Chords for Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues.m4v

Tempo:
100.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Cm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues.m4v chords
Start Jamming...
Okay, should I lead off?
Please.
A little bit of picking, and then you can all just start joining in.
[A] [Em] [G]
[E] [G] [Em] [G]
[D#]
[A] [G]
[Cm]
[G] [D] [Cm]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[Cm] [D] [Cm]
[G]
When you're lost in the rain in [C]
Juarez, and it's Eastern [G] time too, and your gravity fails
and [C] negativity won't pull you [G] through.
[C] Don't put on any airs when you're down on Rue [G] Morgue Avenue.
They [D] got some hungry women there, [G] and man, [D] they'll really make a mess out [G] of you.
Now if you see Saint Annie, [C] please tell her thanks a [G] lot.
I cannot move.
[C] My fingers are all in a [G] knot.
[C] I don't have the strength to get up and take another [G]
shot.
[D] And my best friend, my [Am] doctor, won't [D] even say what it [G] is I've got.
[D] [G]
Sweet Melinda, [C] the peasants call her the goddess of [G] blue.
She speaks good English, [C] and she invites you up into [G] her room.
[D] [G]
[C] And you're so kind and careful not to go to [F#m] her [G] too soon.
[D] And she takes your voice and leaves you howling at the [G] moon.
[D] [G]
Up on Housing Project [C] Hill, it's either fortune or [G] fame.
You must pick up on one or the other, [C] though neither of them are to be [G] what they claim.
If you're [C] looking to get silly, you better go back to from where [G] you came.
Because [D] the cops don't need you, and man, they expect [G] the same.
[C] [G]
[C] Now [G]
[D] [F#] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] all the authorities, [C] they just stand around [G] and boast.
How they flag-mail the sergeant at [C] arms into leaving his [G] post.
[C] Picking up Angel, who just arrived here from [G] the coast.
Who [D] looked so fine at first, but left [C] looking just [G] like a ghost.
I started out on burgundy, [C] but soon hit the harder [D] stuff.
[G] [D] [G]
Everybody said they'd stand [C] behind me when the game [G] got rough.
[Dm]
[G] [C] But the joke was on me, there was nobody even there to [G] call my bluff.
I'm [D] going back to New York City, I do believe I have [G] had enough.
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[Em] [D] What?
[A] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Cm
13421113
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ramblin Jack Elliott - (Music From The Motion Picture) Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues chords, practice playing D, G, C and G in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 50 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 100 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ Okay, should I lead off?
Please.
A little bit of picking, and then you can all just start joining in. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When you're lost in the rain in [C]
Juarez, and it's Eastern [G] time too, _ _ _ _ _ and your gravity fails
and [C] negativity won't pull you [G] through. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Don't put on any airs when you're down on Rue [G] Morgue Avenue. _ _
_ _ They [D] got some hungry women there, [G] and man, [D] they'll really make a mess out [G] of you. _ _
_ _ _ _ Now if you see Saint Annie, [C] please tell her thanks a [G] lot. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I cannot move.
[C] My fingers are all in a [G] knot.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I don't have the strength to get up and take another [G]
shot.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And my best friend, my [Am] doctor, won't [D] even say what it [G] is I've got.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
Sweet Melinda, [C] the peasants call her the goddess of [G] blue. _ _ _ _ _ _
She speaks good English, [C] and she invites you up into [G] her room.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] And you're so kind and careful not to go to [F#m] her [G] too soon. _ _ _ _
_ [D] And she takes your voice and leaves you howling at the [G] moon.
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ Up on Housing Project [C] Hill, it's either fortune or [G] fame. _ _ _
_ You must pick up on one or the other, [C] though neither of them are to be [G] what they claim. _ _
_ _ If you're [C] looking to get silly, you better go back to from where [G] you came. _ _
_ Because [D] the cops don't need you, and man, they expect [G] the same. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Now _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ all the authorities, [C] they just stand around [G] and boast. _ _ _
_ _ How they flag-mail the sergeant at [C] arms into leaving his [G] post. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Picking up Angel, who just arrived here from [G] the coast. _ _ _
_ _ Who [D] looked so fine at first, but left [C] looking just [G] like a ghost. _ _ _
_ _ I started out on burgundy, [C] but soon hit the harder [D] stuff.
[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ Everybody said they'd stand [C] behind me when the game [G] got rough.
_ [Dm] _
[G] _ _ [C] But the joke was on me, there was nobody even there to [G] call my bluff. _ _
_ I'm [D] going back to New York City, I do believe I have [G] had enough. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] What?
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Bob Dylan, is part of the album Im Not There.

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