Lucinda chords by Tom Waits
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Verse 1
(A minor) Well they call (D major)
(A minor) me William the Pleaser
I sold opi (D major) um, fire (E major) (C major) works an (E major) d lead
(A minor) Now I'm telling my (G major) troubles
to strangers (D major) (A minor)
When the (E major) shad (D major) ows
get (E major) long I be (A minor) dead
Verse 2
Now her hair (A minor) was as black
as (E major) a (A minor) bucket of tar
Her skin as white as (D major) a cuttle (G major) fish (E major) bone
I left Texas (A minor) to (E major) fol (C major) low Lucinda (D major)
Now (F major) I'll (D minor) (D major) never
see (A minor) heav (E major) en or home
(A minor)
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Verse 3
I meet her when Charlotte
slivers in moonlight
A sly grin and a bow (E major) full of stars
I got a kid (A minor) who cap (C major) tures a fire (D major) fly
(D minor) And leaves it (D major) over there to (E major)
die at the shore
(A major) (A minor)
Verse 4
(E major) As I (A minor) kick at the clown (E major) s at
my (A minor) (D major) hanging (A minor)
As I swing out all over (C major) the (E major) crowds
(A minor) I will search every (C major) face for Lucinda (D major)
(F major) And she'll (D major) go off (A minor) with me (E major) down the (A minor) hill
Verse 5
I tought (A minor) I'd broke loose of Lucinda
Rain (E major) (A minor) returned and so (E major) did the wind
I cast this (A minor) burden on the (C major) God's
that's with (E major) in me (A minor)
(D major) And (E major) now he'll (D major) miss the
world (E major) and go (A minor) free
Verse 6
(A minor)
The dev (E major) il danced inside empty (A minor) pockets
But she (E major) didn't want
money or (A minor) pearls (E major)
Boy (D major) that wasn't (D minor)
(D major) enought for (A minor) Lucinda
She (E major) was (B major) n't that kind (E major) of girl
Verse 7
Now I've fallen (A minor) from
grace for Lucinda
Who'd ever tought that (D major) Hell
(C major) would be so cold? (E major)
(A minor) I did well for an old (C major) tin can sail (D major) or
But she want it the bell (E major) in my soul (A minor)
Verse 8
I spoken (A minor) to God (E major) on the mountain (A minor)
(E major) And I've swam (A minor) in the (C major) irish sea (E major)
I ate fire (A minor) and drank (C major) from
the Ganges (D major)
I've played bell for (E major) mercy for (A major) me (A minor)
Interlude 1
(A minor) (E major) (A minor)
(E major) (C major) (E major) (A minor) (E major) (C major) (D major) (D minor) (D major) (A minor) (E major) (A minor)
Verse 9
I tought I'd (A minor) broke (E major) loose of Lucinda (A minor)
Rain (E major) re (A minor) turned and so (C major) did the wind (E major)
I was standing (A minor) out (C major) side the
white house (D major) (D minor)
(F major) And there (D minor) (D major) I (A minor) was afraid (E major) to go (A minor) in
Verse 10
I (A minor) heard someone (E major) pull the trig (A minor) ger (E major)
Her breast (D major) heaved (A minor) in
the moonlight (E major) again (A minor) (E major)
There (A minor) was a smear of gold (E major)
(C major) in the win (D major) dow
(E major) And (D minor) then I (A minor) was the jew (E major)
el of her sin
(A minor)
Verse 11
(E major) (A minor)
(E major) They call (A minor) (D major) me (A minor) William (E major) the Pleaser (A minor)
I sold opium, (D major) fire (E major) works and lead
Now I'm (A minor) telling my troubles (C major)
to stranger (D major) s
When (A minor) (E major) the shad (D major) ows get (E major) long,
I be (A major) dead (A minor)
Verse 12
Now her (A minor) hair was as (E major) black
as a (A minor) bucket of tar
Her skin as white (D major) as a cuttlefish (C major) (E major) bone
I left Texas (A minor) to follow (C major) Lucinda (D major)
I know (A minor) I'll (D major) never see
(E major) heaven or home
(A minor)
Verse 13
No I'll (D major) never see (A minor) (E major) heaven or home
No (A minor) I'll never never see
(E major) heaven or home
Outro 1
(A minor)
Lucinda
Tom Waits
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