Whistlin' Past the Graveyard

Whistlin' Past the Graveyard easy guitar chords by Tom Waits

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Fret 2

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  • Verse 1
    Well 


    come 
    in on 
    a night 
    train 

    With an 
    arm 
    full 
    of 
    box 
    cars 

    On 
    the 
    wings 
    of a magpie 

    Cross 
    hooligan 
    night 

    And I 
    busted 
    up a 
    chif
    forobe 

    Way out 
    by 
    the 
    Cocomo 

    Cooked 
    up 
    a mess 
    a mul
    ligan 

    And 
    got 
    into 
    fight 

    Verse 2
    Whistlin' 
    past 
    the 
    grave
    yard 

    Steppin' 
    on no 
    crack

    I'm a 
    mean 
    Mother 
    Hubbard 

    Papa 
    one 
    eyed 
    jack 

    Verse 3
    You 
    probably 
    seen 
    me 
    sleepin' 

    Out 
    by the 
    railroad 
    track

    Go 
    on 
    and ask 
    the prince 
    of 
    darkness 

    What 
    about 
    all 
    that 
    smoke 

    Come 
    from the 
    stack 

    Some
    times 
    kill 
    myself 
    a jacket 

    Suck 
    out 
    all the 
    blood 

    Steal 
    myself 
    station 
    wagon 

    Drivin' 
    through 
    the 
    mud 

    Verse 4
    Whistlin' 
    past 
    the graveyard 

    Step
    pin' 
    on 
    no 
    crack 

    I'm a 
    mean 
    Mother 
    Hubbard 

    Papa 
    one 
    eyed 
    jack 

    Verse 5
    know 
    you seen 
    my 
    headlights 

    And the 
    honkin' 
    of 
    my horn 

    I'm 
    callin' 
    out 
    my 
    blood
    hounds 

    Chase 
    the devil 
    through 
    the corn 

    Last 
    night 
    I chugged 
    the Mississippi 

    Now 
    that 
    suckers 
    dry 
    as 
    a bone 

    Born 
    in 
    taxi 
    cab 

    I'm 
    never 
    comin' 
    home 

    Verse 6
    Whistlin' 
    past 
    the 
    graveyard 

    Step
    pin' 
    on no 
    crack

    I'm 
    mean 
    Mother 
    Hubbard 

    Papa 
    one 
    eye
    d jack 

    Verse 7
    My 
    eyes 
    have 
    seen 
    the glory 

    Of the 
    draining 
    of the 
    ditch 

    only 
    come to 
    baton 
    rouge 

    To 
    find 
    myself 
    a witch 

    I'm- on
    a snatch 
    me up 

    Couple 
    of 
    em every 
    time 
    it 
    rains 

    You 
    see 
    locomotive 

    Probably 
    thinkin' 
    its 
    a train 

    Verse 8
    Whistlin' 
    past 
    the 
    graveyard 

    Steppin' 
    on no 
    crack

    I'm 
    mean 
    Mother 
    Hubbard 

    Papa 
    one 
    eyed 
    jack 

    Verse 9
    What you 
    think 
    is the 
    sunshine 

    Is 
    just 
    twinkle 
    in 
    my 
    eye 

    That 
    ring 
    around 
    my 
    finger

    Just 
    the 
    fourth 
    of July 

    When I 
    get 
    a little 
    bit 
    lone
    some 

    And 
    tear 
    falls 
    from 
    my cheek 

    There's 
    gonna 
    be 
    an 
    ocean 
    in 

    The 
    middle 
    of 
    the 
    week 

    Verse 10
    Whistlin' 
    past 
    the grave
    yard 

    Steppin' 
    on no 
    crack 

    I'm 
    mean 
    Mother 
    Hubbard 

    Papa 
    one 
    eyed 
    jack 

    Verse 11
    I rode 
    into town 
    on a night 
    train 

    With an 
    arm 
    full 
    of box 
    cars 

    On 
    the 
    wings 
    of a magpie 

    Cross 
    hooligan 
    night 

    I'm- ona 
    tear 
    me 
    off a 
    rainbow 

    And 
    wear 
    it for 
    tie 

    never 
    told 
    the 
    truth 

    So 
    can 
    never 
    tell 
    a lie 

    Verse 12
    Whistlin' 
    past 
    the 
    graveyard 

    Step
    pin' 
    on 
    no 
    crack

    I'm 
    mean 
    Mother 
    Hubbard 

    Papa 
    one 
    eyed 
    jack 

    Outro 1







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