Tom Waits – Black Market Baby (Ukulele)

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Chords

Intro: G# minor

The bassline moves chromatically from G# to F#, and then back again. So if you do 
like this you can get it:

E|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
B|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
D|-6-5-4--4-5-6-| (listen to the track for the rhythm)
A|-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|

But personally I don't bother since you need to strum it funny and it's hard to get (but if you're playing this with a bassist, you're in the money).

G#m
She lives in a house

D#7
That's way back off the road

G#m
There's a man with a lantern

D#7
And he carries her soul

C#m
A coal stove and a bed

G#m
A skillet and a hound

C#m
She drove a camel through a needle

G#m
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
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!