Tom Waits - Cemetery Polka

. . . cemetery polka . . . by tom waits
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* from ’rain dogs’ ( 1985 ) *

verse 1 :

Cm G#
uncle vernon ,
Cm G#
uncle vernon ,
Cm G# G
inde – pendent as a hog on ice .
Cm G# Cm G#
he’s a big – shot , down there at the slaughterhouse ,
Cm G# G Cm
plays ac – cordion for mis – ter weiss .

verse 2 :

Fm C#
uncle biltmore ,
Fm C#
and uncle william ,
Fm C# C
made a million during world war ii .
Fm C#
but they’re tightwads ,
Fm C#
and they’re cheapskates ,
Fm C# C Fm
and they’ll never give a dime to you .

interlude :

G#

verse 3 :

Cm G# Cm G#
auntie mame has gone in – sane; she lives ,
Cm G# G
in the doorway of an old ho – tel .
Cm G#
and the radio ,
Cm G#
is playing opera ,
Cm G# G Cm
all she ever says is; “go to hell” .

verse 4 :

Fm C#
uncle violet ,
Fm C#
flew as pilot ,
Fm C# C
and there ain’t no pretty girls in france .
Fm C# Fm C#
now he runs a tiny little bookie joint;
Fm C# C Fm
they say he never keeps it in his pants .

verse 5 :

A#m F# A#m F#
uncle bill will never leave a will ,
A#m F# F
and the tumour is as big as an egg .
A#m F# A#m F#
has a mistress; she’s puerto rican ,
A#m F# F A#m
and i heard she has a woo – den leg .

interlude :

G#

verse 6 :

Cm G# Cm
uncle phil can’t live without his pills;
G# Cm G# G
he has emphy – sema and he’s almost blind .
Cm G# Cm G#
and we must find out where the money is ,
Cm G# G Cm
get it now , before he loses his mind .

verse 7 :

Fm C#
uncle vernon ,
Fm C#
uncle vernon ,
Fm C# C
inde – pendent as a hog on ice .
Fm C# Fm C#
he’s a big – shot , down there at the slaughterhouse ,
Fm C# C Fm
plays ac – cordion for mis – ter weiss .

chord diagrams :
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Cm G# G Fm C#

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
x35543 466544 355433 133111 x46664

C A#m F# F

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
x35553 x13331 244322 133211

tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006
( clumsyband@hotmail . com )