Tom Waits - Blue valentines

^E9She sends me b^Dm7lue valent^E9ines ^Dm7All the way from Philadelp^E9hia ^Dm7To mark the anniversary^{E9 Am7}Of someone that I^A7 used to be ^Dm7And it feels like a^E9 warrant Is o^Am7ut for my^A7 arrest Baby you got me c^Dm7heckin in my re^E9arview mi^Am7rror ^A7 That's I'm a^Dm7lways on the r^E7un Thats why I chan^Am7ged my name And I didn't^B7 think you'd ever find me^E9 here To send me these^Dm7 blue valen^E9tines

Like ^Dm7half forgotten ^E9dreams Like a ^Dm7pebble in my s^E9hoe As I ^Am7walk these s^A7treets And the ^Dm7ghost of your ^E9memory Baby is the ^Am7thistle in the ^A7kiss It's the ^Dm7burgler that can ^E7break a roses ^Am7neck ^A7 It's the ^Dm7tatooed broken pr^E7omise I got to ^Am7hide beneath my s^A7leeve And I ^B7see you every time I turn my ^E9back

She sends me ^Dm7blue valen^E9tines Though I ^Dm7try to remain at l^E9arge They're ins^Dm7isting that our l^E9ove Must have a ^Am7eulog^A7y ^Dm7Why do I save all this m^E9adness Here in the ni^Am7ghtstand d^A7rawer There to ^Dm7haunt upon my ^E7shoulders Baby I^Am7 know I'd be l^Dm7uckier to ^E9walk around everywhere I^Am7 go With this ^B7blind and broken heart That sleeps beneath my l^E9apel

Instead.. these ^Dm7blue valen^E9tines They remi^Dm7nd me of my cardinal^E9 sin I can ^Dm7never wash the g^E9uilt Or get these bloo^Am7dstains off my ^A7hands And it ^Dm7takes a hole lot of w^E7hiskey To take this nigh^Am7tmares go ^A7away And I ^B7cut my bleedin heart out ever^E9y nite And I ^Dm7die a little m^E9ore on each St. Val^Am7entines d^A7ay

Don't you r^B7emember that I ^E9promised I ^A7would Write you... These b^Dm7lue valent^E9ines ^Dm7blue valen^E9tines ^Dm7 blue ^B7valent^Am7ines