Artist: Tom Waits
[Bm] [Bbm] [Bm] [F#] [F#7] [Bm] [Bbm] [Bm] [F#] [F#7]
[Bm]Put a dead cat on the [F#7]railroad tracks,
[Bm]the Wolf-bains blooming by the [F#7]tressels.
Get the [E7]eyeball of a rooster and the [F#7]stones from a ditch
and [E7]wash 'em down with bilge water and [F#7]say you'll never snitch.
Take the [Bm]buttons from a yellow jacket, the [F#7]feather from a buzzard.
The [Bm]blood from the bounty hunters [F#7]cold black heart.
Catch the [E7]tears of a widow in a [F#7]thimble made of glass.
Tell your [E7]Mama and your Papa they can [F#7]kiss your ass.
[Bm]Poison all the water in the [F#7]wishin' well
and [Bm]hang all them scarecrows from a [F#7]sycamore tree.
Burn [E7]down all them honeymoons put 'em[F#7] in a pillow case
and wait [E7]next to the switch blades at the [F#7]amusement park for me.
[Bm]Strangle all the Christmas carolers, [F#7]scratch out all the prayers.
Tie 'em [Bm]up with barbed wire and [F#7]push 'em down the stairs.
I'll [E7]whittle you a pistol for keepin' [F#7]nightmares off your blinds.
Those [E7]sons 'o bitches always seem to [F#7]sneak up from behind.
[Bm]Syphon all the gas from your [F#7]Daddys pick-up truck.
[Bm]Fill up Johnnys T-Bird, I [F#7]got a couple bucks.
Put [E7]on a little perfume, rap a [F#7]ribbon in your hair.
Careful [E7]that you don't wake up the [F#7]hounds.
[Bm]Tear a bolt of lightning off the [F#7]side of the sky.
[Bm]Throw it in the cedar chest, if you [F#7]want I'll tell you why.
[E7]Bring the gear shift knob from a [F#7]49 Merc.
Ly [E7]down here beside me and let me [F#7]hold you in the dirt.
[Bm]You're gonna tremble, tear the [F#7]throat out of the night.
Sink your [Bm]teeth into my shoulder, dig your [F#7]nails into my back.
Tell that [E7]little girl to let [F#7]go of my sleeve.
You'll be a [E7]woman when I catch you, come baby [F#7]fall in love with me.
With [Bm]my double barrel shotgun, a [F#7]whole box of shells,
we'll [Bm]celebrate the 4th of Ju[F#7]ly.
We'll do a [E7]100 mph spendin' [F#7]someone elses dough.
Drive [E7]all the way to Reno on the [F#7]wrong side of the [Bm]road.
[F#7]On the wrong side of the [Bm]road. [F#7]The wrong side of the [Bm]road.
[F#7]The wrong side of the [Bm]road. [F#7] [Bm]
[F#7]Bap doo da, bap doo [Bm]da. [F#7]Bap doo da, bap doo [Bm]da.
etc.
There's a bit more going on in this song than is written here such as
? [Bbm] to [Bm] to [Bm7] & ? [F] to [F#] to [F#7] & [E] to [E7]
and such but this should help as a starter.
Constructive criticism, correction and/or rating is appreciated. Enjoy!
[Bm]Put a dead cat on the [F#7]railroad tracks,
[Bm]the Wolf-bains blooming by the [F#7]tressels.
Get the [E7]eyeball of a rooster and the [F#7]stones from a ditch
and [E7]wash 'em down with bilge water and [F#7]say you'll never snitch.
Take the [Bm]buttons from a yellow jacket, the [F#7]feather from a buzzard.
The [Bm]blood from the bounty hunters [F#7]cold black heart.
Catch the [E7]tears of a widow in a [F#7]thimble made of glass.
Tell your [E7]Mama and your Papa they can [F#7]kiss your ass.
[Bm]Poison all the water in the [F#7]wishin' well
and [Bm]hang all them scarecrows from a [F#7]sycamore tree.
Burn [E7]down all them honeymoons put 'em[F#7] in a pillow case
and wait [E7]next to the switch blades at the [F#7]amusement park for me.
[Bm]Strangle all the Christmas carolers, [F#7]scratch out all the prayers.
Tie 'em [Bm]up with barbed wire and [F#7]push 'em down the stairs.
I'll [E7]whittle you a pistol for keepin' [F#7]nightmares off your blinds.
Those [E7]sons 'o bitches always seem to [F#7]sneak up from behind.
[Bm]Syphon all the gas from your [F#7]Daddys pick-up truck.
[Bm]Fill up Johnnys T-Bird, I [F#7]got a couple bucks.
Put [E7]on a little perfume, rap a [F#7]ribbon in your hair.
Careful [E7]that you don't wake up the [F#7]hounds.
[Bm]Tear a bolt of lightning off the [F#7]side of the sky.
[Bm]Throw it in the cedar chest, if you [F#7]want I'll tell you why.
[E7]Bring the gear shift knob from a [F#7]49 Merc.
Ly [E7]down here beside me and let me [F#7]hold you in the dirt.
[Bm]You're gonna tremble, tear the [F#7]throat out of the night.
Sink your [Bm]teeth into my shoulder, dig your [F#7]nails into my back.
Tell that [E7]little girl to let [F#7]go of my sleeve.
You'll be a [E7]woman when I catch you, come baby [F#7]fall in love with me.
With [Bm]my double barrel shotgun, a [F#7]whole box of shells,
we'll [Bm]celebrate the 4th of Ju[F#7]ly.
We'll do a [E7]100 mph spendin' [F#7]someone elses dough.
Drive [E7]all the way to Reno on the [F#7]wrong side of the [Bm]road.
[F#7]On the wrong side of the [Bm]road. [F#7]The wrong side of the [Bm]road.
[F#7]The wrong side of the [Bm]road. [F#7] [Bm]
[F#7]Bap doo da, bap doo [Bm]da. [F#7]Bap doo da, bap doo [Bm]da.
etc.
There's a bit more going on in this song than is written here such as
? [Bbm] to [Bm] to [Bm7] & ? [F] to [F#] to [F#7] & [E] to [E7]
and such but this should help as a starter.
Constructive criticism, correction and/or rating is appreciated. Enjoy!
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