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Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits
    F#hey Charley I'm prBbegnant
Band living on 9th street
    F#right above a Bbdirty bookstore
 Boff Euclid avenue
   F#and I stopped taking dBbope
and BI quit drinking whiskey
and my Abmold man plays the trBbmombone
and Bworks out   Dbmat the trF#ack.
   F#and he says that he Bbloves me
  Beven though its not his baby
   F#and he says that he'll Bbraise him up
like hBe would his own son
    F#and he gave me a Bbring
that was Ebmworn by his mother
and Bhe takes me out dDbancin
every BsaturDbmday nigF#ht.
   F#and hey Charley I Bbthink about you
   Beverytime I pass a fillin' station
   F#on account of all the grBbease
youB'd wear in your hair
     F#and I still have that reBbcord
of lEbmittle anthony & the imF#perials
but Bsomeone stole my record player
  Dbmhow do you like tF#hat?Bb  
    Ebmhey Charley I Dbmalmost went crazy
  Abmafter mario got Dbmbusted
  Bso I went back to DbOmaha to
F#live with my fBbolks
   Ebmbut everyone I Dbused to know
  was either Bdead or in prison
 Abmcame back to MBbminneapolis
this Btime I think I'm gonna stay.
   F#hey Charley I think IBb'm happy
   Bfor the first time since my accident
    F#and I wish I had Bball the money
that we useBd to spend on dope
  F#I'd buy me a used Bbcar lot
and I Ebmwouldn't sell any of em
I'd just Bdrive a different cDbar every day 
deBpendin on Dbhow
I feeF#l.
   F#hey Charley Bbfor chrissakes
   Bdo you want to know the truth of it?
  F#I don't have Bba husband
 Bhe don't play the trombone
   F#and I need to borrow Bbmoney
to Ebmpay this lawyer
and ChaF#rley, hey
I'll be eBligible for parole
come valentines dF#ay.

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Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

by Tom Waits

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Abm

Bbm

Dbm

Ebm

Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits

F# Bb

hey Charley I'm pregnant

and living on 9th street

F# Bb

right above a dirty bookstore

off Euclid avenue

F# Bb

and I stopped taking dope

and I quit drinking whiskey

Abm Bbm

and my old man plays the trombone

B Dbm F#

and works out at the track.

F# Bb

and he says that he loves me

even though its not his baby

F# Bb

and he says that he'll raise him up

like he would his own son

F# Bb

and he gave me a ring

Ebm

that was worn by his mother

B Db

and he takes me out dancin

B Dbm F#

every saturday night.

F# Bb

and hey Charley I think about you

everytime I pass a fillin' station

F# Bb

on account of all the grease

you'd wear in your hair

F# Bb

and I still have that record

Ebm F#

of little anthony & the imperials

but someone stole my record player

Dbm F# Bb

how do you like that?

Ebm Dbm

hey Charley I almost went crazy

Abm Dbm

after mario got busted

B Db

so I went back to Omaha to

F# Bb

live with my folks

Ebm Db

but everyone I used to know

was either dead or in prison

Abm Bbm

came back to Minneapolis

this time I think I'm gonna stay.

F# Bb

hey Charley I think I'm happy

for the first time since my accident

F# Bb

and I wish I had all the money

that we used to spend on dope

F# Bb

I'd buy me a used car lot

Ebm

and I wouldn't sell any of em

B Db

I'd just drive a different car every day

B Db

dependin on how

I feel.

F# Bb

hey Charley for chrissakes

do you want to know the truth of it?

F# Bb

I don't have a husband

he don't play the trombone

F# Bb

and I need to borrow money

Ebm

to pay this lawyer

and Charley, hey

I'll be eligible for parole

come valentines day.

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