Franks Wild Years

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F13Bb13F13F13
intro: | | | | |
Bb13
Well, frank settled down in the Valley,
F13 Eb9
and he hung his wild years on a
D7b9 Gm9
nail that he drove through his wife's forehead.
C9aug
He sold used office furniture out
F13 Ab13#11
there on San Fernando Road and
G13#11 C7#9
assumed a $30,000 loan at
F13
15 1/4 % and put a down payment
Bb13 F13
on a little two bedroom place.
F13 Bb13
His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash
Made good bloody mary's, kept her mouth
F13
shut most of the time, had a little Chihuahua
Eb9 D7b9 Gm9
named Carlos that had some kind of skin disease
and was totally blind.
C9aug
They had a thoroughly modern kitchen;
F13 Ab13#11
self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
G13#11
Frank drove a little sedan.
C7#9
They were so happy.
F13 Bb13
One night Frank was on his way home
F13
from work, stopped at the liquor store,
picked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouth’s.
Bb13
Drank 'em in the car on his way to the
F13
Shell station; he got a gallon of gas in a can.
Eb9
Drove home, doused everything in
D7b9 Gm9
the house, torched it.
C9aug
Parked across the street laughing,
F13 Ab13#11
watching it burn, all Halloween
G13#11 C7#9
orange and chimney red.
F13 Bb13
Then frank put on a top forty station,
F13
got on the Hollywood freeway headed North.
Bb13
Never could stand that dog.
F13Eb9D7b9Gm9C7b9F13Db7b5Bb/CF C7#9#5F13
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Franks Wild Years chords and lyrics

Free chords for Franks Wild Years by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

intro: | F13 | Bb13 | F13 | F13 |
Made good bloody mary's, kept her mouth
and was totally blind.
picked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouth’s.
Outro: | F13 | Eb9 | D7b9 | Gm9 | C7b9 | F13 | Db7b5 | Bb/C | F | C7#9#5 | F13 |
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Franks Wild Years Chords by Tom Waits

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