{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1003007,"song":"A Sight For Sore Eyes","artist":"Tom Waits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1003007-a-sight-for-sore-eyes-chords-by-tom-waits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1003007?type=chord","rating":4.72738,"votes":50,"content":" Another old Waits tune I couldn't find on here, so\r\n worked out a simple version.\r\n\r\n This is for the version on \"Foreign Affairs\" album.\r\n\r\n The Am chord at the start of each the third\r\n line is really just a step up from G to C.\r\n\r\n[tab] Play It Like This\r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n A|----0-2-3--|\r\n E|--3--------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n Where there is a C Chord Followed by an Am,\r\n you can always stick a C/B in there.\r\n C/B = X20010, Should the mood take you.\r\n\r\n INTRO: Is Played To The Air Of \"Auld Lang Syne\"\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n For Auld Land Syne, My Dear, For Auld Lang Syne[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n We'll Take A Drop Of Kind, My Dear, For The Sake Of Auld Lang Syne[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n Mr. Waits is giving us a subtle lesson in how to take one song and\r\n turn it into another.\r\n\r\n\r\n If you like it? Please take the time to\r\n RATE IT!\r\n Thanks\r\n flatwound\r\n\r\n\r\n A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES\r\n\r\n INTRO: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n A sight for sore eyes, It's a long time no see[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Workin' hard hardly workin', Hey man you know me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Water under the bridge, Did'ya see my new car[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Well, It's bought and it's paid for, Parked out-side of the bar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And hey, Barkeep what's keeping you, Keep pouring drinks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n For all these palookas, Hey, You know what I thinks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n That we toast, To the old days, And Di-Mag-gio too[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n An' old Drysdales and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n INST: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Oh, You know the ol' gang ain't around, Everyone has left town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n 'Cept for Selma 'n' Giardina, Said they just might be down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Oh, Half drunk all the time, An' I'm all drunk the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Monk's still the champion, Oh, But I am the best[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And hey barkeep what's keeping you, Keep pouring drinks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n For all these palookas, Hey, You know what I thinks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n That we toast to the old days, And Di-Mag-gio too[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n An' old Drysdales and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n INST: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Guess you heard about Nash, He was killed in a crash[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Oh, That must have been two, Or three years ago now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Yeah, He spun out, And he rolled, Hit a telephone pole[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And died with the radio on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Flo, She's married with a kid, Finally split up with Sid[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n He's up north, For a nickle's worth, For armed robbery[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And I'll play you some pinball, No, You ain't got a chance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Then go on over and, Ask her to dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And hey barkeep what's keeping you, Keep pouring drinks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n For all these palookas, Hey, You know what I thinks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n That we toast to the old days, And Di-Mag-gio too[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n An' old Drysdales and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you-oo-o[/tab]\r\n\r\n OUTRO: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"Another old Waits tune I couldn't find on here, so\n worked out a simple version.\n\n This is for the version on \"Foreign Affairs\" album.\n\n The Am chord at the start of each the third\n line is really just a step up from G to C.\n\n\n\n Where there is a C Chord Followed by an Am,\n you can always stick a C/B in there.\n C/B = X20010, Should the mood take you.\n\n INTRO: Is Played To The Air Of \"Auld Lang Syne\"\n\n\n\n\n\n Mr. Waits is giving us a subtle lesson in how to take one song and\n turn it into another.\n\n\n If you like it? Please take the time to\n RATE IT!\n Thanks\n flatwound\n\n\n A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES\n\n INTRO: C D C F\n C D C F C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n INST: C F C C Am Dm C G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n INST: C F C C Am Dm C G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n OUTRO: C F C C Am Dm C","chords":["Am","G","C","A","E","C/B","D","F","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}