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Swordfishtrombone chords by
Tom Waits
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
E
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B
B
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F
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E
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Verse 1
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Well, he came
Dm
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home from the war
E
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With a party in his head
Am
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And modified Brougham DeVille

And a pair of legs that opened
E
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up like butterfly wings
Am
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And a mad dog that wouldn't sit still
Dm
Dm

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He went and took up with a Salva
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tion Army band girl
Dm
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Who played dirty water on a

swordfishtrombone
Dm
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He went to sleep at the bottom
Am
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of Tenkiller lake
B
B
2

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And he said "gee,
F
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E
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but it's great to be home"
Am
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Well, he came home from the war
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with a party in his head
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And an idea for a fireworks display

And he knew that he'd be ready
E
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with a stainless steel machete
Am
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And a half a pint of Ballentine's each day
Dm
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D
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And he holed up in room above
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a hardware store
Dm
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Cryin' nothing there but Hollywood tears
Dm
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He put a spell on some poor
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little Crutchfield girl
B
B
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And stayed like that

for twenty-seven years
E
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years
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Dm
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He packed up all his expectations,
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he lit out for California
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With a flyswatter banjo on his knee
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E
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With a lucky tiger in his angel hair and

Benzedrine for getting there
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They found him in a eucalyptus tree
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Lieutenant got him a canary bird and skanked her
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head with every word
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Chesterfielded moonbeams in a song
Dm
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He got twenty years for lovin' her
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from some Oklahoma governor
B
B
2

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Said "everything this
Dm
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E
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Doughboy does is wrong"
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Now some say he's doing
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the obituary mambo

Now some say that he's hanging
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on the wall
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Perhaps this yarn's the only thing
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E
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that holds this man together

Some say he was never
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here at all
Dm
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And some say they saw him

down in Birmingham
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Dm
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Sleeping in a
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boxcar going by

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tell a bigger tale
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B
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E
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I swear to God you'd have to tell
Outro 1

a lie
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • E

  • Am

  • Dm

  • B

    2

  • F

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Swordfishtrombone by Tom Waits is A minor.

The primary chords used in Swordfishtrombone are E, Am, Dm, B, F, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, Am, Dm, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Swordfishtrombone is approximately 118 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Swordfishtrombone 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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