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Blue Valentines

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[Verse]
E9She sends me bDm7lue valentE9ines
Dm7All the way from PhiladelpE9hia
Dm7To mark the anniversaryE9  
Am7Of someone that I A7used to be
Dm7And it feels like a E9warrant
Is oAm7ut for my A7arrest
Baby you got me cDm7heckin in my reE9arview miAm7rrorA7  
That's I'm aDm7lways on the rE7un
Thats why I chanAm7ged my name
And I didn't B7think you'd ever find me E9here
To send me these Dm7blue valenE9tines
Like Dm7half forgotten E9dreams
Like a Dm7pebble in my sE9hoe
As I Am7walk these sA7treets
And the Dm7ghost of your E9memory
Baby is the Am7thistle in the A7kiss
It's the Dm7burgler that can E7break a roses Am7neckA7  
It's the Dm7tatooed broken prE7omise
I got to Am7hide beneath my sA7leeve
And I B7see you every time I turn my E9back
She sends me Dm7blue valenE9tines
Though I Dm7try to remain at lE9arge
They're insDm7isting that our lE9ove
Must have a Am7eulogA7y
Dm7Why do I save all this mE9adness
Here in the niAm7ghtstand dA7rawer
There to Dm7haunt upon my E7shoulders
Baby I Am7know
I'd be lDm7uckier to E9walk around everywhere I Am7go
With this B7blind and broken heart
That sleeps beneath my lE9apel
Instead.. these Dm7blue valenE9tines
They remiDm7nd me of my cardinal E9sin
I can Dm7never wash the gE9uilt
Or get these blooAm7dstains off my A7hands
And it Dm7takes a hole lot of wE7hiskey
To take this nighAm7tmares go A7away
And I B7cut my bleedin heart out everE9y nite
And I Dm7die a little mE9ore on each St. ValAm7entines dA7ay
[Outro]
Don't you rB7emember that I E9promised I A7would
Write you...
These bDm7lue valentE9ines
 Dm7blue valenE9tines
 Dm7blue B7valentAm7ines

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Blue Valentines

by Tom Waits

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Dm7

Am7

[Verse]

E9 Dm7 E9

She sends me blue valentines

Dm7 E9

All the way from Philadelphia

Dm7 E9

To mark the anniversary

Am7 A7

Of someone that I used to be

Dm7 E9

And it feels like a warrant

Am7 A7

Is out for my arrest

Dm7 E9 Am7 A7

Baby you got me checkin in my rearview mirror

Dm7 E7

That's I'm always on the run

Am7

Thats why I changed my name

B7 E9

And I didn't think you'd ever find me here

Dm7 E9

To send me these blue valentines

Dm7 E9

Like half forgotten dreams

Dm7 E9

Like a pebble in my shoe

Am7 A7

As I walk these streets

Dm7 E9

And the ghost of your memory

Am7 A7

Baby is the thistle in the kiss

Dm7 E7 Am7 A7

It's the burgler that can break a roses neck

Dm7 E7

It's the tatooed broken promise

Am7 A7

I got to hide beneath my sleeve

B7 E9

And I see you every time I turn my back

Dm7 E9

She sends me blue valentines

Dm7 E9

Though I try to remain at large

Dm7 E9

They're insisting that our love

Am7 A7

Must have a eulogy

Dm7 E9

Why do I save all this madness

Am7 A7

Here in the nightstand drawer

Dm7 E7

There to haunt upon my shoulders

Am7

Baby I know

Dm7 E9 Am7

I'd be luckier to walk around everywhere I go

With this blind and broken heart

That sleeps beneath my lapel

Dm7 E9

Instead.. these blue valentines

Dm7 E9

They remind me of my cardinal sin

Dm7 E9

I can never wash the guilt

Am7 A7

Or get these bloodstains off my hands

Dm7 E7

And it takes a hole lot of whiskey

Am7 A7

To take this nightmares go away

B7 E9

And I cut my bleedin heart out every nite

Dm7 E9 Am7 A7

And I die a little more on each St. Valentines day

[Outro]

B7 E9 A7

Don't you remember that I promised I would

Write you...

Dm7 E9

These blue valentines

Dm7 E9

blue valentines

Dm7 B7 Am7

blue valentines

About Blue Valentines Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Blue Valentines by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Blue Valentines chords”, “Blue Valentines guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Blue Valentines chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Blue Valentines chords and for experienced players who want accurate Blue Valentines lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E9, Dm7, Am7, A7, E7, B7.

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What key is "Blue Valentines" in?

The chords for "Blue Valentines" show the original chord names (including E9, Dm7, Am7, A7, E7, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.