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Christmas Card From A Hooker

Tom Waits

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: andersam@imv.aau.dk (Anders Mikkelsen) Subject: CRD Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis/Tom Waits Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis From Blue Valentines1977 Bb9: EADGHe: X10111 Bb/C: EADGHe: X3X331 Fadd9/A: EADGHe: X03213 C11: EADGHe: 033333 Intro: Gm Am7 Bb Bb/C F A7 hey Charlie I'm pregnant Bb9 and living on the 9th street F A7 right above a dirty bookstore Bb9 of euclid avenue F A7 and I stopped takin dope Bb9 and I quit drinkin whiskey Gm7 F/A and my old man plays the trombone Bb9 Bb/C F C11 F and works out at the track F A7 and he says that he loves me Bb9 even though its not his baby F A7 and he says that he'll raise him up Bb9 like he would his own son F A7 and he gave me a ring Dm7 F/Eb that was worn by his mother Bb9 Bb/C and he takes me out dancin Bb9 C11 F C11 F C11 every saturday night. F A7 and hey Charlie I think about you Bb9 everytime I pass a fillin station F A7 on account of all the grease Bb9 you used to wear in your hair F A7 and I still have that record Dm7 F/Eb of little anthony & the Imperials Bb9 but someone stole my record player C11 F C11 F A7 now how do you like that? Dm7 F/C hey Charlie I almost went crazy Gm7 Fadd9/A after mario got busted Bb9 Bb/C C7 so I went back to omaha to F A7 live with my folks Dm7 F/C but everyone I used to know Bb9 was either dead or in prison Gm7 Fadd9/A so I came back to Minneapolis Bb9 Bb/C C7 this time I think i'm gonna stay. F A7 hey Charlie I think I'm happy Bb9 for the first time since my accident F A7 and I wish I had all the money Bb9 that we used to spend on dope F A7 i'd buy me a used car lot Dm7 F/Eb and I wouldn't sell any of em Bb9 i'd just drive a different car C11 Bb9 C11 every day, dependin on how I feel F C11 F C11 F A7 hey Charlie for chrissakes Bb9 do you want to know the truth of it? F A7 i don't have a husband Bb9 he don't play the trombone F A7 and I need to borrow money Dm7 to pay this lawyer F/Eb Charlie, hey Bb9 i'll be eligible for parole C11 F come valentines day -- Anders Mikkelsen F�borggade 1,4 8000 �rhus C email: andersam@imv.aau.dk "Never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat, never drive a car when you're dead" -Tom Waits
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