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
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]
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
C
D
Cm
A
G
C
D
_ 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] _ _
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] _ _