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Old Shoes And Picture Postcards

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[Intro]
G  G  C  G
G  D7 G  D7
[Verse 1]
I'm Gsinging this song, it's Ctime it was suGng
I been Gputting it off for a whD7ile
But it's Gharder by Cnow 'cause the Gtruth is so Cclear
that I cGry when I'm sD7eeing you smGileD7  
[Chorus]
So goodGbye, so lCong, the rGoad calls me dCear
And your tGears cannot bind me anymD7ore
And farewGell to the gCirl with the sGun in her eCyes
Can I kGiss you and tD7hen I'll be gGoneD7  
[Verse 2]
Every Gtime that I tried to tCell you that weG'd
lost the Gmagic we had at the stD7art
I would wGeep my hCeart when I lGook in your eCyes
And I sGearch once agD7ain for the spGarkD7  
[Chorus]
So goodGbye, so lCong, the rGoad calls me dCear
And your tGears cannot bind me anymD7ore
And farewGell to the gCirl with the sGun in her eCyes
Can I kGiss you and tD7hen I'll be gGoneD7  
[Solo]
G  G  C  G
G  G  D7 D7
G  C  G  C
G  D7 G  D7
[Verse 3]
I can Gsee by your eyes it's Ctime now to gGo
so I'll Gleave you to cry in the rD7ain
Though I hGeld in my hCand the kGey to all jCoy
but honey, my hGeart was not bD7orn to be tGamedD7  
[Chorus]
So goodGbye, so lCong, the rGoad calls me dCear
And your tGears cannot bind me anymD7ore
And farewGell to the gCirl with the sGun in her eCyes
Can I kGiss you and tD7hen I'll be gGoneD7  
So goodGbye, so lCong, the rGoad calls me dCear
And your tGears cannot bind me anymD7ore
And farewGell to the gCirl with the sGun in her eCyes
Can I kGiss you and tD7hen I'll be gGoneD7  
[Outro]
Can I kGiss you and tD7hen I'll be gGoneD7  
Can I kGiss you and tD7hen I'll be gGoneG  

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Old Shoes And Picture Postcards

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G C G

G D7 G D7

[Verse 1]

G C G

I'm singing this song, it's time it was sung

G D7

I been putting it off for a while

G C G C

But it's harder by now 'cause the truth is so clear

G D7 G D7

that I cry when I'm seeing you smile

[Chorus]

G C G C

So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear

G D7

And your tears cannot bind me anymore

G C G C

And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes

G D7 G D7

Can I kiss you and then I'll be gone

[Verse 2]

G C G

Every time that I tried to tell you that we'd

G D7

lost the magic we had at the start

G C G C

I would weep my heart when I look in your eyes

G D7 G D7

And I search once again for the spark

[Chorus]

G C G C

So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear

G D7

And your tears cannot bind me anymore

G C G C

And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes

G D7 G D7

Can I kiss you and then I'll be gone

[Solo]

G G C G

G G D7 D7

G C G C

G D7 G D7

[Verse 3]

G C G

I can see by your eyes it's time now to go

G D7

so I'll leave you to cry in the rain

G C G C

Though I held in my hand the key to all joy

G D7 G D7

but honey, my heart was not born to be tamed

[Chorus]

G C G C

So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear

G D7

And your tears cannot bind me anymore

G C G C

And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes

G D7 G D7

Can I kiss you and then I'll be gone

G C G C

So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear

G D7

And your tears cannot bind me anymore

G C G C

And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes

G D7 G D7

Can I kiss you and then I'll be gone

[Outro]

G D7 G D7

Can I kiss you and then I'll be gone

G D7 G G

Can I kiss you and then I'll be gone

About Old Shoes And Picture Postcards Chords by Tom Waits

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Is "Old Shoes And Picture Postcards" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Old Shoes And Picture Postcards" in?

The chords for "Old Shoes And Picture Postcards" show the original chord names (including G, C, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.