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Tom Waits : Heartattack And Vine
1980

  1. Heartattack And Vine
  2. In Shades
  3. Saving All My Love For You
  4. Downtown
  5. Jersey Girl

  6. 'Til The Money Runs Out
  7. On The Nickel
  8. Mr Siegal
  9. Ruby's Arms

Heartattack And Vine

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D5
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D5
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D5
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C/g
D5
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D5
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Liar, liar with your pants on fire
D5
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A7sus4
White spades hanging on the telephone wire
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G5
Gamblers re-evaluate along the dotted line
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C/g
You'll never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine Doctor, lawyer, beggarman, thief Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief If you want a taste of madness, you'll have to wait in line You'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine Boney's high on China white, shorty found a punk Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine? See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top With the pedal-pushers sucking on a soda pop Well I bet she's still a virgin, but it's only twenty-five to nine You can see a million of 'em on heartattack and vine Better off in Iowa against your scrambled eggs Than crawling down Cahuenga on a broken pair of legs You'll find your ignorance is blissful every goddamn time You're waiting for the RTD on heartattack and vine

In Shades

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Saving All My Love For You

C#7sus4
C#7
B7sus4
Bm7
It's too early for the circus, it's too late for the bars
E7
A7sus4
Everyone's sleeping but the paperboys
D
And no one in this town is making any noise
A7sus4
E7
A7sus4
A7
But the dogs and the milkman and me
Dsus2
E7
A7sus4
A7
The girls around here all look like Cadillacs
E
E7
A7sus4
A7
And no one likes a stranger here
Dsus2
E7
A7sus4
A7
I'd come home but I'm afraid that you won't take me back
B
B7
E7
C#7sus4
But I'd trade off everything just to have you near
C#
B7sus4
Bm7
I know I'm irresponsible and I don't behave
E7
A7sus4
A7
And I ruin everything that I do
D
And I'll probably get arrested when I'm in my grave
A7sus4
E7
A7sus4
A7
But I'll be saving all my love for you
Dsus2
E7
A7sus4
A7
I paid fifteen dollars for a prostitute
E
E7
A7sus4
A7
With too much makeup and a broken shoe
Dsus2
E7
A7sus4
A7
But her eyes were just a counterfeit, she tried to gyp me out of it
B
B7
E7
C#sus4
But you know that I'm still in love with you
C#
B7sus4
Bm7
Don't listen to the rumors that you hear about me
E7
A7sus4
A7
'Cause I ain't half as bad as they make me out to be
D
Well I may lose my mind but baby can't you see
A7sus4
E7
C#sus4
C#7
That I'll be saving all my love for you

Downtown

Am
E
Red Pants and the Sugarman in the Temple Street gloom
Am
E
Drinkin' Chivas Regal in a four dollar room
Am
E
Just another dead soldier in a powder blue night
Am
E
Sugarman says baby, everything's alright
Am
D
Am
D
E7
Goin' downtown, down downtown
Am
D
E7
Goin' down downtown Montclaire de Havelin doin' the St. Vitus dance Lookin' for someone to chop the lumber in his pants How am I gonna unload all of this ice and all this mink All the traffic in the street, but it's so hard to think Goin' downtown, down downtown Goin' down downtown Frankie's wearin' lipstick, Pierre Cardin I swear to God I seen him holdin' hands with Jimmy Bond Sally's high on crank and hungry for some sweets Fem in the sheets but she's butch in the streets Goin' downtown, down downtown Goin' down downtown It's the cool of the evening, the sun's goin' down I want to hold you in my arms, I want to push you around I wanna break your bottle and spill out all your charms Come on baby, we'll set off all the burglar alarms Goin' downtown, down downtown Goin' down downtown Red Pants and the Sugarman in the Temple Street gloom Are drinkin' Chivas Regal in a four dollar room Just another dead soldier in a powder blue night Red Pants says to Sugarman, said everything's alright Goin' downtown, down downtown Goin' down downtown

Jersey Girl

D
G
Got no time for the corner-boys
D
Down on the street makin' all that noise
A7sus4
Don't want no whores on eight avenue
D
'Cause tonight I'm gonna be with you
G
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
D
Across the river to the Jersey side
A7sus4
Take my baby to the carnival
D
G/d
D
And I'll take her on all the rides
G
Down the shore everything's alright
D
You with your baby on a Saturday night
A7sus4
Don't you know all my dreams come true
D
D/g
D
When I'm walkin' down the streets with you
D7
G
Sing sha-la-la la-la
D
Sha-la-la-la la-la
A7sus4
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la-la
D
Sha-la-la-la, I'm in love with a Jersey Girl
G
Sha-la-la la-la
D
Sha-la-la-la la-la la-la-la
A7sus4
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la-la
D
Sha-la-la la-la-la You know she thrills me with all her charms When I'm wrapped up in my baby's arms My little angel gives me everything I know someday she'll wear my ring So don't bother me 'cause I've got no time I'm on my way to see that girl of mine Nothing matters in this hole wide world When you're in love with a Jersey girl Sing sha-la-la la-la ...
D
A7sus4
D
And I call your name
A
D
I can't sleep at night Sing sha-la-la la-la ...

'Til The Money Runs Out

E7
Check this strange beverage that falls out from the sky Splashing Baghdad on the Hudson in Panther Martin's eyes
A
He's hidin' outside wearing candy apple red
E7
Scarlet gave him twenty-seven stitches in his head
B7
A
With a pint of green chartreuse ain't nothing seems right
E7
You buy the Sunday paper on a Saturday night Can't you hear the thunder? Someone stole my watch I sold a quart of blood and bought a half pint of scotch Someone tell those Chinamen on telegraph canyon road When you're on the bill with a spoon there ain't no time to unload So bye bye, baby, baby bye bye Droopy stranger, lonely dreamer, toy puppy and the prado Were laughing as they piled into Olmo's Eldorado Jesus whispered, "Eenie meanie meanie miney moe" They're too proud to duck their heads, that's why they bring it down so low So bye bye, baby, baby bye bye The pointed man is smack dab in the middle of July Swingin' from the rafters in his brand new tie He said I can't go back to that hotel room, all they do is shout But I'll stay with you baby 'til the money runs out So bye bye, baby, baby bye bye

On The Nickel

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G#m
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F#
Sticks and stones will break my bones
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F#
But I always will be true
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F#
D#m
And when your mama's dead and gone
G#m
C#sus4
C#
I'll sing this lullaby just for you
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F#
And what becomes of all the little boys
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F#
Who never comb their hair?
B
G#
F#
D#m
Well they're lined up all around the block
G#m
C#
F#
On the Nickel over there
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F#
So you better bring a bucket
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F#
There is a hole in the pail
B
F#
D#m
And if you don't get my letter
G#m
C#sus4
C#
Then you'll know that I'm in jail
B
F#
And what becomes of all the little boys
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F#
Who never say their prayers?
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G#
F#
D#m
Well they're sleeping like a baby
G#m
C#
F#
On the Nickel over there
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Ab
And if you chew tobacco
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Ab
And wish upon a star
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Fm
Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit
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Eb
Just like punchlines between the cars
Db
Ab
And I know a place where a royal flush
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Ab
Can never beat a pair
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Bb/d
Ab/eb
Fm
And even Thomas Jefferson
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Is on the Nickel over there
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Ab
So ring around the rosy
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Ab
You're sleeping in the rain
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Ab
Fm
And you're always late for supper
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Eb
And man you let me down, let me down again
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Ab
I thought I heard a mocking bird
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Ab
Roosevelt knows where
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Fm
You can skip the light with Grady Tuck
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Ab
On the Nickel over there
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Bb
So what becomes of all the little boys
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Bb
Who run away from home
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Bb
Gm
Well the world just keeps getting bigger
Cm
F
Once you get out on your own
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Bb
So here's to all the little boys
Eb
Bb
The sandman takes you where
Eb
Bb
Gm
You're sleeping with the pillow of man
Cm
F
Bb
On the Nickel over there
Eb
Bb
So climb up through that buttonhole
Eb
Bb
And fall right up the stairs
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C/e
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Gm
I'll show you where the short dogs grow
Cm
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Bb
On the Nickel over there |
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Mr Siegal

A
I spent all my money in a Mexican whorehouse
D7
Across the street from a catholic church
A
And then I wiped off my revolver
E7
A
And I buttoned up my burgundy shirt I shot the morning in the back, with my red wings on I told the sun he'd better go back down And if I can find a book of matches I'm going to burn this hotel down You got to tell me brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on? Well I dropped thirty grand on the nugget slots I had to sell my ass on Freemont Street And the drummer said there's sanctuary Over at the Baghdad room And now it's one for the money, two for the show Three to get ready, and go man go I said tell me Mr Siegal How do I get out of here?
E7
Well, Willard's knocked out on a bottle of heat
A
Driving dangerous curves across the dirty sheets
E7
He said man you ought to see her, when her parents are gone
D7
E7
Man you ought to hear her when the siren's on You got to tell me brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on? That ain't no broken bottle that I picked up in my headlights On the other side of the Nevada line Where they live hard, die young And have a good looking corpse every time Well the pit-boss said I should keep moving This is where you go when you die And so I shot a black beauty And I kissed her right between the eyes Well Willard's knocked out on a bottle of heat Driving dangerous curves across the dirty sheets He said man you ought to see her, when her parents are gone Man you ought to hear her when the siren's on You got to tell me brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on?

Ruby's Arms

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C
E7
Am
F
C
Dm7
G7
F
C
E7
Am
I will leave behind all of my clothes
F
C
Dm7
G7
I wore when I was with you All I need's my railroad boots And my leather jacket As I say goodbye to Ruby's arms Although my heart is breaking I will steal away out through your blinds For soon you will be waking
G
C
A
Dm
The morning light has washed your face
G7
C
Dm7
G7sus4
G7
And everything is turning blue now
G
C
A
Dm
Hold on to your pillow case
G7
C
Dm7
G7sus4
G7
There's nothing I can do now As I say goodbye to Ruby's arms You'll find another soldier And I swear to God by Christmas time There'll be someone else to hold you The only thing I'm taking is The scarf off of your clothes line I'll hurry past your chest-of-drawers And your broken wind chimes
F
C
E7
Am
As I say goodbye, I'll say goodbye
Dm7
G7sus4
F
Say goodbye to Ruby's arms
C
E7
Am
F
C
Dm7
G7
I will feel my way down the darkened hall Out into the morning The hobos at the freight yards Have kept their fires burning
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C
E7
Am
Jesus Christ this God damn rain Will someone put me on a train I'll never kiss your lips again
Dm7
G7sus4
G7
Or break your heart
F
C
E7
Am
As I say goodbye, I'll say goodbye
Dm7
G7sus4
F
Say goodbye to Ruby's arms
C
E7
Am
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C
Dm7
G7
C