Tom Waits - Heart Attack And Vine

this is my acoustic version of this classic waits song
hope someone else enjoys it too .
play the Cmaj/E chord on the upstroke

all mistakes are mine , any glaring errors or suggestions
in the comments box please

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– flatwound – 2011

chords

Dm = xx0231
F = 133211
Am = x02210
G = 320003
Cmaj/E = 335553
tacet = hit note once then pause till the Cmaj/E chord played on upstroke

heartattack and vine

these chords all the way through

Dm F Dm F Dm F Am Dm F G Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
Dm F Dm F Dm F Am Dm F G Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E

Dm F Dm F Dm F Am
lair liar with your pants on fire , white spades hangin’ on the telephone wire
Dm F G
gamblers re – evaluate along the dotted line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you’ll never recognise yourself on heartattack and vine
Dm F Dm F Dm F Am
doctor , lawer , beggerman , thief , philly joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
Dm F G
if you want’a taste the madness , you’ll have to wait in line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you’ll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine
Dm F Dm F
boney’s high on chinawhite , shorty found a punk
Dm F Am
don’t you know there ain’t no devil , that’s just god when he’s drunk
Dm F G
well this stuff will probably kill you , let’s do another line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
what you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine

Dm F Dm F Dm F Am Dm F G Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E

Dm F Dm F
see that little jersey girl in the see through top
Dm F Am
with the peddle pushers suckin’ on a soda pop
Dm F G
well i bet she’s still a virgin , but it’s only twentyfive to nine
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you can see a million of ’em on heartattack and vine
Dm F Dm F
better off in iowa , get your scrambled eggs
Dm F Am
than crawling down cahuenga on a broken pair of legs
Dm F G
you’ll find your ignorance is blissful every goddamn time
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you’re waitin’ for the rtd on heartattack and vine
Dm F Dm F
boney’s high on chinawhite , shorty found a p – p – punk
Dm F Am
don’t you know there ain’t no devil , that’s just god when he’s drunk
Dm F G
well this stuff will probably kill you , let’s do another line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
what you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine

Dm F Dm F Dm F Am
lair liar with your pants on fire , white spades hangin’ on the telephone wire
Dm F G
gamblers re – evaluate along the dotted line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you’ll never recognise yourself on heartattack and vine
Dm F Dm F Dm F Am
doctor , lawer , beggerman , thief , philly joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
Dm F G
if you want’a taste the madness , you’ll have to wait in line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you’ll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine

Dm F Dm F
see that little jersey girl in the see through top
Dm F Am
with the peddle pushers suckin’ on a soda pop
Dm F G
well i’ll bet she’s still a virgin , but it’s only twentyfive to nine
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
you can see a million of ’em on heartattack and vine
Dm F Dm F
boney’s high on chinawhite , shorty found a punk
Dm F Am
don’t you know there ain’t no devil , that’s just god when he’s drunk
Dm F G
well this stuff will probably kill you , let’s do another line
Dm ( tacet ) Cmaj/E
what you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine