Foreign Affair Chords by Tom Waits

[G] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] When traveling abroad [Dm] in the [C] continental [G] style,
[C] it's my belief one [Dm] must [Em] attempt to be [C] [Am] discreet.
_ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] Subsequently, bear in mind [Dm] your transient [G] position
[C] [Am] allows you [Dm] a [G] perspective [C] that's unique.
[Am] _ And though [F] you'll find your [G] itinerary
[C] a blessing [Am] and a curse,
[Dm] your wanderlust won't [G] let you settle [C] down.
[Am] _ And [Dm] you'll wonder how you ever [G] fathomed
[C] that you'd [Am] be content to [Dm] stay within the city limits
[F] of a small [G] midwestern town.
Most [C] vagabonds [G] I [Am] know
don't [Dm] ever want to [C] find the comfort
[G] that [C] remains the object [Am] of their long [Dm] relentless quest.
[E] [Am] The obsessions [C] in the chasing
[Dm] and not the [C] apprehending
[G]
[C] the pursuit you [Dm] see and [Em] never the [C] rest.
[Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [F] [Bm] Without fear of [E] contradiction,
Bon [A] Voyage is always [D] hollered
in [F] conjunction [C] with the [Em] handkerchief [C] from shore.
[Am] _ [D] By a girl who [E] drives a rambler
[Am] and furthermore [D] is overly [Dm] concerned
that she won't see him anymore.
[G] _ Trains and trains [C] and boats and [Am] buses [Dm] characteristic
_ [A] _
[G] evoke [C] a [Am] common attitude [Dm] of blue. _
[C] _ [E] [Am] Unless you [C] have a suitcase,
the [Dm] ticket and the [C] passport
[G] [C] and the cargo that [Dm] they're [Em] carrying [C] is you.
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G]
[C] A foreign affair
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] juxtaposed with a [C] state side
and domestically [Am] approved romantic [Dm]
fancy
_ [E] [Am] is mysteriously attractive
due [Dm] to circumstances knowing
[G] [C] it will only be [Am]
parlayed
[Dm] into a _ [C] memory.
[Em] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
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