Jersey Girl Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
87.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jersey Girl - Tom Waits chords
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[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] I had no [G] time for the corner boys Down in the street [D] making all that noise
Blowing no hoes on 8th Avenue [G] Cause [A]
[D] tonight I'm gonna be with you
Cause tonight I'm [G] gonna take that ride Cross the river [D] to the Jersey side
Take my baby to the carnival [Em] And I'll [A] take you [D] on all the rides
Down the [G] shore everything's alright You and your baby [D] on a Saturday night
Don't you know all my [Em] dreams come true When
[Am] I'm walking [D] down the street with you
Sing sha [G] la la la la la la la Sha la [D] la la la la la la
Sha [A] la la [D] la la [Em] la Sha [G] la la la la [D] la
Sha la la la la la la Sha [G] la la la
[D]
la la
[A]
[D]
You know she [G] fills me with all her joy When I'm wrapped up in [D] my baby's arms
My little angel [G] gives me everything [A] I know [D] someday that you'll wear my ring
Don't bother [G] me, cause I got no time I'm on my way to [D] see that girl of mine, yeah
Nothing else matters in this whole wide world
[G] You know he [Em] loves [D] that Jersey girl
She sings sha [G]-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la
[D]
Sha-la-la
[A] Sha-la [D]-la-la
Sha [A]-la-la-la
[D] Me loving the Jersey girl
Sha-la-la [G]-la
Sha-la-la [D]-la
[A]
[D] And I call [G] your [D] name I can't sleep at night
[G]
[D] Shallalalala
Shallalalala Shallalalala
[A]
Shallalalala
[D] I've been all your journey gone [G] Shallala yeah
[D] Shallalalala
shallala shallalala
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Tom Waits - (1973-1980) Jersey Girl chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, D, G, D, A, G, A and D in sequence. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 88. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ I had no [G] time for the corner boys Down _ in the street [D] making all that noise _ _
Blowing no hoes on 8th Avenue [G] Cause [A] _ _
[D] tonight I'm gonna be with you _ _
Cause tonight I'm [G] gonna take that ride _ _ _ Cross the river [D] to the Jersey side _ _
Take my baby to the carnival [Em] And _ I'll [A] take you [D] on all _ the rides
Down the [G] shore everything's alright You and your baby [D] on a Saturday night
Don't you know all my [Em] dreams come true When _
[Am] I'm walking [D] down the street with you
Sing sha [G] la la la la la la la _ _ Sha la [D] la _ _ _ _ la la la la la
Sha [A] la la [D] la la [Em] la Sha [G] la la la la [D] la
_ Sha la la la la la la Sha [G] la la la _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
la _ _ la
_ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know she [G] fills me with all her joy When _ I'm wrapped up in [D] my baby's arms
My little angel [G] gives me everything [A] I know [D] someday that you'll wear my ring _
Don't bother [G] me, cause I got no time _ I'm on my way to [D] see that girl of mine, yeah
Nothing else matters in this whole wide world
[G] You know he [Em] loves [D] that Jersey _ girl
She sings sha [G]-la-la-la-la-la
_ Sha-la-la-la
[D] _ _ _ _ _
Sha-la-la
[A] Sha-la [D]-la-la
Sha [A]-la-la-la
[D] Me loving the Jersey girl
Sha-la-la [G]-la
_ _ _ Sha-la-la [D]-la _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ And _ _ I call [G] your [D] name _ I can't sleep at night
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shallalalala
_ Shallalalala _ _ _ Shallalalala
_ [A] _ _ _
Shallalalala
[D] I've been all your journey gone _ [G] Shallala _ yeah _ _
_ _ [D] Shallalalala _ _ _ _
shallala _ shallalala
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Used Songs album.

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