Tom Waits

^{B F# B F# B F# D#m
G#m C# F#}
Verse 1:
^B Stick and Stones will ^F# Break my Bones,
^B But I always will be ^F# true,
^B And when your mama is ^F# dead and ^D#m gone,
I'll Sing this ^G#m Lulabye just for ^C#(sus4)--C# you,
^B And what becomes of all the ^F# little boys,
^B Who never comb their ^F# hair
B G#(major) F# D#m
Well they're lined up all around the block
On the ^G#m Nickel ^C# over ^F# there.
Verse 2:
^B So you better bring a ^F# bucket,
^B There is a hole in the ^F# pail,
^B And if you don't get my ^F# lette ^D#m r,
Then you'll ^G#m know that I'm in ^C#(sus4)--C# jail
^B And what becomes of all the little ^F# boys,
^B Who never say their ^F# prayers,
B G#(major) F# D#m
Well they're sleepin' like a baby,
On the ^G#m Nickel ^C# over ^F# there.
Key change to Ab:
^{B G Db Ab}
Verse 3:
^Db And if you chew ^Ab tobacco,
^Db And wish upon a ^Ab star,
^Db Well you'll find out where the ^Ab scarecrows ^Fm sit,
Just like ^Bbm puchlines between the ^Eb cars,
^Db And I know a place where a ^Ab royal flush,
^Db Can never beat a ^Ab pair,
^Db And ^Bb/D even Thomas ^Ab/Eb Jefferso ^Fm n,
Is on the ^Bbm Nickel ^Eb over ^Ab There.
Verse 4:
^Db So ring around the ^Ab rosie,
^Db You're sleepin in the ^Ab rain,
^Db And you're always late for ^Ab supper, ^Fm
And man you ^Bb let me down, let me down ^Eb again,
^Db I thought I heard a ^Ab mocking bird,
^Db Roosevelt knows ^Ab where,
^Db You can ^Bb/D skip the light with ^Ab/Eb Grady ^Fm Tuck,
On the ^Bbm Nickel ^Eb over ^Ab There.
Key change to Bb:
^{Db A Eb Bb}
Verse 5:
^Eb So what becomes of all the little ^Bb boys,
^Eb Who run away from ^Bb home,
^Eb Well the world just keeps ^Bb gettin' ^Gm bigger,
^Cm Once you get out on your ^F own,
^Eb So here's to all the little ^Bb boys,
^Eb The sandman takes you ^Bb where,
^Eb Your sleepin' with the ^Bb pillow of ^Gm man,
On the ^Cm Nickel ^F over ^Bb There.
Verse 6:
^Eb So climb up thru that ^Bb buttonhole,
^Eb And fall right up the ^Bb stairs,
^Eb I'll show you ^C/E where the ^Bb/F short(?) ^Gm dogs grow,
On the ^Cm Nickel... ^F over ^Bb There.
Ending:
^{Eb G C G}
Notes:
The tabs are not exactly guitar parts, but are string parts on the
song. I'm not a guitarist, so I don't know what are the best
fingerings, but these are the right notes.
Jeff Henscheid
henschj5753@cobra.uni.edu