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Capo on 5. 
Intro:
C  Em  F  C
C  Em  F  Am7 G Am7 G/B
Verse 1:
  CThat woman will Emtake you,  Fthat woman will Cbreak you
                 C                   Em           F   G(bend D to D#)
  That woman will make you something you never seen
  CThat woman's got Eclaws, that Fwoman's got D/F#laws
  Now Clook C/Bout Am7man, you're gonna D/F#loose youGr minAm7dG  Am7  G/B  
Verse 2:
  CI had a Emfriend,   Fhis name was CFrank
                  C          Em           F   G(bend D to D#)
  He walked on the water now,'nlord he sank
  CWe used to go Estag, now Fhe's got a D/F#hag
  It Clooks C/Blike Am7Frank's got a D/F#brand new GbagAm7  G  Am7  G/B  
Verse 3:
  CThat woman will Emtake you, Fthat woman will Cbreak you
                 C                   Em     F   G(bend D to D#)     
  That woman will make you something you never seen
  CThat woman's got Eclaws, that Fwoman's got D/F#laws
  Now Clook C/Bout Am7Frank, you're gonna D/F#loose youGr minAm7dG  Am7  G/B  
Verse 4:
  CWhat happened to EmFrank, Fcan happen to Cyou
  CJust find you a Emwoman and Fwatch what she'll Gdo
  CThat woman will Etake you, that Fwoman gonna D/F#break you
  CLook C/Bout Am7man you're gonna D/F#loose, you're gonna GloosAm7e     G/Byour Cmind F  C  
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(I'm not sure about the E major chord. it sounds good to me also, but maybe it's just Em.)

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Franks Song

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/B

D/F#

C/B

Capo on 5.

Intro:

C Em F C

C Em F Am7 G Am7 G/B

Verse 1:

C Em F C

That woman will take you, that woman will break you

C Em F G

(bend D to D#)

That woman will make you something you never seen

C E F D/F#

That woman's got claws, that woman's got laws

C C/B Am7 D/F# G Am7 G Am7 G/B

Now look out man, you're gonna loose your mind

Verse 2:

C Em F C

I had a friend, his name was Frank

C Em F G

(bend D to D#)

He walked on the water now,'nlord he sank

C E F D/F#

We used to go stag, now he's got a hag

C C/B Am7 D/F# G Am7 G Am7 G/B

It looks like Frank's got a brand new bag

Verse 3:

C Em F C

That woman will take you, that woman will break you

C Em F G

(bend D to D#)

That woman will make you something you never seen

C E F D/F#

That woman's got claws, that woman's got laws

C C/B Am7 D/F# G Am7 G Am7 G/B

Now look out Frank, you're gonna loose your mind

Verse 4:

C Em F C

What happened to Frank, can happen to you

C Em F G

Just find you a woman and watch what she'll do

C E F D/F#

That woman will take you, that woman gonna break you

C C/B Am7 D/F# G Am7 G/B C F C

Look out man you're gonna loose, you're gonna loose your mind

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(I'm not sure about the E major chord. it sounds good to me also, but maybe it's just Em.)

About Franks Song Chords by Tom Waits

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