Tom Waits – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis (Guitar)
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From Blue Valentines 1977
Bb9: x10111
Bb/C: x3x331
Fadd9/A: x03213
C11: 033333
[Intro]
Gm Am7 Bb Bb/C
F A7 hey Charlie I'm pregnant Bb9 and living on the 9th street F A7 right above a dirty bookstore Bb9 off Euclid Avenue F A7 and I stopped takin' dope Bb9 and I quit drinkin' whiskey Gm7 F/A and my old man plays the trombone Bb9 Bb/C F C11 F and works out at the track F A7 and he says that he loves me Bb9 even though it's not his baby F A7 and he says that he'll raise him up Bb9 like he would his own son F A7 and he gave me a ring Dm7 F/Eb that was worn by his mother Bb9 Bb/C and he takes me out dancin' Bb9 C11 F C11 F C11 every Saturday night F A7 and hey Charlie I think about you Bb9 every time I pass a fillin' station F A7 on account of all the grease Bb9 you used to wear in your hair F A7 and I still have that record Dm7 F/Eb of Little Anthony & the Imperials Bb9 but someone stole my record player C11 F C11 F A7 now how do you like that? Dm7 F/C hey Charlie I almost went crazy Gm7 Fadd9/A after Mario got busted Bb9 Bb/C C7 so I went back to Omaha to F A7 live with my folks Dm7 F/C but everyone I used to know Bb9 was either dead or in prison Gm7 Fadd9/A so I came back to Minneapolis Bb9 Bb/C C7 this time I think I'm gonna stay F A7 hey Charlie I think I'm happy Bb9 for the first time since my accident F A7 and I wish I had all the money Bb9 that we used to spend on dope F A7 I'd buy me a used car lot Dm7 F/Eb and I wouldn't sell any of em Bb9 I'd just drive a different car C11 Bb9 C11 every day, dependin' on how I feel
F C11 F C11
F A7 hey Charlie for chrissakes Bb9 do you want to know the truth of it? F A7 I don't have a husband Bb9 he don't play the trombone F A7 and I need to borrow money Dm7 to pay this lawyer F/Eb Charlie, hey Bb9 I'll be eligible for parole C11 F come Valentine's Day