Tom Waits – Drunk On The Moon (Guitar)

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It's not an easy tab, and I'm not even going to go near that insane solo saxophone bit. This is just the basic chord progression driving the song. In my opinion this sounds much better without hitting any open strings... most of the time. It's in 6/8 time. Or 3/4. I never get that right. [Intro] Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7 Ebdim7 Em7 Fmaj7 E7 Am7 Fmaj7 F7 Em7 A7 Dm7 G9 Cmaj7 C7 Bm7 E7 Am Am7/G D7sus2/F# Fmaj7 F7 Em7 A7 D9 G9 Em7 A7 D9 G9 [Verse 1]
Cmaj7            Dbm7b5            Dm7            Ebdim7
     Tight slack-clad girls on the graveyard shift

           Em7      Fmaj7
'Neath the cement stroll

          E7        Am7
Catch the midnight drift

Fmaj7               F7
     Cigar chewing Charlie

        Em7            A7
In that newspaper nest

         Dm7            G7
griftin' hot horse tips

         Cmaj7            C7
On who's runnin' the best
[Chorus]
       Bm7               E7
And I'm blinded by the neon

Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune

Fmaj7                       F7
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone

    Em7              A7
I'm drunk on the moon
[Interlude] D9 G9 Em7 A7 D9 G9 [Verse 2]
Cmaj7                    Dbm7b5
     The moon's a silver slipper

               Dm7          Ebdim7
It's pourin' champagne stars

Em7               Fmaj7
Broadway's like a serpent

         E7             Am7
Pullin' shiny top-down cars

Fmaj7           F7
     Larimer is teeming

          Em7             A7
With that undulating beat

         Dm7                G9
And some Bonneville is screaming

         Cmaj7                 C7
Its way wildly down the street
[Chorus]
       Bm7               E7
And I'm blinded by the neon

Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune

Fmaj7                          F7
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone

    Em7               A7
I'm drunk on the moon
[Interlude] D9 G9 Em7 A7 D9 G9 (Solo) D9 G9 Em7 A7 D9 G9 [Verse 3]
Cmaj7   Dbm7b5               Dm7
        Hearts flutter and race

                   Ebdim7
The moon's on the wane

      Em7          Fmaj7
Tarts mutter their dream hopes

E7                Am7
The night will ordain

Fmaj7                  F7
     Come schemers and dancers

Em7              A7
   Cherry delight

    Dm7                  G9
As a Cleveland-bound Greyhound

       Cmaj7                  C7
And it cuts through the night
[Chorus]
        Bm7                  E7
And I've hocked all my yesterdays

Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune

Fmaj7                          F7
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone

    Em7               A7
I'm drunk on the moon
[Outro] D9 G9 Em7 A7 D9 G9 Ab6/9 The way I play the chords A7 5x565x Am x02210 Am7/G 302010 Am7 575555 Ab6/9 4x334x Cmaj7 x35453 Dbm7b5 x4545x D7sus2/F# 2x0210 D9 x5455x Dm7 x57565 Ebdim7 x67575 E7 x79797
Em7       x79787
Fmaj7     x8(10)9(10)8
F7 x8(10)8(10)8 G7 3x343x G9 3x323x