Wrong Side Of The Road Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
76.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

E

G

F#

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Wrong Side Of The Road chords
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[Bm] [A#m] [D] [B] [G] [F#m] [E]
[D] [A#] [F#m] [A] [G#] [E] Wow.
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
[A#] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[F#m] Put a [Bm] dead cat on a [A] railroad [Bm] track.
[F#m] Wolf pains [Bm] blooming by the [E] trestle.
[F] I bought a rooster.
[F#] Stones from the ditch.
[G] Wash him down with bilge [E] water.
Say you'll never [Bm] snitch.
Take the buttons [A] from a yellow [D] jockey.
[G] [A] Feather from [Bm] a buzzard.
[E] [Bm] Blood from a bounty hunter's
[A] cold black [G#] heart.
[E] [G] Get the tears of a widow
[F#] in a single-meter glass.
[G] Your mama and your papa,
[F#] they can kiss [F#m] your ass.
[Bm] Poison all the [A#] water
[Bm] [G] in the [F] wishing [E] well.
[E] [Bm] Hang all [A] them [Bm] [G#] scarecrows
from a sickle [Am] or a [E] tree.
[G] Burn down all them honeymoons.
[F#] Put them in a pillowcase.
[G] Wave next to the switchblaze
[E] at the [A] amusement park for me.
[Bm] Strangle all the Christmas carols.
[Em] Scratch out all the [Bm] prayers.
Bubble the barbed wire.
[C] Push [G#] them down the stairs.
[E] [G] I always knew a pistol
would [F#] keep the nightmares
off your blinds.
[G] Them sons of bitches
always [A] limbed our sneak up from behind.
[Dm] [Bm] Siphon all the gas
from your [C#m] daddy's pickup [Bm] truck.
Fill up Johnny's T-bag.
[Em] I got [E] a couple bucks
[F#m] for [G] a poor little [F#] perfume.
Wear a ribbon in your hair.
[B] [Em] Careful that you [Bm] don't wake
[A] up the hounds.
[Bm] Tear a bolt of lightning
from [E] the side of the sky.
[D] Throw it [A#m] in a cedar [D] chest.
[Em] You won't know [Bm] till you walk.
[E] Bring [G] the gas shift now.
[F#] My 49 Mike
[G] lies down here beside me.
[F#] Let me hold [D] you in a night
you're gonna tremble.
[G#] Tear [C#m] the throat out [Bm] of the night.
Send your teeth into my shoulder.
Stick those nails [G] into my back.
Tell that little girl
to let [F#] go of my sleeve.
You'll be [B] a woman
when I catch you.
Come [F#] baby fall in love with [A#] me.
With [Bm] my double barrel [D] shotgun.
[G] [C#m] Hold [E] back the shell.
[Bm] Celebrate [Bm] for [A] the future life.
[D] Well through [G] a hundred miles an hour.
[F#] Spending someone else's dough.
[G] Drive all the way to Reno.
[F#] On the wrong side of the [Bm] road.
[F#]
[D] [D] [A#m] [G] Wrong side of the [D] road.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] [E] Wrong side of [C#m] [Bm]
[G#] [Bm] the road.
Wrong side of, wrong side of the road.
[F#m] [E] [G#] [F#] [Bm] [C#] [G]
[C#m] [E] [Bm] [A#] [Bm]
[C#] [G#] [Bm] [Bm]
[Bm]
[C#m] [Bm] [E]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#] [D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[B] [E] [D] [D] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [F#m]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
E
2311
G
2131
F#
134211112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn Tom Waits - (1973-1980) Wrong Side Of The Road chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F#, G, F#, G, E, Bm, Bm and A in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 38 BPM before aiming for the song's 76 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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[Bm] _ _ [A#m] _ [D] _ [B] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [A#] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [G#] _ [E] Wow.
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ [A#] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] Put a [Bm] dead cat on a [A] railroad [Bm] track. _ _
[F#m] Wolf pains [Bm] blooming by the [E] trestle.
_ [F] I bought a rooster.
[F#] Stones from the ditch.
[G] Wash him down with bilge [E] water.
Say you'll never [Bm] snitch.
Take the buttons [A] from a yellow [D] jockey.
[G] [A] Feather from [Bm] a buzzard.
[E] _ [Bm] Blood from a bounty hunter's
[A] cold black [G#] heart.
[E] _ [G] Get the tears of a widow
[F#] in a single-meter glass.
[G] Your mama and your papa,
[F#] they can kiss [F#m] your ass.
[Bm] Poison all the [A#] water
[Bm] [G] in the [F] wishing [E] well.
[E] _ [Bm] Hang all [A] them [Bm] [G#] scarecrows
from a sickle [Am] or a [E] tree.
_ [G] Burn down all them honeymoons.
[F#] Put them in a pillowcase.
_ [G] Wave next to the switchblaze
[E] at the [A] amusement park for me.
[Bm] _ Strangle all the Christmas carols.
[Em] Scratch out all the [Bm] prayers.
_ Bubble the barbed wire.
[C] Push [G#] them down the stairs.
[E] [G] I always knew a pistol
would [F#] keep the nightmares
off your blinds.
[G] Them sons of bitches
always [A] limbed our sneak up from behind.
[Dm] [Bm] Siphon all the gas
from your [C#m] daddy's pickup [Bm] truck.
Fill up Johnny's T-bag.
[Em] I got [E] a couple bucks
[F#m] for [G] a poor little _ [F#] perfume.
Wear a ribbon in your hair.
[B] _ [Em] Careful that you [Bm] don't wake
[A] up the hounds.
[Bm] Tear a bolt of lightning
from [E] the side of the sky.
_ [D] Throw it [A#m] in a cedar [D] chest.
[Em] You won't know [Bm] till you walk.
[E] Bring [G] the gas shift now.
_ [F#] My 49 Mike
_ [G] lies down here beside me.
[F#] Let me hold [D] you in a night
you're gonna tremble.
[G#] Tear [C#m] the throat out [Bm] of the night.
Send your teeth into my shoulder.
Stick those nails [G] into my back.
Tell that little girl
to let [F#] go of my sleeve.
_ You'll be [B] a woman
when I catch you.
Come [F#] baby fall in love with [A#] me.
With [Bm] my double barrel [D] shotgun.
[G] [C#m] Hold [E] back the shell.
_ _ [Bm] Celebrate [Bm] for [A] the future life.
[D] _ Well through [G] a hundred miles an hour.
[F#] Spending someone else's dough.
[G] Drive all the way to Reno.
[F#] On the wrong side of the [Bm] road.
[F#] _
[D] _ [D] _ [A#m] _ [G] Wrong side of the [D] road.
[C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ [A] [E] Wrong side of [C#m] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G#] [Bm] the road.
Wrong side of, wrong side of the road.
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ [G#] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A#] _ [Bm] _
_ [C#] _ [G#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Used Songs album.

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