Walking Spanish

. . . walking spanish . . . by tom waits
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* from ’rain dogs’ ( 1985 ) *

* capo 2nd fret *

( original key : F#m )

verse 1 :

( n . C ) Em A7
he’s got himself a homemade special ,
Em A7 Em A7
you know his glass is full of sand .
Em A7 Em A7
and it feels just like a jaybird ,
Em A7 B7
the way it fits into his hand .
Em A7
he rolled a blade up in his trick towel ,
Em A7 Em A7
they slap their hands against the wall .
Em A7 Em A7
you never trip , you never stumble;
B7 A7 Em A7 Em
he’s walking spanish , down the hall .

verse 2 :

A7 Em A7
slip him a picture of our jesus ,
Em A7 Em A7
or give him a spoon to dig a hole .
Em A7 Em A7
what all he done , ain’t no one’s business ,
Em A7 B7
but he’ll need blankets for the cold .
Em A7
they dim the lights over on broadway ,
Em A7 Em A7
even the king has bowed his head .
Em A7 Em A7
and every face looks right up at mason;
B7 A7 Em B7
man , he’s walking spanish down the hall .

verse 3 :

( n . C ) Em A7
litella’s screeching for a blind pig ,
Em A7 Em A7
punk sanders carved it out of wood .
Em A7 Em A7
he never sang when he got hoodwinked ,
Em A7 B7
they tried it all , but he never would .
Em A7
tomorrow morning , there’ll be laundry ,
Em A7 Em A7
but he’ll be somewhere else , to hear the call ,
Em A7 Em A7
don’t say good – bye; he’s just leaving early ,
B7 A7 Em A7 Em
he’s walking spanish down the hall .

solo :

Em A7 ( x6 ) , B7
Em A7 ( x5 ) , B7 A7 , Em B7

verse 4 :

( n . C ) Em A7
all st . bartholemew said , was whispered ,
Em A7 Em A7
into the ear of blind jack dawes .
Em A7 Em A7
all baker told the ma – chine ,
Em A7 B7
was that he never broke the law .
Em A7
go on and tip your hat up to the pilate ,
Em A7 Em A7
take off your watch , your rings and all .
Em A7 Em A7
even jesus wanted just a little more time ,
B7 A7 Em
when he was walking spanish down the hall .

outro :

Em A7 Em

( repeat to fade )

chord diagrams :
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Em A7 B7

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
022000 x02223 021200

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