On The Nickel Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
144.75 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Db

Ab

B

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits: On the Nickel chords
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[B] [Gb]
[B]
[Gb]
[B] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Gb]
[B]
Sticks and stones [Gb] will break my bones
will [Gb] be true
100%  ➙  145BPM
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
Bb
12341111
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
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To learn Tom Waits - On The Nickel chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - B, Gb, B, Ab, Db, Ab, Bb, Eb and Bb of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 72 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 145 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Db Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Sticks and stones [Gb] will break my bones
_ _ _ _ [B] Always _ _ _ _ _ will [Gb] be true
_ _ When _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ your _ [Gb] mama's dead and gone
_ [Abm] I'll sing this lullaby _ _ just [Gb] for _ [Db] _ you _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ What becomes [Gb] for the little boys _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ Never _ [Gb] comb their hair _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
Lying up [Gb] all around _
[Ebm] on _ _ the nickel _
[Abm] _ [Gb] _ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ you better _ [Gb] bring a bucket
_ There's _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ a hole [Gb] in the pail
_ If _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ you don't get [Gb] my _ _ [Ebm] lil' _ _
Then [Abm] you'll know _ that _ I'm [Db] in jail
_ _ What [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
becomes for [Gb] the little boys _
They _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
never say [Gb] their prayers _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Sleepin' [Gb] like a _ baby
[Ebm] _ _ On the nickel _ [Abm] _
[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ over [Gb] _ there
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ If you chew [Ab] _
tobacco
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ Wish [Ab] upon a star
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Find _ _ out where [Ab] the _ _
_ [Fm] _ scarecrow's set
[Bbm] Just like _ _ punchlines [Eb] between the [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ cars
_ [Db] _ _
I know a place [Ab] where a royal flush
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ Never [Ab] beat a _ _ pair
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Even _ [Ab] Thomas _ _
[Fm] _ Jefferson
_ [F] Is on the nickel _ [Eb] _ _ over [Ab] _ _ _
there
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ Ring [Ab] around _ the _ _ rosy
[Db] _ _ _
_ _ Sleepin' in [Ab] the _ _ _ _ rain
[Db] _ _ _
_ Always _ [Ab] late for _
_ _ [Fm] supper
_ [Bbm] Mother let me down
_ Let me [Eb] down _ again
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _
That's what I heard
[Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ Roosevelt _ [Ab] knows _ well
You _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bb] can skip the line with [Ab] _
_ greed
[Fm] And tug _ [Bbm] on the nickel
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
What _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ becomes for [Bb] the little _ boys
_ [Eb] _ _
_ Run _ away [Bb] from _ _ home
_ [Eb] _ _ _
The world just [Bb] keeps getting _ [Gm] bigger
_ _ [Cm] Once you get out _ _ _ [F] on your _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
own
_ Here's to all [Bb] the little _ boys
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ That man [Bb] takes you _ well
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ Sleepin' [Bb] with a pillow [Gm] _ man
On the nickel [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ over [Bb] _ _ _ there
_ Up _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
through that [Bb] button _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Right up [Bb] the stairs
_ I'll _ _ _ [Eb] show _ [C] you where _ [Bb] the _ short [Gm] dogs grow
_ On _ _ _ the nickel _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[F] over _ _ _ [Bb] there
[Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Heartattack And Vine album.

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