Chords for Tom Waits - Martha (album version)

Tempo:
122.3 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Cm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Martha (album version) chords
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[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.
.
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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Cm
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Fm
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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Let's start jamming Tom Waits - Martha chords, Practice these chords sequence - Eb, Bb, Eb, C, Fm, Eb, Ab and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 122 BPM. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[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.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song finds its place within the Asylum Years album.

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