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Tom Waits - Cold Water Mule Variations (1999) Original in A --- [Intro] A A A [Verse 1]

Well I ^Awoke up this mornin' with the ^Acold water With the ^Ecold water, with the ^Acold water ^A Woke up this mornin' with the ^Acold water With the ^Ecold water, with the ^Acold ^A

[Verse 2]

Well the ^Apolice at the station and they ^Adon't look friendly Well they ^Edon't look friendly, well they ^Adon't look friendly ^APolice at the station and they ^Adon't look friendly Well they ^Edon't look friendly, well they ^Adon't

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^D Blind or crippled, ^D sharp or dull I'm ^Areading the Bible by a ^Aforty watt bulb ^D What price freedom, ^D dirt is my rug Well I ^Asleep like a baby with the ^Esnakes and the bugs

[Verse 3]

Well the ^A stores are open, but I ^Aain't got no money Well I ^Eain't got no money, well I ^Aain't got no money ^A Stores are open but I ^Aain't got no money Well I ^Eain't got no money, well I ^Aain't

[Verse 4]

^AFound an old dog, and he ^Aseems to like me ^ESeems to like me, well he ^Aseems to like me ^AFound an old dog and he ^Aseems to like me Well ^Eseems to like me, well he ^Aseems

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^D Seen them fellows with the ^Dcard board signs ^A Scrapin' up a little money to buy a ^Abottle of wine ^D Pregnant women and the ^D Vietnam vets I say ^ABeggin' on the freeway 'bout as ^Ehard as it gets

[Verse 5]

Well I ^A slept in the graveyard, it was ^Acool and still ^ECool and still, it was ^Acool and still ^A Slept in the graveyard, it was ^Acool and still ^ECool and still and it was ^Acool

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^D Slept all night in the ^DCedar grove I was ^Aborn to ramble, ^Aborn to rove ^D Some men are searchin' for the ^D Holy Grail But there ^Aain't nothin' sweeter than ^Eridin' the rails

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^D I look forty-seven but I'm ^D twenty-four Well they ^Ashooed me away from here the ^Atime before ^D Turned their backs and they ^Dlocked their doors I'm watching ^ATV in the window of a ^Efurniture store

[Verse 6]

And I woke ^Aup this mornin' with the ^Acold water With the ^Ecold water, with the ^Acold water I ^Awoke up this mornin' with the ^Acold water With the ^Ecold water, with the ^Acold

[Verse 7]

Oh well I ^Awoke up this mornin' with the ^Acold water ^ECold water, with the ^Acold water ^A Woke up this mornin' with the ^Acold water ^ECold water, with the ^Acold

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Tom Waits - Cold water