Tom Waits – Lucinda (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Updated : removed chord diagrams, added Am C Dm to third line, 2012
Updated : jolov1 is spot on, the B7 sounds way better,
thanks, and sorry it took me so long to get around
to changing it Dec 2013
Updated : Thanks to jfcarter, put your CAPO on the FIRST FRET
Feb 2016
Updated : Added Am7 chord to each Verse, Added Chord fingerings
also moved some chords to correct positions. The song
that's just plain old Am.
Sheeesh, I'm still updating this tab from six years ago!!
I need to get out more.
As always, hope you enjoy, and don't forget to RATE this tab.
flatwound
Am = X02210
Am7 = X02010
E = 022100
C = X32010
Dm = XX0231
B7 = X21202
LUCINDA
**CAPO 1st FRET**
Am Am Well they call me William The Pleaser Am Am7 E I sold opium, fireworks and lead Am C Dm Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers Am E Am When the shadows get long I'll be dead Am Am Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar Am Am7 E Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone Am C Dm I left Texas to follow Lucinda Am E Am Now I'll never see heaven or home Am Am I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight Am Am7 E A sly grin and a bowl full of stars Am C Dm Like a kid who captures a firefly Am E Am And leaves it only to die in the jar Am Am As I kick at the clouds at my hanging Am Am7 E As I swing out over the crowd Am C Dm I will search every face for Lucinda's Am E Am And she will go off with me down to hell Am Am I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda Am Am7 E The rain returned and so did the wind Am C Dm I cast this burden on the God that's within me Am E Am I will leave this old world and go free Dm Am The devil dances inside empty pockets Dm Am But she did'nt want money or pearls Dm Am No, that wasn't enough for Lucinda B7 E She wasn't that kind of girl Am Am Now I've fallen from grace for Lucinda Am Am7 E Whoever thought that Hell'd be so cold Am C Dm I did well for an old tin can sailor Am E Am But she wanted the bell in my soul Am Am I've spoken to God on the mountain Am Am7 E And I've swam in the Irish sea Am C Dm I ate fire and drank from the Ganges Am E Am And I'll beg there for mercy for me Am Am I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda Am Am7 E The rain returned and so did the wind Am C Dm I was standing outside the Whitehorse Am E Am Oh, But I was afraid to go in Am Am I heard someone pull the trigger Am Am7 E Her breasts heaved in the moonlight again Am C Dm There was a smear of gold in the window Am E Am And then I was the jewel of her sin Am Am They call me William The Pleaser Am Am7 E I sold opium, fireworks and lead Am C Dm Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers Am E Am When the shadows get long I'll be dead Am Am Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar Am Am7 E Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone Am C Dm I left Texas to follow Lucinda Am E Am Now I'll never see heaven or home Am E Am No I'll never see heaven or home Am E Am No I'll never see heaven or home