Tom Waits – A Sight For Sore Eyes (Guitar)

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Another old Waits tune I couldn't find on here, so worked out a simple version. This is for the version on "Foreign Affairs" album. The Am chord at the start of each the third line is really just a step up from G to C.
 Play It Like This
      G     C
  A|----0-2-3--|
  E|--3--------|
Where there is a C Chord Followed by an Am, you can always stick a C/B in there. C/B = X20010, Should the mood take you. INTRO: Is Played To The Air Of "Auld Lang Syne"
       C         D                   C         F
  For Auld Land Syne, My Dear,  For Auld Lang Syne

         C              D                       C        F        C
  We'll Take A Drop Of Kind, My Dear,  For The Sake Of Auld Lang Syne
Mr. Waits is giving us a subtle lesson in how to take one song and turn it into another. If you like it? Please take the time to RATE IT! Thanks flatwound A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES INTRO: C D C F C D C F C
      C             C               F           C
  A sight for sore eyes,   It's a long time no see

           C            Am           Dm           G
  Workin' hard hardly workin',   Hey man you know me

Am        C         C              F          C
  Water under the bridge,  Did'ya see my new car

               C              Am                    Dm          G
  Well, It's bought and it's paid for,   Parked out-side of the bar

Am          C                C            F             C
  And hey, Barkeep what's keeping you,   Keep pouring drinks

       C           Am                 Dm           G
  For all these palookas,   Hey, You know what I thinks

Am          C            C                 F       C
  That we toast, To the old days,  And Di-Mag-gio too

             C           Am              Dm          C
  An' old Drysdales and Mantle,  Whitey Ford and to you
INST: C F C C Am Dm C G
                   C                 C           F            C
  Oh, You know the ol' gang ain't around,  Everyone has left town

              C           Am               Dm             G
  'Cept for Selma 'n' Giardina,  Said they just might be down

Am           C            C               F             C
  Oh, Half drunk all the time,   An' I'm all drunk the rest

    C                 Am              Dm         G
  Monk's still the champion,   Oh, But I am the best

Am         C                C            F             C
  And hey barkeep what's keeping you,   Keep pouring drinks

       C           Am                 Dm           G
  For all these palookas,   Hey, You know what I thinks

Am          C           C                 F       C
  That we toast to the old days,  And Di-Mag-gio too

             C           Am              Dm          G
  An' old Drysdales and Mantle,  Whitey Ford and to you
INST: C F C C Am Dm C G
              C          C              F          C
  Guess you heard about Nash,  He was killed in a crash

            C             Am              Dm        G
  Oh, That must have been two,  Or three years ago now

Am          C                 C               F        C
  Yeah, He spun out, And he rolled,   Hit a telephone pole

       C              Am   Dm     G
  And died with the radio  on

Am              C            C               F            C
  Flo, She's married with a kid,   Finally split up with Sid

            C            Am                  Dm      G
  He's up north, For a nickle's worth,  For armed robbery

Am          C               C                F            C
  And I'll play you some pinball,   No, You ain't got a chance

       C      Am       Dm           G
  Then go on over and, Ask her to dance

Am         C                C            F             C
  And hey barkeep what's keeping you,   Keep pouring drinks

       C          Am                  Dm           G
  For all these palookas,   Hey, You know what I thinks

Am         C            C                 F       C
  That we toast to the old days,  And Di-Mag-gio too

             C           Am              Dm      G   C     C
  An' old Drysdales and Mantle,  Whitey Ford and to you-oo-o
OUTRO: C F C C Am Dm C