thanks for a beautiful song mr waits . he once said that it was about a guy
chatting someone up in line at the grocery store .
p . s . guitar chords and my version for ukulele are at the end of the page
( i copied the guitar chords from the “big time” songbook , jalma music , 1988 )
p . p . s . for beginners , myself included , ignore the chord mentioned after the
backslash , it means which version of the chord to use , ( play whats
comfortable for you ) and enjoy y’all!
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tom waits – johnsburg illinois
from swordfishtrombones 1983
( intro )
slowly , Dadd9
D B7 – 9 B7 Em7 C#7
she’s my only true love she’s all that i think of
F#m B7 Em7 A7
look here , in my wallet – that’s her
D B7 – 9 B7 Em7 C#7/E#
she grew up on a farm there . . . there’s a place on my arm where i’ve
F#m B7 Em A7sus4 A7
written her name next to mine . . . you
E7/G# Em6/G D/F# Em/G
see i just can’t live without her
D/A A#dim7 Bm D7
and i’m her only boy . . . and
E7/G# Em6/G D/F# Em/G
she grew up outside mchenry . . . in
D/A A7 D/A G/A
johnsburg il – li – nois
( outro )
Dadd9 Gm A13 – 9 A7 – 9 – – > dbass
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
( not positive , but i think B7 – 9 = B7b9 , A13 – 9 = A13b9 , etc . . . )
guitar uke
eadgbe gcea
Dadd9 x04230 2425
D xx0232 2225
B7 – 9 x2121x 4353
B7 x2120x 2322
Em7 022030 0202
C#7 x4342x 1112
F#m xx4222 2120
A7 x02020 0100
C#7/ [ ch ] E# [ /Ch ] 003424 same
Em 022000 4432
A7sus4 x02030 0230
E7/G# 4x243x 1202
Em6/G 3x242x 0404
D/F# 2x023x same
Em/G 3x200x same
D/A x0423x 2220
A#dim7 x1202x 0101
Bm x2443x 4222
D7 x5453x 2223
G/A x05433 0232
Gm/A x05333 0231
A13 – 9 x05322 2120 ( dunno , i play F#m here )
A7 – 9 x02323 2131 ( or A7 0100 , 0434 )
dbass x5xxxx x2xx ( or 7655 )
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
. . . on the uke i do not use the A13 – 9 and A7 – 9
. . . my outro is Dadd9 , Gm , F#m , low A7 , then up to higher A7 ,
. . . then finish with a nice clean higher D
danilo from ndg
( fledgeling ukulele balladeer )
thanks for a beautiful song mr waits . he once said that it was about a guy
chatting someone up in line at the grocery store .
p . s . guitar chords and my version for ukulele are at the end of the page
( i copied the guitar chords from the “big time” songbook , jalma music , 1988 )
p . p . s . for beginners , myself included , ignore the chord mentioned after the
backslash , it means which version of the chord to use , ( play whats
comfortable for you ) and enjoy y’all!
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tom waits – johnsburg illinois
from swordfishtrombones 1983
( intro )
slowly , Dadd9
D B7 – 9 B7 Em7 C#7
she’s my only true love she’s all that i think of
F#m B7 Em7 A7
look here , in my wallet – that’s her
D B7 – 9 B7 Em7 C#7/E#
she grew up on a farm there . . . there’s a place on my arm where i’ve
F#m B7 Em A7sus4 A7
written her name next to mine . . . you
E7/G# Em6/G D/F# Em/G
see i just can’t live without her
D/A A#dim7 Bm D7
and i’m her only boy . . . and
E7/G# Em6/G D/F# Em/G
she grew up outside mchenry . . . in
D/A A7 D/A G/A
johnsburg il – li – nois
( outro )
Dadd9 Gm A13 – 9 A7 – 9 – – > dbass
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
( not positive , but i think B7 – 9 = B7b9 , A13 – 9 = A13b9 , etc . . . )
guitar uke
eadgbe gcea
Dadd9 x04230 2425
D xx0232 2225
B7 – 9 x2121x 4353
B7 x2120x 2322
Em7 022030 0202
C#7 x4342x 1112
F#m xx4222 2120
A7 x02020 0100
C#7/ [ ch ] E# [ /Ch ] 003424 same
Em 022000 4432
A7sus4 x02030 0230
E7/G# 4x243x 1202
Em6/G 3x242x 0404
D/F# 2x023x same
Em/G 3x200x same
D/A x0423x 2220
A#dim7 x1202x 0101
Bm x2443x 4222
D7 x5453x 2223
G/A x05433 0232
Gm/A x05333 0231
A13 – 9 x05322 2120 ( dunno , i play F#m here )
A7 – 9 x02323 2131 ( or A7 0100 , 0434 )
dbass x5xxxx x2xx ( or 7655 )
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
. . . on the uke i do not use the A13 – 9 and A7 – 9
. . . my outro is Dadd9 , Gm , F#m , low A7 , then up to higher A7 ,
. . . then finish with a nice clean higher D
danilo from ndg
( fledgeling ukulele balladeer )
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