Tom Waits - Kentucky Avenue

kentucky avenue

note : for most of the song , there’s this B – a quaver appoggiatura thing that plays in all
of the A/C# and D chords .

intro : A/C# , D ( repeated )

A/C# D
eddie grace’s buick got four bullet holes in the side
A/C# D E7
charley delisle is sittin’ at the top of an avocado tree
A/C# D
mrs storm will stab you with a steak knife if you step on her lawn
A/C# D E7
i got a half a pack of lucky strikes man , so come along with me
A/C# D
let’s fill our pockets with macadamia nuts
A/C# D E7
and go over to bobby goodmanson’s and jump off the roof

A/C# D
hilda plays strip poker when her mama’s across the street
A/C# D E7
joey navinsky says she put her tongue in his mouth
A/C# D C#7
dicky faulkner’s got a switchblade and some gooseneck risers
F#m7 B11 Bm7 E7
that eucalyptus is a hunchback , there’s a wind down from the south
A/C# D
so let me tie you up with kite string , i’ll show you the scabs on my knee
A/C#
watch out for the broken glass , put your shoes and socks on ,
D E7
and come along with me

A/C# D
let’s follow that fire truck , i think your house is burning down
A/C# D E7
then go down to the hobo jungle and kill some rattlesnakes with a trowel
A/C# D
and we’ll break all the windows in the old anderson place
A/C# D E7
we’ll steal a bunch of boysenberries and smear ’em on your face
A/C# D
i’ll get a dollar from my mama’s purse , buy that skull and crossbones ring
A/C# D E7
and you can wear it round your neck on an old piece of string

A/C# D
then we’ll spit on ronnie arnold and flip him the bird
A/C# D E7
slash the tires on the school bus , now don’t say a word
A/C# D
i’ll take a rusty nail , scratch your initials in my arm
A/C# D E7
i’ll show you how to sneak up on the roof of the drugstore

A/C# D
i’ll take the spokes from your wheelchair , and a magpie’s wings
A/C# D E7
and i’ll tie ’em to your shoulders and your feet
A/C# D
i’ll steal a hacksaw from my dad , cut the braces off your legs
A/C# D E7
and we’ll bury them tonight out in the cornfield

A/C#
just put a church key in your pocket
D
we’ll hop that freight train in the hall
A/C# D
we’ll slide all the way down the drain
E7 A/C#
to new orleans in the fall

D A/C# D A/C# D A/C#
D A/C# D E7 Amaj9

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