Tom Waits - Clap Hands

. . . clap hands . . . by tom waits
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* from ’rain dogs’ ( 1985 ) *

intro :

Bm ,
G7 Bm ( x2 ) , Bm

verse 1 :

Bm
sane , sane , they’re all insane ,
fireman’s blind; the conductor is lame .
a cincinnati jacket and a sad – luck dame ,
hanging out the window with a bottle full of rain .

chorus 1 :

G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .
G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .

verse 2 :

Bm
said; roar , roar , the thunder and the roar ,
son of a bitch is never coming back here no more .
the moon in the window and a bird on the pole ,
we can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal .

chorus 2 :

G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .
G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .

bridge 1 :

G7 Bm
said; steam , steam; a hundred bad dream ,
G7 Bm
going up to harlem with a pistol in his jeans .
G7 Bm
a fifty – dollar bill , iside a palladin’s hat ,
G7
and nobody’s sure where mr . knickerbocker’s at .

verse 3 :

Bm
roar , roar , the thunder and the roar ,
son of a bitch is never coming back here no more .
the moon in the window and a bird on the pole ,
we can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal .

chorus 3 :

G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .
G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .

interlude :

Bm ,
G7 Bm ( x2 ) , Bm

bridge 2 :

G7 Bm
said; steam , steam; a hundred bad dream ,
G7 Bm
going up to harlem with a pistol in his jeans .
G7 Bm
a fifty – dollar bill , iside a palladin’s hat ,
G7
and nobody’s sure where mr . knickerbocker’s at .

verse 4 :

Bm
shine , shine , a roosevelt dime ,
all the way to baltimore and running out of time .
salvation army seemed to wind up in the hole ,
they all went to heaven in a little row boat .

chorus 4 :

G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .
G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .
G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .
G7 Bm
clap hands , clap hands .

( repeat to fade )

chord diagrams :
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Bm G7

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