Chords for Tom Waits - Ol' 55 (Live 1975)
Tempo:
86.65 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
A#m
C#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, is there anything anybody might want to hear?
I'll give you five.
Five.
You want to hear that?
Yeah.
[F#]
This, it was a old 1955 Buick [E] Roadmaster.
The first car I had, well, first real luxury automobile I had.
I had a lot of these little tin Lizzies.
And with this I invested a good $125 in that car.
And it had a gold metal fleck top.
[C] And [F#]
it [A#m] ran like a [C#] damn sewing machine.
[F#]
My, it was, you might say it was just about as slick as deer guts on a doorknob.
[A#m] [B]
Hotter than a fresh fire than a forest fire is.
[F#] And this is [A#m] called my old 55.
[B] [F#] [A#m]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Well, time went so quick that I went [A#m] lickety split.
[B] I went out to [G#] my old 55 [F#]
as I pulled away slowly.
[A#m] Feeling so holy, [B] God knows, feeling [C#] fine.
Now the sun [A#m] is coming [B] up.
[C#] I'm [F#] riding with Lady [B] Luck.
[F#] With the freeway [B] cars and trucks.
[C#] The stars are beginning to [F#] fade as I leave the parade.
[G#] Now I'm just a [D#m]-wishing that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
[A#] Lord, Lord, let [F#] me tell you, the feeling's getting stronger.
[C#] At [F#] six in the morning.
You [A#m] gave me no warning, I [B] had to be on my [C#] way.
[F#] Now there's trucks all passing.
[A#m] Lights all are flashing and [B] I'm on my way home from [C#] your place.
Now [F#] the sun is coming [B] up.
[F#] I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
[C#] [F#] Talking about the freeway [B] cars and trucks.
[F#] The stars are beginning to fade as I leave the parade.
Now I'm [G#] just a-wishing [D#m] that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
Lord, Lord, let me [F#] tell you, the feeling's getting stronger.
[C#] [F#] Time went so quick that I went lickety [A#m] split.
[B] Now I'm out to my old [G#] 55,
[F#] as I pull away slow.
[A#m] Feeling so holy, God [B] knows I was feeling [C#] alive.
[F#] Now the sun is coming [B] up.
[F#] Now I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
[C#] Talking [F#] about them [A#m] freeway cars [B] and trucks.
[G#] The [F#] [A#m] freeway [C#] cars and trucks.
[F#] The freeway [A#m] cars [B] and trucks.
[G#]
I'll give you five.
Five.
You want to hear that?
Yeah.
[F#]
This, it was a old 1955 Buick [E] Roadmaster.
The first car I had, well, first real luxury automobile I had.
I had a lot of these little tin Lizzies.
And with this I invested a good $125 in that car.
And it had a gold metal fleck top.
[C] And [F#]
it [A#m] ran like a [C#] damn sewing machine.
[F#]
My, it was, you might say it was just about as slick as deer guts on a doorknob.
[A#m] [B]
Hotter than a fresh fire than a forest fire is.
[F#] And this is [A#m] called my old 55.
[B] [F#] [A#m]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Well, time went so quick that I went [A#m] lickety split.
[B] I went out to [G#] my old 55 [F#]
as I pulled away slowly.
[A#m] Feeling so holy, [B] God knows, feeling [C#] fine.
Now the sun [A#m] is coming [B] up.
[C#] I'm [F#] riding with Lady [B] Luck.
[F#] With the freeway [B] cars and trucks.
[C#] The stars are beginning to [F#] fade as I leave the parade.
[G#] Now I'm just a [D#m]-wishing that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
[A#] Lord, Lord, let [F#] me tell you, the feeling's getting stronger.
[C#] At [F#] six in the morning.
You [A#m] gave me no warning, I [B] had to be on my [C#] way.
[F#] Now there's trucks all passing.
[A#m] Lights all are flashing and [B] I'm on my way home from [C#] your place.
Now [F#] the sun is coming [B] up.
[F#] I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
[C#] [F#] Talking about the freeway [B] cars and trucks.
[F#] The stars are beginning to fade as I leave the parade.
Now I'm [G#] just a-wishing [D#m] that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
Lord, Lord, let me [F#] tell you, the feeling's getting stronger.
[C#] [F#] Time went so quick that I went lickety [A#m] split.
[B] Now I'm out to my old [G#] 55,
[F#] as I pull away slow.
[A#m] Feeling so holy, God [B] knows I was feeling [C#] alive.
[F#] Now the sun is coming [B] up.
[F#] Now I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
[C#] Talking [F#] about them [A#m] freeway cars [B] and trucks.
[G#] The [F#] [A#m] freeway [C#] cars and trucks.
[F#] The freeway [A#m] cars [B] and trucks.
[G#]
Key:
F#
B
A#m
C#
G#
F#
B
A#m
Well, is there anything anybody might want to hear?
I'll give you five.
Five.
You want to hear that?
Yeah.
[F#] _ _ _ _
This, it was a old 1955 Buick [E] Roadmaster.
The first car I had, well, first real luxury automobile I had.
I had a lot of these little tin Lizzies.
And with this I invested a good $125 in that car.
And it had a gold metal fleck top.
[C] And [F#]
it [A#m] ran like a [C#] damn sewing machine.
_ [F#] _ _
My, it was, you might say it was just about as slick as deer guts on a doorknob.
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] _
Hotter than a fresh fire than a forest fire is.
[F#] And this is [A#m] called my old 55.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Well, time went so quick that I went [A#m] lickety split. _
_ [B] I went out to [G#] my old 55 [F#] _
as I pulled away slowly.
_ [A#m] Feeling so holy, [B] God knows, feeling [C#] fine.
_ Now the sun [A#m] is coming [B] up.
[C#] _ I'm [F#] riding with Lady [B] Luck.
_ [F#] With the freeway _ [B] cars and trucks.
[C#] The stars are beginning to [F#] fade as _ _ I leave the parade.
_ _ _ [G#] Now I'm just a [D#m]-wishing that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
[A#] Lord, Lord, let [F#] me tell you, the feeling's getting stronger.
_ _ [C#] At [F#] six in the morning.
You [A#m] gave me no warning, I [B] had to be on my [C#] way.
_ _ _ [F#] Now there's trucks all passing.
_ [A#m] Lights all are flashing and [B] I'm on my way home from [C#] your place.
_ Now [F#] the sun is coming [B] up.
_ [F#] I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
_ [C#] _ [F#] Talking about the freeway [B] cars and trucks.
_ [F#] The stars are beginning to fade _ _ _ as I leave the parade.
_ _ Now I'm [G#] just a-wishing [D#m] that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
Lord, Lord, let me [F#] tell you, the feeling's getting stronger. _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] Time went so quick that I went lickety [A#m] split. _
_ [B] Now I'm out to my old [G#] 55, _ _ _
[F#] as I pull away slow.
_ [A#m] Feeling so holy, God [B] knows I was feeling [C#] alive. _ _
[F#] Now the sun is coming [B] up.
_ [F#] Now I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
[C#] Talking [F#] about them [A#m] freeway cars [B] and trucks.
[G#] The [F#] _ [A#m] freeway [C#] cars and trucks.
_ [F#] The freeway [A#m] cars [B] and trucks.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll give you five.
Five.
You want to hear that?
Yeah.
[F#] _ _ _ _
This, it was a old 1955 Buick [E] Roadmaster.
The first car I had, well, first real luxury automobile I had.
I had a lot of these little tin Lizzies.
And with this I invested a good $125 in that car.
And it had a gold metal fleck top.
[C] And [F#]
it [A#m] ran like a [C#] damn sewing machine.
_ [F#] _ _
My, it was, you might say it was just about as slick as deer guts on a doorknob.
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] _
Hotter than a fresh fire than a forest fire is.
[F#] And this is [A#m] called my old 55.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Well, time went so quick that I went [A#m] lickety split. _
_ [B] I went out to [G#] my old 55 [F#] _
as I pulled away slowly.
_ [A#m] Feeling so holy, [B] God knows, feeling [C#] fine.
_ Now the sun [A#m] is coming [B] up.
[C#] _ I'm [F#] riding with Lady [B] Luck.
_ [F#] With the freeway _ [B] cars and trucks.
[C#] The stars are beginning to [F#] fade as _ _ I leave the parade.
_ _ _ [G#] Now I'm just a [D#m]-wishing that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
[A#] Lord, Lord, let [F#] me tell you, the feeling's getting stronger.
_ _ [C#] At [F#] six in the morning.
You [A#m] gave me no warning, I [B] had to be on my [C#] way.
_ _ _ [F#] Now there's trucks all passing.
_ [A#m] Lights all are flashing and [B] I'm on my way home from [C#] your place.
_ Now [F#] the sun is coming [B] up.
_ [F#] I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
_ [C#] _ [F#] Talking about the freeway [B] cars and trucks.
_ [F#] The stars are beginning to fade _ _ _ as I leave the parade.
_ _ Now I'm [G#] just a-wishing [D#m] that I'd spent a little longer [G#] now.
Lord, Lord, let me [F#] tell you, the feeling's getting stronger. _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] Time went so quick that I went lickety [A#m] split. _
_ [B] Now I'm out to my old [G#] 55, _ _ _
[F#] as I pull away slow.
_ [A#m] Feeling so holy, God [B] knows I was feeling [C#] alive. _ _
[F#] Now the sun is coming [B] up.
_ [F#] Now I'm riding [A#m] with Lady [B] Luck.
[C#] Talking [F#] about them [A#m] freeway cars [B] and trucks.
[G#] The [F#] _ [A#m] freeway [C#] cars and trucks.
_ [F#] The freeway [A#m] cars [B] and trucks.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _