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Martha chords by Tom Waits

  • Eb

    6
  • Bb

  • Cm

    3
  • Ab

    4
  • C

  • Fm

Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Ope rator, number please,
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it's been so many years
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Will she remember my old voice
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while I fight the tears?
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Hello, hello there, is this Martha?
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This is old Tom Frost
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And I am calling long distance,
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don't worry about the cost
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'Cause it's been forty years or more,
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now Martha please recall
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Meet me out for coffee
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where we'll talk about it all

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Chorus 1
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And those were
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the days of roses,
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of poetry and prose
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And Martha all I had was you
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and all you had was me
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There was no tomorrows,
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we packed away our sorrows
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And we saved them for a rainy day
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Verse 2
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And I feel so much older now,
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you're much older, too
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How's your husband?
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And how's your kids?
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You know that I got married too
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Lucky that you found someone
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to make you feel secure
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'Cause we were all so young and foolish,
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now we are mature
Chorus 2
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And those were
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the days of roses,
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of poetry and prose
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And Martha all I had was you
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and all you had was me
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There was no tomorrows,
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we packed away our sorrows
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And we saved them
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for a rainy day
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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And I was always so impulsive,
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I guess that I still am
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And all that really mattered
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then was that I was a man
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I guess that our being together
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was never meant to be
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But Martha, Martha,
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I love you, can't you see?
Chorus 3
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And those were
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the days of roses,
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of poetry and prose
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And Martha all I had was you
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and all you had was me
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There was no tomorrows,
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we packed away our sorrows
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And we saved them
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for a rainy day
Outro 1
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And I remember quiet evenings
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trembling close to you
1973Folk
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