Martha

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[Intro]
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
[Verse 1]
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
Operator, number please, it's been so many years
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
Will she remember my old voice while I fight the tears?
D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7
Hello, hello there, is this Martha? This is old Tom Frost
D B7 Em A7 Bm A G G
And I am calling long distance, don't worry about the cost
D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7
'Cause it's been fourty years or more now, Martha, please recall
D B7 Em A7 Bm A G G
And meet me out for coffee where we'll talk about it all, and
[Chorus]
D D G G D D G
Those were days of roses, of poetry and prose
G Bm Bm G G Em A D G
And Martha, all I had was you, and all you had was me
D D G G D D G
There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows
G Bm Bm G A D G D
And we saved them for a rainy day
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
[Verse 2]
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
And I feel so much older now, you're much older too
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
How's your husband, and how's your kids? You know that I got married too
D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7
Lucky that you found someone to make you feel secure
D B7 Em A7 Bm A G G
'Cause we were all so young and foolish, now we are mature, and
[Chorus]
D D G G D D G
Those were days of roses, of poetry and prose
G Bm Bm G G Em A D G
And Martha, all I had was you, and all you had was me
D D G G D D G
There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows
G Bm Bm G A D G
And we saved them for a rainy day
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
[Verse 3]
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
And I was always so impulsive, I guess that I still am
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
And all that really mattered then was that I-- was a man
D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7
I guess that our being together was never meant to be
D B7 Em A7 Bm A G G
Martha, Martha, I love you, can't you see? And
[Chorus]
D D G G D D G
Those were days of roses, of poetry and prose
G Bm Bm G G Em A D G
And Martha, all I had was you, and all you had was me
D D G G D D G
There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows
G Bm Bm G A D G
And we saved them for a rainy day
D A7 D A7 Bm A G G
[Outro]
D A7 D A7 Bm A G
And I remember quiet evenings, trembling close to you

Martha chords and lyrics

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

[Intro]
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G  G
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G  G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G  G
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G  G
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G  G
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
D  A7  D  A7  Bm  A  G  G
[Outro]

Martha Chords by Tom Waits

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