{"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":1938577,"song":"Romeo Is Bleeding","artist":"Tom Waits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1938577-romeo-is-bleeding-chords-by-tom-waits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1938577?type=chord","rating":4.78514,"votes":7,"content":"ROMEO IS BLEEDING \r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = x2443x \r\n[tab][ch]F#9[/ch] = xx4354\r\nA capo on the second fret makes it somewhat easier, allowing you to play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] = x0221x\r\nE9 = xx2132, which can be alternated to an E7 on the last beat of the chord [/tab]\r\nby changing one finger to x20132\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleeding, but not so as you'd notice,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] \r\nHe's over on 18th street as usu - al[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] \r\nLookin' so hard a - gainst the hood of his car[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] \r\n And puttin' out a cigarette in his hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nFor all the pachucos at the pumps At Romero's Paint and Body[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nThey're all seein' how far they can spit, well, it was just another night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd now they're huddled in the brake lights of a fifty-eight Bel-Air[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd listenin' to how Romeo killed a sheriff with his knife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd they all jump when they hear the sirens, But Romeo just laughs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\n\"All the racket in the world ain't never gonna save that Coppers' ass[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nHe ain't never gonna see another summertime for gunnin' down my brother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nLeavin' him like a dog, beneath a car without his knife\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo says,\" Hey man, gimme a cigarette\", and they all reach for their pack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nFrank - ie lights it for him and pats him on the back[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAn' throws a bottle at a milk truck, and as it breaks, he grabs his nuts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAn' they all know, they could be just like Romeo if they only had the guts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleeding, but no - body can tell[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAn' he sings along with the radi With a bul - et in his chest[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAn' he combs back his fenders they all agree it's clear[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nThat ev - rything is cool, now that Ro - meo is here[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleeding and he winces now an' then[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd he leans against the car door, feels the blood in his shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nSomeone's cryin' at the 5 Points, the phone booth by the store[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo starts his engines, the blood off the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd he brodies through the signal With the radio full blast[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nLeavin' the boys there__ hikin' up their chi - nos[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd now they're all tryin' to stand like Romeo, with the Moon cut like a sickle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd they're talkin' now in Spanish, all a - bout their hero[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleeding as he gives the man his ticket[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd he climbs the balcony at the mo - vies[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAnd he'll die without a whimper like e - very hero's dream[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nLike an an - gel with a bullet and Cag - ney on a screen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleed - ing Romeo is bleed - ing Hey, man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleeding Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleed - ing Romeo is bleed - ing Hey, man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nRomeo is bleeding Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nHey, pachuco! Hey, pachuco![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nDáme esa pistola, hombre! Hago la lucha! [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#9[/ch]\r\nAy, que pinche pancho! Vamos a dormir, hombre![/tab]","plain_text":"ROMEO IS BLEEDING \n\n[Chords]\nBm = x2443x \n\n\nby changing one finger to x20132\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Bm","F#9","A","Am","E9","E7","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]}}}