Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

christmas card from a hooker in minneapolis – tom waits

intro :
F# , A# , B x3
G#m , A# , B

F# A#
hey charley i’m pregnant
B
and living on 9th street
F# A#
right above a dirty bookstore
B
off euclid avenue
F# A#
and i stopped taking dope
B
and i quit drinking whiskey
G#m A#m
and my old man plays the trombone
B C#m F#
and works out at the track .

F# A#
and he says that he loves me
B
even though its not his baby
F# A#
and he says that he’ll raise him up
B
like he would his own son
F# A#
and he gave me a ring
D#m
that was worn by his mother
B C#
and he takes me out dancin
B C#m F#
every saturday night .

F# A#
and hey charley i think about you
B
everytime i pass a fillin’ station
F# A#
on account of all the grease
B
you’d wear in your hair
F# A#
and i still have that record
D#m F#
of little anthony & the imperials
B
but someone stole my record player
C#m F# A#
how do you like that?

D#m C#m
hey charley i almost went crazy
G#m C#m
after mario got busted
B C#
so i went back to omaha to
F# A#
live with my folks
D#m C#
but everyone i used to know
B
was either dead or in prison
G#m A#m
came back to minneapolis
B
this time i think i’m gonna stay .

F# A#
hey charley i think i’m happy
B
for the first time since my accident
F# A#
and i wish i had all the money
B
that we used to spend on dope
F# A#
i’d buy me a used car lot
D#m
and i wouldn’t sell any of Em
B C#
i’d just drive a different car every day
B C#
dependin on how
F#
i feel .

F# A#
hey charley for chrissakes
B
do you want to know the truth of it?
F# A#
i don’t have a husband
B
he don’t play the trombone
F# A#
and i need to borrow money
D#m
to pay this lawyer
F#
and charley , hey
B
i’ll be eligible for parole
F#
come valentines day .