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Blue Valentines by Tom Waits - Guitar Chords

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            Tom Waits - Blue Valentines
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I have tried to annotate the chords as closely as possible to the original recording - However, for beginners
I have also included easier voicings for the chords which will get you a reasonable sounding version if you 
want to play this great song and don't feel up to playing the original version yet.


    Original Chords                        Easier Version

  Dmaj7sus2  E9  Am7  A7  Dm7  B7     Dmaj7sus2  E9  Am7  A7  Dm7  B7
e|--5--------X----X---X----5---X---|----0--------2----3---3----1---2--|
B|--5--------7----5---5----6---7---|----2--------0----1---2----1---0--|
G|--6--------7----5---6----5---8---|----2--------1----2---2----2---2--|
D|--X--------6----5---5----X---7---|----0--------0----2---2----0---1--|
A|--5--------X----0---0----5---X---|----X--------2----0---0----X---2--|
E|--X--------0----X---X----X---7---|----X--------0----X---X----X---X--|

[Intro]

The intro is played freetime - this picking pattern continues throughout the song using the shapes above.

   Dmadd9  E9         Dmadd9   E9                Dmadd9   E9
e|-12---------------------12-------------------------12------------------|
B|-10---------7-----------10--------7----7-----------10---------7-----7--|
G|-10---------7-----------10--------7----7-----------10---------7-----7--|
D|-0-------6----------------------6----6---------------------6-----6-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0---------5-/-10-------0-------------5-/-10-------0--------------|

[Verse]
             Dmaj7sus2  E9             Dmaj7sus2      E9
She sends me blue valen-tines, all the way from Phila-delphia
   Dmaj7sus2        E9       Am7            A7
To mark the anniver-sary, of someone that I used to be
       Dm7          E9                  Am7        A7
And it feels like a warrant, is out for my arrest
                Dm7           E9       Am7     A7
Baby you got me checkin in my rearview mirror
           Dm7           E9               Am7              
That's I'm always on the run, thats why I changed my name
      B7                              E9       
And I didn't think you'd ever find me here

[Verse]
           Dmaj7sus2  E9          Dmaj7sus2          E9      
To send me blue valen-tines, like half forgotten dre-ams 
       Dm7           E9        Am7                A7
Like a pebble in my shoe, as I walk these streets
        Dm7           E9                  Am7                  A7
And the ghost of your memory, baby is the thistle in the kiss
         Dm7              E9         Am7       A7
It's the burgler that can break a ro-ses neck
         Dm7     E9              Am7            
It's the tatooed broken promise, I got to hide beneath my sleeve
          B7                           E9
I'm gonna see you every time I turn my back

[Solo]

Dmaj7sus2  E9   Dmaj7sus2   E9   Dmaj7sus2   E9   Am7   A7   

Dm7   E9   Am7   A7   Dm7   E9   Am7   A7   Dm7   E9   Am7   A7   B7   E9

[Verse]
                Dmaj7sus2  E9              Dmaj7sus2   E9 
Ahh you send me blue valen-tines, though I try  to  re-main at large
Dm7               E9                  Am7             A7
They're insisting that our love, must have a eulogy
         Dm7           E9            Am7                      A7
Why do I save all this madness, here in the nightstand drawer
         Dm7          E9         Am7          A7
That are hung upon my shoulders, baby I know
        Dm7      E9           Am7               
I'll be luckier, walk around, everywhere I go
          B7                                    E9
With this blind and broken heart that sleeps be-neath my lapel

[Verse]
               Dmaj7sus2  E9          Dmaj7sus2       E9 
Instead, these blue valen-tines, they remind me of my cardinal sin
      Dm7            E9                  Am7                A7
I can never wash the guilt, or get these bloodstains off my hands
       Dm7                  E9                    Am7                A7
And it takes a whole lot of whisky, to make these nightmares go away
      Dm7             E9               Am7    A7
And I cut my bleeding heart out, every night 
              Dm7               E9           Am7    
And I'm gonna die just a little more on each Saint Valentine's day
          B7                     E9             
Don't you remember, I promised I would write you

[Outro]
      Dmaj7sus2  E9     Dmaj7sus2   E9     Dmaj7sus2   E9     Am7
These blue valen-tines, blue  valen-tines, blue        val-en-tines
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