Chords for Tom Waits - "Ol' '55"

Tempo:
73.5 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

B

A#m

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - "Ol' '55" chords
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[D] [Gm] [F#]
[A#m] [B]
[C#] [F#] [B] [F#] Well, my time went so [C#] quickly I [A#m] went hickety [C#]-splickety
[B]
Out to [C#] my old [F#] 55 [B] [F#] As I pulled away slowly
[A#m] Feeling so holy [B] God knows I was feeling [C#] alive
Now [F#] the [A#m] sun's coming [B] up [C#]
[F#] I'm riding [A#m] with [B] Lady Luck
[C#]
[F#] Three [A#m]-way cars and [B] trucks
[C#] Stars beginning [F#] to [B] [F#] fade
[C#] And I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] Just [C#] [F#] [C#] a wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little longer
[G#] Oh Lord, let me [F#] tell you that the feeling's [C#] getting stronger
[F#]
[C#] [F#] Six in the morning [A#m] gave me no warning [B] I had [C#] to be on [F#] my way
Well, there's trucks all a-passing [A#m] And the [C#] lights [A#m] all a-flashing
[B] I'm on my way home from [C#] your [F#] [C#] place
And [F#] now the [A#m] sun's coming [B] up [C#] [F#] I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck
[C#] [F#] Three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks [C#] [F#] [C#] Stars beginning [F#] to [B] fade
[F#] [C#] And I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] [C#] Just a wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little [G#] [F#] longer
Oh Lord, let [C#] me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger
Well, [F#] my time went so quickly [A#m] I went hickety-splickety
[B] Out to [C#] my old [F#] 55 As I pulled away slowly
[A#m] Feeling so holy [B] God knows I was feeling [C#] alive
And [F#] now the [A#m] sun's coming [B] up [C#] I'm
[F#] riding [A#m] with [C#] Lady [B] Luck
[C#]
[F#] Three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks
[C#] [F#] [A#m] [B] [C#]
[F#] [A#m] [B]
[C] [C#] [F#] [B]
Key:  
F#
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C#
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B
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A#m
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D#m
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F#
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C#
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B
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To learn Tom Waits - (1973-1980) Ol 55 chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, C#, F#, A#m, B, F# and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 36 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 74 BPM. Given the song's key of F# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ Well, my time went so [C#] quickly I [A#m] went hickety [C#]-splickety
[B]
Out to [C#] my old [F#] 55 [B] _ [F#] As I pulled away slowly
_ [A#m] Feeling so holy [B] God knows I was feeling [C#] alive
Now _ [F#] the [A#m] sun's coming [B] up [C#] _
[F#] I'm riding [A#m] with [B] Lady Luck
[C#] _ _
[F#] Three [A#m]-way cars and [B] trucks _ _
[C#] _ Stars beginning [F#] to [B] [F#] fade _
[C#] _ And I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] Just [C#] _ [F#] [C#] a wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little longer
[G#] _ Oh Lord, let me [F#] tell you that the feeling's [C#] getting stronger
[F#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] Six in the morning [A#m] gave me no warning [B] I had [C#] to be on [F#] my way
_ Well, there's trucks all a-passing [A#m] And the [C#] lights [A#m] all a-flashing
[B] I'm on my way home from [C#] your [F#] [C#] place
And [F#] now the [A#m] sun's coming [B] up [C#] _ [F#] I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck
_ [C#] _ [F#] Three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks _ _ [C#] _ [F#] [C#] Stars beginning [F#] to [B] fade
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ And I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] _ [C#] Just a wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little _ _ [G#] _ [F#] longer
Oh Lord, let [C#] me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger
_ _ _ Well, [F#] my time went so quickly [A#m] I went hickety-splickety
[B] Out to [C#] my old [F#] 55 As I pulled away slowly
[A#m] Feeling so holy [B] God knows I was feeling [C#] alive
And [F#] now the [A#m] sun's coming [B] up [C#] I'm _
[F#] riding [A#m] with [C#] Lady [B] Luck
[C#] _ _
[F#] Three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [A#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Used Songs, written by Tom Waits, this one shines.

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