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Gun Street Girl chords by
Tom Waits
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Key: D minor•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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One, two, three
C
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Am
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Falling James in the Tahoe mud
Em
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Stick around to tell us all a tale
Am
Am

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Well, he fell in love

with a Gun Street girl

And now he's dancing in the
Em
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Birmingham jail
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Dancing in the Birmingham jail
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Verse 2


He took a hundred dollars off

a slaughterhouse Joe

Brought a brand new
Em
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Michigan twenty- gauge
Am
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He got all liquored up on that
Em
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road house corn
Am
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Blew a hole in the hood of a yellow Corvette
C
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A hole in the hood of a yel
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low Corvette
Verse 3
Em
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Am
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He bought a second- hand Nova

from a Cuban Chinese

And dyed his hair in the bathroom
Em
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of a Texaco
Am
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With a pawnshop radio, quarter past four

He left for Waukegan at

the slamming of the door

Left for Waukegan at the slamming

of the door
Verse 4
Am
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I said John, John, he's long gone

Gone to Indiana, ain't never coming home

I said John, John, he's long gone

Gone to Indiana,

ain't never coming home
Em
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He's sitting
Verse 5
Am
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in a sycamore

in St. John's wood
Em
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Soaking day- old bread in kerosene
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Well, he was blue as a robin's

egg and brown as a hog

He's staying out of circulation

till the dogs get tired
Verse 6

Out of circulation till the dogs get tired
Am
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Shadow fixed the toilet
C
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Em
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with an old trombone
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He never get up in the

morning on a Saturday
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Sitting by the Erie

with a bull- whipped dog

Telling everyone he saw,

"they went that- a- way, boys"

Telling everyone he saw,

"they went that- a- way"
Verse 7
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Now the rain's like gravel

on an old tin roof

And the Burlington Northern
Em
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pulling out of the world
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Now a head full of bourbon and
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a dream in the straw

And a Gun Street girl was the cause of it all
Verse 8

A Gun Street girl was the cause of it all
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Well, he's riding in the shadow

by the St. Joe ridge

Hearing the click- clack tapping
Em
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of a blind man's cane
Am
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He was pulling into Baker

on a New Year's Eve

One eye on a pistol and

the other on the door

One eye on a pistol and the

other on the door
Verse 9
Am
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Miss Charlotte took her satchel

down to King Fish Row

Smuggled in a brand new pair
Em
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Am
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of alligator shoes

With her fireman's raincoat

and her long yellow hair

Well, they tied her to a tree

with a skinny millionaire
Em
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Tied her to a tree with a skinny millionaire
Verse 10
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I said John, John, he's long gone

Gone to Indiana, ain't never coming home

I said John, John, he's long gone

Gone to Indiana,
Verse 11

ain't never coming home
Am
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Banging on the table with an old tin cup

Sing I'll never kiss a Gun

Street girl again

Never kiss a Gun Street girl again

I'll never kiss a Gun Street girl again
Verse 12
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I said John, John, he's long gone

Gone to Indiana, ain't never coming home
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I said John, John, he's long gone

Gone to Indiana,
Outro 1

ain't never coming home
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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  • Em

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Capo: 5

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Gun Street Girl by Tom Waits is D minor.

The primary chords used in Gun Street Girl are Dm, F, Am, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, F, Am, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Gun Street Girl is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Gun Street Girl using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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