Chords for Mick FLANNERY - Martha (Tom Waits)
Tempo:
182.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[C]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[F] [E] Operator, [F] [E] number please, [Dm] it's been [C] so [Bb] many years
[F] Does [E] she remember my [C] old voice [D] while [C] I fight the [Bb] tears?
[Gbm] Hello, hello [Gm] there, is [C] this [F] Martha?
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[F] [E] Operator, [F] [E] number please, [Dm] it's been [C] so [Bb] many years
[F] Does [E] she remember my [C] old voice [D] while [C] I fight the [Bb] tears?
[Gbm] Hello, hello [Gm] there, is [C] this [F] Martha?
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] Operator, _ [F] _ [E] number please, [Dm] it's been [C] so [Bb] many _ years _
[F] Does [E] she remember _ my [C] old voice [D] _ while [C] I fight the [Bb] tears?
_ _ _ [F] _
[Gbm] Hello, hello [Gm] there, is [C] this [F] Martha?
This [Gbm] is [Gm] old Tom _ [C] Frost
_ [F] And [Gbm] I'm calling _ [Gm] long [C] distance, [Dm] don't worry [C] about the [Bb] cost
[F] _ _
_ It's [Gbm] been forty [Gm] _
years [C] or more [F] now, Martha, [Gbm] _
please [Gm] recall
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Meet me [Gb] out [Gm] for coffee, [C] _
[Dm] we'll talk [C] _ about [Bb] it all
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Those were days of roses, _
_ [F] _ war tree [Bb] and prose
And Martha, all [C] I [F] had was _ you and [C] all you had _ [F] was me _ _ _ _
There was no [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] tomorrows, we packed away [Bb] our sorrows
And we saved [C] them [F] for a rainy _ day _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] I [E]
feel so [F] much older [E] now, [Dm] _
you're [C] much [Bb] older _ too
_ [F] _ How's [C] your husband?
_ [F]
How's [E] your kids?
You [Dm] know that I [C] got [Bb] married too
[F] _ _ _ _
It's [D] lucky that [Gm] you found [C] someone to [F] make you [Gbm] feel [Gm] secure _
[C] _ [F] We were [Gbm] all [Gm] so young [C] and foolish, [Dm] now [C] we are [Bb] _ mature _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Those were days [Bb] of roses, _ _ [F] _ war tree [Bb] and prose
And Martha, [C] all I had was you [F] and all you [Gm] had was me
_ _ _ _ There was no [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] tomorrows, we packed away [Bb] our sorrows
And we saved [C] them [Bb] for a [F] _
rainy day
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] I was [F] always so [C] _ impulsive, [Dm] I [C] guess that I [Bb] still am
[F] _ _ _
All [C] that [F] really mattered [C] then was [Dm] _ [C] that I [Bb] was a man
_ _ [F] _ I [D] guess that our being [C] _ together [F] was never [Gb] meant to [Gm] _ be
[C] _ _
_ [F] _ [D] Martha, _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] Martha, _ [Dm] I love [C] you, can't [Bb] you _ _ _ see?
[F] _ _ _ _ Those were [Bb] days of roses, _ [F] _ _
war tree [Bb] and prose
And Martha, [C] all I had [Bb] was [F] you and all you had was [F]
me
_ _ _ _ There was no [Bb] _ _ _ tomorrows, [F] we packed _ away [Bb] our sorrows
And we [C] saved them for [Bb] a [G] rainy _ _ [F] day
_ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] remember _
[F] _ quiet [C] _ evenings, [Dm] _ _
[C] trembling _ close [F] to me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] Operator, _ [F] _ [E] number please, [Dm] it's been [C] so [Bb] many _ years _
[F] Does [E] she remember _ my [C] old voice [D] _ while [C] I fight the [Bb] tears?
_ _ _ [F] _
[Gbm] Hello, hello [Gm] there, is [C] this [F] Martha?
This [Gbm] is [Gm] old Tom _ [C] Frost
_ [F] And [Gbm] I'm calling _ [Gm] long [C] distance, [Dm] don't worry [C] about the [Bb] cost
[F] _ _
_ It's [Gbm] been forty [Gm] _
years [C] or more [F] now, Martha, [Gbm] _
please [Gm] recall
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Meet me [Gb] out [Gm] for coffee, [C] _
[Dm] we'll talk [C] _ about [Bb] it all
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Those were days of roses, _
_ [F] _ war tree [Bb] and prose
And Martha, all [C] I [F] had was _ you and [C] all you had _ [F] was me _ _ _ _
There was no [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] tomorrows, we packed away [Bb] our sorrows
And we saved [C] them [F] for a rainy _ day _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] I [E]
feel so [F] much older [E] now, [Dm] _
you're [C] much [Bb] older _ too
_ [F] _ How's [C] your husband?
_ [F]
How's [E] your kids?
You [Dm] know that I [C] got [Bb] married too
[F] _ _ _ _
It's [D] lucky that [Gm] you found [C] someone to [F] make you [Gbm] feel [Gm] secure _
[C] _ [F] We were [Gbm] all [Gm] so young [C] and foolish, [Dm] now [C] we are [Bb] _ mature _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Those were days [Bb] of roses, _ _ [F] _ war tree [Bb] and prose
And Martha, [C] all I had was you [F] and all you [Gm] had was me
_ _ _ _ There was no [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] tomorrows, we packed away [Bb] our sorrows
And we saved [C] them [Bb] for a [F] _
rainy day
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] I was [F] always so [C] _ impulsive, [Dm] I [C] guess that I [Bb] still am
[F] _ _ _
All [C] that [F] really mattered [C] then was [Dm] _ [C] that I [Bb] was a man
_ _ [F] _ I [D] guess that our being [C] _ together [F] was never [Gb] meant to [Gm] _ be
[C] _ _
_ [F] _ [D] Martha, _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] Martha, _ [Dm] I love [C] you, can't [Bb] you _ _ _ see?
[F] _ _ _ _ Those were [Bb] days of roses, _ [F] _ _
war tree [Bb] and prose
And Martha, [C] all I had [Bb] was [F] you and all you had was [F]
me
_ _ _ _ There was no [Bb] _ _ _ tomorrows, [F] we packed _ away [Bb] our sorrows
And we [C] saved them for [Bb] a [G] rainy _ _ [F] day
_ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] remember _
[F] _ quiet [C] _ evenings, [Dm] _ _
[C] trembling _ close [F] to me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you _ _ _ _ _ _
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