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Gun Street Girl

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Intro:
Dm
Verse 1:
 DmFalling James, in the Tahoe mud,
Stick around to tell us all the A7tale.
Well, he Dmfell in love with a Gun Street girl,
And now he's dancing in the Birmingham jail;
Dancing in the Birmingham jail.
Verse 2:
He Dmtook a hundred dollars off a, Slaughterhouse Joe,
Brought a brand new Michigan A7twenty-gauge.
He got Dmall liquored up on that road house corn,
Blew a hole in the hood of a yellow Corvette,
A hole in the hood of a yellow Corvette.
Interlude:
Dm  A7  Dm
Verse 3:
He bought a Dmsecond-hand Nova from a Cuban Chinese,
And dyed his hair in the bathroom of a A7Texaco.
With a pDmawnshop radio, quarter past four,
He left for Waukegan at the slamming of the door,
Left for Waukegan at the slamming of the door.
Chorus 1:
I said DmJohn, John; he's long gone,
Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.
I said John, John; he's long gone,
Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.
Verse 4:
He's Dmsitting in a sycamore, in St. John's wood,
Soaking day-old bread in kero-A7sene.
Well, he was Dmblue as a robin's egg and brown as a hog,
He's staying out of circulation, 'till the dogs get tired,
Out of circulation, 'ti'l the dogs get tired.
Verse 5:
 DmShadow fixed the toilet with an old trombone,
He never get up in the morning on a A7Saturday.
 DmSitting by the Erie with a bull-whipped dog,
Telling everyone he saw; "they went that-a-way, boys",
Telling everyone he saw; "they went that-a-way, boys".
Verse 6:
Now the Dmrain's like gravel on an old tin roof,
Burlington Northern pulling A7out of the world.
Now a Dmhead full of bourbon and a dream in the straw,
And a Gun Street girl was the cause of it all,
A Gun Street girl was the cause of it all.
Verse 7:
Well he's Dmriding in the shadow by the St. Joe ridge,
Hearing the click-clack tapping of a A7blind man's cane.
He was Dmpulling into Baker on a New Year's Eve,
One eye on a pistol and the other on the door,
One eye on a pistol and the other on the door.
Verse 8:
Miss DmCharlotte took her satchel down to King Fish Row,
Smuggled in a brand new pair of A7alligator shoes,
With her Dmfireman's raincoat and her long yellow hair,
Well, they tied her to a tree with a skinny millionaire,
They tied her to a tree with a skinny millionaire.
Chorus 2:
I said DmJohn, John; he's long gone,
Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.
I said John, John; he's long gone,
Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.
Verse 9:
 DmBanging on the table with an old tin cup,
Sing; I'll never kiss a Gun Street girl again.
Never kiss a Gun Street girl again,
I'll never kiss a Gun Street girl again.
Chorus 3:
I said DmJohn, John; he's long gone,
Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.
I said John, John; he's long gone,
Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.
Outro:
Dm
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Dm      A7

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Gun Street Girl

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

---------------------.............

Intro:

Verse 1:

Falling James, in the Tahoe mud,

Stick around to tell us all the tale.

Well, he fell in love with a Gun Street girl,

And now he's dancing in the Birmingham jail;

Dancing in the Birmingham jail.

Verse 2:

He took a hundred dollars off a, Slaughterhouse Joe,

Brought a brand new Michigan twenty-gauge.

He got all liquored up on that road house corn,

Blew a hole in the hood of a yellow Corvette,

A hole in the hood of a yellow Corvette.

Interlude:

Dm A7 Dm

Verse 3:

He bought a second-hand Nova from a Cuban Chinese,

And dyed his hair in the bathroom of a Texaco.

With a pawnshop radio, quarter past four,

He left for Waukegan at the slamming of the door,

Left for Waukegan at the slamming of the door.

Chorus 1:

I said John, John; he's long gone,

Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.

I said John, John; he's long gone,

Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.

Verse 4:

He's sitting in a sycamore, in St. John's wood,

Soaking day-old bread in kero-sene.

Well, he was blue as a robin's egg and brown as a hog,

He's staying out of circulation, 'till the dogs get tired,

Out of circulation, 'ti'l the dogs get tired.

Verse 5:

Shadow fixed the toilet with an old trombone,

He never get up in the morning on a Saturday.

Sitting by the Erie with a bull-whipped dog,

Telling everyone he saw; "they went that-a-way, boys",

Telling everyone he saw; "they went that-a-way, boys".

Verse 6:

Now the rain's like gravel on an old tin roof,

Burlington Northern pulling out of the world.

Now a head full of bourbon and a dream in the straw,

And a Gun Street girl was the cause of it all,

A Gun Street girl was the cause of it all.

Verse 7:

Well he's riding in the shadow by the St. Joe ridge,

Hearing the click-clack tapping of a blind man's cane.

He was pulling into Baker on a New Year's Eve,

One eye on a pistol and the other on the door,

One eye on a pistol and the other on the door.

Verse 8:

Miss Charlotte took her satchel down to King Fish Row,

Smuggled in a brand new pair of alligator shoes,

With her fireman's raincoat and her long yellow hair,

Well, they tied her to a tree with a skinny millionaire,

They tied her to a tree with a skinny millionaire.

Chorus 2:

I said John, John; he's long gone,

Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.

I said John, John; he's long gone,

Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.

Verse 9:

Banging on the table with an old tin cup,

Sing; I'll never kiss a Gun Street girl again.

Never kiss a Gun Street girl again,

I'll never kiss a Gun Street girl again.

Chorus 3:

I said John, John; he's long gone,

Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.

I said John, John; he's long gone,

Gone to Indiana; ain't never coming home.

Outro:

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Dm A7

About Gun Street Girl Chords by Tom Waits

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What key is "Gun Street Girl" in?

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