Chords for Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking (1977) LIve Audio. Roslyn, New York.
Tempo:
99.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gb
Db
Abm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Bbm]
The [Bb] piano has been drinking, [Eb]
[Abm] [Db] my necktie is [Gb] a sleeving.
[Eb] [F] [Abm] And the car will move [Db] back to New York, [Gb] the two of us have to [F] take a leak.
[Abm] The carpet needs a [Db] haircut, [Gb] the spotlight looks [Eb] like a prison break.
And the [B]
telephone's out of [Db] cigarettes, and the [Bbm] balcony [Eb] is on the make.
[F] [Ebm] And the piano has [Bbm] been drinking, [Db] [Gb] the piano [Eb] has been drinking.
[Bb] [Abm] And you can't find [Db] your waitress [Gb] with a Geiger [Eb] counter.
[F] [Abm] And then she hates you and each [Eb] and every one of your friends.
[Db] Oh, but you just [Gb]
can't get served [Eb] without her.
[Ebm] And the piano has been [Ab] drinking, [Gb]
the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
[Eb]
[Abm] And the bouncer is [Db] sumo wrestling.
[Gb]
A real cream puff, Casper [Eb] Milk does a real [Abm] sissy.
[Db]
And [Gb] the owner is a [Bb] mental midget [Abm] with the IQ of a fence [Db] post.
[Gb] And the piano has been [F] drinking, the [Abm] piano has [Db] been drinking.
[Gb] The piano has been [Eb]
drinking, he's on [Abm] the hard stuff, [Db]
they say.
[Gb] And the box office is [Ab] drooling, and the [Gb] bar stool's all [Eb] on fire.
[F] All [Abm] the [Eb] newspapers were [Db] fooling, [Gb] and the ice tray fell, [Eb] retired.
[Ebm] And the piano [Eb] has been [Db] drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
[Abm]
Not [B] me, [Eb] not me, [Db]
you [Gb] talking to me?
[F]
I don't see [Abm] nobody else there.
[Db]
But [Gb] something I know has been [Eb] drinking.
[Ebm] [Eb] [Db] Not [Gb] me.
[N]
[B] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Bbm]
The [Bb] piano has been drinking, [Eb]
[Abm] [Db] my necktie is [Gb] a sleeving.
[Eb] [F] [Abm] And the car will move [Db] back to New York, [Gb] the two of us have to [F] take a leak.
[Abm] The carpet needs a [Db] haircut, [Gb] the spotlight looks [Eb] like a prison break.
And the [B]
telephone's out of [Db] cigarettes, and the [Bbm] balcony [Eb] is on the make.
[F] [Ebm] And the piano has [Bbm] been drinking, [Db] [Gb] the piano [Eb] has been drinking.
[Bb] [Abm] And you can't find [Db] your waitress [Gb] with a Geiger [Eb] counter.
[F] [Abm] And then she hates you and each [Eb] and every one of your friends.
[Db] Oh, but you just [Gb]
can't get served [Eb] without her.
[Ebm] And the piano has been [Ab] drinking, [Gb]
the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
[Eb]
[Abm] And the bouncer is [Db] sumo wrestling.
[Gb]
A real cream puff, Casper [Eb] Milk does a real [Abm] sissy.
[Db]
And [Gb] the owner is a [Bb] mental midget [Abm] with the IQ of a fence [Db] post.
[Gb] And the piano has been [F] drinking, the [Abm] piano has [Db] been drinking.
[Gb] The piano has been [Eb]
drinking, he's on [Abm] the hard stuff, [Db]
they say.
[Gb] And the box office is [Ab] drooling, and the [Gb] bar stool's all [Eb] on fire.
[F] All [Abm] the [Eb] newspapers were [Db] fooling, [Gb] and the ice tray fell, [Eb] retired.
[Ebm] And the piano [Eb] has been [Db] drinking, [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
[Abm]
Not [B] me, [Eb] not me, [Db]
you [Gb] talking to me?
[F]
I don't see [Abm] nobody else there.
[Db]
But [Gb] something I know has been [Eb] drinking.
[Ebm] [Eb] [Db] Not [Gb] me.
[N]
[B] [Bb]
Key:
Eb
Gb
Db
Abm
F
Eb
Gb
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
The [Bb] piano has been drinking, [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] my necktie is [Gb] a sleeving. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Abm] And the car will move [Db] back to New York, _ [Gb] the two of us have to [F] take a leak.
[Abm] The carpet needs a [Db] haircut, [Gb] the spotlight looks [Eb] like a prison break.
And the _ [B]
telephone's out of [Db] cigarettes, and the [Bbm] balcony [Eb] is on the make.
[F] _ [Ebm] And the piano has [Bbm] been drinking, [Db] _ [Gb] the piano _ [Eb] has been drinking.
[Bb] _ _ [Abm] And you can't find [Db] your waitress _ [Gb] with a Geiger [Eb] counter.
_ [F] _ _ [Abm] And then she hates you and each [Eb] and every one of your friends. _
[Db] _ _ Oh, but you just [Gb]
can't get served [Eb] without her.
[Ebm] And the piano has been [Ab] drinking, _ _ [Gb]
the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
_ [Eb] _
[Abm] And the bouncer is [Db] sumo wrestling.
[Gb] _
A real cream puff, Casper [Eb] Milk does _ a real [Abm] sissy.
_ _ _ [Db] _
And [Gb] the owner is a [Bb] mental midget [Abm] with the IQ of a fence [Db] post.
[Gb] And the piano has been [F] drinking, _ the [Abm] piano has [Db] been drinking.
_ [Gb] The piano has been [Eb]
drinking, _ he's on [Abm] the hard stuff, [Db]
they say.
_ [Gb] And the box office is _ [Ab] _ drooling, and the [Gb] bar stool's all [Eb] on fire.
[F] _ All [Abm] the [Eb] newspapers were [Db] fooling, [Gb] and the ice tray fell, [Eb] retired.
_ [Ebm] And the piano [Eb] has been [Db] drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
_ _ [Abm]
Not [B] me, _ [Eb] not me, [Db] _
you [Gb] talking to me?
_ _ _ [F]
I don't see [Abm] nobody else there.
_ _ [Db]
But [Gb] something I know has been [Eb] drinking. _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] Not _ _ [Gb] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
The [Bb] piano has been drinking, [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] my necktie is [Gb] a sleeving. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Abm] And the car will move [Db] back to New York, _ [Gb] the two of us have to [F] take a leak.
[Abm] The carpet needs a [Db] haircut, [Gb] the spotlight looks [Eb] like a prison break.
And the _ [B]
telephone's out of [Db] cigarettes, and the [Bbm] balcony [Eb] is on the make.
[F] _ [Ebm] And the piano has [Bbm] been drinking, [Db] _ [Gb] the piano _ [Eb] has been drinking.
[Bb] _ _ [Abm] And you can't find [Db] your waitress _ [Gb] with a Geiger [Eb] counter.
_ [F] _ _ [Abm] And then she hates you and each [Eb] and every one of your friends. _
[Db] _ _ Oh, but you just [Gb]
can't get served [Eb] without her.
[Ebm] And the piano has been [Ab] drinking, _ _ [Gb]
the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
_ [Eb] _
[Abm] And the bouncer is [Db] sumo wrestling.
[Gb] _
A real cream puff, Casper [Eb] Milk does _ a real [Abm] sissy.
_ _ _ [Db] _
And [Gb] the owner is a [Bb] mental midget [Abm] with the IQ of a fence [Db] post.
[Gb] And the piano has been [F] drinking, _ the [Abm] piano has [Db] been drinking.
_ [Gb] The piano has been [Eb]
drinking, _ he's on [Abm] the hard stuff, [Db]
they say.
_ [Gb] And the box office is _ [Ab] _ drooling, and the [Gb] bar stool's all [Eb] on fire.
[F] _ All [Abm] the [Eb] newspapers were [Db] fooling, [Gb] and the ice tray fell, [Eb] retired.
_ [Ebm] And the piano [Eb] has been [Db] drinking, _ [Gb] the piano has [Eb] been drinking.
_ _ [Abm]
Not [B] me, _ [Eb] not me, [Db] _
you [Gb] talking to me?
_ _ _ [F]
I don't see [Abm] nobody else there.
_ _ [Db]
But [Gb] something I know has been [Eb] drinking. _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] Not _ _ [Gb] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _