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Martha

Tom Waits

Guitar shapes with a capo on fret 1 – they sound in Eb. Playing piano or without a capo? Show the chords as they sound

D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
DOpeA7rator, Dnumber A7please, it's Bmbeen so Amany GyearsG
Will Dshe A7remember Dmy old A7voice Bmwhile I Afight the Gtears?G
DHello, B7hello there, Emis this A7Martha? DThis is B7old Tom EmFrostA7
And DI am B7calling Emlong A7distance, don't Bmworry Aabout the GcostG
'Cause Dit's been B7fourty Emyears or A7more now, DMartha, B7please EmrecallA7
And Dmeet me B7out for Emcoffee A7where we'll Bmtalk Aabout it Gall, Gand
DThose were Ddays of Groses, Gof DpoeDtry and Gprose
And GMartha, Bmall I Bmhad was Gyou, and Gall you Emhad Awas DmeG
DThere was Dno Gtomorrows, Gwe Dpacked Daway our Gsorrows
GAnd we Bmsaved them Bmfor a GraiAny Dday
G D
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
And DI feel A7so much Dolder A7now, Bmyou're much Aolder GtooG
DHow's your A7husband, and Dhow's your A7kids? You know that BmI got Amarried GtooG
DLucky B7that you Emfound someA7one to Dmake you B7feel EmsecureA7
'Cause Dwe were B7all so Emyoung and A7foolish, Bmnow we Aare Gmature, Gand
DThose were Ddays of Groses, Gof DpoeDtry and Gprose
And GMartha, Bmall I Bmhad was Gyou, and Gall you Emhad Awas DmeG
DThere was Dno Gtomorrows, Gwe Dpacked Daway our Gsorrows
GAnd we Bmsaved them Bmfor a GraiAny DdayG
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
And DI was A7always Dso A7impulsive, I Bmguess that AI still GamG
DAnd all that A7really Dmattered A7then was Bmthat IA-- was a GmanG
I Dguess that B7our Embeing A7together was Dnever B7meant to EmbeA7
DMartha, B7EmMartha, A7I Bmlove you, Acan't you Gsee? GAnd
DThose were Ddays of Groses, Gof DpoeDtry and Gprose
And GMartha, Bmall I Bmhad was Gyou, and Gall you Emhad Awas DmeG
DThere was Dno Gtomorrows, Gwe Dpacked Daway our Gsorrows
GAnd we Bmsaved them Bmfor a GraiAny DdayG
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
And DI A7remember Dquiet A7evenings, Bmtrembling Aclose to Gyou

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