Chords for Tom Waits - Waltzing Matilda - Live 1982

Tempo:
127.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

Bb

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Waltzing Matilda - Live 1982 chords
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[D] [F]
[Gm] [F] [Bb] [F]
[G] [C]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[G] [C]
[Bb] oh
western moon day
[Dm] same as the moon day
[Gm] got [C] what i paid for [F] now
[Gm] see [F]
[Bb] you tomorrow [F] hey [Dm] frank what
just [G] a couple of bucks [C] from you
oooh
[F] horsey
[Gm]
[F] took a horsey
[Bb] but tell her [Dm] you were a wolf
[Gm] till the [C] week
[Bb] i'm an innocent victim
[F] of a blind [Dm] and ugly
[Gm] and [Bb] i'm tired of [C] all these soldiers [F] here
[Gm] [Am] [F]
[Bb] no one speaks english [F] and everything's [Dm] broken [G] my stacey's a soaker
[B]
[C]
where oooh
[F] horsey
[Gm]
[F] took a horsey
[Bb] but tell [F] her
you [Dm] were a
wolf [Gm] [Bb] till the week
[C]
i
[Bb] lost my saint christopher [F] but [Dm] i've kissed him
[Gm] and the one on the
[C] back [F] [Gm] [F] [Bb] of rick chinaman
[F] all these cold [Dm] blooded sides
[F] and the girls down by the [C] strip t -shirts go
[F] you
[Gm]
[F] go [Bb] till [F] the you go [Gm] till [Bb] the
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Gm] [Bb] big [C] [F] you
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
go
[F] [Dm] [Gm] till the [C] big
[F] you go
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] till [Bb] the
[F]
[Dm] [Gm]
[C]
[Bb] You can ask any sailor,
[Dm] the keys from the jail, [Bb] but the old [C] men in [F] wheelchairs know
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] Matilda's the defendant [F] and she's killed about a [Dm] hundred.
[Gm] She follows her.
[C] You think [Db] you're [F] waltzing,
[Gm] [F] you're waltzing, [Bb] [F] Matilda,
[Dm] come [Bb] waltzing Matilda with [C] me.
[Bb] It's about an old suitcase, [F] an old hotel [Dm] someplace, [Gm] a wound [C] that will never [F]
heal.
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] An old prima donna, [F] the perfume is on [Gm] an old shirt [C] that's stained [F] with blood and [Gm] whiskey.
[F] [Bb] Good night to the street sweepers, [F] good night to the watchmen and flame [Dm] keepers, [Gm] good morning to [C] you.
[F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb]
[F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[F]
[Gm]
Key:  
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Tom Waits - (1981) Live At Montreal Jazz Festival chords, practice playing Dm, Bb, F, Bb, F, Gm and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 128. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] oh
western moon day _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ same as the moon day
[Gm] _ _ got [C] what i paid for [F] now
[Gm] see _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ you tomorrow _ [F] _ hey [Dm] frank what
just [G] _ _ a couple of bucks _ [C] from _ you
_ _ oooh
_ _ [F] _ _ horsey
[Gm] _ _
_ [F] took a horsey
[Bb] but tell her [Dm] _ you were a wolf
_ _ [Gm] till the _ [C] week
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] i'm an innocent _ victim _
[F] of a blind [Dm] and ugly
[Gm] and [Bb] i'm tired of [C] all these _ soldiers [F] here
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ no one speaks english [F] and everything's [Dm] broken _ [G] my _ _ stacey's a soaker
[B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
where oooh
_ [F] _ _ horsey
[Gm] _ _
_ [F] took a horsey
[Bb] but tell [F] her
you _ [Dm] were a
wolf _ [Gm] _ [Bb] till the week
[C] _
_ i _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ lost my saint _ christopher [F] but _ [Dm] i've kissed him
_ [Gm] and the one on the
[C] _ back [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ of rick chinaman
_ _ [F] all these cold [Dm] blooded sides
_ [F] and the girls down by the [C] strip t _ -shirts go _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ you
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] go _ _ _ [Bb] till _ [F] the you _ go _ _ [Gm] till [Bb] the
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] big [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ you
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
go
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] till the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ big
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] you go
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Dm] till _ [Bb] _ _ the
[F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] You can ask any _ sailor, _ _
[Dm] _ _ the keys from the jail, [Bb] but the old [C] men in _ _ [F] wheelchairs know
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Matilda's the defendant _ _ [F] and she's killed about a [Dm] hundred. _
[Gm] She follows _ her. _ _
[C] You think _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] you're [F] _ waltzing, _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] you're _ waltzing, [Bb] _ _ _ [F] Matilda, _ _ _
[Dm] come _ [Bb] waltzing _ Matilda with [C] me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] It's about an old suitcase, _ _ _ _ _ [F] an old hotel [Dm] someplace, _ _ [Gm] a wound [C] that will _ never [F] _
heal.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] An old prima donna, _ [F] the perfume _ is on [Gm] an old shirt [C] that's stained [F] with blood and [Gm] whiskey.
_ [F] _ [Bb] Good night to the street sweepers, _ _ [F] good night to the watchmen and flame [Dm] _ keepers, [Gm] good morning to [C] _ you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _

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