Chords for Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis | Tom Waits (Cover)
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
B
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [C]
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[D] [G] Hey Charlie, [B] I'm pregnant, [C] living on 9th [C] Street Right [G]
above a dirty [B] bookstore off [C]
Euclid [C] Avenue
I [G]
stopped [B] taking dope, [C]
quit drinking whiskey My [Am] old man plays [Bm] trombone and he works out [D] at the [G] track
[G]
He says [B] that he loves me, [C]
even though it's not his baby [G]
He says I [B] don't raise him up [C] like he would his own son
[G] He gave me [B] a ring [Em] that was worn by his mother He [C]
takes me out [D] dancing [C] every [D] Saturday [G] night
Hey Charlie, I think [B] about you [C]
every time I pass the filling [C] station [G] On account of all the [B] grease [C] you used to wear in your hair
I [G]
still have [B] that record, [Em] Bill Anthony and the Imperials [C] Someone stole my [D] record player, how [C]
do [D] you like
[G]
[B] [G] Hey Charlie, I almost went [B] crazy after [C] Mario got busted I [G] went [B] back to Omaha to [Em] live with my folks
[G] Everyone I used to know was [C] either dead or in [C] prison I [Am]
came back to [B] Minneapolis, [C] this time I think [D] I'm [G] gonna stay
Hey Charlie, I think I'm [B] happy for [C] the first time since my accident I wish I had [B] all the money we used [C] to spend on dope
[G]
I'd buy me a [B] used car lot, but [Em] I wouldn't sell any of them I'd [C] just drive a different car every day, [D] depending [D] on how [G] I feel
[B] [G] Hey Charlie, [B] for Christ's sake, [C] you don't know the truth of it I don't have a [B] husband, [C] he don't play the trombone
[G] I need to [B] borrow money [Em] to pay this lawyer But [Am] Charlie, hey, I'll be [C] eligible for [D] parole day
[C] [D] [G] [G]
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[B] [C]
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[B] [C]
[A] [C]
[D] [G] Hey Charlie, [B] I'm pregnant, [C] living on 9th [C] Street Right [G]
above a dirty [B] bookstore off [C]
Euclid [C] Avenue
I [G]
stopped [B] taking dope, [C]
quit drinking whiskey My [Am] old man plays [Bm] trombone and he works out [D] at the [G] track
[G]
He says [B] that he loves me, [C]
even though it's not his baby [G]
He says I [B] don't raise him up [C] like he would his own son
[G] He gave me [B] a ring [Em] that was worn by his mother He [C]
takes me out [D] dancing [C] every [D] Saturday [G] night
Hey Charlie, I think [B] about you [C]
every time I pass the filling [C] station [G] On account of all the [B] grease [C] you used to wear in your hair
I [G]
still have [B] that record, [Em] Bill Anthony and the Imperials [C] Someone stole my [D] record player, how [C]
do [D] you like
[G]
[B] [G] Hey Charlie, I almost went [B] crazy after [C] Mario got busted I [G] went [B] back to Omaha to [Em] live with my folks
[G] Everyone I used to know was [C] either dead or in [C] prison I [Am]
came back to [B] Minneapolis, [C] this time I think [D] I'm [G] gonna stay
Hey Charlie, I think I'm [B] happy for [C] the first time since my accident I wish I had [B] all the money we used [C] to spend on dope
[G]
I'd buy me a [B] used car lot, but [Em] I wouldn't sell any of them I'd [C] just drive a different car every day, [D] depending [D] on how [G] I feel
[B] [G] Hey Charlie, [B] for Christ's sake, [C] you don't know the truth of it I don't have a [B] husband, [C] he don't play the trombone
[G] I need to [B] borrow money [Em] to pay this lawyer But [Am] Charlie, hey, I'll be [C] eligible for [D] parole day
[C] [D] [G] [G]
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Key:
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ Hey Charlie, [B] I'm pregnant, _ _ _ [C] _ living on 9th [C] Street _ Right [G] _
above a dirty [B] bookstore off [C] _ _
Euclid [C] Avenue
I _ [G] _
stopped [B] taking dope, _ _ [C] _
quit drinking whiskey _ My _ [Am] _ old man plays [Bm] trombone and he works out [D] at the [G] track
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ He says [B] that he loves me, _ [C] _
even though it's not his baby _ [G] _
He says I [B] don't raise him up [C] like he would his own son
[G] He _ gave me [B] a ring _ [Em] that was worn by his mother He [C]
takes me out [D] _ dancing _ [C] every [D] Saturday _ [G] _ night _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey Charlie, I think [B] about you _ [C] _
every time I pass the filling [C] _ station [G] On account of all the [B] grease [C] you used to wear in your hair
I _ _ _ [G] _
still have [B] that record, _ [Em] Bill Anthony and the _ Imperials [C] Someone stole my [D] record player, how [C]
do [D] you like
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ Hey Charlie, I almost went [B] crazy after [C] Mario _ got busted I [G] went [B] back to Omaha _ to [Em] live with my folks
_ _ _ [G] Everyone I used to know was [C] either dead or in [C] prison _ I [Am] _ _
came back to [B] Minneapolis, _ _ [C] this time I think [D] I'm [G] gonna stay _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey Charlie, I think I'm [B] happy for [C] the first time since my accident _ _ I wish I had [B] all the money we used [C] to spend on dope
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I'd buy me a [B] used car lot, but [Em] I wouldn't sell _ any of them _ I'd [C] just drive a different car every day, [D] _ depending _ [D] on how [G] I feel _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ Hey Charlie, [B] for Christ's sake, [C] you don't know the truth of it I _ don't have a [B] husband, _ [C] he don't play the _ trombone
[G] I need to [B] borrow money _ [Em] to pay _ this lawyer But [Am] Charlie, hey, _ I'll be [C] eligible _ for [D] parole _ day
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ Hey Charlie, [B] I'm pregnant, _ _ _ [C] _ living on 9th [C] Street _ Right [G] _
above a dirty [B] bookstore off [C] _ _
Euclid [C] Avenue
I _ [G] _
stopped [B] taking dope, _ _ [C] _
quit drinking whiskey _ My _ [Am] _ old man plays [Bm] trombone and he works out [D] at the [G] track
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ He says [B] that he loves me, _ [C] _
even though it's not his baby _ [G] _
He says I [B] don't raise him up [C] like he would his own son
[G] He _ gave me [B] a ring _ [Em] that was worn by his mother He [C]
takes me out [D] _ dancing _ [C] every [D] Saturday _ [G] _ night _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey Charlie, I think [B] about you _ [C] _
every time I pass the filling [C] _ station [G] On account of all the [B] grease [C] you used to wear in your hair
I _ _ _ [G] _
still have [B] that record, _ [Em] Bill Anthony and the _ Imperials [C] Someone stole my [D] record player, how [C]
do [D] you like
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ Hey Charlie, I almost went [B] crazy after [C] Mario _ got busted I [G] went [B] back to Omaha _ to [Em] live with my folks
_ _ _ [G] Everyone I used to know was [C] either dead or in [C] prison _ I [Am] _ _
came back to [B] Minneapolis, _ _ [C] this time I think [D] I'm [G] gonna stay _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey Charlie, I think I'm [B] happy for [C] the first time since my accident _ _ I wish I had [B] all the money we used [C] to spend on dope
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I'd buy me a [B] used car lot, but [Em] I wouldn't sell _ any of them _ I'd [C] just drive a different car every day, [D] _ depending _ [D] on how [G] I feel _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ Hey Charlie, [B] for Christ's sake, [C] you don't know the truth of it I _ don't have a [B] husband, _ [C] he don't play the _ trombone
[G] I need to [B] borrow money _ [Em] to pay _ this lawyer But [Am] Charlie, hey, _ I'll be [C] eligible _ for [D] parole _ day
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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