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Master of Disaster chords by
John Hiatt
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Bm
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Verse 1
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Close-some air
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air
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Choking in clean underwear
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Bleeding tongue
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Bm
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Eight ball pounding in my lungs
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Ship to shore
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Bm
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2

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I can't see the coastline anymore
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I shouldn't be here
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Bm
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2

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I thought I made that loud and clear
Verse 2
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But the master of disaster
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Bm
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2

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Gets tangled in his telecaster
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He can't play it any faster
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Bm
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When he plays the blues
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When he had the heart to ask her
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Bm
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And every note just shook the plaster
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Now he's just a mean old bastard
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When he plays the blues
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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G

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China town
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Bm
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Chasing that old dragon down
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Madam Wong's
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We play the blues with the
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curtains drawn
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Sidewalks of white
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Bm
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While the LA sun beat out the night
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Pounding brain
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Bm
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My last transmission down the drain
Verse 4
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And the master of disaster
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Bm
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Gets tangled in his telecaster
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He can't play it any faster
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Bm
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When he plays the blues
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When he had the heart to ask her
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Bm
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And every note just shook the plaster
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Now he's just a mean old bastard
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When he plays the blues
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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There's a debt I owe
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I'll never pay before I go
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So I sing the blues
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Bm
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Hand me down my walking shoes
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You're in my heart
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Bm
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Though we may be miles apart
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There's my point
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Bm
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I'll see you in another joint
Verse 6
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When the master of disaster
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Bm
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Gets tangled in his telecaster
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He can't play it any faster
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Bm
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When he plays the blues
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When he had the heart to ask her
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And every note just shook the plaster
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Now he's just
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a mean old bastard
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When he plays the blues
Outro 1
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The original key of Master of Disaster by John Hiatt is D major.

The primary chords used in Master of Disaster are D, G, A, Bm.

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