Tom Waits – On The Nickel (Guitar)

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C                      G
Sticks and Stones will Break my Bones,

C                    G
But I always will be true,

C                     G        Em   
And when your mama is dead and gone,

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I'll Sing this Lullaby just for you,

C                           G 
And what becomes of all the little boys,

C                    G
Who never comb their hair

C         A            G         Em
Well they line up all around the block

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On the Nickel over there.

C                     G
So you better bring a bucket,

C                      G
There is a hole in the pail,

C                       G  Em
And if you don't get my letter,

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Then you'll know that I'm in jail

C                           G 
And what becomes of all the little boys,

C                   G
Who never say their prayers,

C            A             G   Em
Well they're sleepin' like a baby,

       Am7    D7   G
On the Nickel over there.

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D              A
And if you chew tobacco,

D              A
And wish upon a star,

D                              A          F#m 
Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,

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Just like puchlines between the cars,

D                          A
And I know a place where a royal flush,

D                A 
Can never beat a pair,

D   B           A     F#m
And even Thomas Jefferson,

          Bm     E7   A
Is on the Nickel over There.

D                  A
So ring around the rosie,

D                     A 
You're sleepin in the rain,

D                          A  F#m
And you're always late for supper,

            B                         E7 
And man you let me down, let me down again,

D                   A 
I thought I heard a mocking bird,

D              A
Roosevelt knows where,

D       B                   A     F#m
You can skip the light with Grady Tuck,

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They're on the Nickel over There.

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E                         B
So what becomes of all the little boys,

E                  B 
That run away from home,

E                         B       G#m     
Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,

C#m                      F#7
Once you get out on your own,

E                    B
So here's to all the little boys,

E                    B
The sandman takes you where,

E      C#                B         G#m
You're sleepin' with the pillow of man,

       C#m    F#7  B
On the Nickel over There. 

Esus2 E                     B 
      So climb up thru that buttonhole,

Esus2 E                    B
      And fall right up the stairs,

E             C#7       B          G#m        
I'll show you where the short dogs grow,

       C#m      F#7  Esus2  E
On the Nickel...over There.

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