Chords for Tom waits - new year's eve (bad as me)
Tempo:
104.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] The door was open, I was seething, your mother burst in, it [F] was freezing, she said, looks
[G] like it's trying [C] to rain.
[G]
I was lost, I felt seasick, you convinced me that [F]
he'd left, you said keep talking,
[G] but don't use any names.
I scolded your [F] driver and your brother, we're old enough to know how [Dm] long you've been [C] hooked.
[F] And we've all been to the war, and each time you score, someone gets hauled in, handcuffed [C] and booked.
Mmm, [G] it [C] felt like four in the [G]
morning, [C] what sounded [F] like fireworks [C] turned out to [G] be just
what [C] it was.
[G]
[C] The stars looked [G] like diamonds, [C] and then came [F] the sirens, [C] and everyone
[G] started [C] to curse.
All [F] the noise was disturbing, and I couldn't find Irving, it was like two stations on at
the [C] same time.
[F] And then I hid your car keys, and I made black coffee, and I dumped out the rest [C] of the road.
[G] Mmm, [C] Nick and Sikora [G]
broke up, [C] and Candace [F] wouldn't shut up, and [C] Finn, [G] he recorded the [C] whole thing.
[G]
[C] Ray, [G] he said, damn [C] you, and someone [F] broke my camera, [C] and it was New Year's, [G] and we all
[C] started to sing.
[F]
Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, [C] and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, [Am] for the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign?
I [F] was leaving in the morning, with Charles for Las Vegas, and I didn't have a plan to [C] come back.
[F] I had only a few things, two hundred dollars, and my records in a brown [C] paper sack.
[G] Mmm.
[C] I ran [G] out of a shield, [C] and everything's [F] in storage.
Calvin's right, I should go [G]
back to [C] driving proof.
[F]
Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, [C] and never brought to [F] mind?
[C] Should auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, for [Am] the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign?
[C] [G]
[C] The door was open, I was seething, your mother burst in, it [F] was freezing, she said, looks
[G] like it's trying [C] to rain.
[G]
I was lost, I felt seasick, you convinced me that [F]
he'd left, you said keep talking,
[G] but don't use any names.
I scolded your [F] driver and your brother, we're old enough to know how [Dm] long you've been [C] hooked.
[F] And we've all been to the war, and each time you score, someone gets hauled in, handcuffed [C] and booked.
Mmm, [G] it [C] felt like four in the [G]
morning, [C] what sounded [F] like fireworks [C] turned out to [G] be just
what [C] it was.
[G]
[C] The stars looked [G] like diamonds, [C] and then came [F] the sirens, [C] and everyone
[G] started [C] to curse.
All [F] the noise was disturbing, and I couldn't find Irving, it was like two stations on at
the [C] same time.
[F] And then I hid your car keys, and I made black coffee, and I dumped out the rest [C] of the road.
[G] Mmm, [C] Nick and Sikora [G]
broke up, [C] and Candace [F] wouldn't shut up, and [C] Finn, [G] he recorded the [C] whole thing.
[G]
[C] Ray, [G] he said, damn [C] you, and someone [F] broke my camera, [C] and it was New Year's, [G] and we all
[C] started to sing.
[F]
Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, [C] and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, [Am] for the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign?
I [F] was leaving in the morning, with Charles for Las Vegas, and I didn't have a plan to [C] come back.
[F] I had only a few things, two hundred dollars, and my records in a brown [C] paper sack.
[G] Mmm.
[C] I ran [G] out of a shield, [C] and everything's [F] in storage.
Calvin's right, I should go [G]
back to [C] driving proof.
[F]
Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, [C] and never brought to [F] mind?
[C] Should auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, for [Am] the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign?
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Dm
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] The door was open, I was seething, your mother burst in, it [F] was freezing, she said, looks
[G] like it's trying [C] to rain.
_ _ [G] _
I was lost, I felt seasick, you convinced me that [F]
he'd left, you said keep talking,
[G] but don't use any names.
I scolded your [F] driver and your brother, we're old enough to know how [Dm] long you've been [C] hooked. _ _
_ [F] And we've all been to the war, and each time you score, someone gets hauled in, handcuffed [C] and booked. _ _
Mmm, [G] _ it _ _ [C] felt like four in the [G]
morning, _ [C] what sounded [F] like fireworks [C] turned out to [G] be just
what [C] it was.
[G] _
_ [C] The stars looked [G] like diamonds, [C] and then came [F] the sirens, [C] and everyone _
[G] started [C] to curse. _ _
All [F] the noise was disturbing, and I couldn't find Irving, it was like two stations on at
the [C] same time. _ _
_ [F] And then I hid your car keys, and I made black coffee, and I dumped out the rest [C] of the road. _ _
_ [G] Mmm, _ _ _ _ [C] Nick and Sikora [G]
broke up, [C] and Candace [F] wouldn't shut up, and [C] Finn, [G] he recorded the [C] whole thing.
_ [G] _
_ _ [C] Ray, [G] he said, damn [C] you, and someone [F] broke my camera, [C] and it was New Year's, [G] and we all
[C] started to sing.
[F] _
_ Should _ [C] auld _ acquaintance [G] be _ forgot, _ [C] and never brought to _ mind?
Should _ auld acquaintance _ [G] be forgot, [Am] for the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign? _
_ I [F] was leaving in the morning, with Charles for Las Vegas, and I didn't have a plan to [C] come back. _
_ [F] I had only a few things, two hundred dollars, _ and my records in a brown [C] paper sack. _
_ [G] Mmm. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I ran [G] out of a shield, [C] and everything's [F] in storage.
_ _ _ Calvin's right, _ I should go [G]
back to [C] driving proof.
[F]
Should _ [C] _ _ auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, _ _ [C] and _ _ never brought to [F] _ _ mind?
_ [C] Should _ auld acquaintance _ [G] be forgot, for [Am] the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] The door was open, I was seething, your mother burst in, it [F] was freezing, she said, looks
[G] like it's trying [C] to rain.
_ _ [G] _
I was lost, I felt seasick, you convinced me that [F]
he'd left, you said keep talking,
[G] but don't use any names.
I scolded your [F] driver and your brother, we're old enough to know how [Dm] long you've been [C] hooked. _ _
_ [F] And we've all been to the war, and each time you score, someone gets hauled in, handcuffed [C] and booked. _ _
Mmm, [G] _ it _ _ [C] felt like four in the [G]
morning, _ [C] what sounded [F] like fireworks [C] turned out to [G] be just
what [C] it was.
[G] _
_ [C] The stars looked [G] like diamonds, [C] and then came [F] the sirens, [C] and everyone _
[G] started [C] to curse. _ _
All [F] the noise was disturbing, and I couldn't find Irving, it was like two stations on at
the [C] same time. _ _
_ [F] And then I hid your car keys, and I made black coffee, and I dumped out the rest [C] of the road. _ _
_ [G] Mmm, _ _ _ _ [C] Nick and Sikora [G]
broke up, [C] and Candace [F] wouldn't shut up, and [C] Finn, [G] he recorded the [C] whole thing.
_ [G] _
_ _ [C] Ray, [G] he said, damn [C] you, and someone [F] broke my camera, [C] and it was New Year's, [G] and we all
[C] started to sing.
[F] _
_ Should _ [C] auld _ acquaintance [G] be _ forgot, _ [C] and never brought to _ mind?
Should _ auld acquaintance _ [G] be forgot, [Am] for the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign? _
_ I [F] was leaving in the morning, with Charles for Las Vegas, and I didn't have a plan to [C] come back. _
_ [F] I had only a few things, two hundred dollars, _ and my records in a brown [C] paper sack. _
_ [G] Mmm. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I ran [G] out of a shield, [C] and everything's [F] in storage.
_ _ _ Calvin's right, _ I should go [G]
back to [C] driving proof.
[F]
Should _ [C] _ _ auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, _ _ [C] and _ _ never brought to [F] _ _ mind?
_ [C] Should _ auld acquaintance _ [G] be forgot, for [Am] the sake [F] of auld [C] hang sign? _
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