Pay Me chords by Tom Waits

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Verse 1
Am 
C 
Em 
They pay me not to come home
Am 
Keeping me stoned
Em 
G 
I won't run away
F 
C 
G 
Em 
They say it's easy to get
Am 
Stuck in this town
Em 
F 
Just like Joan

Verse 2
G 
C 
You know I gave it all up for
Em 
Am 
the stage
C 
G 
Am 
They fill my cup up in the cage
G 
Dm 
It's nobody's business but
Am 
E 
Em 
G 
mine when I'm low
To hold yourself up is not a
Am 
Em 
G 
crime here you know
Dm 
Am 
At the end of the world
G 

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Verse 3

I kick my foot at the lights

I breathe it in all night

There's a light on a canvas tree

Money from home supporting me

Verse 4
C 
Em 
Am 
They pay me not to come home
I won't eat crow
G 
Ill stay away
C 
G 
And though all roads will not
C 
F 
lead you home, my girl
C 
Am 
G 
All roads lead to the end of the world
C 

Verse 5
G 
C 
G 
C 
And I sewed a little luck up in
F 
the hem of my gown
C 
Am 
The only way down from the
Dm 
G 
C 
gallows is to swing
G 
And I'll wear boots in
C 
G 
F 
stead of high heels
C 
Am 
Dm 
And the next stage that I am on,
G 
C 
it will have wheels