Tom Cat Goodby Chords by Laura Nyro
Tempo:
134.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
D
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] Ro is
[Cm] a [Bb] big, long, [Em]
girl [Bb] and she sells [C]
like [Eb] a [Dm]
[Cm] steamboat
[Bb] Can't [Gm] touch [Cm] an [F]
audition
[Eb]
Who [F] [G]
have [C] [F]
[C] [F] [D] [F]
[D] [F] [D]
[C] you [F] been to?
[C] Yeah, that [F] tall cat, she, [Am] where have you been to?
[E] Oh, so lonely, been crying, waiting for [F] [D] you
Yeah, that hillbilly, [D] he came in [G] time, out to get your [F] children
What about the children?
[C]
[Dm] Who have you been to?
[D]
[F] Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
[E] Johnny killed him, don't blame him
How'd it turn into?
You thought he was [D] a killer, you didn't [G] promise
Kiss and swing [F] low, but sniffing [Dm] out the window
Don't [C] get your ready, [Dm] you already
[C] [F] [G]
[Bb]
[G]
[Em] [Bb]
[Bb]
[G]
You know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie maker
[G] Tom!
You know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie [G] maker
You know [C] you're
[Gm] [C]
[C] [Em] [Bb]
never [Am] gonna make a movie maker
[D] [Em] Tom!
You know [D] [Bb] [D]
[F] [Bb] you'll never make a movie [D] maker
[F] [C] [G]
Tom!
I [Am] can't hold on, I can't keep [Bm] pushing and pushing [C] and pushing and [Am] pushing on Pushing on
[G]
I [Bm] quit loving you, [G] loving [F] you
[G]
[F] [Dm] [A] Baby, I'm going to the country
Gonna buy my [D] land
[Em] [E] I'm going to the country to kill my lover man
Gonna kill my lover, gonna kill my lover
Gonna kill my lover man, gonna kill my lover man
Gonna kill my [G] lover [D] man
[F] [D] [F] Get on down, [D] get [F] on [Eb] down
Get [Dm] on [Cm] down, [G] like a chicken from the pan
[Bb] Big words say [D] now, hey
[F] That don't get rid of [G] wolves, love don't get it
Roses love don't get good
Messing like you don't get it
Chains like you don't get it
I'm [Dm] [C] [F]
[G]
gonna find him
[B]
[G]
Gonna find him
Gonna find him
Gonna kill [Cm]
[G] my
[G]
[Gm]
[A]
[G]
[F] [Bb]
lover
[Em] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[Cm] a [Bb] big, long, [Em]
girl [Bb] and she sells [C]
like [Eb] a [Dm]
[Cm] steamboat
[Bb] Can't [Gm] touch [Cm] an [F]
audition
[Eb]
Who [F] [G]
have [C] [F]
[C] [F] [D] [F]
[D] [F] [D]
[C] you [F] been to?
[C] Yeah, that [F] tall cat, she, [Am] where have you been to?
[E] Oh, so lonely, been crying, waiting for [F] [D] you
Yeah, that hillbilly, [D] he came in [G] time, out to get your [F] children
What about the children?
[C]
[Dm] Who have you been to?
[D]
[F] Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
[E] Johnny killed him, don't blame him
How'd it turn into?
You thought he was [D] a killer, you didn't [G] promise
Kiss and swing [F] low, but sniffing [Dm] out the window
Don't [C] get your ready, [Dm] you already
[C] [F] [G]
[Bb]
[G]
[Em] [Bb]
[Bb]
[G]
You know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie maker
[G] Tom!
You know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie [G] maker
You know [C] you're
[Gm] [C]
[C] [Em] [Bb]
never [Am] gonna make a movie maker
[D] [Em] Tom!
You know [D] [Bb] [D]
[F] [Bb] you'll never make a movie [D] maker
[F] [C] [G]
Tom!
I [Am] can't hold on, I can't keep [Bm] pushing and pushing [C] and pushing and [Am] pushing on Pushing on
[G]
I [Bm] quit loving you, [G] loving [F] you
[G]
[F] [Dm] [A] Baby, I'm going to the country
Gonna buy my [D] land
[Em] [E] I'm going to the country to kill my lover man
Gonna kill my lover, gonna kill my lover
Gonna kill my lover man, gonna kill my lover man
Gonna kill my [G] lover [D] man
[F] [D] [F] Get on down, [D] get [F] on [Eb] down
Get [Dm] on [Cm] down, [G] like a chicken from the pan
[Bb] Big words say [D] now, hey
[F] That don't get rid of [G] wolves, love don't get it
Roses love don't get good
Messing like you don't get it
Chains like you don't get it
I'm [Dm] [C] [F]
[G]
gonna find him
[B]
[G]
Gonna find him
Gonna find him
Gonna kill [Cm]
[G] my
[G]
[Gm]
[A]
[G]
[F] [Bb]
lover
[Em] [Dm] [G]
[C]
Key:
F
G
D
C
Bb
F
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Ro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ is _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ a [Bb] big, _ _ long, _ [Em] _
girl _ _ _ [Bb] and she sells _ _ [C] _ _ _
like _ [Eb] a _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Cm] steamboat
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Can't [Gm] touch _ [Cm] _ _ an [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
audition
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Who [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ have _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] you [F] been to?
[C] Yeah, that [F] tall cat, she, [Am] where have you been to?
[E] Oh, so lonely, been crying, waiting for [F] _ [D] you
Yeah, that hillbilly, [D] _ he came in [G] time, out to get your [F] children
What about the children?
_ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ Who have you been to?
[D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
[E] Johnny killed him, don't blame him
How'd it turn into?
_ You thought he was [D] a killer, you didn't [G] promise
Kiss and swing [F] low, but sniffing [Dm] out the window
Don't _ [C] get your ready, [Dm] you already _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You _ _ know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie _ maker
[G] _ _ _ _ _ Tom!
_ You know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie [G] maker _ _ _
_ _ _ You know [C] you're _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb]
never [Am] gonna make a movie maker
[D] _ _ [Em] Tom!
You know _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] you'll never make a movie [D] maker
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Tom!
I [Am] can't hold on, I can't keep [Bm] pushing and pushing [C] and pushing and [Am] pushing on Pushing on
_ _ [G] _ _
_ I [Bm] quit loving you, _ [G] loving _ [F] you
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [Dm] [A] Baby, I'm going to the country
_ _ Gonna buy my [D] land
_ [Em] _ [E] I'm going to the country to kill my lover man
Gonna kill my lover, gonna kill my lover
Gonna kill my lover man, gonna kill my lover man
Gonna kill my [G] lover _ _ _ [D] man
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ [F] Get on down, _ [D] get _ [F] on [Eb] down
Get [Dm] on [Cm] down, _ _ [G] like a chicken from the pan
[Bb] _ Big words say [D] now, hey
[F] That don't get rid of [G] wolves, love don't get it
Roses love don't get good
Messing like you don't get it
Chains like you don't get it
I'm [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ gonna find _ _ _ _ him
[B] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Gonna _ _ find _ _ _ him _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Gonna find _ _ him _ _
_ Gonna _ _ _ _ kill _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ lover
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ is _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ a [Bb] big, _ _ long, _ [Em] _
girl _ _ _ [Bb] and she sells _ _ [C] _ _ _
like _ [Eb] a _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Cm] steamboat
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Can't [Gm] touch _ [Cm] _ _ an [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
audition
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Who [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ have _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] you [F] been to?
[C] Yeah, that [F] tall cat, she, [Am] where have you been to?
[E] Oh, so lonely, been crying, waiting for [F] _ [D] you
Yeah, that hillbilly, [D] _ he came in [G] time, out to get your [F] children
What about the children?
_ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ Who have you been to?
[D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
[E] Johnny killed him, don't blame him
How'd it turn into?
_ You thought he was [D] a killer, you didn't [G] promise
Kiss and swing [F] low, but sniffing [Dm] out the window
Don't _ [C] get your ready, [Dm] you already _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You _ _ know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie _ maker
[G] _ _ _ _ _ Tom!
_ You know [Bb] you're never gonna make a movie [G] maker _ _ _
_ _ _ You know [C] you're _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb]
never [Am] gonna make a movie maker
[D] _ _ [Em] Tom!
You know _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] you'll never make a movie [D] maker
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Tom!
I [Am] can't hold on, I can't keep [Bm] pushing and pushing [C] and pushing and [Am] pushing on Pushing on
_ _ [G] _ _
_ I [Bm] quit loving you, _ [G] loving _ [F] you
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [Dm] [A] Baby, I'm going to the country
_ _ Gonna buy my [D] land
_ [Em] _ [E] I'm going to the country to kill my lover man
Gonna kill my lover, gonna kill my lover
Gonna kill my lover man, gonna kill my lover man
Gonna kill my [G] lover _ _ _ [D] man
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ [F] Get on down, _ [D] get _ [F] on [Eb] down
Get [Dm] on [Cm] down, _ _ [G] like a chicken from the pan
[Bb] _ Big words say [D] now, hey
[F] That don't get rid of [G] wolves, love don't get it
Roses love don't get good
Messing like you don't get it
Chains like you don't get it
I'm [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ gonna find _ _ _ _ him
[B] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Gonna _ _ find _ _ _ him _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Gonna find _ _ him _ _
_ Gonna _ _ _ _ kill _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ lover
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _