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Black Market Baby

Tom Waits

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Intro: G# minor

The bassline moves chromatically from Ab to F#, and then back again. So if you do 
like this you can get it:

E|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
B|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
D|-6-5-4--4-5-6-| (listen to the track for the rhythm)
A|-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|

But personally I don't bother since you need to strum it funny and it's hard to get 
(but if you're playing this with a bassist, you're in the money).

Abm
She lives in a house
Eb7
That's way back off the road
Abm
There's a man with a lantern
Eb7
And he carries her soul
C#m
A coal stove and a bed
Abm
A skillet and a hound
C#m
She drove a camel through a needle
Abm
In this sinking board walk town
C#m
She's my Black Market Baby
Abm
She's my Black Market Baby
Eb7
She's a diamond that
              Abm
Wants to stay coal
Wants to stay coal

It doesn't really change for the rest. Listen to the tune for the exact moment of the 
changes, since he sometimes sneaks a syllable or two before the new chord kicks in.

Enjoy!

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Black Market Baby

Tom Waits