WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND TOM WAITS
Capo 1st Fret
D A D G
I grew up here now all of my life
D A D G-D
But I dreamed someday I'd go
D A D G
Where the blue-eyed girls and red guitars and
D A D G-D
The naked rivers flow
G
I'm not all I thought I'd be
Bm D
I always stayed around
G
I've been as far as Mercy and Grand
Bm A
Frozen to the ground
D A D G
I can't stay here and I'm scared to leave
D A D A
Just kiss me once and then
D A D G
I'll go to hell, I might as well
D A D G-D
Be whistlin' down the wind
G D
The bus is at the corner
G D
The clock on the wall
G Bm
Broken down windmill
A
There's no wind at all
G D
I've yelled and I cursed
G D
If I stay here I'll rust
G Bm
I'm stuck like a shipwreck
A
Out here in the dust
D A D G
The sky is red and the world's on fire
D A D A
And the corn is taller than me
D A D G
The dog is tied to a wagon of rain
D A D G-D
And the road is as wet as the sea
G
And sometimes the music from a dance
Bm D
Will carry across the plains
G
And the places that I'm dreaming of
Bm A
Do they dream only of me?
D A D G
There are places where they never sleep
D A D G
And the circus never ends
D A D G
So I will take the Marleybone coach
D A D G-D
And be whistling down the wind
D A D G
so I will take the Marleybone coach
D A D G D
Whistling down the wind
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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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