DON'T GO INTO THAT BARN TOM WAITS
( Capo 2nd Fret )
Am ( 002210/002230/002210// )
Dm ( 000231/000233/000231// )
Am
Don't go into that barn, yea [2x]
Am
Black cellophane sky at midnite
Big blue moon with three gold rings
I called Champion to the window
And I pointed up above the trees
Dm
That's where I heard my name in a scream
Coming from the woods, out there
Am
I let my dog run off the chain
I locked my door real good with a chair
Em
Don't go into that barn, yea
Am
I said don't go into that barn, yea
Everett Lee broke loose again
Its worse than the time before
Cause he's high on potato and tulip wine
Fermented in the muddy rain of course
A drunken wail a drunken train
Blew through the birdless trees
Oh, you're alone alright
Your alone alright
How did I know
How did I know
Don't go into that barn, yea
Don't go into that barn, yea
An old black tree
Scratching up the sky
With boney, claw like fingers
A rusty black rake
Digging up the turnips
Of a muddy cold grey day
Shiny tooth talons
Coiled for grabbing
a stranger happening by
And the day went home early
And the sun sunk down into
The muck of a deep dead sky
Don't go into that barn, yea
I said don't go into that barn, yea
Back since Saginaw Calinda was born
It's been cotton, soybeans, tobacco and corn
Behind the porticoed house of a
Long dead farm
They found the falling down timbers
Of a spooky old barn
Out there like a slave ship
Upside down
Wrecked beneath the waves of grain
When the river is low
They find old bones and
When they plow they always
Dig up chains
Don't go into that barn, yea
I said don't go into that barn, yea
Am
Did you bury your fire?
Yes sir
Did you cover your tracks?
Yes sir
Did you bring your knife?
Yes sir
Did they see your face?
No sir
Dm
Did the Moon see you?
No sir
DId you go cross the river?
Yes sir
Am
Did you fix your rake?
Yes sir
Did you stay downwind?
Yes sir
Em
Did you hide your gun?
Yes sir
Did you smuggle your rum?
Yes sir
I said
Am
How did I know
How did I know
How did I know
Don't go into that barn, yea
Don't go into that barn, yea
Don't forget that I warned you
I said don't go into that barn, yea
Don't go into that barn, yea
I said don't go into that barn, yea
No shirt no coat
Put me on a flat boat
Dover down to Covington
Covington to Louisville
Louisville to Henderson
Henderson to Smithland
Smithland to Memphis
Memphis down to Vicksburg
Vicksburg to Natchez
Goin' down to Natchez
Put me on a flat boat
Dover Dam To Covington,
Covington to Louisville,
Louisville to
Henderson...
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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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