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Tom Waits - Fannin Street
by Olof
ytterman(at)gmail(dot)com
If you play along with the song it doesn't really sound correct, but it fits with the 
I, and probably you, sing it, so give it a try.
C
There's a Fcrooked Gstreet in Houston Ctown
It's a Fwell born Gpath I've traveled Cdown
Now there's Fruin in my Gname, I wish I Cnever got off the Amtrain
I Fwished I'd listened Gto the words you Csaid
Don't go Cdown to Fannin Street
Don't go Fdown to Fannin CStreet
Don't go Fdown to Fannin CStrEmeetAm  
You'll be Clost and never Ffound
You can Cnever turn Faround
Don't go CdownG  
Gto Fannin CStreet
Once I Fheld you in my Garms, I was Csure
And I Ftook that silent Gstep through the gilded doCor
      F                 G             C       Em
AmThe desire to have much more, all the glitter and the roar
Now I Fknow just Gwhere the sidewalk Cends
Don't go Cdown to Fannin Street
Don't go Fdown to Fannin CStreet
Don't go Fdown to Fannin CStrEmeetAm  
You'll be Clost and never Ffound
You can Cnever turn Faround
Don't go Cdown Gto Fannin CStreet
When I was Dmyoung I thought Gonly of getting Cout
I said goodDmbye to my strGeet, goodbye to my Chouse
           F               G              C   Em
GiAmve a man gin, give a man cards, give an inch he takes a yard
And I Frue the day that GI stepped off this Ctrain
Don't go Cdown to Fannin Street
Don't go Fdown to Fannin CStreet
Don't go Fdown to Fannin CStrEmeetAm  
You'll be Clost and never Ffound
You can Cnever turn Faround
Don't go Cdown Gto Fannin CStreet

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Tom Waits - Fannin Street

by Olof

ytterman(at)gmail(dot)com

If you play along with the song it doesn't really sound correct, but it fits with the

I, and probably you, sing it, so give it a try.

F G C

There's a crooked street in Houston town

F G C

It's a well born path I've traveled down

F G C Am

Now there's ruin in my name, I wish I never got off the train

F G C

I wished I'd listened to the words you said

Don't go down to Fannin Street

F C

Don't go down to Fannin Street

F C Em Am

Don't go down to Fannin Street

C F

You'll be lost and never found

C F

You can never turn around

C G

Don't go down

G C

to Fannin Street

F G C

Once I held you in my arms, I was sure

F G C

And I took that silent step through the gilded door

F G C Em

The desire to have much more, all the glitter and the roar

F G C

Now I know just where the sidewalk ends

Don't go down to Fannin Street

F C

Don't go down to Fannin Street

F C Em Am

Don't go down to Fannin Street

C F

You'll be lost and never found

C F

You can never turn around

C G C

Don't go down to Fannin Street

Dm G C

When I was young I thought only of getting out

Dm G C

I said goodbye to my street, goodbye to my house

F G C Em

Give a man gin, give a man cards, give an inch he takes a yard

F G C

And I rue the day that I stepped off this train

Don't go down to Fannin Street

F C

Don't go down to Fannin Street

F C Em Am

Don't go down to Fannin Street

C F

You'll be lost and never found

C F

You can never turn around

C G C

Don't go down to Fannin Street

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