Semi Suite chords by Tom Waits

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Well you hate
those diesels rollin'
Am 
D 
And those Friday nights out bowlin'
G 
F# 
When he's off for a twelve
F 
E 
hour lay over night

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Verse 2

You wish you had a dollar

For every time he hollered

That he's leavin'

And he's nev er comin' back

Verse 3
Am 
D 
Am 
But the curtain- laced billow
D 
And his hands on your pillow
G 
F# 
And his trousers are
F 
E 
hangin' on the chair

Verse 4
E 
Am 
D 
You're lyin' through your pain,
babe
Am 
But you're gonna tell
D 
him he's your man
G 
F# 
F 
And you ain't got the courage to
E 
leave

Interlude 1

Verse 5
D 
He tells you that you're
Am 
on his mind
D 
You're the only one he's ever gonna find
G 
F# 
F 
It's kind- a   special,
E 
Am 
understands his complicated soul

Verse 6

But the only place a man can breathe

And collect his thoughts is

Midnight and flyin' away on the road.

Verse 7

But you've packed and unpacked

So many times you've lost track

And the steam heat is drippin'

off the walls

Verse 8
Am 
D 
But when you hear his engines
Am 
D 
You're lookin' through the window in the
G 
kitchen and you know
F# 
F 
You're always gonna be there
E 
when he calls