Chords for Tom Waits - Martha (album version)
Tempo:
122.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] .
[Cm] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Bb] Operator, [Eb] [Bb] number please, [Cm] it's been [Gm] so many [Ab] years.
.
[Eb] She [Bb] remembers [Eb] my [Bb] old voice [Cm] while I [Gm] fight [Ab] the tears.
.
[Eb] Hello, [C] hello, [Fm] there [Bb] is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [Fm] Tom [Bb] Frost.
And [Eb] I [C] am calling [Fm] [Eb] long [Bb] distance, [Cm] don't worry about [Ab] the cost.
.
[Eb] It's [C] been [Fm] 40 [Eb] years or [Bb] more [Eb] now, [C] Martha, please [Fm] [Eb] recall.
[Bb] .
[Eb] Meet [C] me out [Bb] for coffee, where we'll [Cm] [Gm] talk about it [Ab] .
all.
[Eb] Those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Eb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] .
tomorrows that [Eb] packed [Ab] away our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them for [Fm] a rainy .
[Eb] day.
And .
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] .
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb].
I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much [Bb] older now, [Cm].
and you're much older [Ab] too.
[Eb].
How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?.
You [Eb] know that I [Gm] got married [Ab] too.
[Eb].
Lucky [C] that you [Fm] [Ab] found [Bb] someone to [Eb].
make you [C] feel [Fm] secure.
[Bb] [Eb] We were [C] all so [Ab] young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, now [Gm] we are [Ab] mature.
.
[Eb] Those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows [Eb] [Ab] that packed away our sorrows.
And we saved [Eb] them for [Ab] a rainy [Eb] day.
[Gm] [Eb] .
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab] .
[Eb] .
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] .
[Eb] And I [Bb] was always [Eb].
so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
[Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was a [Ab].
man.
[Eb] I guess [C] that [Fm] our being [Bb] [Eb] together was [C] never meant [Fm] to [Eb] .
[Bb] be.
[Eb] Martha, [C] [Fm] .
[Bb] Martha, I [Cm] love [Eb] you, can't [Ab] you see?.
[Eb] And those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] .
poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I [Ab] had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them for a rainy [Eb] day.
And [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] .
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] .
I [Bb] remember [Eb] [Bb] quiet evenings [Cm] trembling [Gm] close [Ab] to you.
.
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] .
[Cm] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Bb] Operator, [Eb] [Bb] number please, [Cm] it's been [Gm] so many [Ab] years.
.
[Eb] She [Bb] remembers [Eb] my [Bb] old voice [Cm] while I [Gm] fight [Ab] the tears.
.
[Eb] Hello, [C] hello, [Fm] there [Bb] is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [Fm] Tom [Bb] Frost.
And [Eb] I [C] am calling [Fm] [Eb] long [Bb] distance, [Cm] don't worry about [Ab] the cost.
.
[Eb] It's [C] been [Fm] 40 [Eb] years or [Bb] more [Eb] now, [C] Martha, please [Fm] [Eb] recall.
[Bb] .
[Eb] Meet [C] me out [Bb] for coffee, where we'll [Cm] [Gm] talk about it [Ab] .
all.
[Eb] Those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Eb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] .
tomorrows that [Eb] packed [Ab] away our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them for [Fm] a rainy .
[Eb] day.
And .
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] .
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb].
I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much [Bb] older now, [Cm].
and you're much older [Ab] too.
[Eb].
How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?.
You [Eb] know that I [Gm] got married [Ab] too.
[Eb].
Lucky [C] that you [Fm] [Ab] found [Bb] someone to [Eb].
make you [C] feel [Fm] secure.
[Bb] [Eb] We were [C] all so [Ab] young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, now [Gm] we are [Ab] mature.
.
[Eb] Those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows [Eb] [Ab] that packed away our sorrows.
And we saved [Eb] them for [Ab] a rainy [Eb] day.
[Gm] [Eb] .
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab] .
[Eb] .
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] .
[Eb] And I [Bb] was always [Eb].
so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
[Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was a [Ab].
man.
[Eb] I guess [C] that [Fm] our being [Bb] [Eb] together was [C] never meant [Fm] to [Eb] .
[Bb] be.
[Eb] Martha, [C] [Fm] .
[Bb] Martha, I [Cm] love [Eb] you, can't [Ab] you see?.
[Eb] And those were [Ab] days of roses, [Eb] .
poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I [Ab] had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me.
There was no [Ab] tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them for a rainy [Eb] day.
And [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] .
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] .
I [Bb] remember [Eb] [Bb] quiet evenings [Cm] trembling [Gm] close [Ab] to you.
.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Operator, [Eb] _ [Bb] number please, [Cm] it's been [Gm] so many [Ab] years.
_ .
_ [Eb] She [Bb] remembers [Eb] my [Bb] old voice [Cm] while I [Gm] fight [Ab] the tears.
_ .
_ [Eb] Hello, [C] hello, [Fm] there [Bb] is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [Fm] Tom [Bb] Frost.
And [Eb] I [C] am calling [Fm] [Eb] long [Bb] distance, [Cm] don't worry about [Ab] the cost.
_ .
_ [Eb] It's [C] been [Fm] 40 [Eb] years or [Bb] more [Eb] now, [C] Martha, please [Fm] [Eb] recall.
[Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] Meet [C] me out [Bb] for coffee, where we'll [Cm] [Gm] talk about it [Ab] _ _ .
all.
_ [Eb] Those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Eb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
_ _ There was no [Ab] _ .
tomorrows that [Eb] packed [Ab] away our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them for [Fm] a rainy _ .
[Eb] day.
_ And _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb].
I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much [Bb] older now, [Cm].
and you're much older [Ab] too.
_ _ [Eb].
How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?.
You [Eb] know that I [Gm] got married [Ab] too.
_ _ [Eb].
Lucky [C] that you [Fm] [Ab] found [Bb] someone to [Eb].
make you [C] feel [Fm] secure.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] We were [C] all so [Ab] young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, now [Gm] we are [Ab] mature.
_ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ Those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
_ _ .
There was no [Ab] _ _ tomorrows [Eb] _ _ [Ab] that packed away our sorrows.
And we saved [Eb] them for [Ab] a rainy _ [Eb] day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ [Eb] And I [Bb] was always [Eb].
so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
_ _ [Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was a [Ab].
man.
[Eb] I guess [C] that [Fm] our being [Bb] _ [Eb] together was [C] never meant [Fm] to [Eb] _ .
[Bb] be.
[Eb] Martha, [C] _ _ [Fm] _ .
[Bb] Martha, I [Cm] love [Eb] you, can't [Ab] you _ see?.
_ [Eb] And _ those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ .
poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I [Ab] had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me.
_ _ _ There was no [Ab] _ tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them for a rainy _ [Eb] day.
_ And _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
I [Bb] remember _ [Eb] _ [Bb] quiet evenings [Cm] _ trembling _ [Gm] close [Ab] to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Operator, [Eb] _ [Bb] number please, [Cm] it's been [Gm] so many [Ab] years.
_ .
_ [Eb] She [Bb] remembers [Eb] my [Bb] old voice [Cm] while I [Gm] fight [Ab] the tears.
_ .
_ [Eb] Hello, [C] hello, [Fm] there [Bb] is this [Eb] Martha, this [C] is old [Fm] Tom [Bb] Frost.
And [Eb] I [C] am calling [Fm] [Eb] long [Bb] distance, [Cm] don't worry about [Ab] the cost.
_ .
_ [Eb] It's [C] been [Fm] 40 [Eb] years or [Bb] more [Eb] now, [C] Martha, please [Fm] [Eb] recall.
[Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] Meet [C] me out [Bb] for coffee, where we'll [Cm] [Gm] talk about it [Ab] _ _ .
all.
_ [Eb] Those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Eb] All I [Ab] had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
_ _ There was no [Ab] _ .
tomorrows that [Eb] packed [Ab] away our sorrows.
And we [Cm] saved them for [Fm] a rainy _ .
[Eb] day.
_ And _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb].
I [Bb] feel so [Eb] much [Bb] older now, [Cm].
and you're much older [Ab] too.
_ _ [Eb].
How's [Bb] the husband, [Eb] and how's [Bb] your kids?.
You [Eb] know that I [Gm] got married [Ab] too.
_ _ [Eb].
Lucky [C] that you [Fm] [Ab] found [Bb] someone to [Eb].
make you [C] feel [Fm] secure.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] We were [C] all so [Ab] young [Bb] and [Cm] foolish, now [Gm] we are [Ab] mature.
_ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ Those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
All I had was you and all [Fm] you had was [Eb] me.
_ _ .
There was no [Ab] _ _ tomorrows [Eb] _ _ [Ab] that packed away our sorrows.
And we saved [Eb] them for [Ab] a rainy _ [Eb] day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ [Eb] And I [Bb] was always [Eb].
so [Bb] impulsive.
[Cm] I guess that I [Ab] still am.
_ _ [Eb] But [Bb] all that really [Eb] mattered [Bb] then [Cm] was that I was a [Ab].
man.
[Eb] I guess [C] that [Fm] our being [Bb] _ [Eb] together was [C] never meant [Fm] to [Eb] _ .
[Bb] be.
[Eb] Martha, [C] _ _ [Fm] _ .
[Bb] Martha, I [Cm] love [Eb] you, can't [Ab] you _ see?.
_ [Eb] And _ those were [Ab] days of roses, _ [Eb] _ .
poetry [Ab] and frozen Martha.
[Cm] All I [Ab] had was you and [Fm] all you had was [Eb] me.
_ _ _ There was no [Ab] _ tomorrows [Eb] that packed away [Ab] our sorrows.
And we saved them for a rainy _ [Eb] day.
_ And _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
I [Bb] remember _ [Eb] _ [Bb] quiet evenings [Cm] _ trembling _ [Gm] close [Ab] to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .