Tom Waits - Tom trauberts blues

^A#Wasted and wounded, it ai^F/An't what the moon did, I've ^Gm7got what I p^C7aid for no^Fw ^{C7/G F/A} I ^A#See you tomorrow, hey ^F/AFrank, can I borrow a ^G9couple of bucks from ^C7you To go ^Fwaltzing Ma^Gm7thilda, ^F/Awaltzing Mat^A#hilda, ^F/AYou'll go waltzing Math^Gm7ilda with me ^C7

I'm ^A#an innocent victim of a ^F/Ablinded alley And I'm ^Gm7tired of all these ^C7soldiers ^Fhere ^{C7/G F/A} And ^A#no one speaks English, and ^F/Aeverything's broken, and my ^G9Stacys are soaking we^C7t To go ^Fwaltzing Ma^Gm7thilda, w^F/Aaltzing Mat^A#hilda, ^F/AYou'll go waltzing Mat^Gm7hilda with me^C7

Now the ^A#dogs are barking and the ^F/Ataxi cab's parking ^Gm7A lot they can d^C7o for m^Fe ^{C7/G F/A} I ^A#begged you to stab me, you ^F/Atore my shirt open, and I'm ^G9down on my knees tonigh^C7t Old ^A#Bushmill's I staggered, you'd ^F/Abury the dagger, your ^G9silhouette window ^C7light To go ^Fwaltzing Ma^Gm7thilda, ^F/Awaltzing Mat^A#hilda, ^F/AYou'll go waltzing Mat^Gm7hilda with me^C7

Now I've ^A#lost my Saint Christopher^F/A now that I've kissed her ^Gm7And the one-armed ^C7bandit ^Fknows ^{C7/G F/A} And the ^A#maverick Chinamen, and the ^F/Acold-blooded signs, And the ^Gm7girls down by the ^C7strip-tease shows, go ^FWaltzing Mat^Gm7hilda, ^F/Awaltzing Mat^A#hilda, ^F/AYou'll go waltzing Mat^Gm7hilda with me^C7

No, I ^A#don't want your sympathy,^F/A the fugitives say That the ^Gm7streets aren't for ^C7dreaming ^Fnow ^{C7/G F/A} Manslaughter ^A#dragnets and the ghosts ^F/Athat sell memories, They want a p^Gm7iece of the action ^C7anyhow To go ^Fwaltzing Mat^Gm7hilda, ^F/Awaltzing Mat^A#hilda, ^F/AYou'll go waltzing Mat^Gm7hilda with me^C7

And you can ^A#ask any sailor, and the ^F/Akeys from the jailor, And the ^Gm7old men in w^C7heelchairs ^Fknow ^{Gm7 F/A} And Ma^A#thilda's the defendant, she^F/A killed about a hundred, And she ^Gm7follows wherever ^C7you may go To go ^Fwaltzing Mat^Gm7hilda, ^F/Awaltzing Mat^A#hilda, ^F/AYou'll go waltzing Mat^Gm7hilda with me^C7

And it's a b^A#attered old suitcase to a ^F/Ahotel someplace, And a ^Gm7wound that will ^C7never ^Fheal ^{Gm7 F/A} No prima ^A#donna, the ^F/Aperfume is on an old s^Gm7hirt that is ^C7stained with ^Fblood and ^Gm7whiskey ^F/A And good^A#night to the street sweepers, the ^F/Anight watchmen flame keepers And good^Gm7night to Mat^C7hilda, ^Ftoo ^{Gm7 F/A}