Ol 55

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Ol' '55 chords
Tom Waits 1973 (Closing Time) *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%27_%2755
Capo II **
One, two, three, four . . .
E G#m A E
E
Well, my time went so quickly,
G#m
I went lickety-splickly
A E A E
( \ )
Out to my old '55
E G#m
And I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,
A B
God knows, I was feeling alive.
E G#m A A B
( \ )
And now the sun's coming up,
E G#mA A B
( \ )
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
E G#m A A B
( \ )
Freeway cars and trucks,
B E A E
( \ )
Stars beginning to fade,
B E A E
( \ )
And I lead the parade
B C#m
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
F# B
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
E G#m
Now six in the morning, gave me no warning;
A E A E
( \ )
I had to be on my way.
E
Well, there's trucks all a passing,
G#m
lights all a flashing
A B
I'm on my way home from your place.
E G#m A A B
( \ )
And now the sun's coming up,
E G#mA A B
( \ )
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
E G#m A A B
( \ )
Freeway cars and trucks,
B E A E
( \ )
Stars beginning to fade,
B E A E
( \ )
And I lead the parade
B C#m
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
F# B
Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
E
And my time went so quickly,
G#m
I went lickety-splickly
A E A E
( \ )
Out to my old '55
E G#m
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,
A B
God knows, I was feeling alive.
E G#m A A B
( \ )
And now the sun's coming up,
E G#mA A B
( \ )
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
E G#m A A B
( \ )
Freeway cars and trucks,
E G#m A A B
( \ )
Freeway cars and trucks,
E G#m A A B AG#mAE AE
( \ )
Freeway cars and trucks,
* Original album version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejBkU4-1fk
** Alternates:
Open
E F#
=
G#mA#m
=
A B
=
B C#
=
C#mEbm
=
F# Ab
=
Capo IV
E D
=
G#mF#m
=
A G
=
B A
=
C#mBm
=
F# E
=
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
E A
=
G#mC#m
=
A D
=
B E
=
C#mF#m
=
F# B
=
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Ol 55 chords and lyrics

Free chords for Ol 55 by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Ol' '55 chords
Tom Waits 1973 (Closing Time) *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%27_%2755
Capo II **
One, two, three, four . . .
E G#m A E
*  Original album version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejBkU4-1fk
** Alternates:
Open
E   = F#
G#m = A#m
A   = B
B   = C#
C#m = Ebm
F#  = Ab 
Capo IV
E   = D
G#m = F#m
A   = G
B   = A
C#m = Bm
F#  = E
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
E   = A
G#m = C#m
A   = D
B   = E
C#m = F#m
F#  = B
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Ol 55 Chords by Tom Waits

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