{"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":1443383,"song":"Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis","artist":"Tom Waits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1443383-christmas-card-from-a-hooker-in-minneapolis-chords-by-tom-waits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1443383?type=chord","rating":4.51331,"votes":39,"content":"Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n    hey Charley I'm pregnant[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nand living on 9th street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n    right above a dirty bookstore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n off Euclid avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   and I stopped taking dope[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nand I quit drinking whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Abm[/ch]                 [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nand my old man plays the trombone[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Dbm[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nand works out   at the track.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   and he says that he loves me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n  even though its not his baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   and he says that he'll raise him up[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nlike he would his own son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n    and he gave me a ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebm[/ch] \r\nthat was worn by his mother[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nand he takes me out dancin[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nevery saturday night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   and hey Charley I think about you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n   everytime I pass a fillin' station[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   on account of all the grease[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nyou'd wear in your hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n     and I still have that record[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nof little anthony & the imperials[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nbut someone stole my record player[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbm[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  how do you like that?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]               [ch]Dbm[/ch]\r\n    hey Charley I almost went crazy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abm[/ch]               [ch]Dbm[/ch]\r\n  after mario got busted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n  so I went back to Omaha to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nlive with my folks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]               [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n   but everyone I used to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  was either dead or in prison[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abm[/ch]            [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n came back to Minneapolis[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nthis time I think I'm gonna stay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   hey Charley I think I'm happy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n   for the first time since my accident[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n    and I wish I had all the money[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nthat we used to spend on dope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  I'd buy me a used car lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nand I wouldn't sell any of em[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nI'd just drive a different car every day [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Db[/ch]\r\ndependin on how[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI feel.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   hey Charley for chrissakes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n   do you want to know the truth of it?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  I don't have a husband[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\n he don't play the trombone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   and I need to borrow money[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nto pay this lawyer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nand Charley, hey[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI'll be eligible for parole[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#[/ch]\r\ncome valentines day.[/tab]","plain_text":"Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits","chords":["F#","Bb","B","Abm","Bbm","Dbm","Ebm","Db"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]}}}