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Rain Dogs

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[Verse 1]
F#mInside a broken clock
F#mSplashing the wine 
With all the Grain dogs
F#mTaxi, we'd rather walk
F#mHuddle a doorway 
with the Grain dogs
C#for I am a rain dog F#mtoo
[Chorus]
C#Oh, how we danced and we F#mswallowed the night
C#For it was all ripe for F#mdreaming
C#Oh how we danced away F#mall of the lights
We've Bmalways been F#mout of our G#mindsC#  
[Verse 2]
F#mThe rum pours strong and thin
F#mBeat out the dustmen
with the Grain dogs
F#mAboard a shipwrecked train
F#mgive my umbrella
to the Grain dogs
C#for I am a rain dog F#mtoo
[Chorus]
C#Oh, how we danced with the F#mrose of Tralee
C#Her long hair black as a F#mraven
C#Oh, how we danced and you F#mwispered to me
You'll Bmnever be F#mgoing back G#homeC#  
[Outro/Fading out]
C#Oh, how we danced with the F#mrose of Tralee
C#Her long hair black as a F#mraven
C#Oh, how we danced and you F#mwispered to me
You'll Bmnever be F#mgoing back G#homeC#  
(electric clean low end pickup w/ room reverb guitar lead)
  Inside a broken clock...
 [-------X2---------------]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-------4-------5-------5------------7---6-4--------------------|
A|-------4-------4---5---5---5------4---3-4----------------------------|
E|-2-------2-------3-------3-------------------------------------------|
                        Oh, how we danced...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7--6-6--5-5--4-4---6--6--6--6-----7-----------------6--6--6--6----|
G|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6---6--6--6--6-----6-----------------6--6--6--6----|
D|-----------------------------------4---3-3-2-2-1-0-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                           Oh, how we danced...
e|----------------------------------------------------------7-7--5-5---|
B|-----7-6-----5-----------6--6--6--6-----7-------5---------7-7--7-7---|
G|---6---------------------6--6--6--6----------------------------------|
D|-4-------3-2---2-1-0------------------4---3-3-2---2-1-0--------------|
A|---------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------4-2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------5-4-2---------------------------------------------------|

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Rain Dogs

by Tom Waits

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F#m

[Verse 1]

F#m

Inside a broken clock

F#m

Splashing the wine

With all the rain dogs

F#m

Taxi, we'd rather walk

F#m

Huddle a doorway

with the rain dogs

C# F#m

for I am a rain dog too

[Chorus]

C# F#m

Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night

C# F#m

For it was all ripe for dreaming

C# F#m

Oh how we danced away all of the lights

Bm F#m G# C#

We've always been out of our minds

[Verse 2]

F#m

The rum pours strong and thin

F#m

Beat out the dustmen

with the rain dogs

F#m

Aboard a shipwrecked train

F#m

give my umbrella

to the rain dogs

C# F#m

for I am a rain dog too

[Chorus]

C# F#m

Oh, how we danced with the rose of Tralee

C# F#m

Her long hair black as a raven

C# F#m

Oh, how we danced and you wispered to me

Bm F#m G# C#

You'll never be going back home

[Outro/Fading out]

C# F#m

Oh, how we danced with the rose of Tralee

C# F#m

Her long hair black as a raven

C# F#m

Oh, how we danced and you wispered to me

Bm F#m G# C#

You'll never be going back home

(electric clean low end pickup w/ room reverb guitar lead)

Inside a broken clock...

[-------X2---------------]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----4-------4-------5-------5------------7---6-4--------------------|

A|-------4-------4---5---5---5------4---3-4----------------------------|

E|-2-------2-------3-------3-------------------------------------------|

Oh, how we danced...

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-7-7--6-6--5-5--4-4---6--6--6--6-----7-----------------6--6--6--6----|

G|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6---6--6--6--6-----6-----------------6--6--6--6----|

D|-----------------------------------4---3-3-2-2-1-0-------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------4-----------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh, how we danced...

e|----------------------------------------------------------7-7--5-5---|

B|-----7-6-----5-----------6--6--6--6-----7-------5---------7-7--7-7---|

G|---6---------------------6--6--6--6----------------------------------|

D|-4-------3-2---2-1-0------------------4---3-3-2---2-1-0--------------|

A|---------------------4-----------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------7-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------4-2---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-4-----------5-4-2---------------------------------------------------|

About Rain Dogs Chords by Tom Waits

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