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Invitation To The Blues

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 Invitation to the Blues
Tom Waits
     Dm                       Bbm
Well she's up against the register with an apron and a spatula,
  F                      Bdim
With yesterday's deliveries and the tickets for the bachelors
  Gm7                   A7sus4    A7
She's a moving violation from her conk down to her shoes,
    Dm        Gm A7   Dm
But it's just an invitation to the blues
  Gm                     C7
And you feel just like Cagney, she looks like Rita Hayworth
  F
At the counter of the Schwab's drugstore
     Gm                               C7
You wonder if she might be single, she's a loner and likes to mingle
 F                      A A7 Dm A7
Got to be patient, try and pick up a clue    	 
     Dm                         Bbm
She said "How you gonna like 'em, over medium or scrambled?",
      F                        G
You say "Anyway's the only way", be careful not to gamble
     Gm7                A7sus4       A7
On a guy with a suitcase and a ticket getting out of here
       Dm                Bbm
In a tired bus station in an old pair of shoes
      A7sus4        A7      Dm
This ain't nothing but an invitation to the blues
         Gm                    C7
But you can't take your eyes off her, get another cup of java,
    F
And it's just the way she pours it for you, joking with the customers
  Gm                       C7
Mercy mercy, Mr. Percy, there ain't nothing back in Jersey
  F                A    A7
But a broken-down jalopy of a man I left behind
  Dm
And a dream that I was chasing,
   Bbm
a battle with booze
       A7sus4 A7       Dm
And an open invitation to the blues
           Gm                   C7
But she used to have a sugar daddy and a candy-apple Caddy,
  F                     F
And a bank account and everything, accustomed to the finer things
        Gm                               C7
He probably left her for a socialite, and he didn't love her 'cept at night,
      F                              A
And then he's drunk and never even told her that he cared
  Dm
So they took the registration,
     Bbm
And the	 car-keys and her shoes
    A7sus4       A7        Dm
And left her with an invitation to the blues(...solo sax)
            Gm                         C7
'Cause there's a Continental Trailways leaving local bus tonight, good evening
 F                            F
You can have my seat, I'm sticking round here for a while
   Gm                  C7
Get me a room at the Squire, the filling station's hiring,
    F                                   A
And I can eat here every night, what the hell have I got to lose?
  Dm
Got a crazy sensation,
  Bbm
Go or stay? now I gotta choose,
   A7sus4          A7        Dm
And I'll accept your invitation to the blues

Invitation To The Blues chords and lyrics

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Invitation to the Blues
Tom Waits

Invitation To The Blues Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Invitation To The Blues by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Invitation To The Blues chords”, “Invitation To The Blues guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Invitation To The Blues 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 Invitation To The Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate Invitation To The Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Dm, Bbm, F, Bdim, Gm7, A7sus4.

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