Wrong Side Of The Road Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
76.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

G

E

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Wrong side of the road chords
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[Bm] [C#] [D] [B] [G] [F#m] [E]
[Bm] [D] [F#] [Bm] [C#m] [D]
[A] [D] [B] [C#] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[F#m] Put a dead [D] cat [Bm] on a [A] railroad [Bm] track, a [F#m] wolf band's [Bm] blooming,
got a trough, [E] [B] a ball of rooster, [F#] stones from the ditch,
[G] wash them down with bilge [E] water, say you'll never [Bm] snitch,
take the buttons from a yellow jacket, [A] leather from a [Bm] [E] buzzard,
[Bm] blood from a bounty hunter's [A] core black [G#] heart,
[E] [G] get the pills of a widow [F#] in a single-major class,
[G] your mama and your papa, [F#m] they can kiss your ass,
[Bm] poison all the [A#] water, [Bm] the [Am] wishing [C#m] well,
[E] [Bm] hang all [A] them [Bm] scarecrows [F#m] from a thick [Am] wood [E] tree,
[G] burn down all them honeymoons, [F#] put them in a pillowcase,
[G] wave your neck through the switch blades at the [A] amusement park for me,
[Bm] strangle all the [D] Christmas carols, [Em] scratch out all the [Bm] prayers,
tie them up with barbed wire, [E] put them [Bm] down the stairs,
[G] I'll whistle you a pistol, [F#] keep the nightmares off your blinds,
[G] them sons of bitches always [E] limnastic up from [A] behind,
[D] siphon all the gas, [C#m] your daddy's pick-up truck,
[Bm] fill up Johnny's teabag, [Em] I got [E] a couple bucks,
[F#m] [G] I'll pour out a little perfume, [F#] wear a ribbon in your hair,
[Em] careful that you [G] don't wake [A] up the hound,
[Bm] wear a bolt of lightning inside [E] of the sky,
[D] throw her in a cedar [D] chest, [G] [C#m] if you want, I'll [Bm] tell you why,
[G] bring the gas shift now, [F#] my 49 Mike,
[G] lie down here beside me, [B] let me [F#] hold [D] you in a day,
you're gonna tremble,
[Bm] [C#m] till the throat out [Bm] of the knife,
your teeth into my shoulder,
[G#] nails [G] into my back,
till that little girl let [F#] go of my sleeve,
you'll be [G] a woman when I catch you,
come [E] baby fall in love with me,
[A#] with [Bm] my double barrel [D] shotgun,
[Em] [C#m] hold [E] back the shell,
[G] [Bm] celebrate the [C#] 4th of July,
[D] drive through [G] a hundred miles an hour,
[F#] spending someone else's dough,
[G] drive all the way to Reno,
[F#] on the wrong side of the [Bm] road,
[F#]
[D] [D] [G] wrong side of the [D] road,
[A#]
[Bm] [A] [G] on the wrong side of [D] the [C#m] road,
[Bm] [C#] [G] wrong side of the [F#m] road,
wrong [C#] [G#] [F#] [Bm] [G]
[C#m] [E] side [Bm] of [A#] the road,
[Bm] [C#] [Bm] [C#] [G]
[Bm]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [D] [E]
[B] [E] [D] [C#m] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Bm] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [F#m]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Tom Waits - (1973-1980) Wrong Side Of The Road chords, practice playing E, Bm, E, Bm, A, G, F#, G, Bm and Bm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 38 BPM and then match the original tempo of 76 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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[Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ [B] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] Put a dead [D] cat [Bm] on a [A] railroad [Bm] track, _ a [F#m] wolf band's [Bm] blooming,
got a trough, [E] _ _ [B] a ball of rooster, [F#] stones from the ditch,
[G] wash them down with bilge [E] water, say you'll never [Bm] snitch,
take the buttons from a yellow jacket, [A] leather from a [Bm] [E] buzzard,
[Bm] blood from a bounty hunter's [A] core black [G#] heart,
[E] _ [G] get the pills of a widow [F#] in a single-major class,
[G] your mama and your papa, [F#m] they can kiss your ass,
[Bm] poison all the [A#] water, [Bm] the [Am] wishing [C#m] well,
[E] _ [Bm] hang all [A] them [Bm] scarecrows [F#m] from a thick [Am] wood [E] tree,
_ [G] burn down all them honeymoons, [F#] put them in a pillowcase,
_ [G] wave your neck through the switch blades at the [A] amusement park for me,
[Bm] _ strangle all the [D] Christmas carols, [Em] scratch out all the [Bm] prayers,
tie them up with barbed wire, [E] put them [Bm] down the stairs,
[G] I'll whistle you a pistol, [F#] keep the nightmares off your blinds,
[G] them sons of bitches always [E] limnastic up from [A] behind,
[D] siphon all the gas, [C#m] your daddy's pick-up truck,
[Bm] fill up Johnny's teabag, [Em] I got [E] a couple bucks,
[F#m] [G] I'll pour out a little perfume, [F#] wear a ribbon in your hair,
_ [Em] careful that you [G] don't wake [A] up the hound,
_ [Bm] wear a bolt of lightning inside [E] of the sky,
_ [D] throw her in a cedar [D] chest, [G] [C#m] if you want, I'll [Bm] tell you why,
[G] bring the gas shift now, [F#] my 49 Mike,
_ [G] lie down here beside me, [B] let me [F#] hold [D] you in a day,
you're gonna tremble,
_ [Bm] [C#m] till the throat out [Bm] of the knife,
your teeth into my shoulder,
_ [G#] nails [G] into my back,
till that little girl let [F#] go of my sleeve,
you'll be [G] a woman when I catch you,
come [E] baby fall in love with me,
[A#] with [Bm] my double barrel [D] shotgun,
[Em] [C#m] hold [E] back the shell,
_ [G] [Bm] celebrate the [C#] 4th of July,
[D] _ drive through [G] a hundred miles an hour,
[F#] spending someone else's dough,
[G] drive all the way to Reno,
[F#] on the wrong side of the [Bm] road,
[F#] _
[D] _ [D] [G] wrong _ side of the [D] road,
[A#] _
[Bm] _ _ [A] [G] on the wrong side of [D] the [C#m] road,
[Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [G] wrong side of the [F#m] road,
wrong [C#] _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ side [Bm] of [A#] the road,
[Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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