Shrek 2 Soundtrack 9.Tom Waits - Little Drop of Poison Chords

Tempo:
55.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Fm

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Shrek 2 Soundtrack   9.Tom Waits - Little Drop of Poison chords
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[G] I [Cm] [C]
[G] like [Cm] my town, me a [Fm] little drop of poison, [G] nobody knows, they're lining up to go insane.
I'm [Cm] all alone, I smoke my [Fm] friends down to the filter,
[G] but I feel much cleaner after he leaves.
[B] And [G] she left in the fall, [Cm] that's a picture on the wall, always had that little [Fm] drop of poison.
[G] [Cm] Did the devil make the world [Fm] while God was sleeping?
[G] You'll never get a wish from a bone, another [Cm] wrong goodbye, and a [Fm] hundred sins.
[G] That deep blue sky is my home, [A] and she [Cm] left in the fall, that's a picture on the wall, always had that little drop [Fm] of poison.
[G]
[Cm] [C#m]
Well, a rat always knows when he's [F#m] in with weasels, [G#] dear, you lose a little [C#] every [C#m] day.
Well, I remember [C#] when a million [F#m] was a million, [G#] they all have ways to make [C#m] you pay.
And she left in the fall, that's a picture on the wall, always had [C#] that little [F#m] drop of poison.
[G#]
[C#m] And she left in the fall, that's a picture on the wall, always had [F#m] that little drop of [G#m] poison.
[G#] [C#m] [A#m]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
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To start learning Tom Waits - Little Drop Of Poison chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Cm, Fm, G, Cm, G#, C#m, C#, F#m, B and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 27 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 55 BPM. Given the song's key of G# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] I _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ like [Cm] my town, me a [Fm] little drop of poison, _ [G] nobody knows, they're lining up to go insane.
I'm [Cm] all alone, _ I smoke my [Fm] friends down to the filter, _
[G] but I feel much cleaner after he leaves.
_ [B] And [G] she left in the fall, [Cm] that's a picture on the wall, always had that little [Fm] drop of poison.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Did the devil make the world [Fm] while God was sleeping? _
[G] You'll never get a wish from a bone, _ another [Cm] wrong goodbye, and a [Fm] hundred sins. _
[G] That deep blue sky is my home, [A] and she [Cm] left in the fall, that's a picture on the wall, always had that little drop [Fm] of poison.
[G] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Well, a rat always knows when he's [F#m] in with weasels, _ [G#] dear, you lose a little [C#] every [C#m] day.
Well, I remember [C#] when a million [F#m] was a million, _ [G#] they all have ways to make [C#m] you pay.
And she left in the fall, that's a picture on the wall, always had [C#] that little [F#m] drop of poison.
[G#] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ And she left in the fall, that's a picture on the wall, always had [F#m] that little drop of [G#m] poison.
[G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _

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