Chords for Tom Waits- Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (Studio Version)
Tempo:
160.25 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
A#
F#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[A#] [F#] [B]
[F#m]
[F#]
[A#] [B]
[D#] [B]
[F#] [A#]
[B]
[G#m]
[A#m]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Charlie [A#] I'm pregnant, [B]
[F#m] living off 9th Street,
[F#] right [A#] above a dirty bookstore [B] off Euclid Avenue.
[F#]
I stopped taking [A#] dope,
[Bm] [B] and I quit drinking whiskey.
[F#m] [G#m] My old man [A#m] plays the trombone, [D#] and works [C#] out at the [F#] track.
He says [A#] that he loves me, [B]
even though it's not his baby.
[G#m]
[F#m] [F#] He says [A#] that I raise him up, [B] like it was some song.
[F#m] He [F#] gave me [A#] a ring, that [D#m] was worn by his [F#] mother.
[B] And he takes me [F#m] out [C#]
dancing, [B] every
[C#] Saturday [F#] night.
[A#] Charlie I think about you, [B] every time I pass the [F#m] filling station.
[F#]
I counter [A#] all the grief,
[B] you use the well in your hand.
[E] [F#m] I [F#]
still [A#] have that record,
[D#m] Little Anthony and [F#] Imperials.
[B]
Someone stole my record player,
[F#m] how do you [C#] like [F#] that?
[G#] [F#]
[A#] [D#m]
Charlie [F#] I almost went crazy,
[G#m] Mario [A#m] got busted.
[G#] [C#] I [B]
[F#m] went back to [C#] Omaha,
[F#] to live with my [A#] folks.
[D#m]
Everyone [F#] I used to know, was either [B] dead or in prison.
[F#m] [G#m]
Came back [A#m] to Minneapolis,
[F#m] this time I think I'm gonna stay.
[B] [C#]
[F#] Charlie I [A#] think I'm happy, [D#m] [B] the first time since my accident.
[F#m]
[F#] Wish [A#] I had all the money, [B] we used to spend on dope.
[F#m] [F#]
Buy me [A#] a used car lot,
[D#m] I wouldn't sell any of them.
[F#] [B] Just [F#m] drive a different [C#] car every day, [D#] depending on [F#] how I feel.
[B] [F#]
[A#] Charlie for God's sake, [B]
if you want to know the truth of it.
[F#m] [F#] Don't have [A#] a husband, [B]
he don't play the trombone.
[F#] I need to [A#] borrow money, [D#m]
pay this lawyer, Charlie Hay.
[F#] I'll [B] be eligible for parole,
[C#m] come Valentine's [F#] Day.
[A#] [F#] [B]
[F#m]
[F#]
[A#] [B]
[D#] [B]
[F#] [A#]
[B]
[G#m]
[A#m]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Charlie [A#] I'm pregnant, [B]
[F#m] living off 9th Street,
[F#] right [A#] above a dirty bookstore [B] off Euclid Avenue.
[F#]
I stopped taking [A#] dope,
[Bm] [B] and I quit drinking whiskey.
[F#m] [G#m] My old man [A#m] plays the trombone, [D#] and works [C#] out at the [F#] track.
He says [A#] that he loves me, [B]
even though it's not his baby.
[G#m]
[F#m] [F#] He says [A#] that I raise him up, [B] like it was some song.
[F#m] He [F#] gave me [A#] a ring, that [D#m] was worn by his [F#] mother.
[B] And he takes me [F#m] out [C#]
dancing, [B] every
[C#] Saturday [F#] night.
[A#] Charlie I think about you, [B] every time I pass the [F#m] filling station.
[F#]
I counter [A#] all the grief,
[B] you use the well in your hand.
[E] [F#m] I [F#]
still [A#] have that record,
[D#m] Little Anthony and [F#] Imperials.
[B]
Someone stole my record player,
[F#m] how do you [C#] like [F#] that?
[G#] [F#]
[A#] [D#m]
Charlie [F#] I almost went crazy,
[G#m] Mario [A#m] got busted.
[G#] [C#] I [B]
[F#m] went back to [C#] Omaha,
[F#] to live with my [A#] folks.
[D#m]
Everyone [F#] I used to know, was either [B] dead or in prison.
[F#m] [G#m]
Came back [A#m] to Minneapolis,
[F#m] this time I think I'm gonna stay.
[B] [C#]
[F#] Charlie I [A#] think I'm happy, [D#m] [B] the first time since my accident.
[F#m]
[F#] Wish [A#] I had all the money, [B] we used to spend on dope.
[F#m] [F#]
Buy me [A#] a used car lot,
[D#m] I wouldn't sell any of them.
[F#] [B] Just [F#m] drive a different [C#] car every day, [D#] depending on [F#] how I feel.
[B] [F#]
[A#] Charlie for God's sake, [B]
if you want to know the truth of it.
[F#m] [F#] Don't have [A#] a husband, [B]
he don't play the trombone.
[F#] I need to [A#] borrow money, [D#m]
pay this lawyer, Charlie Hay.
[F#] I'll [B] be eligible for parole,
[C#m] come Valentine's [F#] Day.
Key:
F#
B
A#
F#m
C#
F#
B
A#
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Charlie [A#] I'm pregnant, _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#m] living off 9th Street, _ _
[F#] _ _ _ right [A#] above a dirty bookstore _ _ [B] _ _ _ off Euclid Avenue.
[F#] _ _ _
I _ stopped taking [A#] dope, _
[Bm] _ _ [B] and I quit drinking whiskey.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] My old man _ [A#m] plays the _ _ trombone, _ [D#] and works [C#] out at the [F#] track. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He says [A#] that he loves _ me, _ [B] _
_ even though it's not his baby.
[G#m] _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ He says [A#] that I raise him up, _ _ [B] like it was some song.
[F#m] He _ [F#] _ _ _ gave me [A#] a ring, _ that [D#m] was worn by his [F#] mother. _ _ _ _
_ [B] And he takes me [F#m] out [C#]
dancing, _ _ _ [B] every _ _
[C#] Saturday _ [F#] night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] Charlie I think about _ you, [B] _ _ _ every time I pass the [F#m] filling station.
_ [F#] _ _
_ I counter [A#] all the grief, _
_ [B] you use the well in your hand.
[E] _ [F#m] _ I [F#] _ _ _
_ still [A#] have that record, _ _
_ [D#m] _ Little Anthony and _ [F#] Imperials.
_ _ _ [B] _
Someone stole my record player, _ _
[F#m] _ _ how do you [C#] like [F#] that?
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
Charlie [F#] I almost went crazy, _
[G#m] _ _ _ Mario [A#m] got busted.
_ [G#] _ [C#] I [B] _ _ _
[F#m] went back to [C#] Omaha, _ _ _
[F#] to live with my _ [A#] folks.
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
Everyone [F#] I used to know, _ was either [B] _ dead or in prison.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
Came back [A#m] to Minneapolis, _ _
_ [F#m] this time I think I'm gonna stay.
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ Charlie I [A#] think I'm happy, _ [D#m] _ [B] _ the first time since my accident.
_ [F#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ Wish [A#] I had all the money, _ _ [B] we used to spend on dope.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Buy me [A#] a used car lot, _
_ [D#m] I wouldn't sell any of them.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Just _ [F#m] drive a different [C#] car every day, _ [D#] depending on [F#] how I feel.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] Charlie for God's sake, [B] _ _
if you want to know the truth of it. _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ Don't have [A#] a husband, _ _ _ _ [B] _
he don't play the _ trombone. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ I need to [A#] borrow money, _ _ _ [D#m] _
pay this lawyer, _ _ Charlie Hay.
_ [F#] _ I'll _ [B] be eligible for parole, _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ come _ _ _ _ _ Valentine's _ [F#] _ Day. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Charlie [A#] I'm pregnant, _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#m] living off 9th Street, _ _
[F#] _ _ _ right [A#] above a dirty bookstore _ _ [B] _ _ _ off Euclid Avenue.
[F#] _ _ _
I _ stopped taking [A#] dope, _
[Bm] _ _ [B] and I quit drinking whiskey.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] My old man _ [A#m] plays the _ _ trombone, _ [D#] and works [C#] out at the [F#] track. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He says [A#] that he loves _ me, _ [B] _
_ even though it's not his baby.
[G#m] _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ He says [A#] that I raise him up, _ _ [B] like it was some song.
[F#m] He _ [F#] _ _ _ gave me [A#] a ring, _ that [D#m] was worn by his [F#] mother. _ _ _ _
_ [B] And he takes me [F#m] out [C#]
dancing, _ _ _ [B] every _ _
[C#] Saturday _ [F#] night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] Charlie I think about _ you, [B] _ _ _ every time I pass the [F#m] filling station.
_ [F#] _ _
_ I counter [A#] all the grief, _
_ [B] you use the well in your hand.
[E] _ [F#m] _ I [F#] _ _ _
_ still [A#] have that record, _ _
_ [D#m] _ Little Anthony and _ [F#] Imperials.
_ _ _ [B] _
Someone stole my record player, _ _
[F#m] _ _ how do you [C#] like [F#] that?
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
Charlie [F#] I almost went crazy, _
[G#m] _ _ _ Mario [A#m] got busted.
_ [G#] _ [C#] I [B] _ _ _
[F#m] went back to [C#] Omaha, _ _ _
[F#] to live with my _ [A#] folks.
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
Everyone [F#] I used to know, _ was either [B] _ dead or in prison.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
Came back [A#m] to Minneapolis, _ _
_ [F#m] this time I think I'm gonna stay.
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ Charlie I [A#] think I'm happy, _ [D#m] _ [B] _ the first time since my accident.
_ [F#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ Wish [A#] I had all the money, _ _ [B] we used to spend on dope.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Buy me [A#] a used car lot, _
_ [D#m] I wouldn't sell any of them.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Just _ [F#m] drive a different [C#] car every day, _ [D#] depending on [F#] how I feel.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] Charlie for God's sake, [B] _ _
if you want to know the truth of it. _
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ Don't have [A#] a husband, _ _ _ _ [B] _
he don't play the _ trombone. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ I need to [A#] borrow money, _ _ _ [D#m] _
pay this lawyer, _ _ Charlie Hay.
_ [F#] _ I'll _ [B] be eligible for parole, _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ come _ _ _ _ _ Valentine's _ [F#] _ Day. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _