Chords for Tom Waits "On The Nickel" LIVE 1979 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)
Tempo:
71.95 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
G#m
C#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In downtown [B] Los Angeles, there's a place [G#m] called Fifth Street.
It's where [F#] all the hobos are.
[G#] And they [F#] call it On the Nickel.
I saw a motion [B] picture entitled [C#] On the Nickel.
It was written by [F#] Ralph Waite.
[D#m]
[F#] So this [G#m] is the story.
It's kind of [B] a wino's [G#] lullaby.
Well [F#]
[B] sticks and [F#] stars will break my bones, [B] but I always will be true.
[B] When your [F#] mama's dead and gone, [G#m] I'll sing this lullaby just [G#] for you.
[C#]
[B] So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] never say [F#] their prayers?
[B] Well they're sleeping [F#] like a baby [G#m] on the nickel [G#] and [F#] over there.
[B] So if you [F#] chew tobacco and [B] wish [F#] upon a star, [B] you'll find out where [F#] the scarecrow sit.
[G#m] Man, they look like punchlines, [C#] doing their cars.
[B] But I know a [F#] place where a royal flush can [B] never [F#] beat a pear.
[B] And even [F#] Thomas Jaffa's son [B] is on the nickel [G#] and he's over [F#] there.
[B] Ring [F#] around the rosie, [B] you're sleeping [F#] in the ring.
[B] Always [F#] late for supper, [G#m] and man you let me [C#] down again.
[B] I thought I [F#] heard a mack.
[B] Roosevelt [F#] knows where.
[B] They're whistling [F#] past the graveyard, [G#m] and they're on the nickel [C#] and over [F#] there.
[B] So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] run [F#] away from home?
[B] The world keeps getting [F#] bigger once [G#m] you get out on your [F#] own.
[C#]
[B] So climb up through [F#] that buttonhole and [B] fall right up [F#] the stairs.
[B] I'll show you [F#] where the short dogs [D#m] go.
[G#m] They're on the nickel and
[C#] over there.
So [F#] there.
[A#] [B] [F#]
[G#] [D#]
[F#] [G#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#] I wonder what story they put up right now.
[N]
Tom Waits!
It's where [F#] all the hobos are.
[G#] And they [F#] call it On the Nickel.
I saw a motion [B] picture entitled [C#] On the Nickel.
It was written by [F#] Ralph Waite.
[D#m]
[F#] So this [G#m] is the story.
It's kind of [B] a wino's [G#] lullaby.
Well [F#]
[B] sticks and [F#] stars will break my bones, [B] but I always will be true.
[B] When your [F#] mama's dead and gone, [G#m] I'll sing this lullaby just [G#] for you.
[C#]
[B] So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] never say [F#] their prayers?
[B] Well they're sleeping [F#] like a baby [G#m] on the nickel [G#] and [F#] over there.
[B] So if you [F#] chew tobacco and [B] wish [F#] upon a star, [B] you'll find out where [F#] the scarecrow sit.
[G#m] Man, they look like punchlines, [C#] doing their cars.
[B] But I know a [F#] place where a royal flush can [B] never [F#] beat a pear.
[B] And even [F#] Thomas Jaffa's son [B] is on the nickel [G#] and he's over [F#] there.
[B] Ring [F#] around the rosie, [B] you're sleeping [F#] in the ring.
[B] Always [F#] late for supper, [G#m] and man you let me [C#] down again.
[B] I thought I [F#] heard a mack.
[B] Roosevelt [F#] knows where.
[B] They're whistling [F#] past the graveyard, [G#m] and they're on the nickel [C#] and over [F#] there.
[B] So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] run [F#] away from home?
[B] The world keeps getting [F#] bigger once [G#m] you get out on your [F#] own.
[C#]
[B] So climb up through [F#] that buttonhole and [B] fall right up [F#] the stairs.
[B] I'll show you [F#] where the short dogs [D#m] go.
[G#m] They're on the nickel and
[C#] over there.
So [F#] there.
[A#] [B] [F#]
[G#] [D#]
[F#] [G#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#] I wonder what story they put up right now.
[N]
Tom Waits!
Key:
F#
B
G#m
C#
G#
F#
B
G#m
In downtown [B] Los Angeles, _ there's a place [G#m] called Fifth Street.
It's where _ [F#] all the hobos are.
[G#] _ _ And they [F#] call it On the Nickel.
_ _ _ I saw a motion [B] picture entitled [C#] On the Nickel.
It was written by [F#] Ralph Waite.
_ [D#m] _ _
[F#] So this [G#m] is the story.
It's kind of [B] a wino's [G#] lullaby.
Well _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ sticks and [F#] stars will break my bones, _ _ [B] _ but I always will be true. _
_ _ [B] _ When your [F#] mama's dead and gone, _ [G#m] I'll sing this lullaby just [G#] for you.
[C#] _
_ _ [B] _ So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] _ never say [F#] their prayers?
_ _ [B] _ Well they're sleeping [F#] like a baby [G#m] on the nickel [G#] and [F#] over there.
_ _ [B] _ So if you [F#] chew tobacco and [B] _ _ wish [F#] upon a star, _ _ [B] you'll find out where [F#] the scarecrow sit.
[G#m] Man, they look like punchlines, [C#] doing their cars.
_ _ [B] _ But I know a [F#] place where a royal flush can [B] _ _ never [F#] beat a pear.
_ _ [B] _ And even [F#] Thomas Jaffa's son [B] is on the nickel [G#] and he's over [F#] there. _
_ _ [B] _ _ Ring [F#] around the rosie, _ [B] _ you're sleeping [F#] in the ring.
_ _ [B] _ _ Always [F#] late for supper, _ [G#m] and man you let me [C#] down again.
_ _ [B] _ I thought I [F#] heard a mack. _
_ _ [B] _ _ Roosevelt [F#] knows where.
_ _ [B] _ They're whistling [F#] past the graveyard, [G#m] and they're on the nickel [C#] and over [F#] there. _
_ _ [B] _ So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] _ _ run [F#] away from home?
_ [B] The world keeps getting [F#] bigger _ once [G#m] you get out on your [F#] own.
[C#] _
_ _ [B] _ So climb up through [F#] that buttonhole and _ [B] _ fall right up [F#] the stairs. _
_ _ [B] _ I'll show you [F#] where the short dogs [D#m] go.
_ [G#m] They're on the nickel and _
_ [C#] over there.
So _ _ _ [F#] there.
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ I wonder what story they put up right now.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tom Waits! _ _ _ _ _ _
It's where _ [F#] all the hobos are.
[G#] _ _ And they [F#] call it On the Nickel.
_ _ _ I saw a motion [B] picture entitled [C#] On the Nickel.
It was written by [F#] Ralph Waite.
_ [D#m] _ _
[F#] So this [G#m] is the story.
It's kind of [B] a wino's [G#] lullaby.
Well _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ sticks and [F#] stars will break my bones, _ _ [B] _ but I always will be true. _
_ _ [B] _ When your [F#] mama's dead and gone, _ [G#m] I'll sing this lullaby just [G#] for you.
[C#] _
_ _ [B] _ So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] _ never say [F#] their prayers?
_ _ [B] _ Well they're sleeping [F#] like a baby [G#m] on the nickel [G#] and [F#] over there.
_ _ [B] _ So if you [F#] chew tobacco and [B] _ _ wish [F#] upon a star, _ _ [B] you'll find out where [F#] the scarecrow sit.
[G#m] Man, they look like punchlines, [C#] doing their cars.
_ _ [B] _ But I know a [F#] place where a royal flush can [B] _ _ never [F#] beat a pear.
_ _ [B] _ And even [F#] Thomas Jaffa's son [B] is on the nickel [G#] and he's over [F#] there. _
_ _ [B] _ _ Ring [F#] around the rosie, _ [B] _ you're sleeping [F#] in the ring.
_ _ [B] _ _ Always [F#] late for supper, _ [G#m] and man you let me [C#] down again.
_ _ [B] _ I thought I [F#] heard a mack. _
_ _ [B] _ _ Roosevelt [F#] knows where.
_ _ [B] _ They're whistling [F#] past the graveyard, [G#m] and they're on the nickel [C#] and over [F#] there. _
_ _ [B] _ So what becomes [F#] of little boys who [B] _ _ run [F#] away from home?
_ [B] The world keeps getting [F#] bigger _ once [G#m] you get out on your [F#] own.
[C#] _
_ _ [B] _ So climb up through [F#] that buttonhole and _ [B] _ fall right up [F#] the stairs. _
_ _ [B] _ I'll show you [F#] where the short dogs [D#m] go.
_ [G#m] They're on the nickel and _
_ [C#] over there.
So _ _ _ [F#] there.
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ I wonder what story they put up right now.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tom Waits! _ _ _ _ _ _