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, but it's time it was sung.
putting it off for a [C#]
while, [F#] because it's hard [B] to buy now.
[D#m] is [G#m] clear, that [F#] I'm crying when [E] I'm seeing you [F#]
smile.
100%  ➙  118BPM
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
D#m
13421116
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To start learning Tom Waits - Old Shoes chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#, F#, B and F# in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 118 BPM. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] I'm singing this song, but it's time it was sung.
I've been putting it off for a [C#]
while, _ _ [F#] because it's hard [B] to buy now.
And [F#] the truth [D#m] is [G#m] clear, that [F#] I'm crying when [E] I'm seeing you [F#]
smile.
_ So goodbye, so [G#m] long, [F#] the road calls [B] me dear.
[F#] And the 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.
And [B] _ _ [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, _ [B] so long, [F#] the road calls [B] me dear.
[F#] And the tears do not bind me [C#] anymore.
_ _ And [F#]
farewell to [G#m] the girl [F#] with the sun [B] in her eyes.
[F#] And I'll kiss you, and then I'll be gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] For 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 so [B] well that [F#] our time for the love was a song.
_ _ [B] So [F#] goodbye, _ [G#m] so long, [F#] the road calls [B] me dear.
[F#] And the tears do not bind me anymore.
_ _ [C#] And [F#] farewell _ [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun in [B] her eyes.
And [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#] _ _ And though [F#] I held [B] my hand, [F#] the key to [B] all joy,
[F#] honey, my heart was not [C#] born [B] to be tamed.
_ [F#] _ And goodbye, _ [B] so long, [F#] the road calls [B] me dear.
[F#] And the tears do not bind me [C#] anymore.
_ _ And [F#] farewell _ [B] to the girl [F#] with the sun in [B] her eyes.
[F#] And I'll kiss you, and [C#] then I'll [F#] be gone.
_ _ [B] _ [F#] I'll kiss you, and [C#] then I'll [G#m] be gone.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album The Early Years Vol. 2, written by Tom Waits, this one stands out.

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