WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tom Waits - Dead And Lovely Chords | Ver. 2
This song has a capo on the third fret. In order to keep things easy, I will name the
as if the capo is the nut of the neck. ex)what is considered c minor will now be called
minor.
There are a few things to remember for playing this song.
First)There is an alternating bass line between the root of a chord and the string above
ex)for a c chord alternate the lowest c note with a g.
Second)There is a walkdown at the end of the intro and chorus that starts with a c add
and walks the c note down to a b then the chord changes to an a minor. The catch is the
c add nine isn't played the usual way. You don't add your fourth finger to any string
instead take off the finger you have on the d string. Making the walkdown look like this
e-0--0--0----------------------|
b-1--1--1----------------------|
g-0--0--2----------------------|
d-0--0--2----------------------|
a-3--2--0----------------------|
e------------------------------|
Am9 Cadd9 (walkdown) Am9
Am9
She was a middle class girl
She was in over her head
Dm9
She thought she would
Am9
Stand up in the deep end
He had a bullet proof smile
He had money to burn
Dm9
She thought she had the moon
Am9
In her pocket
F
But now she's dead
Am9 F
She's so dead
Cadd9(walkdown) Am9
Forever dead and lovely now
Dm9 B Dm9
I've always been told to
B
Remember this...
Am9 F B7sus4
Don't let a fool kiss you
E
Never marry for love
Am9
He was hard to impress
Dm9
He knew everyone's secrets
Am9
He wore her on his arm
Just like jewelry
He never gave but he got
Dm9
He kept her on a leash
He's not the kind of wheel
Am9
You fall asleep at
F
But now she's dead
Am9 F
Forever dead
Am9 Cadd9(Walkdown) Am9
Forever dead and lovely now
Dm9 B Dm9
Come closer, look deeper
B
You've fallen fast
Am9 F
Just like a plane on a
B7sus4 E
Stormy sea
Am9
She made up someone to be
Dm9
She made up somewhere to be from
This is one business in the
Am9
World where that's no
Problem at all
Everything that is left
Dm9
They will only plow under
Soon every one you know
Am9
Will be gone
F
And now she's dead
Am9
Forever dead
Cadd9(walkdown)
Forever dead and lovely now
Am9 Dm9 Am9 Dm9
F
Now she's dead
Am9
Forever dead
Cadd9(walkdown)Am9
Forever dead and lovely now
Dm9 B Dm9
I've always been told to
B
Remember this...
Dm9 F B7sus4
Don't let a kiss fool you
E
Never marry for love
Am9
Everything has its price
Dm9
Everything has its place
What's more romantic
Am9
Then dying in the moonlight?
Now they're all watching the sea
Dm9
What's lost can never be broken
Her roots were sweet
Am9
But they were so shallow
F
And now she's dead
Am9
Forever dead
Cadd9(walkdown) Am9
Forever dead and lovely now
F
And now she's dead
Am9
Forever dead
Cadd9(Walkdown) Am9
And she's so dead and lovely now
*B7sus4 e----------|
b----------|
g---2------|
d---2------|
a---2------|
e---2------|