Chords for Tom Waits - Martha (Closing time)

Tempo:
125.55 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Martha (Closing time) chords
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[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.
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
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To learn Tom Waits - Martha chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Cm, Ab, Eb, Bb, Cm, Eb and Ab. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Eb Major.

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_ _ _ [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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Asylum Years album.

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