Old Shoes Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
118.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

G#m

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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TOM WAITS - Old Shoes chords
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[F#]
[B] [F#]
[C#]
[F#] I'm singing this song, cause it's time it was sung.
I've been putting it off for a [C#]
while, [F#] cause it's hard [B] to buy now.
And [F#] the truth [D#m] is [G#m] clear, that [F#] I'm crying when [C#] I'm seeing you [F#]
smile.
[B] So [F#] goodbye, so [G#m] long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me anymore.
[C#] And [F#] farewell [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun [D#m] in her [G#m] eyes, [F#] I'll kiss you and [C#m] then I'll [F#] be gone.
[B] And [F#]
[D#m] [F#] every time that I tried [B] to tell you [F#] that we'd lost the magic we had at the [C#]
start,
I [F#] would weep in [B] my heart [F#] when I looked in [B] your eyes and [F#] I'd search once [C#] again for [F#] the spark.
[B] So [F#] goodbye, [G#m] so long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me [C#] anymore.
And [F#]
farewell to [G#m] the girl [F#] with the sun [B] in her eyes, [F#]
I'll kiss you and then I'll be gone.
[B] [F#]
[B]
[F#]
For
[C#]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
you know that there's something [B]
calling [F#] me dear, and by morning I'm sure to be [C#] gone.
For [F#] I'm older [B] than you, [F#] and you know [B] so well [F#] that our time for the love was a song.
[G#m] So [F#] goodbye, [G#m] so long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me anymore.
[C#] [F#] And farewell [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun in [B] her eyes, [F#] I'll kiss you and then I'll be gone.
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] Now I can see by your eyes that [B] it's time for to [F#] go, so I'll leave you crying in the rain.
[C#] Though [F#] I held [G#m] my hand, [F#] the keys to [B] all joy, [F#] honey, my heart was not [C#] born [B] to be tamed.
[F#] And goodbye, [B] so long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me [C#] anymore.
And [F#] farewell [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun in [B] her eyes, [F#] I'll kiss you and [C#] then I'll [F#] be gone.
[B] And [F#] I'll kiss you [C#] and then I'll [G#m] be gone.
[F#]
And [N] I'll kiss you and then
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
D#m
13421116
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Tom Waits - Old Shoes chords, practice playing C#, F#, B and F# in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 59 BPM and then match the original tempo of 118 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] I'm singing this song, cause it's time it was sung.
I've been putting it off for a [C#]
while, _ _ [F#] cause it's hard [B] to buy now.
And [F#] the truth [D#m] is [G#m] clear, that [F#] I'm crying when [C#] I'm seeing you [F#]
smile.
_ [B] So [F#] goodbye, so [G#m] long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me anymore.
_ [C#] _ And [F#] farewell _ [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun [D#m] in her [G#m] eyes, [F#] I'll kiss you and [C#m] then I'll [F#] be gone.
_ [B] And _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ [F#] every time that I tried [B] to tell you [F#] that we'd lost the magic we had at the [C#]
start,
_ _ I [F#] would weep in [B] my heart [F#] when I looked in [B] your eyes and [F#] I'd search once [C#] again for [F#] the spark.
_ _ [B] So [F#] goodbye, _ [G#m] so long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me [C#] anymore.
_ _ And [F#]
farewell to [G#m] the girl [F#] with the sun [B] in her eyes, [F#]
I'll kiss you and then I'll be gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ For _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#]
you know that there's something [B]
calling [F#] me dear, and by morning I'm sure to be [C#] gone.
_ _ For [F#] I'm older [B] than you, [F#] and you know [B] so well [F#] that our time for the love was a song.
_ _ [G#m] So [F#] goodbye, _ [G#m] so long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me anymore.
_ _ [C#] _ [F#] And farewell _ [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun in [B] her eyes, [F#] I'll kiss you and then I'll be gone.
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F#] Now I can see by your eyes that [B] it's time for to [F#] go, so I'll leave you crying in the rain.
[C#] _ _ Though [F#] I held [G#m] my hand, [F#] the keys to [B] all joy, [F#] honey, my heart was not [C#] born [B] to be tamed.
_ [F#] _ And goodbye, _ [B] so long, [F#] my road calls [B] me dear, [F#] and your tears do not bind me [C#] anymore.
_ _ And [F#] farewell _ [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun in [B] her eyes, [F#] I'll kiss you and [C#] then I'll [F#] be gone.
_ _ [B] And [F#] I'll kiss you [C#] and then I'll [G#m] be gone.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [N] I'll kiss you and then

Facts about this song

Among the compositions on the album The Early Years Vol. 2, written by Tom Waits, this one shines.

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