{"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":1030549,"song":"Telephone Call From Istanbul","artist":"Tom Waits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1030549-telephone-call-from-istanbul-chords-by-tom-waits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1030549?type=chord","rating":4.94147,"votes":59,"content":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1SsMDcUUZo\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]      |\r\n| [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch] N.C.|\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]      |\r\n| [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | N.C.    |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd I was all night long on the broken glass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nLivin' in a medicine chest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]\r\nMediteromanian hotel back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                            N.C.\r\nSprawled across a roll top desk[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe monkey rode the blade on an overhead fan[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThey paint the donkey blue if you pay[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI got a telephone call from Istanbul[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]                     N.C.\r\nMy baby's coming home today[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nWill you sell me one of those if I shave my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nGet me out of town is what Fireball said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever trust a man in a blue trench coat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nNever drive a car when you're dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaturday's a festival, Friday's a gem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]\r\nDye your hair yellow and raise your hem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFollow me to Beulah's on Dry Creek Road[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]C#[/ch]  N.C.\r\nI got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch] N.C.|\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch] N.C.|\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nWill you sell me one of those if I shave my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nGet me out of town is what Fireball said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever trust a man in a blue trench coat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nNever drive a car when you're dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaturday's a festival, Friday's a gem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]\r\nDye your hair yellow and raise your hem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFollow me to Beulah's on Dry Creek Road[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]C#[/ch]  N.C.\r\nI got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWell, take me down to buy a tux on Red Rose Bear[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI got to cut a hole in the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI got a telephone call from Istanbul[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]                     N.C.\r\nMy baby's coming home today[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nSell me one of those if I shave my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nGet me out of town is what Fireball said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever trust a man in a blue trench coat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nNever drive a car when you're dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaturday's a festival, Friday's a gem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]\r\nDye your hair yellow and raise your hem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFollow me to Beulah's on Dry Creek Road[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]C#[/ch]  N.C.\r\nI got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]C#[/ch]   | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch] N.C.|\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]F#m[/ch]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n(fade out)","plain_text":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1SsMDcUUZo\n\n[Intro]\n\n| F#m  | F#m  | Bm   | Bm      |\n| C#   | C#   | F#m  | F#m N.C.|\n| F#m  | F#m  | Bm   | Bm      |\n| C#   | C#   | F#m  | N.C.    |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n| F#m  | F#m  | Bm   | Bm   |\n| C#   | C#   | F#m  | F#m N.C.|\n| F#m  | F#m  | Bm   | Bm   |\n| C#   | C#   | F#m  | F#m N.C.|\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n| F#m  | F#m  | Bm   | Bm   |\n| C#   | C#   | F#m  | F#m N.C.|\n| F#m  | F#m  | Bm   | Bm   |\n\n(fade out)","chords":["F#m","Bm","C#","C","Bm7","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}