# From: HENSCHJ5753@uni.edu Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 18:09:40 -0600 (CST) Subject: Tom Waits_On the Nickel On the Nickle--Tom Waits >From "Heartattack and Vine Starts in the key of F# major: Intro: B F# B F# B F# D#m e-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------| b-------|--------|6-7------|--------|---------|-------|6-7-------| G-------|------8-|---------|------8-|6--------|-----8-|----6-----| D-------|----9---|---------|----9---|---------|----9--|--------6-| A---9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9----|------9---| E-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------| G#m C# F# e----------|-----|| b----------|-----|| G----------|-----|| D-8------6-|-----|| A---9--9---|9----|| E----------|-----|| Verse 1:

^BStick and Stones will ^F#Break my Bones, ^BBut I always will be ^F#true, ^BAnd when your mama is ^F#dead and ^D#mgone, G#m C#(sus4)--C# I'll Sing this Lulabye just for you, ^BAnd what becomes of all the ^F#little boys, ^BWho never comb their ^F#hair B G#(major) F# D#m Well they're lined up all around the block On the ^G#mNickel ^C#over ^F#there.

Verse 2:

^BSo you better bring a ^F#bucket, ^BThere is a hole in the ^F#pail, ^BAnd if you don't get my ^F#lette^D#mr, G#m C#(sus4)--C# Then you'll know that I'm in jail ^BAnd what becomes of all the little ^F#boys, ^BWho never say their ^F#prayers, B G#(major) F# D#m Well they're sleepin' like a baby, On the ^G#mNickel ^C#over ^F#there.

Key change to Ab: B G Db Ab e------|--------|------------|--------|-----|| b------|--------|7-8---------|--------|-----|| G------|------8-|----7-------|------10|-8---|| D------|----9---|------------|-----11-|-----|| A--9-8-|6-9-----|------11-10-|8-11----|-----|| E------|--------|------------|--------|-----|| Verse 3:

^DbAnd if you chew ^Abtobacco, ^DbAnd wish upon a ^Abstar, ^DbWell you'll find out where the ^Abscarecrows ^Fmsit, Just like ^Bbmpuchlines between the ^Ebcars, ^DbAnd I know a place where a ^Abroyal flush, ^DbCan never beat a ^Abpair, Db Bb/D Ab/Eb Fm And even Thomas Jefferson, Is on the ^BbmNickel ^Ebover ^AbThere.

Verse 4:

^DbSo ring around the ^Abrosie, ^DbYou're sleepin in the ^Abrain, ^DbAnd you're always late for ^Absupper,^Fm And man you ^Bblet me down, let me down ^Ebagain, ^DbI thought I heard a ^Abmocking bird, ^DbRoosevelt knows ^Abwhere, Db Bb/D Ab/Eb Fm You can skip the light with Grady Tuck, On the ^BbmNickel ^Ebover ^AbThere.

Key change to Bb: Db A Eb Bb e--------|---------|--------------|---------|------|| b--------|---------|9-10----------|---------|------|| G--------|------10-|------9-------|-------12|-10---|| D--------|----11---|--------------|-----13--|------|| A--11-10-|8-11-----|--------13-12-|10-13----|------|| E--------|---------|--------------|---------|------|| Verse 5:

^EbSo what becomes of all the little ^Bbboys, ^EbWho run away from ^Bbhome, ^EbWell the world just keeps ^Bbgettin' ^Gmbigger, ^CmOnce you get out on your ^Fown, ^EbSo here's to all the little ^Bbboys, ^EbThe sandman takes you ^Bbwhere, ^EbYour sleepin' with the ^Bbpillow of ^Gmman, On the ^CmNickel ^Fover ^BbThere.

Verse 6:

^EbSo climb up thru that ^Bbbuttonhole, ^EbAnd fall right up the ^Bbstairs, ^EbI'll show you ^C/Ewhere the ^Bb/Fshort(') ^Gmdogs grow, On the ^CmNickel...^Fover ^BbThere.

Ending: Eb G C G e--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----|| b--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----|| G--------|----------12-|-11-12---------|---------9-|-7--|| D--------|-------13----|-------12------|------10---|----|| A--13-12-|-10-13-------|----------10-9-|-7-10------|----|| E--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----|| Notes: The tabs are not exactly guitar parts, but are string parts on the song. I'm not a guitarist, so I don't know what are the best fingerings, but these are the right notes. Jeff Henscheid henschj5753@cobra.uni.edu

Tom Waits - On the nickle