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Lucky Day 
by Tom Waits
Em* x79987
C*  x35553
Intro: E--3--5--10--
 GThe prettiest girl
            B  Em*
 In all the world
 Is in a lAittle SpDanish Gtown
                             B  Em*
 But I left her for a Bonnie lass
 And I tAold her
 I'd see her arDound
 But that BGonnie lass
          C*
 And her heart of glass
 Would not hAold a candle
 To bDumming around
 So don't crGy for me
                B  Em*
 For I'm going away
 And I'll be bAack some lDucky dGay
 Tell the boys back home
 I'm doing just fine
 I left my troubles and woe
 So sing about me
 For I can't come home
 I've many more miles to go
 Why, there's Miss Kelsey
 You taught dance at our school
 And old Johnny O'Toole
 I'll still beat you at pool
 So don't cry for me
 For I'm going away
 ANd I'll be back some lucky day
 Now when I was a boy
 My daddy sat me on his knee
 And he told me
 He told me many things
 And he said sone
 There's a lot of things in this world
 You're gonna have no use for
 ANd when you get blue
 And you've lost all your dreams
 There's nothin' like a campfire
 And a can of beans
 Why, there's Miss Kelsey
 She taught dance at our school
 And old Johnny O'Toole
 I'll still beat you at pool
 So don't cry for me
 For I'm going away
 And I'll be back some lucky day
 ______________________________
 aleister, Russia, Irkutsk

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Lucky Day

by Tom Waits

* x79987

* x35553

Intro: E--3--5--10--

The prettiest girl

B Em

In all the world

A D G

Is in a little Spanish town

B Em

But I left her for a Bonnie lass

And I told her

I'd see her around

But that Bonnie lass

And her heart of glass

Would not hold a candle

To bumming around

So don't cry for me

B Em

For I'm going away

A D G

And I'll be back some lucky day

Tell the boys back home

I'm doing just fine

I left my troubles and woe

So sing about me

For I can't come home

I've many more miles to go

Why, there's Miss Kelsey

You taught dance at our school

And old Johnny O'Toole

I'll still beat you at pool

So don't cry for me

For I'm going away

ANd I'll be back some lucky day

Now when I was a boy

My daddy sat me on his knee

And he told me

He told me many things

And he said sone

There's a lot of things in this world

You're gonna have no use for

ANd when you get blue

And you've lost all your dreams

There's nothin' like a campfire

And a can of beans

Why, there's Miss Kelsey

She taught dance at our school

And old Johnny O'Toole

I'll still beat you at pool

So don't cry for me

For I'm going away

And I'll be back some lucky day

______________________________

aleister, Russia, Irkutsk

About Lucky Day Chords by Tom Waits

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