Cold Water

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Tom Waits - Cold Water
Mule Variations (1999)
Original in A
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[Intro]
A A A
[Verse 1]
A A
Well I woke up this mornin' with the cold water
E A
With the cold water, with the cold water
A A
Woke up this mornin' with the cold water
E A A
With the cold water, with the cold
[Verse 2]
A A
Well the police at the station and they don't look friendly
E A
Well they don't look friendly, well they don't look friendly
A A
Police at the station and they don't look friendly
E A
Well they don't look friendly, well they don't
[Bridge 1]
D D
Blind or crippled, sharp or dull
A A
I'm reading the Bible by a forty watt bulb
D D
What price freedom, dirt is my rug
A E
Well I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs
[Verse 3]
A A
Well the stores are open, but I ain't got no money
E A
Well I ain't got no money, well I ain't got no money
A A
Stores are open but I ain't got no money
E A
Well I ain't got no money, well I ain't
[Verse 4]
A A
Found an old dog, and he seems to like me
E A
Seems to like me, well he seems to like me
A A
Found an old dog and he seems to like me
E A
Well seems to like me, well he seems
[Bridge 2]
D D
Seen them fellows with the card board signs
A A
Scrapin' up a little money to buy a bottle of wine
D D
Pregnant women and the Vietnam vets I say
A E
Beggin' on the freeway 'bout as hard as it gets
[Verse 5]
A A
Well I slept in the graveyard, it was cool and still
E A
Cool and still, it was cool and still
A A
Slept in the graveyard, it was cool and still
E A
Cool and still and it was cool
[Bridge 3]
D D
Slept all night in the Cedar grove
A A
I was born to ramble, born to rove
D D
Some men are searchin' for the Holy Grail
A E
But there ain't nothin' sweeter than ridin' the rails
[Instrumental]
AA EA AA EA
/ / /
AA EA AA EA
/ / /
[Bridge 4]
D D
I look forty-seven but I'm twenty-four
A A
Well they shooed me away from here the time before
D D
Turned their backs and they locked their doors
A E
I'm watching TV in the window of a furniture store
[Verse 6]
A A
And I woke up this mornin' with the cold water
E A
With the cold water, with the cold water
A A
I woke up this mornin' with the cold water
E A
With the cold water, with the cold
[Verse 7]
A A
Oh well I woke up this mornin' with the cold water
E A
Cold water, with the cold water
A A
Woke up this mornin' with the cold water
E A
Cold water, with the cold
[Outro]
A A E A
A A E A

Cold Water chords and lyrics

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Tom Waits - Cold Water
Mule Variations (1999)
Original in A
---
[Intro]
A A A
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge 1]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Bridge 2]
[Verse 5]
[Bridge 3]
[Instrumental]
A A  /  E A  /  A A  /  E A
A A  /  E A  /  A A  /  E A
[Bridge 4]
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]
[Outro]
A A E A
A A E A

Cold Water Chords by Tom Waits

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