Chords for Tom Waits - "How's It Gonna End"
Tempo:
109.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
Dm
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
She had three [C] old dollars, [D] a worn out [A] car, and [A] a wife who was leaving [Am] for good.
Life's [C] made of trouble, [D] worry, pain, and struggle.
She broke a bow in the dust [E] on the hood.
[D] We found a map of [Dm] Missouri, [Am] lipstick on a glass.
[Dm] They must have left in the middle of [E] the night.
[D] And I [E] want to know the same thing everyone wants to [Dm] know.
How's it gone?
[A] To him, behind a smoke [C]-colored curtain, [D] the girl [A] disappeared.
[E] They found out that the ring was fake.
A tree [C] born crooked, [D] never grows straight.
She sunk like a hammer [E] into the lake.
[Dm] Long lost [A] letters in the old leaky boat, [Dm] promises I never [E] meant to keep.
And I want to know the same thing.
I want to know.
How's it gone?
[Am] To him, the barn [C] leaned over, [D] the vultures dried their wings, [A] the moon climbed up an empty sky.
[Am]
The sun sank [C] down, [D] down the tree on the hill.
[Dm]
There's a killer and he's coming to [E] the right.
[D]
But maybe it's the father that [A] lost the girl.
[D] It's hard to tell in [E] this life.
[D]
And I [E] want to know the same thing everyone [Dm] wants to know.
How's it [E] gone?
[Am] To him.
[Dm]
Tag your wagon and you plow the bones of the [D] dead out among the roses [A] and the weeds.
[E] [Dm] You can never go back and the answer is no.
And wishing for it only makes it [Ab] bleed.
Joe, Tony, Benny was [D] broken on the wheel, shamed and [E] bumble-honey on the lam.
[A] The grain was as [C] gold [D] as Sheila's hair.
All the way from Liverpool [E] with all we could steal.
He was robbed of $20, [A] his body found stripped, [Dm] cast into the harbor there [E] and drowned.
And I [B] [E] want to know the same thing we all want to [Dm] know.
How's it gone?
[Am] To him.
The [C] sirens are snaking [D] their way up the hill.
[Am] It's last [E] call somewhere in the world.
[Am]
The [G] reptiles blend in [D] with the color [A] of the street.
[Dm] Life is sweet at the edge [E] of a razor.
[D] Down in the first [A] row of an old picture show.
[D] No man is asleep, [E] the credits start [Dm] rolling.
I want to know the [A] same thing we all want to know.
How's [E] it gone?
[Am] To him.
[B] [Dm]
[E] I want to [Em] know the [Am] same thing we [E] all want to know.
[Dm]
How's it [E] gone?
[G] To [A] him.
[D] And I [Dm]
[E] just want [Am] to know the same thing I want to [Dm] know.
[E] How's it gone?
To [A] him.
[E]
[A]
[N]
She had three [C] old dollars, [D] a worn out [A] car, and [A] a wife who was leaving [Am] for good.
Life's [C] made of trouble, [D] worry, pain, and struggle.
She broke a bow in the dust [E] on the hood.
[D] We found a map of [Dm] Missouri, [Am] lipstick on a glass.
[Dm] They must have left in the middle of [E] the night.
[D] And I [E] want to know the same thing everyone wants to [Dm] know.
How's it gone?
[A] To him, behind a smoke [C]-colored curtain, [D] the girl [A] disappeared.
[E] They found out that the ring was fake.
A tree [C] born crooked, [D] never grows straight.
She sunk like a hammer [E] into the lake.
[Dm] Long lost [A] letters in the old leaky boat, [Dm] promises I never [E] meant to keep.
And I want to know the same thing.
I want to know.
How's it gone?
[Am] To him, the barn [C] leaned over, [D] the vultures dried their wings, [A] the moon climbed up an empty sky.
[Am]
The sun sank [C] down, [D] down the tree on the hill.
[Dm]
There's a killer and he's coming to [E] the right.
[D]
But maybe it's the father that [A] lost the girl.
[D] It's hard to tell in [E] this life.
[D]
And I [E] want to know the same thing everyone [Dm] wants to know.
How's it [E] gone?
[Am] To him.
[Dm]
Tag your wagon and you plow the bones of the [D] dead out among the roses [A] and the weeds.
[E] [Dm] You can never go back and the answer is no.
And wishing for it only makes it [Ab] bleed.
Joe, Tony, Benny was [D] broken on the wheel, shamed and [E] bumble-honey on the lam.
[A] The grain was as [C] gold [D] as Sheila's hair.
All the way from Liverpool [E] with all we could steal.
He was robbed of $20, [A] his body found stripped, [Dm] cast into the harbor there [E] and drowned.
And I [B] [E] want to know the same thing we all want to [Dm] know.
How's it gone?
[Am] To him.
The [C] sirens are snaking [D] their way up the hill.
[Am] It's last [E] call somewhere in the world.
[Am]
The [G] reptiles blend in [D] with the color [A] of the street.
[Dm] Life is sweet at the edge [E] of a razor.
[D] Down in the first [A] row of an old picture show.
[D] No man is asleep, [E] the credits start [Dm] rolling.
I want to know the [A] same thing we all want to know.
How's [E] it gone?
[Am] To him.
[B] [Dm]
[E] I want to [Em] know the [Am] same thing we [E] all want to know.
[Dm]
How's it [E] gone?
[G] To [A] him.
[D] And I [Dm]
[E] just want [Am] to know the same thing I want to [Dm] know.
[E] How's it gone?
To [A] him.
[E]
[A]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
She had three [C] old dollars, [D] a worn out [A] car, and [A] a wife who was leaving [Am] for good. _ _
Life's [C] made of trouble, [D] worry, pain, and struggle.
She broke a bow in the dust [E] on the hood. _ _
[D] We found a map of [Dm] Missouri, [Am] lipstick on a glass.
[Dm] They must have left in the middle of [E] the night. _
[D] And I _ [E] want to know the same thing _ everyone wants to [Dm] know.
_ How's it gone?
[A] To him, _ _ _ _ _ behind a smoke [C]-colored curtain, [D] the girl [A] disappeared.
[E] They found out that the ring was fake. _
A tree [C] born crooked, [D] never grows straight.
She sunk like a hammer [E] into the lake. _ _
_ [Dm] Long lost [A] letters in the old leaky boat, [Dm] _ promises I never [E] meant to keep. _ _
And I want to know the same thing.
_ I want to know.
_ _ How's it gone? _
[Am] To him, _ _ _ _ _ the barn [C] leaned over, [D] the vultures dried their wings, [A] the moon climbed up an empty sky.
_ [Am]
The sun sank [C] down, [D] down the tree on the hill.
[Dm]
There's a killer and he's coming to [E] the right.
_ [D]
But maybe it's the father that [A] lost the girl. _
[D] It's hard to tell in [E] this life.
_ [D]
And I _ _ [E] want to know the same thing _ everyone [Dm] wants to know.
_ How's it [E] gone?
[Am] To him.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Tag your wagon and you plow the bones of the [D] dead out among the roses [A] and the weeds.
[E] _ [Dm] You can never go back and the answer is no.
And wishing for it only makes it [Ab] bleed. _ _ _
_ _ Joe, Tony, Benny was [D] broken on the wheel, shamed and [E] bumble-honey on the lam.
_ [A] The grain was as [C] gold [D] as Sheila's hair.
All the way from Liverpool [E] with all we could steal.
He was robbed of $20, [A] his body found stripped, [Dm] cast into the harbor there [E] and drowned.
_ And I [B] _ [E] want to know the same thing we all want to [Dm] know.
_ How's it gone? _ _
[Am] To him. _ _ _ _ _ _
The [C] sirens are snaking [D] their way up the hill.
[Am] It's last [E] call somewhere in the world.
[Am]
The [G] reptiles blend in [D] with the color [A] of the street.
[Dm] Life is sweet at the edge [E] of a razor. _ _
[D] Down in the first [A] row of an old picture show.
[D] No man is asleep, [E] the credits start [Dm] rolling.
I _ _ _ want to know the [A] same thing _ we all want to know.
_ How's [E] it gone?
[Am] To him.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [E] I want to [Em] know the [Am] same thing _ we [E] all want to know.
[Dm] _ _
How's it [E] gone?
_ [G] To [A] him. _
_ _ _ _ [D] And I [Dm] _
_ [E] just want [Am] to know the same thing _ I want to [Dm] know. _ _
[E] How's it gone?
To [A] him. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
She had three [C] old dollars, [D] a worn out [A] car, and [A] a wife who was leaving [Am] for good. _ _
Life's [C] made of trouble, [D] worry, pain, and struggle.
She broke a bow in the dust [E] on the hood. _ _
[D] We found a map of [Dm] Missouri, [Am] lipstick on a glass.
[Dm] They must have left in the middle of [E] the night. _
[D] And I _ [E] want to know the same thing _ everyone wants to [Dm] know.
_ How's it gone?
[A] To him, _ _ _ _ _ behind a smoke [C]-colored curtain, [D] the girl [A] disappeared.
[E] They found out that the ring was fake. _
A tree [C] born crooked, [D] never grows straight.
She sunk like a hammer [E] into the lake. _ _
_ [Dm] Long lost [A] letters in the old leaky boat, [Dm] _ promises I never [E] meant to keep. _ _
And I want to know the same thing.
_ I want to know.
_ _ How's it gone? _
[Am] To him, _ _ _ _ _ the barn [C] leaned over, [D] the vultures dried their wings, [A] the moon climbed up an empty sky.
_ [Am]
The sun sank [C] down, [D] down the tree on the hill.
[Dm]
There's a killer and he's coming to [E] the right.
_ [D]
But maybe it's the father that [A] lost the girl. _
[D] It's hard to tell in [E] this life.
_ [D]
And I _ _ [E] want to know the same thing _ everyone [Dm] wants to know.
_ How's it [E] gone?
[Am] To him.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Tag your wagon and you plow the bones of the [D] dead out among the roses [A] and the weeds.
[E] _ [Dm] You can never go back and the answer is no.
And wishing for it only makes it [Ab] bleed. _ _ _
_ _ Joe, Tony, Benny was [D] broken on the wheel, shamed and [E] bumble-honey on the lam.
_ [A] The grain was as [C] gold [D] as Sheila's hair.
All the way from Liverpool [E] with all we could steal.
He was robbed of $20, [A] his body found stripped, [Dm] cast into the harbor there [E] and drowned.
_ And I [B] _ [E] want to know the same thing we all want to [Dm] know.
_ How's it gone? _ _
[Am] To him. _ _ _ _ _ _
The [C] sirens are snaking [D] their way up the hill.
[Am] It's last [E] call somewhere in the world.
[Am]
The [G] reptiles blend in [D] with the color [A] of the street.
[Dm] Life is sweet at the edge [E] of a razor. _ _
[D] Down in the first [A] row of an old picture show.
[D] No man is asleep, [E] the credits start [Dm] rolling.
I _ _ _ want to know the [A] same thing _ we all want to know.
_ How's [E] it gone?
[Am] To him.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [E] I want to [Em] know the [Am] same thing _ we [E] all want to know.
[Dm] _ _
How's it [E] gone?
_ [G] To [A] him. _
_ _ _ _ [D] And I [Dm] _
_ [E] just want [Am] to know the same thing _ I want to [Dm] know. _ _
[E] How's it gone?
To [A] him. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _