Tom Waits - New Years Eve

c’s should be emphasized with sus2’s and sus4’s .
f’s could be played as Fmaj7 most of the time
and g’s should always be emphasized with A G7

C G C – G

C G
the door was open i was seething
C F
your mother burst in it was freezing
C G C
she said it looks like its trying to rain
C G
i was lost i felt sea sick
C F
you convinced me that hed left
C G C
you said keep talking but dont use any names
F
i scolded your driver and your brother
C
we are old enough to know how long youve been hooked
F
and weve all been through the war
and each time you score
C G
someone gets hauled and handcuffed and booked

C G
it felt like four in the morning
C F
what sounded like fire works
C G C
turned out to be just what it was
C G
the stars looked like diamonds
C F
then came the sirens
C G C
and everyone started to cuss
F
all the noise was disturbing
and i couldnt find irving
C
it was like two stations on at the same time
F
and then i hid your car keys
and i made black coffee
C G
and i dumped out the rest of the rum

C G
nick and socorro broke up
C F
and candice wouldnt shut up
C G C
fin he recorded the whole thing

C G
ray he said damn you
C F
and someone broke my camera
C
and it was new years
G C
and we all started to sing

F C G C F
should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind
F C G Am F C
should auld acquaintance be forgot for the sake of auld lang syne

F
i was leaving in the morning with charles for las vegas
C
and i didnt plan to come back
F
i had only a few things
two hundred dollars
C G
and my records in a brown paper sack

C G
i ran out on sheila
C F
everythings in storage
C G C
calvins right i should go back to driving truck

F C G C F
should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind
F C G Am F C
should auld acquaintance be forgot for the sake of auld lang syne