BLUE VALENTINES TOM WAITS
(transcripted by janta)
Chords:
dm 7/9 E 7/9 dm 7
e' |--12--| e' |---X--| e' |---5--|
h |--10--| h |---7--| h |---6--|
g |--10--| g |---7--| g |---5--|
d |--10--| d |---5--| d |---7--|
A |--12--| A |---7--| A |---5--|
E |--10--| E |---0--| E |---X--|
am A 7 H 7
e' |---0--| e' |---3--| e' |---2--|
h |---1--| h |---2--| h |---0--|
g |---2--| g |---0--| g |---2--|
d |---2--| d |---2--| d |---1--|
A |---0--| A |---0--| A |---2--|
E |---X--| E |---X--| E |---X--|
intro: :| dm7/9 | E7/9 |: (played three times)
| dm7 | E7/9 |
She sends me blue valentines
| dm7 | | E7/9 |
All the way from Philadelphia
| dm7 | | E7/9 |
To mark the anniversary
| am | | A7 |
Of someone that I used to be
| dm7 |
And it feels just like theres
| E7/9 | am | | A7 |
A warrant out for my arrest
| dm7 | | E7/9 | am | | A7 |
Got me checkin in my rearview mirror
| dm7 | | E7/9 |
And I'm always on the run
| am | | A7 |
Thats why I changed my name
| B7 | | B7 | | E7/9 |
And I didn't think you'd ever find me here
(same as above:)
(note: you can play | dm7/9 | instead of | dm7 | on the first three lines
of the following verses. i think he always plays the | dm7/9 |-chord
but doesn't always make it up to the e'-string.)
To send me blue valentines
Like half forgotten dreams
Like a pebble in my shoe
As I walk these streets
And the ghost of your memory
Is the thistle in the kiss
And the burgler that can break a roses neck
It's the tatooed broken promise
That I hide beneath my sleeve
And I see you every time I turn my back
solo
(same chords as verse)
She sends me blue valentines
Though I try to remain at large
They're insisting that our love
Must have a eulogy
Why do I save all of this madness
In the nightstand drawer
There to haunt upon my shoulders
Baby I know
I'd be luckier to walk around everywhere I go
With a blind and broken heart
That sleeps beneath my lapel
She sends me my blue valentines
To remind me of my cardinal sin
I can never wash the guilt
Or get these bloodstains off my handa
And it takes a lot of whiskey
To take this nightmares go away
And I cut my bleedin heart out every nite
And I die a little more on each St. Valentines day
Remember that I promised I would
Write you...
| dm7 | E7/9 |
These blue valentines
| dm7/9 | E7/9 |
blue valentines
| dm7/9 | E7/9 | am |
blue valen - tines
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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