ff zs cool ones, playsomepool and —lis-ten to that der the ta - ble, be a red nose, go for walks, the —— — F Ceagapy C Am? the Saints Go me at the Giast G73) 9 Fo tint Bb FRA FH HE aR a OR By the whis - kes on = my chin, | New, old sa loon Make sure there's a Dix - ie New oma) 3 fA ARF cu), wae Vil drink you bot - te - Jems Ft be there, And deal the Dm? G7” Ab(addBby Caddy 8 x00 x HER ARE 3. And deal the cards, rol the dice. If it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss. And Clayborn Avenue, me and you, Sam Jones and all ‘And I wish Twas in New Orleans, can sce it in my dreams, ‘Arm in arm down Burgundy, Abottle and my friends and me, Now Orleans [ll be thers. Invitation to the Blues Words and Music by Tom Waits Fadd 9/8 Abdi Gn? LEB TH fi ATsust AT Dm Gm/Be AT Dm soo s00.9 Pct aera HH tf Hi # HY HI mos © 19/6 Fit Floor Music, ne. 740 North La Bre venue, Los Angeles, Calitomia 99038 Dm Bbmé ul up against the reg is = ter with an apron and a spat- u -la,_. Fadd 9A, Abdim A biti With yes-ter-day’s de -iiv - ‘ries and the fick-ets for a bach-e - lor, A?sust Ar 3000 10 FA ff] mov - ing vi - 0 la = tion from her conk down to her shoes, — Dm Gm/Bb AT Dm a0 x00 x0 x0 i Ane i] Just an ins vis tastion. to the blues. Gm coy fan FH just like Cag = ney, she looks like Ri- ta Hay He coun - ter of the Schwab's fea al = ge, he’s 2 fon - er, likes to min - gle? 135 Dm Bhmé x0. x oe “How you gon-na like ’em,— © +ver me-di-um or scram - bled?" Fadd 9/4, Abdim. x0 ra ry HH You say,“An-y way’s the on-ly way, be care - ful not to gam» ble NH get =tin® out 3 here Dm Drv Bomé xox = pair of shoes, ATsust AT Dm O08 x00 0 no ay iid noth-in’ but an in = vi ta -tion tothe blues.” But you can't Gm Gm ct take your eyes off her, get an-oth- er cup of Ja + va, Gn m7 1 fe 3, fe mer - cy, Mis - ter Per - oy, ‘hore ain't moth - in’ back in Jer ~ sey, mw dream that Twas chasein’__ and a bat-tle with the booze, Atuss av Dm © + pen in vi = ta-tion_ 138 Bbm6 Fadd 9/4, Abdim xox x0 Gm? ATt Dm fr HR Ha mn 2 Poco a poco ritard. 3.But she used to have a sugar daddy, “And a candyapple caddy, ‘And a benk account and everything ‘Accostumed to the finer things. ‘Ho probably left her for a socialite, He didn't love her ‘cept at night, ‘And then he’s drunk and never fold her that he cared. So they took the registration, ‘The car keys and his shoes, Ané left with invitation to the blues, 4.But there's a Continental Trailways leavin’, ‘Local bus tonight, good evening, You can have my seat, Lm stickin’’round here for a while, Get me a room at the Dquire. ‘The filin’station’s hiring, Now Lean eat here everynight, what the hell have I got to lose, Got a crazy sensation, Go or stay, and I gotta choose, ‘And Pl accept your invitation to the blues, Jersey Gir Words and Music by Tom Waits. Moderately slow D S : ® 2900 Got notime for the cor-ner boys down on the street mak - in’ onFighth Ay - e - nue, a “cause to-night I'm gon-na_ be with you suse to - night I'm gon - na ‘© 1980 Ff Floor Musi, re, 740 North La Br ere, Los Agel, California 90098 cross the iv - er to the Jer-sey side, when P'mwrappedup in my — ba-by's arms. takemy ba-by to the car ni - val and ['l take you on My lit-tle an -gel gives me ev ~’ry -thing, Tknowsome day that she'll —~ Gp G Tides. Down the shore ev don't both- er me, ‘cause T got 0 you with your ba by on a Sat - ur- day Doa't you know Tm on my way to see that girl of i Noth-in’ else mat-ters ATsus4 GD 009 ee ‘when I'm walk - when you'rein love D + rs a ‘You know she thrills me with ° > AT DT exipay DS and fade ro FH a ace HH Kentucky Avenue Fret tat Bbadd 9/D EPG Words and Music by Tom Waits imp sempre legato d Boadd 9/D Eb6 got four bul-let holes in the side, badd 9/D bee tH ‘and Char-lie De - liste cm? FT Badd 9/D. iy i Mis- sus Storm ‘ll stab you with a steak Knife ‘© 1978 ith Floor Music, In, 740 Noch La Brea Avenue, Las Angeles, Calon 0038 18 6 step on her lawn, a Bbaad 9/D. T got a half a pack of Luck-y Strikes, man, Bbadd 9)D come a - Tong with cm? 57 Let's fill our pock -ets__ Bbadd 9/D. 3x0 ‘and go 9 -ver to Bob- by Good-man-son's Bbada 9/D 0 Hil - da plays strip po - ker while her a Eb6 Bhade 9/D E66 Bbada 9/D Pe im Fey in : ma - ma’s “cross the street, Josey Naveins = ki says she put her tongue Bbadd 9/D 0 Dick-y Faulk-ner’s got a switch blade and some Fb6 by Em7 co a a that eu - ea = lyp-tus— Bbadd 9/D - ii 3 ei ee from the south, so let me tie you up with kite— string Eb6 Bbada 9/D aa bl 3 show you the scabs on my knee. (Spoken) Watch ous for the broken glass. Put your shoes and socks on, em? FY Bbadd 9/D x 20. 4 (lng and come a - long with me, 1. Let's fol-low that fire truck, 1 think your Bb6 Boadd 9/D cs 3x0 Hy Ht house is bum-in’ down, then go down to the ho - bo fiza4se a cm? FT cm? By eg He it ia rat - fle = snakes with 2. And we'll comm ~ Bust put a Bbadd 9/D Eb6 Hine aay ui tH church key in your pock- et, we'll hop that freight train in the hall Bhada 9/D cm? FT Hie a slide all the way down the drain —____ to New Or ~ leans Bhoad 91D EG Bhad 9/0 Ee Bisa ¢ v0 x +H Ht Ht fo. poco a poco ritard, 2.And we'll break all the windows in the old Anderson place, ‘We'll steal a bunch of boysenberries and I'l smear "em on your face. 3.1'l get a dollar from my mama’s purse and buy that skull ané-crossbones ring, ‘And you ean wear it around your neck on an Old piece of string 4.Then we'll spit on Ronnie Amold and flip him the bird, ‘And slash the tires on the school bus, now don’t say @ Word, 5.1] take a rusty nail and scratch your initials in my arm, Tl show you how to sneak up on the roof of the drugstore. 6.011 take the spokes from your wheelchair and a m: ‘And Til ic “em fo your shoulders and your feet. 7.111 steal ¢ hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs, ‘And we'll bury them tonight out in the comfeld, 8.Just put a chureh Key in your pocket .. (ete.) Martha Words and Music by Tom Waits Slowly Eb Bb7/D Bb OBT/D Cm Bb Ab(addB4) By BB/D BED TL GE" TERA Riiaa Lael ea ttt FEE EPG aa" (ped. throughout) cm Bb Ab(addBb) E> B/D EB BBT/D cm Be AbfaddBb) gee TPT (Ly Op - er - a~ tor,num-ber please, it's been so man-y years, Tah ak ARSE Gee i Fe SE fey fil She'll re+mem-ber my old voice while I fight the tears, Helo, hel - to there, Is. this. Mar-tha? 1© 1972 Fit Fao Musk, nc. 740 Nor La Bre Avenue, Los Angeles, Clit 90088 ERO cT Em BYTE} CTE Fm Bb7 Cm Bb) A(adabb) a AVE) GAP GR ASE EN GP PGR Ase This is ol Tom Frost. Tam call - ing tong dis-tance, don't wor-ry "bout the cost. Eb CVE Fm BHF ARLEN fa) ARB A fae Bey Bh CTE Em Bb i Tia aan A Aan It’s been for - ty years ormore now:Mar-tha, please re - cal, and meet me out for cof-fee_where we'll Play 2 times cm Bb Ab (adaBby Ey rel 3a FTTFA an talk a-bout it <—o™, Ab Eb Ab a a cm7/B> i and prose; and Mar - tha, all 1 ha a Ab Fm? BbSsusd Eb Ab/ED B ane a GRRE Ab Eb AD Gn cm/ae fiat ae fr ger’ fi we packed a - rows— and we saved. them for AY By9sust Bb ABIED Bo B/D EB T/D fe eats eR aan za) ate = Cm ae Avacaps) 255 pi BOD Cm Bb Ab(adaBb) AATGAGTA TRG ERPS IL afte GTP (RF I feel so much old-er now, you're much old - er too. Twas al-ways so. im-pul'sive, guess that T still am. Eb ‘BHD. Ey Bb7ID Cm Bh Ab(addBb) fa FFF pee ran Fn How's tho hus - band, how's the kids? Youknow that got mar - tied too, 1 All that real - ly | mat - tered then was, Gut Twas a, man, E> CHE Fm ‘Bb io OWE Em BT af fe fh Af of ome Luck - y that you found some-one who makes you Guess that our. bein’ (0 - geth - er was - wt Ha SPA 28 We were all so young and. foolish, mow we ste ma - ture, (Spoken: ) Martha, ‘Mar = tha, 1 love you, can't you BOB Byp ee BHD oa Bb Ab(addBoy 1 in RGN" Ha BEY IP eae 1 re-mem-ber qui - et ev -‘nings trem-bling close to you. New Coat of Paint Words and Music by Tom Waits Slow swing, — Rs tn? FH ‘AT GH 7sus4 cH 4 ee eae He ; me ie 1.3.new coat of paint Jone = some old town. a Cha? FAT ae Gfsust Gi i We'll be knock (© 174 Fit Flor Music, Ie, 740 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, Calo 90038 m4 chnt FAT ry G Huss Gt f om aR fereh fap ir ‘We'll laugh et that chm? FAT Ay ot cfm ai 8 et Sey aR bur-gun-dy ky Ch? Fay AT cc cht a7 on 15 ctm7 Fer Ay oh chm FET AT Gh Chm * a7, Gh Chm AT Gt? cfm fairl rea dst arco Ind Verse All our scribbled love dreams ate lost or thrown away, ‘ere amidst the shuffle of an overflowin’ day. ‘Our love needs a transfusion so let’s shoot it fall of wine. Fishin’ for a good time starts with throwin’ in your line. Or 55 Words and Music by Tom Waits, ras Moderately slow (J J= 4 2) Tacet mp legat ‘with pedal thvoughout Em? F B/G 20 a i « & NZo time went so quick - ly, I went lick-e-ty-split = ly out to my ol” 3 3 3 pulled a-way feel-in' so ho .@ 1972 Fit Foo Musi, ne. 740 Non La Bre Aerur, Los Angeles, Caltoia 90038 EF F/G Bo Bm7, a aj aa De sar3 knows_ I was feel-in’ en with La = dy Luck, Em ° 9900 2090 Stars be - gin-ning to fade,— a ba? 9 000 BBE A G o 3000 on Now the cars are all pass - in’ me, tucks are all flash-in' me, 3 E F/G or ae fii FP ; I'm head-ed home from your place. c Em? F F/G G7 G Em7, Et F F/G Go 4 ooo free-way Stars be - gin-ning to fade,___ a-wish-In' I'd stayed_ — and I lead the pa - rade; a dea it tle tong = Lord, — don't you know — Repeat and fade Em7, 29 2 6 i) cars and ticks, feol-in's get-tin’ strong - er — Free-way |repeat and fate ail EH ey aa sid-in' with La = dy Luck. Old Boyfriends Words and Music by Tom Waits a fay agp fe a fy cm? Gr cm? Fm? Bb7 fee fie ape ff ae im the pock-et —of_your laf «tempo Dm?-5 Gr Dmr-s ors Gt ~ x000 on * 2000 like burned out light -bulbs on a fer ~ i? (© 1961 Fit Foor Musi, no. 740 North La ea Avene, Los Angeles, Califia 90038 Gr m7 Fm? 7 ie o_o you re-mem-ber the kinds Dm?-5 GH G7 Dm G7 Cm? ° Pa on ff 4 aR To Coda & Fm7 Bb Eb EWG BIA mh om + me a ce think of him, never = the less a man-ne~quin's. blue 3 a Bbo Bb ‘Ah, but now those dreams be-long to some - one else, now they talk __end-less-ly__ in @ 3 3 3 drawer where I keep all my in a draw where I keep all my 3 a? Coda Cm7 Gn Cm? or cm? G9 cm? ze? Bomg Boo Abo by Cm¢mag7) ritard. e dim. 2.01d boy riends, ‘Remember when you were buming for them? Why do you keep turning them into Old boyfriends? They look you up when they're in town, To see if they can still bum you down. You fell in love, you sea... fetc./ 3.0id boyfriends ‘Turn up every time it rains, Fall out of the pages in a magazine. Old boyfriends. Girls fill up the bars every spring, ‘Not places for remembering. {To Coda} On the Nickel ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits Slowly B FE B Ft B FL Dtm ae GR RAR He Gina ce Ft B Saar SRAM Sticks and stones will Better bring a rt B Ft break my bones, al-wayswill be true buck - et pail. hole in (© 1980 Fit Flor Music, In. 740 Noth La Brea Aver, Los Angeles, Calli 90098 B Ft Dem Gtm iim fib fan And when your ma-ma's dead andgone, T'll_ sing this Tul - Ia by If you dont get my let = ter then you'll know that Pm CH us cir Begddcy) Fe ee Ean i, Hy What becomes of all the lit - tle boys What be-comes of all the lit tle boys cred AER ae who nev - er comb their air? They fine up alla who nev-er say. their prayers? They're sleeping Tike a ca te “ i AA Ms Fa ‘the block fon the Nick-el, by fon the Nickel, x00 Ab(adaBb) Dy Ay Hn And if you chew to- bac ~ co, So ring a-roundthe 105~ y— andwish up-on a you'll find out where the sleep -ing in the You're al-ways late for Ay Fm Bkm Ey fl Ae iF crow sits, just like punch lines— be-tween the cars per ‘and you Iet_me down a> main bb And 1 1 =? know thought a placewhere a Db = roy ai flush 1 heard a mock- ing dird can nev- er beat a Roo- se- velt knows al ‘And e+ venThom-as Jef - Well, 'm whist -ling past the grave - fer + son ison the yard, and they’re onthe Bim 7 cx a ll He Hn k Nick- el, Nick-el, ¥ Bb By(addcy Bb Am EP Bb Eb Ht aint aa And what be-comes of all the lit- tle boys that nin a-way from Bb, Eb Bb Gm Be na ae ae ‘The world justkeeps get - ting big - ger. once you on —___ . to all the sanchman takes you where Bb rd Bb Gm cm FT B HTH Fiza ay ae aye FF Ge you're sleep ing with a pit - fow of man_ on the Nick- cl. Ebsus2 Eb Be Ebsus? Eb AY A Aiel FAT FEA So climb up through that but - ton hole and fall right up the Bb Eb cr ii Bb i the short dogs grow... on the Nick - el, Gm a And T'll show you where a FT Bbsus2 Bb c c G(aiga) ° Ge 000 Red Shoes by the Drugstore Words and Music by Tom Waits Steady moving beat No Chord (quast ‘sing - talk’ throughout) cm? rain splashed the nick -le 3 sand. spilled like chab - lis all a -long the mid-way. — —3—— (© 1978 Fh Floor Music, nc. 740 Nort La Bea Avenu, bos Angeles Calon 90038 a cracked: bottle of Eve-ning In Par- ao cm. om? is per - fume. What's that sad He toldher to wait by the Lo 3 ‘mag - a -zines.. He had to takecare of bus + it seoms.— Bring @ 3 3 3 bring a suit-case. = cm? m9 _.— Bring your dark eyes, = bus stop, uum-brel -las ar ranged — in a sad bow quet— Lit -ue ms =i Ce-sar got caught, sta -tions on the cham-ber to steal a dia-mond ring —____ from a jew - He loved the way she looked in those Red 3-3 Repeat and fade Wear your Red Shoes 2. She waited by the drugstore, Cagsar'd never been this late before. ‘Dogs bayed the moon and ratied their chains, And the cold jingle of taps in a puddle ‘Was the burglar alarm snitchin’ on Caesar. And the rain washes memories from sidewalks, ‘And the hounds splash the nickel full of soldiers. Santa Claus js drunk in the sky room, And it's Christmas Eve in a sad cafe. When the moon gets its way, ‘There's a tittle blue jay by the newsstand, With red shoes, wearin’ red shoes, ect me tonight by te drugstore Meet me tonight by the drugstore: We're goin’ out tonight, We're goin’ out tonight, Goin’ out tonight. Wear your Red Shoes, Red Shoes = Red Shoes... Red Shoes 105 Words and Music by Tom Waits Moverately slow F cE £78 Am F cle Dm? sus G7 oo 6 9 6 +00 co ,200. 2000 ane FR Le. with ped. shroughout = = OF HEHE F ¢ An F c pnt gr THAT FAA HHH FA ; alt ‘© 1900 Fi Foor Musi, ne. 740 Nath La Bie Averue, Los Arges, Caliania $0028 ° Da? a F c Br im in PARE H F Dm? or by’s. arms, ° ‘through +. your blinds, x001 x000 c + Lt] Ft your, fase thing is tum -ing Dm? Gtaust a 6 c 6 x 000 000 2 Gtsust or F c 7 Am x00 x00 ° y's arms, 108 000 on Dm? Gisust G7 s _ € on x00 000 x00 2 = clothes ee oo 000 GTsust G7 F c TM say good - dye, ° x00. x00 9 F c ET fe meal z my way down the dark - ened hall, ‘morn ~ ing. c A FH | HH ay kept their ures sus Christ, mt Grsust G7 FE c ET Am Dm? G7sust ar F c ° x 000 San Diego Serenade Words and Music by Tan Waits Slowly o Db G 140N' To nevs er saw tho morn - in’ tel I 2. the white line “wot 3. the east coast “i Le = oe syed op ate nascar aw oh meee rg be ke Lsogee pre SS fas > =e —* ort e ig Et s — “F f 7 fo SS SS SS SS SS * fee G \@ 1974 Ft Floor Musi nc. 740 No La Ba Neve, Las Angels, Calera 99088 Abm/D> chyeb BT ripe. DiF rc pera sun = shine need-ed you fight moon ~ o Ebm FA aft HH out up. off. “til you tumed, Yel was caught until it shone AbmjD> Dbsust DP BRR aR T never saw my home-town— T nev - er spoke" love you" I never saw your heart. oO bm? — Gb745 AER fH By A a stayed__ a way cured you fried to steal Dbsisd FRR an eR Abm/Db D> ChacaDsy CheaddDbyDb Gh ce Db aR can aa z iia” tho song. in > sane. your face. o T23E Dir o Broo D> G cb Db ob 1 Ww Semi Suite Words and Music by Tom Waits Slowly Am? cp. Am? cp. + G7 FST FT OED Erg ° 00 ooo 9 £000, oa? OM di Ht eupart HEE Am? 3 Do 3 Am? ‘bo HE tea iE a Well, you hate those dies-els roll - in! and those Friday nights out blow in’, G EMS EDS S00 aoe ox0-0 “iY when he's off 7 (© 1974 ith Flor Mosc, Ine. 740 North La Brea Aven, Los Angles, Calo 0038 zy g rH 4 bs Hit a ‘And youwish you had s dol - lar for ev-"ry ime he — hol - lered that he's Emg E79 ooo oxo fe fae and he’s nev = or "Cause he’s a truckdriv- in’ man, 3 Tt r 8 Amt pe Am? bs eee He 3 EE HR When he can. stop pin’ when he 3 2.But the curtain - laced billow, ‘And his hands on your pillow, ‘And hia trousers are hangin’ on the chair, ‘You'ze lyin’ through your pain, babe, But you're gonna tell him he's your man, ‘And you ain't got the courage fo leave. 3.He tells you that you're on his mind, You're the only one he’s ever gonna find ‘That's kind-a special, understands his complicated soul .- ‘The only place a man can breath . And collect his thoughts Midnight and flyin’ away on the road. 4.That you've packed and unpacked ‘So many times you've lost track, ‘And the steam heat is drippin’ off the walls. But when you hear his engines, ‘You're lookin’ throught the window in the kitchen and you knew You're always gonna be there when he calls, Cause he's a truck drivin’ man, stoppin’ when he can, e's a truck divin’ man, stoppin’ when he can. Shiver Me Timbers Words and Music by Tom Waits Moderately slow3 Gy com co Eom if? ct fh fa G Ab7susé Ab7 Abm? Dp Ge CHG) Gb DWF tH fn" 68 GRO FRE af G sft Ge Epm7 im ee 1. Pm lev ~ int leavin’ al my. friends. 2aAnd know Mar-tin is gon-na be proud of me, 3, So please call my mis-sus and tell her not to— cry, Gb AgT Abms Do? aR fe tt. ay faa My bod-y's at _home— but, my heart's in the wind, Where the and man-y before me who've been called by the sea. Tobe “cause my good-bye is written by the moon in the sky. Hey and .@ 1974; Floor Musi, ne. 740 Nor La Ea Avenue, Los Angeles, Callas 90098 Gy ‘Co/pb G Ebm? i cr fie fen clouds are like head - lines on 2 new front page sky up in the crow’s nest sing - in’ my say no- bod- y's knows me, T can’t fath - om my stayin’ o ANT Abm9 Di Gb Chics fm fire Hie" RAR FR my tears are salt wa - ter and the moon’s— full and high shiv + er me_tim-bers Tmoa- sail = inka shiv - er me_tim-bers Fmoa- sal = int aw FG sex Gbmai75/D fan RRR BAR an a ‘And the fog’s— lift in’, and the sand’s. shift in’, Gb/Db AbD Di isus4 Di? Eb? Ghmaj745/D en er He" Wh So swal-low me,— don't fol-low me, GoD, Ayo A 3 Tm tay-"lin’ a ~ lone. 3 DSM (2nd ending) at Coda Di reusd De o DiF fe To Coda} PREEA fi daugh-ter___'nT'm gon-na skip like a stone. 3 DoT Gb Cb/Db Gb ee aR, a And I'm kay an my fam ‘ly, Jeay = in! all my, 3 feria My bod-y's at home but my heart's. inthe wind where the Gb c/Db cy fy i fie clouds are Tike ‘head-lines a new front page. sky, a Gb ADT Abm9 Dbysus4 Db? Gb Cb/Db Gb HA a MER IR AR ps tn and shiv - er me tim-Ders ’ewuse T'm a sail- in a 3 Ebm7 Gb/D> DoF Gb Abfsust Ab7 Abm9 D9 Gb ie Take Me Home Words and Music by Slowly Tom Walls Ab Dbmaj? Abe ANIC Brm7 Eb ce im aii (iS) Ae Aa Ab(addBb) Ab(edaBby/C D Ab(addBb) Ab(addBb) AbadaBby/C ie pm a tempo BbmT Eb Ab(eddBh)——Ab(adaB)/C Db c Fm ae m i ie ial ie ‘© 1982 Fh Floor Musi In. 740 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angels, Calta 90038, Bbm7 Ab/Eb EH a a ae ie world’s not a-round with + out. ab Ab (@ddBPYC Db me OEW7 ae” fe a ~ fa Hi aH please don't leave my___ side. Ab(eddBb) Ab(addBby/C DC Fm Bbm7 Bb Ebr Ton FR | fea GH me home, you sil - ly boy, ‘cause I'm still in love with x Dhraaio Ab(addB}) (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits 2 id yo S, xuoo Han” > as > as > ss, DA ‘if Hh ie Ff Hi R Well, you gassed her up. Be-hind the— wheel with your (© 1974 lth Floor Musi, ne. 74D North La Bea Aver, Los Angeles, Calflora 8098 op G Girt 0 ° 000 x000 a= round_ your sweet_ one in your Olds - mo - bile. bar - rel - lin’ down the boul - - vard, 3 ; > ey Po Ag P Sa tit ii im Gal m AR Sat - ur - day—night. > so DIA GIB GIA Hf Hi HA i and your pock - ets are jing - gf ~ in’ ‘And you sce the lights, => 3 "7, > as, He rm and you're look-in’ for the heart ‘Then you comb your. hair, try - in’ to wipe. out ey = ty. trace. Gp G 0 000 + Tl be the Sat - ur - day you're reach -in’ your peak. Stop-pin’ on the 3 AS D AS DIA GB 9 oso 00 ‘fo > a HE] FRR HOEHB © (ESI fon the green, “cause to-night-'ll be like noth -in’_ 3 you've ever seen. andyou'te bar - rel lin’ downthe boul-e - vard_ look -in’ for the heart of 2 3 ned AS DAS D GiB G x x0 x0 D ie HH THE FRR 3 MAH 3 + Sat ur - day night... 3 And tell me, is it the crack of the pool balls. 3 Zz —3I— p iH tit ne + on buzedn”? Tel - e- phone's ring - op G that’s smil - in’ Ent, Al 2 : AS oF ae ‘i A 3 3 3 | aH 3 HH Mage of the mel-an - choy tar in your ye Makes it kind-of [> Gt] 4 ss Ho, aR, Hey ES + down in the coms. ‘atbe your dream int thom Sat -ur-days= that came before am! tom 00 3 = 3 3 Ent a D as lf HH 3 fs Fro Coda you're stum-blin’ on of Sat - ur - day night... 3 AS. D AS, DIA x0 x0 ox0 D D a nt a ay He Well, you gassed her Be-hind the—. wheel — with your op GIA G. ort ENT, 200 ey 1 A arm a - round.your sweet.one in your Oldsmo - bile. Bar rel- lin’ down.the boul -e = vard, 3 1 4 ip 5 you're lookin’ for the heart of Satur - day night. on to the heart This One’s from the Heart Words and Music by Tom Waits, Very slowly Fm9 ‘Db Fm? bo ‘Do fe fd : Fae ites sos 6 Bg Emo BS Emo D9 fe As you go out May-be I'll go downto the cot - ner Blonds, brumettes and no 9 B bis 3 HH 3 it's In = de pen-dence Day; but in stead I just pour my - and get a racing form, but I should proba - bly wait here redheads put ther ham-mer down to put a cold chis - el 3 3 ? ? + SS © 1982 Fh Floor Musi, Ine. 74) Nora La Bree Aver, Los Angeles, Califo 0038 Emo By Fm9 D9 Its got to be love, ‘The brakes need ad just-ment They were noth = in’ Emo bo ons tt Tye nov-er felt this way on the con-ver but a - Abmai7 Fm9 pbovit +f] fy , (eR tos t The shad - ows in the road took like a this one’s from the heart. The worm— is climb = ing the oth -er To can't tell, is that siren ora 3 3 ~ a Ds9 Fmd BW He AH 1 trea. Rob - in is back + phone? But the roads get so slip-p'ry won-der if he's ev- er com = in back. sgainst the wall; om at # HER ‘The moon's a _yel - low stain cross the sky. pour my - self. a dou-ble sym - pa - thy, I love youmore than all these words can say. ons Abmaj7 Epnaig AD He Oh, ba-by,—_ this one’s from the heart, 3 WF lgsramentt-ai 18) A ee a ais ee es DSH and ate "Til the Money Runs Out Words and Music by Moderately bright Tom Waits Erg O° FR Check this! Strange bev-"rage that falls out from the sky, — to Bog - dad on the Hud - son in Pan ther Mar tin’s eyes. — can = dy ap = ple red, {© 1980 Fin or Mes. ne. 740 Noth La Bea Aver, Los Angeles, Calor S098 we stitch «es in his-head, 3 = truse, ain't nothin’ seems right, ene Pens Fa HAF xo cron Sun-day pas per on Sat -ur -day night. 18 EHS BTS Sun - day pa per on Sat = ur - day night Bye tye, ET Eng 2.Can’t you hear the thunder, someone siole my wateh, sold a quart of biood and bought a half a pint of scotch, Someone tell those Chinamen on Telegraph Canyon Road: ‘When you're on the bill with the spoon, there ain't no time to unload, So bye bye, baby; baby, bye bye. 3.Droopy stranger, lonely dreamer, toy puppy on the Prado, ‘We're laughin’ as they piled into Olmo’s Fl Dorado. Jesus, whispered eenie meenie meenie minie moe They're too pround to duck their heads, that's why they bring it down s0 low. 4.The pointed man is smack dab in the middle of July, Swingin’ from the rafters in his brand new tic. Te said, “T can't go back to that hots! room. ll they do is shout, But Il say wichew, baby, ‘il the money mun out!" So bye bye, baby; baby, bye bye. 5.Strange bev’rage that falls out from the sky, ‘Splashin’ Bagdad on the Hudson in Panther Martin's eyes. He's high and outside wearin’ candy apple red, Scarlet gave him twenty-seven stitches in With a pint of groen chartreuse, ain't nothin’ seems right, ‘You buy the Sunday paper on Saturday night. Bye bye, baby; baby, bye bye Tom Trauberts Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) ‘Words and Music by Tom Waits tetrtet? anf sempre legato FA or 7 a ° Verse 1 ‘Bb tia ima Hl and wound - ed, what the moon- did. ‘a tempo mf Gm7 a E CHG FIA Bb xe fe Hf (aia gotwhatI— paid... for now. I see ya to - mor-row. Hey, F fr © 1970Fith Floor Musi, ne, 740 North La Bes Avenue, Los Angels, Calta 90058 “ FA oo a a couple of bucks from i poco rit, ‘Chorus: Gm? FIA iF aR eA ne ing Ma-tl FIA Gm? A al sae ved go waltz = ing Ma- tit da with me, Bo FA, of a blind ~ Gm? oT CHG FIA Bb xo 0 He RS IG —_——3— tired of all these sol FIA, 69 cr ral x 9 if fe aie ev ‘ry-thing’s brok-en, and my tac - eys ae soak - ing wet, — But who'll go —— , F ete BIA Gm? cr x0 if ey Hu vee go waltz = ing Ma-til = da with me. T begged you to stab me, you PA oT 20. And Pm down on my knees— to-night... 3 Chorus: F Frew 0 waltz eit lost my Saint —3_—_ Gm Christ = FIA Bb ea ing Ma- cil da with me. FIA © + pher that Tye kisted her, Gm? one - armed ban old = Chorus: E HE Waltz - blood -ed ing Ma- tl - dit signs, fe FHF F CG, FIA oH Gm? oe FIA “9. And the mayer rick_ Chi. - cr FH the strip + tease Tower re Bb FA Hf alte - jing Ma- ti He) go waltz - ing Ma-til fe Verse 5.8.6. 5 Verse 7, DS. al Coda % No, I Tandit's a 6. And you can cme i im] gai ima shirt that is stained with blood and whis-key. Andgood-night to the street sweep-ers, the FIA Gm? 7 F Gm? FA af hight wateh-men,flamekeep-ers, and good-night r Pre Bb BJA Gm7 co F pace a poco ritard, Verses: 5.No, I don’t want your sympathy, “The fugitives say the streets arent for dreaming now. Manslaughter dragnets and the ghosts that sell memories, ‘Thoy want a piece of the action anyhow. Go... (Chorus) 6.And you can ask any sailor, ‘And the keys from the jailer, ‘And the old mon in wheelchairs know ‘That Matilda's the defendant, and she killed shout « hundred, And she follows wherever you may go. (Chorus) (8)7-And it’s a battered old suitcase to 2 hotel some place, ‘And a wound that will never heal, ‘No prima donna, the perfume is On an old (shirt... . fe.) To Coda

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