Tom Waits – Ol 55 (Guitar)

Capo 2 Video Lesson
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Ol' '55 chords Tom Waits 1973 (Closing Time) * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%27_%2755 Capo II ** One, two, three, four . . . E G#m A E
         E
Well, my time went so quickly, 

       G#m
I went lickety-splickly

A               E (A \ E )
Out to my old '55

      E                   G#m
And I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,

    A                     B
God knows, I was feeling alive.

            E     G#m    A  (A \ B)
And now the sun's coming up,

    E           G#m  A    (A \ B)
I'm riding with Lady Luck, 

E       G#m      A      (A \ B)
Freeway cars and trucks,

B                  E    (A \ E)
Stars beginning to fade, 

B                E   (A \ E)
And I lead the parade

B                  C#m
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,

F#                                 B
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.

    E                   G#m
Now six in the morning, gave me no warning;

  A               E   (A \ E)
I had to be on my way.

              E
Well, there's trucks all a passing,

G#m
lights all a flashing 

    A                        B
I'm on my way home from your place.

            E     G#m    A  (A \ B)
And now the sun's coming up,

    E           G#m  A    (A \ B)
I'm riding with Lady Luck, 

E       G#m      A     (A \ B)
Freeway cars and trucks,

B                  E    (A \ E)
Stars beginning to fade, 

B                E   (A \ E)
And I lead the parade

B                  C#m
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,

F#                                 B
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.

       E
And my time went so quickly, 

       G#m
I went lickety-splickly

A               E (A \ E)
Out to my old '55

     E                   G#m
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,

    A                     B
God knows, I was feeling alive.

            E     G#m    A  (A \ B)
And now the sun's coming up,

    E           G#m  A    (A \ B)
I'm riding with Lady Luck, 

E       G#m      A     (A \ B)
Freeway cars and trucks,

E       G#m      A     (A \ B)
Freeway cars and trucks,

E       G#m      A     (A \ B)  A G#m A E   A E
Freeway cars and trucks,
** Alternates: Open E = F# G#m = A#m A = B B = C# C#m = Ebm F# = Ab Capo IV E = D G#m = F#m A = G B = A C#m = Bm F# = E Open (These chords are not in the original key) E = A G#m = C#m A = D B = E C#m = F#m F# = B Set8