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Hows It Gonna End

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Chords: Damp with palm muting and alternate the bass notes.
Am:   002210
C:    x32010
Dm:   x00231
E:    022100
E7:   020100
       Am
Intor: 
       Am          C          Dm
He had three whole dollars, a worn out car
  C           E           Am
A wife who was leaving for good
               C        Dm
Life's made of trouble, worry, pain and struggle
                         C           E
She wrote goodbye in the dust on the hood
             Dm               Am
They found a map of Missouri, lipstick on a glass
     Dm                    C             E
They must have left in the middle of the night
    Dm   E                  Am
And I..    want to know the same thing 
                  Dm             E        Am
Everyone wants to know, how's it going to end
       Am          C          Dm
Behind the smoke coloured curtain the girl disappeared
  C           E           Am
They found out that the ring was a fake
               C        Dm
A tree born crooked will never grow straight
                    C           E
She sunk like a hammer into the lake
             Dm               Am
Long lost letter and an old leaky boat
     Dm          C             E
Promises are never meant to keep
    Dm   E                  Am
And I... want to know the same thing 
              Dm       E        Am
I wanna know how's it going to end
       Am          C          Dm
The barn leaned over, the vultures dried their wings
  C           E           Am
The moon climbed up an empty sky
               C        Dm
The sun sank down behind the tree on a hill
                    C           E
There's a killer and he's coming through the rye
             Dm               Am
But maybe he's the father of that lost little girl
     Dm          C             E
It's hard to tell in this light
    Dm   E                  Am
And I... want to know the same thing 
                  Dm                     Am   /B /C
Everyone wants to know how's it going to end
Dm
 Tied your wagon and you plough over the bones of the dead
                            Am
Out among the roses and the weeds
            Dm
And you can never go back and the answer is no
                   C             E7
And wishing for it only makes it bleed
       Am          C          Dm
Joe Tornabenny was broken on the whell
  C           E           Am
Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb
               C        Dm
The grain was as gold as Sheila's hair
                    C           E
All the way from Liverpool with all we could steal
             Dm               Am
He was robbed of twenty dollars his body found stripped
     Dm          C             E
Cast inot the harbour there and drowned
    Dm   E                  Am
And I... want to know the same thing 
                  Dm         E          Am
We all wanna know how's it going to end
       Am          C          Dm
The sirens are snaking their way up the hill 
  C           E           Am
I'ts last call somewhere in the world
               C        Dm
The reptiles blend in with the colour of the street
                    C           E
Life is sweet at the edge of a razor
             Dm               Am
And down in the first row of an old picture show
     Dm          C             E
An old man is asleep the credit starts to roll
    Dm   E                  Am
And I want to know the same thing 
We all wanna know how's it going to end
    Dm   E                  Am
I want to know the same thing 
                  Dm         E        Am
We all wanna know how's it going to end
    Dm   E                  Am
And I just wanna know the same thing 
                  Dm       E    Am
I wanna know how's it going to end

Hows It Gonna End chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hows It Gonna End by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chords: Damp with palm muting and alternate the bass notes.
Am:   002210
C:    x32010
Dm:   x00231
E:    022100
E7:   020100
Intor: Am
                  Dm                     Am   /B /C
Everyone wants to know how's it going to end
We all wanna know how's it going to end

Hows It Gonna End Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Hows It Gonna End by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hows It Gonna End chords”, “Hows It Gonna End guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Hows It Gonna End chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hows It Gonna End chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hows It Gonna End lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, C, Dm, E, E7, A.

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Is "Hows It Gonna End" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Hows It Gonna End" by Tom Waits with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Tom Waits below.

What key is "Hows It Gonna End" in?

The chords for "Hows It Gonna End" show the original chord names (including Am, C, Dm, E, E7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.