Chords for Tom Waits - Martha (Closing time)
Tempo:
125.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] Operator, [Eb]
number [Bb] please, [Cm] it's been [Bb] so many [Ab]
years.
[Eb] She [Bb] remembers [Eb]
my old [Bb] voice [Cm] while [Gm] I fight [Ab] the tears.
Hello, [C] hello, [F] there is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [F] Tom Frost.
And I [C] am calling long [F] distance, [Cm] don't worry about the [Ab] cost.
[Eb] It's [C] been 40 [F] years or more [Eb] now, Martha, [C] please [F] recall.
[Eb] Meet me out for [F] coffee, where we'll [Cm] talk [Gm]
about [Ab] it all.
And [Eb]
those were days [Ab] of roses,
[Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Bb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows that [Eb]
packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Fm] for a [Bb] rainy [Eb] day.
And [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [F]
[Ab] [Eb] I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much older [Bb] now, [Cm] and you're [Gm] much older [Ab] too.
[Eb] How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?
You [Eb] know that I got [Ab] married too.
[Eb] [C] Lucky that [F] you found someone [Eb] to [C] make you feel [F] secure.
[Eb] We were all [F] so young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, and now we [Bb] are [Ab] mature.
And [Eb] those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them [Fm] for a rainy [Eb] day.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] And I was [Bb]
always [Eb] so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
[Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was [Ab] a man.
I [Eb] guess [C] that our being [Bb] together [Eb] was [C] never meant to [F] be.
[Eb] Martha, [C]
[F] Martha, [Bb] [Cm] I love you, [Bb] can't [Ab] you see?
And [Eb] those were days [Ab] of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab]
tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Ab] for a rainy day.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] And I [Bb]
remember [Eb] quiet [Bb] evenings [Cm]
trembling [Gm] close to [Ab] you.
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] Operator, [Eb]
number [Bb] please, [Cm] it's been [Bb] so many [Ab]
years.
[Eb] She [Bb] remembers [Eb]
my old [Bb] voice [Cm] while [Gm] I fight [Ab] the tears.
Hello, [C] hello, [F] there is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [F] Tom Frost.
And I [C] am calling long [F] distance, [Cm] don't worry about the [Ab] cost.
[Eb] It's [C] been 40 [F] years or more [Eb] now, Martha, [C] please [F] recall.
[Eb] Meet me out for [F] coffee, where we'll [Cm] talk [Gm]
about [Ab] it all.
And [Eb]
those were days [Ab] of roses,
[Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Bb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows that [Eb]
packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Fm] for a [Bb] rainy [Eb] day.
And [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [F]
[Ab] [Eb] I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much older [Bb] now, [Cm] and you're [Gm] much older [Ab] too.
[Eb] How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?
You [Eb] know that I got [Ab] married too.
[Eb] [C] Lucky that [F] you found someone [Eb] to [C] make you feel [F] secure.
[Eb] We were all [F] so young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, and now we [Bb] are [Ab] mature.
And [Eb] those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them [Fm] for a rainy [Eb] day.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] And I was [Bb]
always [Eb] so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
[Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was [Ab] a man.
I [Eb] guess [C] that our being [Bb] together [Eb] was [C] never meant to [F] be.
[Eb] Martha, [C]
[F] Martha, [Bb] [Cm] I love you, [Bb] can't [Ab] you see?
And [Eb] those were days [Ab] of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab]
tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Ab] for a rainy day.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] And I [Bb]
remember [Eb] quiet [Bb] evenings [Cm]
trembling [Gm] close to [Ab] you.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
F
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Operator, _ [Eb]
number [Bb] please, [Cm] it's been [Bb] so many [Ab]
years.
_ _ [Eb] She [Bb] remembers _ [Eb]
my old [Bb] voice _ [Cm] while [Gm] I fight [Ab] the tears.
_ _ Hello, [C] hello, [F] there is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [F] Tom Frost.
_ And I [C] am calling long [F] distance, _ [Cm] don't worry about the [Ab] cost.
_ _ [Eb] It's [C] been 40 [F] years or more [Eb] now, Martha, [C] please [F] recall.
_ _ [Eb] Meet me out for [F] coffee, _ where we'll [Cm] talk [Gm]
about [Ab] it _ all.
And [Eb] _
those were days [Ab] of roses, _
[Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Bb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me. _ _ _
There was no [Ab] _ tomorrows that [Eb]
packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Fm] for a [Bb] rainy [Eb] day. _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much older [Bb] now, [Cm] and you're [Gm] much older [Ab] too.
_ _ [Eb] How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?
You [Eb] know that I got [Ab] married too.
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] Lucky that [F] you found someone [Eb] to [C] make you feel [F] secure.
_ _ [Eb] We were all [F] so young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, and now we [Bb] are [Ab] mature.
_ _ And _ [Eb] _ those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me. _ _
There was no [Ab] _ _ tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them [Fm] for a rainy [Eb] day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] And I was [Bb]
always [Eb] so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
_ _ [Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was [Ab] a man.
I [Eb] guess [C] that our being [Bb] together [Eb] was [C] never meant to [F] be.
_ _ [Eb] Martha, [C] _
_ _ [F] Martha, [Bb] _ [Cm] I love you, [Bb] can't [Ab] you see? _ _
And [Eb] _ those were days [Ab] of roses, _ [Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me. _
_ There was no [Ab] _ _
tomorrows [Eb] _ that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Ab] for a rainy day.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ And I [Bb]
remember _ [Eb] quiet [Bb] evenings _ [Cm]
trembling [Gm] close to [Ab] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Operator, _ [Eb]
number [Bb] please, [Cm] it's been [Bb] so many [Ab]
years.
_ _ [Eb] She [Bb] remembers _ [Eb]
my old [Bb] voice _ [Cm] while [Gm] I fight [Ab] the tears.
_ _ Hello, [C] hello, [F] there is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [F] Tom Frost.
_ And I [C] am calling long [F] distance, _ [Cm] don't worry about the [Ab] cost.
_ _ [Eb] It's [C] been 40 [F] years or more [Eb] now, Martha, [C] please [F] recall.
_ _ [Eb] Meet me out for [F] coffee, _ where we'll [Cm] talk [Gm]
about [Ab] it _ all.
And [Eb] _
those were days [Ab] of roses, _
[Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Bb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me. _ _ _
There was no [Ab] _ tomorrows that [Eb]
packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Fm] for a [Bb] rainy [Eb] day. _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much older [Bb] now, [Cm] and you're [Gm] much older [Ab] too.
_ _ [Eb] How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?
You [Eb] know that I got [Ab] married too.
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] Lucky that [F] you found someone [Eb] to [C] make you feel [F] secure.
_ _ [Eb] We were all [F] so young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, and now we [Bb] are [Ab] mature.
_ _ And _ [Eb] _ those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me. _ _
There was no [Ab] _ _ tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them [Fm] for a rainy [Eb] day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] And I was [Bb]
always [Eb] so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
_ _ [Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was [Ab] a man.
I [Eb] guess [C] that our being [Bb] together [Eb] was [C] never meant to [F] be.
_ _ [Eb] Martha, [C] _
_ _ [F] Martha, [Bb] _ [Cm] I love you, [Bb] can't [Ab] you see? _ _
And [Eb] _ those were days [Ab] of roses, _ [Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me. _
_ There was no [Ab] _ _
tomorrows [Eb] _ that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them [Ab] for a rainy day.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ And I [Bb]
remember _ [Eb] quiet [Bb] evenings _ [Cm]
trembling [Gm] close to [Ab] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _