Chords for Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking (Live in Dublin, 1981)
Tempo:
118.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
Eb
G
Db
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Bb]
[G] [B]
[G]
[Ab] [G]
[A] [Gb]
[Db] [D]
[A]
[Gm] My necktie is asleep and the combo went back [Db] to New York [Gm] and left me all [Eb] alone.
The jukebox has to take a leak.
[Db]
[Cm] Have you noticed that the [Gm] carpet needs a haircut?
[A] And the spotlight [E] looks like a prison [Eb] break and the telephone's out of cigarettes.
[A] And as [E]
usual, the [G] balcony's on the make.
[Gm]
[A] And the piano has been drinking [Db] heavily.
[B]
[A] The piano has been drinking.
[N] He's [Gbm] on the hard stuff [Dbm] tonight.
[E] [A] The piano has been drinking.
[E] And you [Bm] can't find [Eb] your waitress [D] even with a Geiger counter.
And I guarantee you that she [G] will hate you from the [Eb] bottom of her glass.
[A] And all of your [Gb] friends.
But [Bbm] mind you, you just [D] can't get served without her.
[Db] And the piano has been [B] drinking.
[Bb] [G] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
[Ab]
[A] And the white man's blind in one eye and he can't [Gb] see out of the other.
[G] And the piano [Ab] tuner's got a hearing aid and he showed up with his [Gb] mother.
And [G] the piano has been [B] drinking.
[Gm] [G] Without fear of contradiction, I [D] said, the piano has been drinking.
[G]
Our [Eb] father, who art in [Db] Kribari,
[Bb] Hallowed be thy class, thy [Eb] kingdom come, thy will be [Gm] done.
[Eb] Honored as it is in the [Gm] lounges,
[Ab] Give us this day our daily [G] splash.
[D] Forgive us our [A] hangovers,
As [Gm] we forgive all [Ab] those who continue to hang [Eb] over against us.
[Ab]
And [Eb] lead us not into temptation, [Dbm] but deliver us [Eb] from [A] evil.
[Gb]
And someone give us all [A] a ride [Db] home.
[Gbm]
[F] [A] [Eb]
[G] [Gm]
[G] As the piano has been drinking, [A]
[F] and he's your friend, not [B]
mine.
[Db] [Bb] The piano has been [Eb] drinking, [Ab] and he's not [Dbm] my [B] responsibility.
[E]
[Eb] [G] The bouncer is this sumo wrestler, [Bb] kind of [Eb]
cream puff [G] Casper Miltoast.
[A]
And the owner [Ab] is just a mental [G] midget with the IQ of [Bb] a fence post.
[G]
And I'm [Eb] going down.
Hang on, [Db]
[Eb]
[Bbm] watch [Abm] me skate across [Bb] an acre of [A] linoleum.
[Db] I know I can [A] do it.
[E] I'm [A] in total control.
[Db] [Dbm] [Bm]
[Gbm] [Ab] The piano has been drinking, and [A] he's embarrassing [Abm] me.
[G]
[A] The piano has been [Dbm] drinking.
[Eb] He raided his [Bb] mini bar.
[Eb] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
[B] And the bar stools [E] are all on [Eb] fire, and all the newspapers were just fooling.
And [A] the ice [Db] trays have retired, and I've got a feeling that [B] the piano has [D] been drinking.
It's just a hunch.
[A] [E] The piano [A] has been drinking, and [E] he's going to [A] lose his lunch.
And [G] the piano has been drinking, [Fm] not me.
[Dbm] [A]
Not [E] me.
[Eb] [A]
The [Gm] piano has been drinking, [Dbm]
not me.
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
[G] [B]
[G]
[Ab] [G]
[A] [Gb]
[Db] [D]
[A]
[Gm] My necktie is asleep and the combo went back [Db] to New York [Gm] and left me all [Eb] alone.
The jukebox has to take a leak.
[Db]
[Cm] Have you noticed that the [Gm] carpet needs a haircut?
[A] And the spotlight [E] looks like a prison [Eb] break and the telephone's out of cigarettes.
[A] And as [E]
usual, the [G] balcony's on the make.
[Gm]
[A] And the piano has been drinking [Db] heavily.
[B]
[A] The piano has been drinking.
[N] He's [Gbm] on the hard stuff [Dbm] tonight.
[E] [A] The piano has been drinking.
[E] And you [Bm] can't find [Eb] your waitress [D] even with a Geiger counter.
And I guarantee you that she [G] will hate you from the [Eb] bottom of her glass.
[A] And all of your [Gb] friends.
But [Bbm] mind you, you just [D] can't get served without her.
[Db] And the piano has been [B] drinking.
[Bb] [G] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
[Ab]
[A] And the white man's blind in one eye and he can't [Gb] see out of the other.
[G] And the piano [Ab] tuner's got a hearing aid and he showed up with his [Gb] mother.
And [G] the piano has been [B] drinking.
[Gm] [G] Without fear of contradiction, I [D] said, the piano has been drinking.
[G]
Our [Eb] father, who art in [Db] Kribari,
[Bb] Hallowed be thy class, thy [Eb] kingdom come, thy will be [Gm] done.
[Eb] Honored as it is in the [Gm] lounges,
[Ab] Give us this day our daily [G] splash.
[D] Forgive us our [A] hangovers,
As [Gm] we forgive all [Ab] those who continue to hang [Eb] over against us.
[Ab]
And [Eb] lead us not into temptation, [Dbm] but deliver us [Eb] from [A] evil.
[Gb]
And someone give us all [A] a ride [Db] home.
[Gbm]
[F] [A] [Eb]
[G] [Gm]
[G] As the piano has been drinking, [A]
[F] and he's your friend, not [B]
mine.
[Db] [Bb] The piano has been [Eb] drinking, [Ab] and he's not [Dbm] my [B] responsibility.
[E]
[Eb] [G] The bouncer is this sumo wrestler, [Bb] kind of [Eb]
cream puff [G] Casper Miltoast.
[A]
And the owner [Ab] is just a mental [G] midget with the IQ of [Bb] a fence post.
[G]
And I'm [Eb] going down.
Hang on, [Db]
[Eb]
[Bbm] watch [Abm] me skate across [Bb] an acre of [A] linoleum.
[Db] I know I can [A] do it.
[E] I'm [A] in total control.
[Db] [Dbm] [Bm]
[Gbm] [Ab] The piano has been drinking, and [A] he's embarrassing [Abm] me.
[G]
[A] The piano has been [Dbm] drinking.
[Eb] He raided his [Bb] mini bar.
[Eb] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
[B] And the bar stools [E] are all on [Eb] fire, and all the newspapers were just fooling.
And [A] the ice [Db] trays have retired, and I've got a feeling that [B] the piano has [D] been drinking.
It's just a hunch.
[A] [E] The piano [A] has been drinking, and [E] he's going to [A] lose his lunch.
And [G] the piano has been drinking, [Fm] not me.
[Dbm] [A]
Not [E] me.
[Eb] [A]
The [Gm] piano has been drinking, [Dbm]
not me.
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
Key:
A
Eb
G
Db
Gm
A
Eb
G
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ My necktie is asleep and the combo went back [Db] to New York _ [Gm] and left me all [Eb] alone. _
The jukebox has to take a leak.
[Db] _ _
_ _ [Cm] Have you noticed that the [Gm] carpet needs a haircut?
_ [A] And the spotlight [E] looks like a prison [Eb] break and the telephone's out of cigarettes.
_ [A] _ _ And as [E]
usual, the _ [G] balcony's on the make.
_ _ [Gm] _
[A] And the piano has been drinking _ _ _ [Db] heavily.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] The piano has been drinking. _
_ [N] He's [Gbm] on the hard stuff [Dbm] tonight. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] The piano has been drinking.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] And you [Bm] can't find [Eb] your waitress _ [D] even with a Geiger counter.
_ _ And I guarantee you that she [G] will hate you from the [Eb] bottom of her glass.
[A] And all of your [Gb] friends. _
But [Bbm] mind you, you just [D] can't get served without her.
[Db] And the piano has been [B] drinking. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [A] _ And the white man's blind in one eye and he can't [Gb] see out of the other. _
[G] And the piano [Ab] tuner's got a hearing aid and he showed up with his [Gb] mother.
_ And [G] the piano has been [B] drinking. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] Without fear of contradiction, I [D] said, the piano has been drinking.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Our [Eb] father, who art in [Db] Kribari,
_ [Bb] _ Hallowed be thy class, thy [Eb] kingdom come, thy will be [Gm] done.
_ _ [Eb] Honored as it is in the [Gm] lounges,
_ [Ab] Give us this day our daily _ [G] splash. _
_ [D] Forgive us our _ [A] hangovers, _
As [Gm] we forgive all [Ab] those who continue to hang [Eb] over against us.
[Ab] _ _
And [Eb] lead us not into temptation, [Dbm] but deliver us [Eb] from [A] evil.
_ _ [Gb] _
And someone give us all [A] a ride [Db] home.
[Gbm] _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] As the piano has been drinking, [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F] and he's your friend, not [B]
mine.
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] The piano has been [Eb] drinking, [Ab] and he's not [Dbm] my _ [B] responsibility.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] The bouncer is this sumo wrestler, [Bb] kind of [Eb]
cream puff [G] Casper _ Miltoast.
[A] _
And the owner [Ab] is just a mental [G] midget with the IQ of [Bb] a fence post.
_ [G] _ _
And I'm [Eb] going down. _ _ _ _
Hang on, [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ watch [Abm] me skate across [Bb] an acre of [A] linoleum. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ I know I can [A] do it. _
[E] I'm _ [A] in total _ control.
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ [Ab] The piano has been drinking, and [A] he's embarrassing [Abm] me.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] The piano has been [Dbm] drinking.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] He raided his [Bb] mini bar.
_ [Eb] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
_ _ _ [B] And the bar stools [E] are all on [Eb] fire, and all the newspapers were just fooling.
And [A] the ice [Db] trays have retired, _ and I've got a feeling that [B] the piano has [D] been drinking.
_ _ It's just a hunch.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] The piano [A] has been drinking, and [E] he's going to [A] lose his lunch.
And [G] the piano has been drinking, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] not me.
[Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _
Not [E] me.
_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
The [Gm] piano has been drinking, [Dbm] _ _
not me.
_ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ My necktie is asleep and the combo went back [Db] to New York _ [Gm] and left me all [Eb] alone. _
The jukebox has to take a leak.
[Db] _ _
_ _ [Cm] Have you noticed that the [Gm] carpet needs a haircut?
_ [A] And the spotlight [E] looks like a prison [Eb] break and the telephone's out of cigarettes.
_ [A] _ _ And as [E]
usual, the _ [G] balcony's on the make.
_ _ [Gm] _
[A] And the piano has been drinking _ _ _ [Db] heavily.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] The piano has been drinking. _
_ [N] He's [Gbm] on the hard stuff [Dbm] tonight. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] The piano has been drinking.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] And you [Bm] can't find [Eb] your waitress _ [D] even with a Geiger counter.
_ _ And I guarantee you that she [G] will hate you from the [Eb] bottom of her glass.
[A] And all of your [Gb] friends. _
But [Bbm] mind you, you just [D] can't get served without her.
[Db] And the piano has been [B] drinking. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [A] _ And the white man's blind in one eye and he can't [Gb] see out of the other. _
[G] And the piano [Ab] tuner's got a hearing aid and he showed up with his [Gb] mother.
_ And [G] the piano has been [B] drinking. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] Without fear of contradiction, I [D] said, the piano has been drinking.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Our [Eb] father, who art in [Db] Kribari,
_ [Bb] _ Hallowed be thy class, thy [Eb] kingdom come, thy will be [Gm] done.
_ _ [Eb] Honored as it is in the [Gm] lounges,
_ [Ab] Give us this day our daily _ [G] splash. _
_ [D] Forgive us our _ [A] hangovers, _
As [Gm] we forgive all [Ab] those who continue to hang [Eb] over against us.
[Ab] _ _
And [Eb] lead us not into temptation, [Dbm] but deliver us [Eb] from [A] evil.
_ _ [Gb] _
And someone give us all [A] a ride [Db] home.
[Gbm] _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] As the piano has been drinking, [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F] and he's your friend, not [B]
mine.
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] The piano has been [Eb] drinking, [Ab] and he's not [Dbm] my _ [B] responsibility.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] The bouncer is this sumo wrestler, [Bb] kind of [Eb]
cream puff [G] Casper _ Miltoast.
[A] _
And the owner [Ab] is just a mental [G] midget with the IQ of [Bb] a fence post.
_ [G] _ _
And I'm [Eb] going down. _ _ _ _
Hang on, [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ watch [Abm] me skate across [Bb] an acre of [A] linoleum. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ I know I can [A] do it. _
[E] I'm _ [A] in total _ control.
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ [Ab] The piano has been drinking, and [A] he's embarrassing [Abm] me.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] The piano has been [Dbm] drinking.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] He raided his [Bb] mini bar.
_ [Eb] The piano has been [Gm] drinking.
_ _ _ [B] And the bar stools [E] are all on [Eb] fire, and all the newspapers were just fooling.
And [A] the ice [Db] trays have retired, _ and I've got a feeling that [B] the piano has [D] been drinking.
_ _ It's just a hunch.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] The piano [A] has been drinking, and [E] he's going to [A] lose his lunch.
And [G] the piano has been drinking, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] not me.
[Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _
Not [E] me.
_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
The [Gm] piano has been drinking, [Dbm] _ _
not me.
_ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _