Chords for Tom Waits - "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"

Tempo:
135.1 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

F#

C#

B

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" chords
Start Jamming...
Good evening.
[B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [B] [C#m] [F#]
[C#m]
The second day he says,
[F#] Mama, [C#m] you got it all set.
[F#]
[C#m] And the black girl [F#] snuck
into a [C#m] hole in the sky.
[F#]
[C#m] [Bm] And I [F#] sat [C#m] on my butt
[F#] for an old time deal.
[C#m] And I made me a dollar.
[F#] My [C#m] mama taught me,
but I [B] didn't [C#m] need it all up.
Yes, there's a dollar tree.
[F#] I didn't need it all up.
[B] Yes, there's a dollar tree.
And a dollar [C#m] tree.
[F#]
[C#m] Again.
A million with a [F#]
[C#m] killin'.
Six big sheds
[F#]
[C#] for a sally owl.
[B] [C#m] A million
[F#] with a [C#m] killin'.
Six big [F#] sheds
for a sally [C#] owl.
[C#m] Six.
[F#]
[C#m] Brown step in her house.
[F#] [C#m] Five green beds.
Four out of five.
[F#] I'm a red [C#m] cold red.
Four out of five.
I'm a red [C#] cold [F#] red.
Down with the day.
But you better be.
[C#] [C#m] Sweetly [G#] piled [F#] up
on [C#m] a skinny bone tree.
[F#] [C#m] Made a streak of rust.
[G#] Not [C#] a close [C#m] line.
[F#] [C#m] I'll feed that news.
[F#] I'll [C#m] pick up.
Feed that news.
I'll pick up.
Million with a [F#] [C#m] killin'.
Six big sheds
for a sally owl.
Million
[F#] with a [C#m] killin'.
Six big sheds
for a sally owl.
[F#] [C#m]
[G#]
[C#] [C#m] [D]
[C#m]
[F#]
[D]
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[E]
[F#]
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [F#] [C#m]
[Em] [C#m] All million with a [F#]
[C#m] killin'.
Six big sheds
[F#]
for [C#m] a sally owl.
Million
[F#] with a [C#m] killin'.
Six big sheds
for a sally owl.
So, there, living out a long gone dream.
[F#] I'm just [C#m] a long gone dream.
Just a long gone dream.
[F#] [C#m] I'm just a long, long, just a long, long
long gone dream.
[F#] [C#]
[N]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
B
12341112
G#
134211114
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
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To learn Tom Waits - 16 Shells From A 30.6 chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C#m, F# and C#m of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 67 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 135. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C# Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Good evening. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The second day he says,
[F#] Mama, [C#m] you got it all set.
_ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ And the black girl [F#] snuck
into a [C#m] hole in the sky.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ [Bm] And I [F#] sat [C#m] on my butt
[F#] for an old time deal. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] And I made me a dollar.
[F#] My [C#m] mama taught me,
but _ I _ _ _ _ [B] didn't [C#m] need it all up.
Yes, there's a dollar tree.
_ [F#] I didn't need it all up.
[B] Yes, there's a dollar tree.
And a dollar [C#m] tree.
_ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ Again.
_ A _ _ _ _ million with a [F#] _
[C#m] killin'.
_ Six big sheds
[F#]
[C#] for a sally owl.
[B] _ [C#m] A million
[F#] with a _ [C#m] _ killin'.
Six big [F#] sheds
for a sally [C#] owl.
[C#m] Six.
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#m] Brown step in her house.
[F#] [C#m] Five green beds. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Four out of five.
[F#] I'm a red [C#m] cold red.
Four out of five.
I'm a red [C#] cold [F#] red.
Down with the day.
But you better be. _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ Sweetly [G#] piled [F#] up
on [C#m] a skinny bone tree. _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ Made a streak of rust.
[G#] _ Not [C#] a close [C#m] line. _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ I'll feed that news.
[F#] I'll [C#m] pick up.
Feed that news.
_ I'll pick up. _
Million with a [F#] _ [C#m] killin'. _ _
Six big sheds
for a sally owl. _
Million
[F#] with a [C#m] _ _ killin'.
Six big sheds
for a sally owl. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ [C#m] All million with a [F#] _
[C#m] killin'.
_ Six big sheds
[F#]
for [C#m] a sally owl.
_ _ Million
[F#] with a _ [C#m] _ killin'.
Six big sheds
for a sally owl.
_ _ So, there, _ living out a long gone dream.
_ [F#] _ I'm just [C#m] a long gone dream.
Just a _ _ long _ gone dream.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] I'm just a long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ long, _ _ _ _ _ just a _ long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ long
long gone _ _ _ dream.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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