Tom Waits - Foreign affair

when tra^Gveling abroad^Em7 in the continen^Am7tal style ^A7 G Am7 A7 G-Em7-Am7-A7 it's my belief one must attempt to be discreet and subs^Gequently bear in ^Em7mind your transient pos^Am7ition ^A7 allow^Gs you a perspectiv^Am7e that's unique ^{A7 Em7}

and though you'll find ^Am7your itinerar^A7y's a blessing^G and a curse ^Em7 your wan^Am7derlust won't let yo^A7u settle down ^{G Em7} and you'll wonde^Am7r how you ever fath^A7omed that you'd be conten^Gt ^Em7 to stay withi^Am7n the city limits of a small m^A7idwestern town

most vagabonds^G i knowed^Em7 don't ever want to fi^Am7nd the culprit ^A7 that remain^Gs the object of their ^Em7long relentless q^Am7uest ^A7 the obses^Em7sion's in the chas^Em7ing and not th^Am7e apprehending ^A7 G Am7 A7 G-Em7-Am7-A7 the pursuit you see and never the arrest

without fea^B7r of contradiction "bon voyage&q^Em7uot; is always holle^A7red in conjun^Am7ction with a handk^A7erchief from shore ^{G Em7 B7}by a girl that drives a rambler and furthermor^Em7e is ^A7overly concern^Am7ed that she won't see him anymore ^A7

planes and trains and boat^Gs and buses ^Em7 Am7 A7 G Em7 Am7 A7-B7 characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue unl^Em7ess you have a suitca^Em7se and a ticket a^Am7nd a passport ^A7 G Am7 A7 G-Em7-Am7-A7 and the cargo that they're carrying is you

a foreign affai^Gr ^Em7juxtapo^Am7sed with a states^A7ide and domest^Gically approved romantic fancy ^{Am7 A7} is myst^Em7eriously at^Em7tractive due to ci^Am7rcumstances knowing^A7 G Em7 Am7-A7-G it will only be parlayed into a memory