Artist: Tom Waits
Intro: [A/C#] , [D] (repeated)
[A/C#]Eddie Grace's buick g[D]ot four bullet holes in the side
[A/C#]Charley Delisle is sittin' at the top of an [D]avocado [E7]tree
[A/C#]Mrs Storm will stab you with a steak knife [D]if you step on her lawn
[A/C#]I got a half a pack of lucky strikes man, so[D] come al[E7]ong with me
[A/C#]Let's fill our pockets w[D]ith macadamia nuts
[A/C#]And go over to Bobby Goodmanson's and j[D]ump off [E7]the roof
[A/C#]Hilda plays strip poker when her[D] mama's across the street
[A/C#]Joey Navinsky says she put her [D]tongue in hi[E7]s mouth
[A/C#]Dicky Faulkner's got a switchblade [D]and some[C#7] gooseneck risers
[F#m7]That eucalyptus is a [B11]hunchback, there's [Bm7]a wind down f[E7]rom the south
[A/C#]So let me tie you up with kite string,[D] I'll show you the scabs on my knee
[A/C#]Watch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socks on,
[D]and come alo[E7]ng with me
[A/C#]Let's follow that fire truck, I [D]think your house is burning down
[A/C#]Then go down to the hobo jungle and kill so[D]me rattlesna[E7]kes with a trowel
[A/C#]And we'll break all the windows in[D] the old Anderson place
[A/C#]We'll steal a bunch of boysenberries and[D] smear 'em o[E7]n your face
[A/C#]I'll get a dollar from my mama's purse,[D] buy that skull and crossbones ring
[A/C#]And you can wear it round your ne[D]ck on an old[E7] piece of string
[A/C#]Then we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold[D] and flip him the bird
[A/C#]Slash the tires on the school bus, [D]now don't[E7] say a word
[A/C#]I'll take a rusty nail, scratch [D]your initials in my arm
[A/C#]I'll show you how to sneak up on the [D]roof of t[E7]he drugstore
[A/C#]I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair,[D] and a magpie's wings
[A/C#]And I'll tie 'em to your s[D]houlders and [E7]your feet
[A/C#]I'll steal a hacksaw from my dad, [D]cut the braces off your legs
[A/C#]And we'll bury them tonight o[D]ut in the co[E7]rnfield
[A/C#]Just put a church key in your pocket
[D]We'll hop that freight train in the hall
[A/C#]We'll slide all the way down the [D]drain
[E7]To New Orleans in t[A/C#]he fall
[D] [A/C#] [D] [A/C#] [D] [A/C#]
[D] [A/C#] [D] [E7] [Amaj9]
[END]
[A/C#]Eddie Grace's buick g[D]ot four bullet holes in the side
[A/C#]Charley Delisle is sittin' at the top of an [D]avocado [E7]tree
[A/C#]Mrs Storm will stab you with a steak knife [D]if you step on her lawn
[A/C#]I got a half a pack of lucky strikes man, so[D] come al[E7]ong with me
[A/C#]Let's fill our pockets w[D]ith macadamia nuts
[A/C#]And go over to Bobby Goodmanson's and j[D]ump off [E7]the roof
[A/C#]Hilda plays strip poker when her[D] mama's across the street
[A/C#]Joey Navinsky says she put her [D]tongue in hi[E7]s mouth
[A/C#]Dicky Faulkner's got a switchblade [D]and some[C#7] gooseneck risers
[F#m7]That eucalyptus is a [B11]hunchback, there's [Bm7]a wind down f[E7]rom the south
[A/C#]So let me tie you up with kite string,[D] I'll show you the scabs on my knee
[A/C#]Watch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socks on,
[D]and come alo[E7]ng with me
[A/C#]Let's follow that fire truck, I [D]think your house is burning down
[A/C#]Then go down to the hobo jungle and kill so[D]me rattlesna[E7]kes with a trowel
[A/C#]And we'll break all the windows in[D] the old Anderson place
[A/C#]We'll steal a bunch of boysenberries and[D] smear 'em o[E7]n your face
[A/C#]I'll get a dollar from my mama's purse,[D] buy that skull and crossbones ring
[A/C#]And you can wear it round your ne[D]ck on an old[E7] piece of string
[A/C#]Then we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold[D] and flip him the bird
[A/C#]Slash the tires on the school bus, [D]now don't[E7] say a word
[A/C#]I'll take a rusty nail, scratch [D]your initials in my arm
[A/C#]I'll show you how to sneak up on the [D]roof of t[E7]he drugstore
[A/C#]I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair,[D] and a magpie's wings
[A/C#]And I'll tie 'em to your s[D]houlders and [E7]your feet
[A/C#]I'll steal a hacksaw from my dad, [D]cut the braces off your legs
[A/C#]And we'll bury them tonight o[D]ut in the co[E7]rnfield
[A/C#]Just put a church key in your pocket
[D]We'll hop that freight train in the hall
[A/C#]We'll slide all the way down the [D]drain
[E7]To New Orleans in t[A/C#]he fall
[D] [A/C#] [D] [A/C#] [D] [A/C#]
[D] [A/C#] [D] [E7] [Amaj9]
[END]
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