Chords for Tom Waits: Ol' 55
Tempo:
73.55 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
A#m
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Gm] [F#]
[A#m] [B] [C#]
[F#] [B] [F#] Well, my time went so quickly, I [A#m] went hickity [C#]-splickly,
[B] up to [C#] my old [F#] 55.
[B] [F#] As I pulled away slowly, [A#m] feeling so holy,
God [B]
knows I'll be [C#] alive.
Now [F#] 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 and [B] trucks, [C#]
[F#] [C#] stars beginning [F#] to [B] [F#] fade,
[C#]
and I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] [C#] just [F#] [C#] a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little longer.
[G#]
Oh Lord, let me tell [F#] you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
[F#]
[C#] [F#] At 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 lights 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#] riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck,
[C#] [F#] [A#m] three-way cars [B] and trucks, [C#] stars beginning [F#] to [B] fade,
[F#] [C#] and I leave the [F#] parade [G#m] [F#] just [C#] a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little [G#] longer.
Oh [F#] Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
[F#] And my time went so quickly, [A#m] I went hickity-splickly,
[B]
up 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#] [F#]
riding [A#m] with [C#] Lady [B] Luck,
[C#] [F#]
three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks, [C#] [F#]
three-way [A#m] cars and [B] trucks,
[C#] [F#]
three-way cars and [B] trucks.
[C] [C#] [F#] [B] [F#]
[A#m] [B] [C#]
[F#] [B] [F#] Well, my time went so quickly, I [A#m] went hickity [C#]-splickly,
[B] up to [C#] my old [F#] 55.
[B] [F#] As I pulled away slowly, [A#m] feeling so holy,
God [B]
knows I'll be [C#] alive.
Now [F#] 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 and [B] trucks, [C#]
[F#] [C#] stars beginning [F#] to [B] [F#] fade,
[C#]
and I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] [C#] just [F#] [C#] a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little longer.
[G#]
Oh Lord, let me tell [F#] you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
[F#]
[C#] [F#] At 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 lights 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#] riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck,
[C#] [F#] [A#m] three-way cars [B] and trucks, [C#] stars beginning [F#] to [B] fade,
[F#] [C#] and I leave the [F#] parade [G#m] [F#] just [C#] a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little [G#] longer.
Oh [F#] Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
[F#] And my time went so quickly, [A#m] I went hickity-splickly,
[B]
up 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#] [F#]
riding [A#m] with [C#] Lady [B] Luck,
[C#] [F#]
three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks, [C#] [F#]
three-way [A#m] cars and [B] trucks,
[C#] [F#]
three-way cars and [B] trucks.
[C] [C#] [F#] [B] [F#]
Key:
F#
C#
B
A#m
D#m
F#
C#
B
[D] _ [Gm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ Well, my time went so quickly, I [A#m] went hickity [C#]-splickly,
[B] up to [C#] my old [F#] 55.
[B] _ [F#] _ As I pulled away slowly, [A#m] _ feeling so holy,
God [B]
knows I'll be [C#] alive.
_ Now [F#] 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 and [B] trucks, _ _ [C#] _
[F#] [C#] stars beginning [F#] to [B] [F#] fade,
_ [C#] _
and I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] _ [C#] just [F#] [C#] a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little longer.
[G#] _
Oh Lord, let me tell [F#] you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
[F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ [F#] At 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 lights 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#] riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck,
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [A#m] three-way cars [B] and trucks, _ _ [C#] _ stars beginning [F#] to [B] fade,
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ and I leave the [F#] parade [G#m] _ [F#] just [C#] _ a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little _ _ [G#] longer.
Oh [F#] Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
_ _ _ _ [F#] And my time went so quickly, [A#m] I went hickity-splickly,
[B]
up 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#] _ _ [F#]
riding [A#m] with [C#] Lady [B] Luck,
[C#] _ _ [F#]
three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks, _ [C#] _ [F#]
three-way [A#m] _ cars and [B] trucks,
[C#] _ _ [F#]
three-way cars and [B] trucks.
_ _ [C] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ Well, my time went so quickly, I [A#m] went hickity [C#]-splickly,
[B] up to [C#] my old [F#] 55.
[B] _ [F#] _ As I pulled away slowly, [A#m] _ feeling so holy,
God [B]
knows I'll be [C#] alive.
_ Now [F#] 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 and [B] trucks, _ _ [C#] _
[F#] [C#] stars beginning [F#] to [B] [F#] fade,
_ [C#] _
and I leave the [F#] [B] parade [F#] _ [C#] just [F#] [C#] a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little longer.
[G#] _
Oh Lord, let me tell [F#] you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
[F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ [F#] At 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 lights 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#] riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck,
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [A#m] three-way cars [B] and trucks, _ _ [C#] _ stars beginning [F#] to [B] fade,
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ and I leave the [F#] parade [G#m] _ [F#] just [C#] _ a-wishing [D#m] I'd stay a little _ _ [G#] longer.
Oh [F#] Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting [C#] stronger.
_ _ _ _ [F#] And my time went so quickly, [A#m] I went hickity-splickly,
[B]
up 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#] _ _ [F#]
riding [A#m] with [C#] Lady [B] Luck,
[C#] _ _ [F#]
three [A#m]-way cars [B] and trucks, _ [C#] _ [F#]
three-way [A#m] _ cars and [B] trucks,
[C#] _ _ [F#]
three-way cars and [B] trucks.
_ _ [C] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _