Chords for Tom Waits - "16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six"

Tempo:
138.2 bpm
Chords used:

C#

B

C#m

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - "16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six" chords
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[C#]
[B] [C#]
[E] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B]
I'm a black [C#m]
[B] man, [C#m]
[Bm]
I'm a [C#] black man.
[B] [C#]
[B] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#] I'm a [E] black man.
[C#] I'm a black man.
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [C#]
[C#m]
[B] [C#]
[C#] [C#m]
And [C#]
[C#m]
[G#] [C#]
[E] [F#]
[F#] I'm standing there against the
[E] And [B] I [C#] cut me a snitch from [G#] a long band of killers
[C#] I'm
[B] gonna [C#] wheel you [B] in a can of this
Black car, [C#] 16-chair, [C#m] from a [F#] 30-inch six
[C#] Wheel you in a can of this
[B] Black [C#] car, 16-chair, [B] from a 30-inch six
[C#] Well, I slept in a hollow up [B]-side creek bed
[C#]
[B] And I [C#] tore out a bucket from a red [B] cover
[C#m] Tore out a bucket from a red cover
[C#] Lying [C#m] on a day-round butchermat tree
[F#]
Boy, you [C#] got to give me vital knuckles or a [B] skinny bone tree
[C#]
[E] That string cover washed fast and [F#] packed a clothesline
[E] Boy, [B] you know [C#m] me and that mule scramble [G#] right through the hole
[C#] Me and that mule [C#m] scramble right through the hole
I'm gonna wheel you in a can of [B] this
Black [C#m] car, 16-chair, from a [B] 30-inch six
[C#m] Wheel you in a can of this
Black [C#] car, 16-chair, from a [B] 30-inch [C#] six
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#m] Now, I hold him [C#] prisoner in a [B] washburned jail
[C#]
[B] That [C#m] I strapped on the back of my old kick mill
Strapped it on the back of my old kick mill
Stang on the springs that [C#] drive him crazy
[F#] [C#] Boy, I strum it loud, [B] battle his case
[C#] Strum it [G#] loud, battle his case
[E] Strum it loud, battle his case
Strum it [B] loud, battle his case
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] Boy, I'm gonna [C#] wheel you in a can of [B] this
Black car, [C#m] 16-chair, from a 30-inch six
Wheel you in [G#] a can of this
Black car, [C#] 16-chair, from a [B] 30-inch six
[C#] [B] [C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[C#m] [A]
[N]
[C#] [A#]
[C#] [N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
E
2311
C#
12341114
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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To learn Tom Waits - 16 Shells From A 30.6 chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#m, C#, C#, B, C#, B and C#m. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 138 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a black _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ man, [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
I'm a [C#] black man.
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ I'm a _ [E] black man.
[C#] I'm a black man. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ And [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] I'm standing there against the
[E] And _ [B] _ _ I [C#] cut me a snitch from [G#] a long band of killers
[C#] I'm _
_ [B] _ _ gonna [C#] wheel you [B] in a can of this
Black car, [C#] 16-chair, [C#m] from a [F#] 30-inch six
_ [C#] Wheel you in a can of this
[B] Black [C#] car, 16-chair, [B] from a 30-inch six _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ Well, I slept in a hollow up [B]-side creek bed
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ And I [C#] tore out a bucket from a red [B] cover
_ [C#m] Tore out a bucket from a red cover
[C#] _ Lying [C#m] on a day-round butchermat tree
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ Boy, you [C#] got to give me vital knuckles or a [B] skinny bone tree
[C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ That string cover washed fast and [F#] packed a clothesline _ _
_ [E] _ Boy, [B] you know [C#m] me and that mule scramble [G#] right through the hole
[C#] Me and that mule [C#m] scramble right through the hole
I'm gonna wheel you in a can of [B] this
Black [C#m] car, 16-chair, from a [B] 30-inch six
[C#m] Wheel you in a can of this
Black [C#] car, 16-chair, from a [B] 30-inch [C#] six _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] Now, I hold him [C#] prisoner in a [B] washburned jail
[C#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ That [C#m] I strapped on the back of my old kick mill
Strapped it on the back of my old kick mill
_ Stang on the springs that [C#] drive him crazy _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] Boy, I strum it loud, [B] battle his case
[C#] Strum it [G#] loud, battle his case
[E] Strum it loud, battle his case
Strum it [B] loud, battle his case
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] Boy, I'm gonna [C#] wheel you in a can of [B] this
Black car, [C#m] 16-chair, from a 30-inch six
Wheel you in [G#] a can of this
Black car, [C#] 16-chair, from a [B] 30-inch six
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Tom Waits.

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