VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by PluckPlanet
To learn Tom Waits - Martha chords with lyrics, delve into these chords to get the song's feel: Eb, Bb, Eb, C, Fm, Eb, Ab, Eb. For best results, commence at 61 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 122. Given the song's key of Eb, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
Eb _ _
Bb _ _
Eb _ _
Bb _ _ .
Cm _ _ _
Gm _ _
Ab _ _ _ .
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Eb _ _
Bb _ _
Eb _ _
Bb _ .
_
Cm _ _ _ _
Ab _ _ _ .
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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.
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