Cemetery Polka chords by Tom Waits
Verse 1
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Bm
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Uncle Vernon, Uncle Vernon,
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G
F#
independent as a hog on ice
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He's a big-shot down down
there at the slaughterhouse
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B
Em
Plays accordion for Mr. Weiss
Verse 2
C
Uncle Biltmore and Uncle William
Made a million during
Em
B
World War Two
Em
C
But they're tightwads and
they're cheapskates
Em
And they'll never give a dime to you
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Interlude 1
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F#
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Bm
Auntie Mame has gone
Verse 3
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in sane
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She lives in the doorway
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F#
of an old hotel
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And the radio is playing opera
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F#
B
All she ever says is go to hell
Em
Uncle Violet flew
Verse 4
C
as a pilot
And there ain't no pretty
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girls in France
Em
C
Now he runs a tiny
little bookie joint
Em
C
B
Em
They say he never keeps it in his pants
Am
Uncle Bill will
Verse 5
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never leave a will
Am
And the tumor is as big as an egg
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E
Am
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He has a mistress, she's Puerto Rican
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Em
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And I heard she has a wooden leg
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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Uncle Phil can't live without his pills
He has emphysema and
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he's almost blind
B
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And we must find out where the money is
B
F#
B
Get it now before he loses his mind
Em
Uncle Vernon,
Verse 7
C
Uncle Vernon,
B
independent as a hog on ice
Em
C
He's a big shot down there
at the slaughterhouse
Em
He plays accordion for Mr. Weiss
Cemetery Polka
Tom Waits
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