The Piano Has Been Drinking Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
91.15 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
Abm
Db
Eb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb]
[Eb]
[Abm] [Ebm] [B]
[Gb] The piano has [Eb] been drinking, [Ebm] [B] my [Abm] necktie's [Db] asleep, [Gb] and the combo went [Eb] back to New York.
[Abm] The jukebox says [B] to take a leak, [Gb] and the carpet needs [Eb] a haircut, [Ebm] and [Abm] the spotlight looks like [B] a prison break.
[Gb] As the telephone's [Eb] out of [Ebm] cigarettes, [Abm] and the balcony's on the make, [Gb] and the piano has been [Ebm]
drinking, [Abm] the piano has been [Db] drinking.
[Gb] And the menus are [Eb] all freezing, [Abm] and the light man's blind [Db] in one eye, and [Gb] they can't see out of [Eb] the other.
And the [Abm] piano tuner's got [Db] a hearing aid, [Ebm] and he [Gb] showed up with his [Eb]
mother, [Ebm] and [Abm] the piano has [B] been [Db] drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
[Abm] As the bouncer [Db] is a sumo wrestler, [Gb] cream puffs cast [Eb] for milk toast, [Abm] and the owner is [Db] a mental midget [Gb] with a IQ of [Eb] a fence post.
[Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Ebm] been drinking, and [Abm] you can't [Db] find your waitress [Gb] with a Geiger [Ebm] counter,
[Abm] and she hates you [Db] and your friends, and you [Gb] just can't get [Eb] served without [Ebm] her.
[Abm] And the box office [Db] is drooling, [Gb] and the barstools are [Ebm] on fire, [Abm] and the newspapers were [Db] [Gb] fooling, and the ashtrays [Ebm] have retired.
[Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking, [Abm] the piano [Db] has been drinking.
[Gb] Not me, [Eb] not me, [Abm] not me,
[Db] not me, [B] not [Gb] me.
[Eb]
[Abm] [Ebm] [B]
[Gb] The piano has [Eb] been drinking, [Ebm] [B] my [Abm] necktie's [Db] asleep, [Gb] and the combo went [Eb] back to New York.
[Abm] The jukebox says [B] to take a leak, [Gb] and the carpet needs [Eb] a haircut, [Ebm] and [Abm] the spotlight looks like [B] a prison break.
[Gb] As the telephone's [Eb] out of [Ebm] cigarettes, [Abm] and the balcony's on the make, [Gb] and the piano has been [Ebm]
drinking, [Abm] the piano has been [Db] drinking.
[Gb] And the menus are [Eb] all freezing, [Abm] and the light man's blind [Db] in one eye, and [Gb] they can't see out of [Eb] the other.
And the [Abm] piano tuner's got [Db] a hearing aid, [Ebm] and he [Gb] showed up with his [Eb]
mother, [Ebm] and [Abm] the piano has [B] been [Db] drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
[Abm] As the bouncer [Db] is a sumo wrestler, [Gb] cream puffs cast [Eb] for milk toast, [Abm] and the owner is [Db] a mental midget [Gb] with a IQ of [Eb] a fence post.
[Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Ebm] been drinking, and [Abm] you can't [Db] find your waitress [Gb] with a Geiger [Ebm] counter,
[Abm] and she hates you [Db] and your friends, and you [Gb] just can't get [Eb] served without [Ebm] her.
[Abm] And the box office [Db] is drooling, [Gb] and the barstools are [Ebm] on fire, [Abm] and the newspapers were [Db] [Gb] fooling, and the ashtrays [Ebm] have retired.
[Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking, [Abm] the piano [Db] has been drinking.
[Gb] Not me, [Eb] not me, [Abm] not me,
[Db] not me, [B] not [Gb] me.
Key:
Gb
Abm
Db
Eb
Ebm
Gb
Abm
Db
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] The piano has [Eb] been drinking, _ [Ebm] [B] my _ [Abm] necktie's [Db] asleep, _ _ [Gb] and the combo went [Eb] back to New York.
[Abm] The jukebox says [B] to take a leak, [Gb] and the carpet needs [Eb] a haircut, [Ebm] and [Abm] the spotlight looks like [B] a prison break.
[Gb] As the _ telephone's [Eb] out of [Ebm] cigarettes, [Abm] and the _ balcony's on the make, [Gb] and the piano has been [Ebm]
drinking, _ [Abm] the piano has been [Db] drinking.
_ [Gb] And the menus are [Eb] all freezing, _ [Abm] and the light man's blind [Db] in one eye, and [Gb] they can't see out of [Eb] the other.
And the [Abm] piano tuner's got [Db] a hearing aid, [Ebm] and he [Gb] showed up with his [Eb]
mother, [Ebm] and [Abm] the piano has [B] been [Db] drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
_ [Abm] As the bouncer [Db] is a sumo wrestler, [Gb] cream puffs cast [Eb] for milk toast, _ [Abm] and the owner is [Db] a mental midget [Gb] with a IQ of [Eb] a fence post.
_ [Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Ebm] been drinking, _ and [Abm] you can't [Db] find your waitress _ [Gb] with a Geiger [Ebm] counter,
_ _ [Abm] and she hates you [Db] and your friends, and you [Gb] just can't get [Eb] served without [Ebm] her.
[Abm] And the box office [Db] is drooling, [Gb] and the barstools are [Ebm] on fire, _ [Abm] and the newspapers were [Db] [Gb] fooling, and the ashtrays [Ebm] have retired.
_ [Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking, _ [Abm] the piano [Db] has been drinking.
[Gb] Not me, _ [Eb] not me, _ [Abm] not me, _ _
[Db] not me, [B] _ _ not [Gb] me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] The piano has [Eb] been drinking, _ [Ebm] [B] my _ [Abm] necktie's [Db] asleep, _ _ [Gb] and the combo went [Eb] back to New York.
[Abm] The jukebox says [B] to take a leak, [Gb] and the carpet needs [Eb] a haircut, [Ebm] and [Abm] the spotlight looks like [B] a prison break.
[Gb] As the _ telephone's [Eb] out of [Ebm] cigarettes, [Abm] and the _ balcony's on the make, [Gb] and the piano has been [Ebm]
drinking, _ [Abm] the piano has been [Db] drinking.
_ [Gb] And the menus are [Eb] all freezing, _ [Abm] and the light man's blind [Db] in one eye, and [Gb] they can't see out of [Eb] the other.
And the [Abm] piano tuner's got [Db] a hearing aid, [Ebm] and he [Gb] showed up with his [Eb]
mother, [Ebm] and [Abm] the piano has [B] been [Db] drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
_ [Abm] As the bouncer [Db] is a sumo wrestler, [Gb] cream puffs cast [Eb] for milk toast, _ [Abm] and the owner is [Db] a mental midget [Gb] with a IQ of [Eb] a fence post.
_ [Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Ebm] been drinking, _ and [Abm] you can't [Db] find your waitress _ [Gb] with a Geiger [Ebm] counter,
_ _ [Abm] and she hates you [Db] and your friends, and you [Gb] just can't get [Eb] served without [Ebm] her.
[Abm] And the box office [Db] is drooling, [Gb] and the barstools are [Ebm] on fire, _ [Abm] and the newspapers were [Db] [Gb] fooling, and the ashtrays [Ebm] have retired.
_ [Abm] As the piano has [Db] been drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking, _ [Abm] the piano [Db] has been drinking.
[Gb] Not me, _ [Eb] not me, _ [Abm] not me, _ _
[Db] not me, [B] _ _ not [Gb] me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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