Tom Waits – Black Market Baby (Guitar)

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Intro: G# minor The bassline moves chromatically from G# to E, and then back to G#. When the bass gets to E play an E7 chord. (A quick suggestion on how to play the chords. Play them sparsely. Here's a tab suggestion for each chord)
G#m7:     G#m6:      A#7:      D#7:      C#m:       A7:       E7:
E|-x-|    E|-x-|     E|-x-|    E|-x-|    E|-x-|     E|-x-|    E|-x-|
B|-x-|    B|-x-|     B|-x-|    B|-x-|    B|-5-|     B|-x-|    B|-3-|
G|-4-|    G|-4-|     G|-x-|    G|-6-|    G|-6-|     G|-6-|    G|-1-|
D|-4-|    D|-3-|     D|-6-|    D|-5-|    D|-6-|     D|-5-|    D|-2-|
A|-x-|    A|-x-|     A|-5-|    A|-6-|    A|-4-|     A|-x-|    A|-2-|
E|-4-|    E|-4-|     E|-6-|    E|-x-|    E|-x-|     E|-5-|    E|-0-|

G#m7                 G#6
She lives in a house

A#7                  D#7
That's way back off the road

G#m7                G#6
There's a man with a lantern

A#7                 D#7      
And he carries her soul

C#m                 A7
A coal stove and a bed

G#m                 
A skillet and a hound

C#m                 A7
She drove a camel through a needle

D#7                 G#m7
In this sinking board walk town

C#m
She's my Black Market Baby

G#m
She's my Black Market Baby

D#7
She's a diamond that

              G#m          E7
Wants to stay coal
Wants to stay coal It doesn't really change for the rest. Listen to the tune for the exact moment of the changes, since he sometimes sneaks a syllable or two before the new chord kicks in. Enjoy!