Chords for Tom Waits - Kentucky Avenue
Tempo:
116.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
C#m
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[B] [C#m] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [B] [D] [C#m]
Where did graces [A] Buick [D] got four bullet holes in the side?
[C#m]
[A] Charlie Delisle is sitting at the top
of [D] an avocado tree
[E]
Mrs.
[A] Storm will stab you with a steak knife [D] if you step on along
[C#m] I'm [A] gonna have to pack lucky strikes
[Bm] So come [D] along with [E] me
[B] Let's fill our pockets
[D] With macadamia nuts
[C#m]
[B] And go over to Bobby Goodman's
[Bm]
Jollywood [E] ballroom
[C#m] [E]
[A] Where he'll play street poker
[D]
While her mama's cross the street
[B]
Joey Nevinsky [A] says she put a [Bm] tongue
in his [E] mouth
[A] Diggy Faulkner's got a switchblade
[D] And some [C#] gooseneck risers
[F#m] As you can live this
[B] hunchback
[Bm] There's a wind out from the [E] south
[C#m] So let me tie you up with kite string [D] I'll show you the scabs on my knee
[B]
Watch out for a broken glass put your shoes and [Bm] socks on
[D] Come [E] along with [C#m] me
Let's follow that [A] fire truck
[D] I think your house is burning down
And [B] go down to the hobo jungle
[Bm] Kill some rattlesnakes with [E] a trowel
[C#m] [E] [C#m] And we'll break our windows
[D] In your landless place
[B]
We'll steal a bunch of boys and pass [Bm] no smell more in your [E] face
[C#m] Hug [A] you the dollar from my mama's place
[D] By that skull and crossbones ring
[C#m]
[A] You go well around your neck
[Bm] on an [D] old piece [E] of string
[C#m] Then [A] we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold
[D]
Flip him the bird
[C#m]
[A] Slash the tires on the school bus [Bm] now don't say a [E] word
[C#m] I'll [A] take a rusty nail
[D]
Scratch your initials in my arm
[D#m] [C#m] I'll show you how to sneak up on the [A] roof of [D] the drugstore
[E] [C#m] [G#] I'll [A] take those spokes from [C#m] your wheelchair
[D] And a magpie's wings
[A] And I'll tie them to your shoulders
[B] [D] and your [E] feet
I'll [A] steal a hacksaw from Al-Aded
[D] Cut the braces off your legs
[A] We'll bury them tonight [D] out in the cornfield
[E] [A] Just put a church key in [C#m] your pocket
[A] [D] We'll hop that freight train in the hall
[A] We'll slide all the way down the drain
[Bm] To [E] New Orleans [C#m] in the [A] fall
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[B] [C#m] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [B] [D] [C#m]
Where did graces [A] Buick [D] got four bullet holes in the side?
[C#m]
[A] Charlie Delisle is sitting at the top
of [D] an avocado tree
[E]
Mrs.
[A] Storm will stab you with a steak knife [D] if you step on along
[C#m] I'm [A] gonna have to pack lucky strikes
[Bm] So come [D] along with [E] me
[B] Let's fill our pockets
[D] With macadamia nuts
[C#m]
[B] And go over to Bobby Goodman's
[Bm]
Jollywood [E] ballroom
[C#m] [E]
[A] Where he'll play street poker
[D]
While her mama's cross the street
[B]
Joey Nevinsky [A] says she put a [Bm] tongue
in his [E] mouth
[A] Diggy Faulkner's got a switchblade
[D] And some [C#] gooseneck risers
[F#m] As you can live this
[B] hunchback
[Bm] There's a wind out from the [E] south
[C#m] So let me tie you up with kite string [D] I'll show you the scabs on my knee
[B]
Watch out for a broken glass put your shoes and [Bm] socks on
[D] Come [E] along with [C#m] me
Let's follow that [A] fire truck
[D] I think your house is burning down
And [B] go down to the hobo jungle
[Bm] Kill some rattlesnakes with [E] a trowel
[C#m] [E] [C#m] And we'll break our windows
[D] In your landless place
[B]
We'll steal a bunch of boys and pass [Bm] no smell more in your [E] face
[C#m] Hug [A] you the dollar from my mama's place
[D] By that skull and crossbones ring
[C#m]
[A] You go well around your neck
[Bm] on an [D] old piece [E] of string
[C#m] Then [A] we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold
[D]
Flip him the bird
[C#m]
[A] Slash the tires on the school bus [Bm] now don't say a [E] word
[C#m] I'll [A] take a rusty nail
[D]
Scratch your initials in my arm
[D#m] [C#m] I'll show you how to sneak up on the [A] roof of [D] the drugstore
[E] [C#m] [G#] I'll [A] take those spokes from [C#m] your wheelchair
[D] And a magpie's wings
[A] And I'll tie them to your shoulders
[B] [D] and your [E] feet
I'll [A] steal a hacksaw from Al-Aded
[D] Cut the braces off your legs
[A] We'll bury them tonight [D] out in the cornfield
[E] [A] Just put a church key in [C#m] your pocket
[A] [D] We'll hop that freight train in the hall
[A] We'll slide all the way down the drain
[Bm] To [E] New Orleans [C#m] in the [A] fall
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
Key:
A
D
C#m
E
B
A
D
C#m
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
Where did graces _ [A] Buick [D] got four bullet holes in the side?
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] Charlie Delisle is sitting at the top _
of [D] an avocado tree
[E] _ _ _
Mrs.
[A] Storm will stab you with a steak knife [D] if you step on along _ _ _
[C#m] _ I'm [A] gonna have to pack lucky strikes _
[Bm] So come [D] along with [E] me _ _ _
_ [B] Let's fill our pockets _ _ _
[D] With macadamia nuts
_ _ [C#m]
[B] And go over to Bobby Goodman's
_ _ [Bm] _
Jollywood [E] ballroom
_ [C#m] _ [E] _
[A] Where he'll play street poker
_ _ _ [D]
While her mama's cross the street
[B] _ _ _ _
Joey Nevinsky [A] says she put a [Bm] tongue _
in his [E] mouth
_ _ [A] Diggy Faulkner's got a switchblade
_ _ [D] And some [C#] gooseneck risers
_ [F#m] As you can live this
[B] _ _ hunchback
[Bm] There's a wind out from the [E] south
_ _ [C#m] _ So let me tie you up with kite string _ [D] I'll show you the scabs on my knee
[B] _ _ _
Watch out for a broken glass put your shoes and [Bm] socks on
[D] Come [E] along with [C#m] me _ _
Let's follow that [A] fire truck
_ [D] I think your house is burning down
And [B] go down to the hobo jungle
_ _ [Bm] Kill some rattlesnakes with [E] a trowel
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ [C#m] And we'll break our windows
_ _ [D] In your landless place
_ _ [B] _
We'll steal a bunch of boys and pass [Bm] no smell more in your [E] face
_ [C#m] _ Hug [A] you the dollar from my mama's place
_ [D] By that skull and crossbones ring
_ [C#m] _ _
[A] You go well around your neck
_ [Bm] on an [D] old piece [E] of string
[C#m] _ Then [A] we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold
_ [D] _
Flip him the bird
_ _ [C#m] _
[A] Slash the tires on the school bus [Bm] now don't say a [E] _ word
[C#m] _ I'll [A] take a rusty nail
_ _ _ _ [D]
Scratch your initials in my arm
_ [D#m] _ [C#m] I'll show you how to sneak up on the [A] roof of [D] the drugstore
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [G#] I'll [A] take those spokes from [C#m] your wheelchair _ _
[D] _ And a _ magpie's wings _
_ [A] And I'll tie them to your shoulders
[B] _ _ [D] and your [E] feet _
_ _ I'll [A] steal a hacksaw from Al-Aded
_ [D] Cut the braces off your legs
_ _ _ [A] We'll bury them tonight _ _ [D] out in the cornfield
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] Just put a church key in [C#m] your pocket
_ [A] _ [D] We'll hop that freight train in the hall _ _
[A] We'll slide all the way down the drain _ _
_ [Bm] To _ _ _ [E] New Orleans _ _ [C#m] in the [A] fall _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
Where did graces _ [A] Buick [D] got four bullet holes in the side?
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] Charlie Delisle is sitting at the top _
of [D] an avocado tree
[E] _ _ _
Mrs.
[A] Storm will stab you with a steak knife [D] if you step on along _ _ _
[C#m] _ I'm [A] gonna have to pack lucky strikes _
[Bm] So come [D] along with [E] me _ _ _
_ [B] Let's fill our pockets _ _ _
[D] With macadamia nuts
_ _ [C#m]
[B] And go over to Bobby Goodman's
_ _ [Bm] _
Jollywood [E] ballroom
_ [C#m] _ [E] _
[A] Where he'll play street poker
_ _ _ [D]
While her mama's cross the street
[B] _ _ _ _
Joey Nevinsky [A] says she put a [Bm] tongue _
in his [E] mouth
_ _ [A] Diggy Faulkner's got a switchblade
_ _ [D] And some [C#] gooseneck risers
_ [F#m] As you can live this
[B] _ _ hunchback
[Bm] There's a wind out from the [E] south
_ _ [C#m] _ So let me tie you up with kite string _ [D] I'll show you the scabs on my knee
[B] _ _ _
Watch out for a broken glass put your shoes and [Bm] socks on
[D] Come [E] along with [C#m] me _ _
Let's follow that [A] fire truck
_ [D] I think your house is burning down
And [B] go down to the hobo jungle
_ _ [Bm] Kill some rattlesnakes with [E] a trowel
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ [C#m] And we'll break our windows
_ _ [D] In your landless place
_ _ [B] _
We'll steal a bunch of boys and pass [Bm] no smell more in your [E] face
_ [C#m] _ Hug [A] you the dollar from my mama's place
_ [D] By that skull and crossbones ring
_ [C#m] _ _
[A] You go well around your neck
_ [Bm] on an [D] old piece [E] of string
[C#m] _ Then [A] we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold
_ [D] _
Flip him the bird
_ _ [C#m] _
[A] Slash the tires on the school bus [Bm] now don't say a [E] _ word
[C#m] _ I'll [A] take a rusty nail
_ _ _ _ [D]
Scratch your initials in my arm
_ [D#m] _ [C#m] I'll show you how to sneak up on the [A] roof of [D] the drugstore
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [G#] I'll [A] take those spokes from [C#m] your wheelchair _ _
[D] _ And a _ magpie's wings _
_ [A] And I'll tie them to your shoulders
[B] _ _ [D] and your [E] feet _
_ _ I'll [A] steal a hacksaw from Al-Aded
_ [D] Cut the braces off your legs
_ _ _ [A] We'll bury them tonight _ _ [D] out in the cornfield
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] Just put a church key in [C#m] your pocket
_ [A] _ [D] We'll hop that freight train in the hall _ _
[A] We'll slide all the way down the drain _ _
_ [Bm] To _ _ _ [E] New Orleans _ _ [C#m] in the [A] fall _
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