Tom Waits - Black Market Baby

intro : G# minor

the bassline moves chromatically from G# to F# , and then back again . so if you do
like this you can get it :

E | – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – 4 – 4 – |
B | – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – 4 – 4 – |
G | – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – 4 – 4 – |
D | – 6 – 5 – 4 – – 4 – 5 – 6 – | ( listen to the track for the rhythm )
A | – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – |
E | – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – 4 – 4 – |

but personally i don’t bother since you need to strum it funny and it’s hard to get
( but if you’re playing this with a bassist , you’re in the money ) .

G#m
she lives in a house
D#7
that’s way back off the road
G#m
there’s a man with a lantern
D#7
and he carries her soul
C#m
a coal stove and a bed
G#m
a skillet and a hound
C#m
she drove a camel through a needle
G#m
in this sinking board walk town
C#m
she’s my black market baby
G#m
she’s my black market baby
D#7
she’s a diamond that
G#m
wants to stay coal
wants to stay coal

it doesn’t really change for the rest . listen to the tune for the exact moment of the
changes , since he sometimes sneaks a syllable or two before the new chord kicks in .

enjoy!