Chords for Tom Waits - Blue Valentines (lyrics on clip)

Tempo:
162.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

Dm

Am

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Blue Valentines (lyrics on clip) chords
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[Dm] [E] [D]
[B] [E] [D]
[Dm]
[E] [D]
[E] She sends me
[Dm] blue [E]
valentines
All [Dm] the way from [E] Philadelphia
To [F] mark the
[E] anniversary
[Am] Of someone that I used to [A] be
[G] And it [Dm] feels like [E] a warrant
[Am] Is out for my [A] arrest
Baby you got [C] me checking
[Dm]
[E] In my rear [Am] view mirror
[A]
That's [Dm] why I'm always on [E] the run
[D] That's [G] why I [Am] changed my name
I [B]
didn't think you'd ever find me [D] here
To send me blue [Am]
[E] [F#] valentines
Like [Dm] half [F#] forgotten [G#] dreams
Like [Dm] a pebble [E] in my [F#] shoe
As [Am] I walk these [A] streets
And the [Dm] ghost of [E] your memory
[D]
Buries [Am] the thistle in the kiss
[A]
It's [Dm] the burglar that can [E] break
[Am] A rose's neck
[A]
It's [Dm] the tattooed broken [E] promise
I [Am] gotta hide beneath my sleeve
[B] I'm gonna see you
Every time I [E] turn my back
[Dm]
[E] [D]
[Dm] [E]
[D] [Dm]
[E] [Am]
[A]
[E] [Dm]
[E]
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[Em]
[A] [Em] Oh, [A]
[Dm] [Am]
[E] [D]
[Am]
[B]
[E]
you sent [F#] me
[D] Blue [Am]
[E] valentines
[Dm] Though I tried to [E] remain at [D] large
[Dm] They're insisting [E] that I love
Must [A] have a eulogy
Why do [D] I save all this [E] madness
Here [Am] in the nightstand room
[A] [Dm] That I hold upon [E] my shoulders
[Am] Baby I know
[A] I'll
[Dm] be luckier
[E] To walk around
[Am]
Everywhere I go
With [E] this [B] blind broken heart
That sleeps [E] beneath my lapel
Instead these [Dm] blue
[E] valentines
[Dm] Remind me of [E] my cardinal sin
I [Dm] can never [F#] wash the [E] guilt
Or get these [Am] blood stains off my [A] hands
[C] And a [D] taste of all [E] out of whiskey
[A] And make these nightmares go away
And
[F] I cut my bleeding [E] heart out
[Am] Every night
[A] And [C] I'm gonna [Dm] die just a little [E] [D] more
[E] On each [Am] St.
Valentine's Day
Don't [B] you remember
I promised I [E] would write you
[Dm] These blue
[E] [D] valentines
[C] Blue [E] valentines
[C]
Blue [Am] [E]
[D] valentines
[Am]
Key:  
E
2311
Dm
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Dm
2311
Am
2311
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To learn Tom Waits - (1973-1980) Blue Valentines chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, A, Dm, E, Am, D, Dm, A and E. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 81 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 162 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] She sends me _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ blue _ _ [E] _
_ _ valentines
_ _ All [Dm] the way _ _ _ from [E] Philadelphia
_ _ _ _ To _ [F] mark _ _ the _
[E] _ anniversary _ _ _ _
[Am] Of someone _ that I used to _ [A] _ be
_ _ [G] And it [Dm] feels _ like [E] a warrant
_ _ _ [Am] Is out for my [A] arrest
_ _ Baby _ you got [C] me checking
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] In my _ rear _ _ [Am] view _ mirror
_ [A] _ _
_ That's _ [Dm] why I'm _ always on [E] the run
[D] _ That's _ [G] why I [Am] changed my _ name
_ I _ [B] _ _
didn't _ think you'd ever _ find me [D] _ _ here _ _
_ _ To send _ _ me _ blue _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ valentines
_ Like [Dm] half _ [F#] forgotten _ [G#] dreams
_ _ _ Like [Dm] a pebble _ _ [E] in my _ [F#] shoe
_ _ As [Am] I walk these _ [A] streets
And _ _ the [Dm] _ _ ghost of [E] your memory
_ [D] _ _
Buries [Am] the thistle in the kiss
_ [A] _
It's _ [Dm] the burglar _ that can [E] break _ _ _
[Am] A rose's neck
_ _ [A] _
It's _ _ _ _ [Dm] the _ _ tattooed broken [E] _ promise _
_ I [Am] gotta hide _ beneath my sleeve _ _ _
[B] I'm gonna see you _ _
Every _ time _ I [E] turn my _ _ back _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] Oh, _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you sent _ [F#] me _
_ _ [D] Blue _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ valentines _
[Dm] Though I _ tried _ to [E] remain at _ [D] large _ _
[Dm] They're _ _ insisting _ [E] that I love
_ _ Must [A] have a eulogy _ _ _ _
Why _ do [D] I save _ _ all this [E] madness _ _ _
_ Here [Am] in the nightstand _ room
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] That I hold _ _ upon [E] my shoulders
_ _ _ [Am] Baby I know
_ _ [A] I'll _ _ _
_ [Dm] be _ luckier _ _
[E] To walk around
_ _ [Am] _
Everywhere I go _ _
With _ [E] this [B] blind _ broken _ heart
_ That sleeps [E] beneath my lapel _ _
_ Instead _ _ _ _ _ _ these [Dm] _ _ blue _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ valentines _
_ _ _ [Dm] Remind me _ of [E] my cardinal sin _
I [Dm] can never _ _ _ [F#] wash the [E] guilt
_ _ Or get these [Am] blood stains _ off my _ [A] hands
_ _ [C] And a [D] _ _ _ taste of all [E] out of whiskey
_ _ [A] And make these nightmares go away
_ _ And _
_ [F] I cut my _ bleeding [E] heart out
_ _ [Am] Every _ night
_ _ [A] And _ _ _ _ [C] I'm gonna [Dm] die _ just a little [E] _ [D] more _
[E] On each [Am] St.
_ Valentine's Day
_ _ _ Don't _ [B] you remember
_ _ I _ promised _ I [E] would write you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] These _ blue _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] valentines _
[C] Blue _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ valentines
_ _ [C]
Blue [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ valentines
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Among the compositions on the album Used Songs, written by Tom Waits, this one shines.

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