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Key: G minor•
Intro 1
Em
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Bm
Bm
2

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Am
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D
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Bm
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Esus4
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A
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D
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Well with buck shot eyes
Verse 1

and a purple heart
D
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I rolled down the national stroll
G
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Am
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And with a big fat paycheck

strapped to my hip sack
D
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Em
Em

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And a shore leave wristwatch

underneath my sleeve
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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In a Hong Kong drizzle on Cuban heels
Am
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Em
Em

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I rolled down the gutter to the Blood Bank
D
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Am
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Em
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And I'd left all my papers

on the Ticonderoga

And I was in a bad need of a shave
Am
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D
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And I slopped at the corner
Am
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on cold chow mein

And shot billards with a midget until
Em
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the rain stopped
G
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Bm
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And I bought a long- sleeved shirt

with horses on the front
Am
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And some gum and a lighter and a knife
Em
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And a new deck of cards with

girls on the back

And I sat down and wrote

a letter to my wife

And I said baby,
Am
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I'm so far away from home
Em
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And I miss my baby so
Bm
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2

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Well, I can't make it by myself
Em
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G
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I love you so
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And I was pacing myself

Trying to make it all last

Squeezing all the life out of
Am
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a lousy- two day pass
D
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And I had a cold one at the Dragon
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With some Filipino floor show

And I talked baseball with a lieutenant
Bm
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over a Singapore sling
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And I wondered how the same moon outside
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F#
F#
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over this Chinatown fair
Bm
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Could look down on Illinois
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And find you there

And you know I love you baby

And I'm so far away from home
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I'm so far away from home
Em
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Esus4
Esus4

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And I miss my baby so
Bm
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B
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Bm
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I can't make it by myself
Am
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I love you so
Interlude 1
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Asus4
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Em
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Verse 2
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Shore Leave Shore

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Shore Leave

Shore Leave
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Shore Leave

Shore Leave

Shore Leave
Bm
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2

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Am
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Shore Leave, shore Leave

Shore Leave
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Shore Leave
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Shore Leave

Shore Leave

Shore Leave
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Shore Leave

Shore Leave
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Shore Leave
B
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • Am

  • D

  • Esus4

  • A

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • B

    2

  • Asus4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Shore leave by Tom waits is G minor.

The primary chords used in Shore leave are Gm, Dm, Cm, F, Gsus4, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Dm, Cm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Shore leave is approximately 103 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Shore leave using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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