Tom Waits - Shiny things
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Tuning: E A D G B E
artist: tom waits
song: shiny things
album: orphans: brawlers, bawlers & bastards
an attempt to make a rendition of this song. pretty close to the original tho.
example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zjcg0jNkyo
(tuning there is dgcfad, two half steps lower than standard, capo on 6th fret)
the original song is played in g#/ab, standard tuning.
here: keep standard tuning, put capo on fret 1.
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[Chords]
G D D/F# C C/G Bm Em
e|--3---2---2----0----0----2----0---------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---3----1----1----3----0---------------------------------------------|
G|--0---2---2----0----0----4----0---------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0----2----2----4----2---------------------------------------------|
A|--2---x---0----3----3----2----2---------------------------------------------|
E|--3---x---2----x----3----x----0---------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 1]
G D G C/G G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---1-----0------0------0--------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0------0---------0-------0------0--------------------|
D|------0--------------0----0-----------------0------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------3-----------------3------------------------------------|
the things a crow puts in its nest
D G C/G G D/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3------1-----0------0------0-----------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0------0------------0-------0------2----2------------|
D|------0--------------0----0--------------------0------0-----0---0----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3--------------------3---------------2---------2-------|
they're always things he finds that shine best
C Bm Em
e|-----------------0-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------------|
B|--1--1-/3------1-------1-----1------3--1------3-----3-----3----------------|
G|--------------------0-----0-----------------4-------4-----4----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-----4-------------------|
A|--------------3---------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
somehow he'll find a shiny dime
C Am Bm Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-\1--0---1-----1--------1--0--------------------------------------------|
G|------------2-----2--------0-----2-------4----4---4------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2-----------------4----4---4--------------------------|
A|------------0------------0-----------2-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
a silver twine from a valentine
[Chorus]
Bm D/F# G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--\2---0---2-----2-----2--2--0------0----0-----0------------------------|
D|-----------------0-----0----------/4-----0-----0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------2------------------------3-----------------------------------|
the crows all bring them shiny things
[Verse 2]
G G D G C/G G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---1-----0------0------0--------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0----------------0-------0------0--------------------|
D|------0--------------0----0-----------------0------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------3-----------------3------------------------------------|
leave me alone u big old moon
D G C/G G D/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---1--0---------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0----0---------0---2---------------------------------|
D|------0--------------0---0-------------------0-----0----0------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0-----0--------------------|
E|--------------------3--------------3-----2---------------------------------|
the light you cast is just a liar
C Bm
e|-----------------0-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--3------1-------1-----1------3--1------3-----3-----3----------------|
G|--------------------0-----0-----------------4-------4-----4----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-----4-------------------|
A|--------------3---------------------------2--------------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ur like the crows 'cus if it glows
C Am Bm Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--1--0-----1-----1---------1--0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------2-----2---------------2-------4----4---4---------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2------------------4----4---4-----------------------|
A|--------------0------------0------------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
ur dressd to go u guessd i know
[Chorus]
Bm D/F# G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4---2---0---2-----2-----2--2--0-------0----0-----0-----------------------|
D|-----------------0-----0----------/4------0-----0--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------2-------------------------3----------------------------------|
u'll always bring them shiny things
[Verse 3]
G D G C/G G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---1-----0------0------0--------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0----------------0-------0------0--------------------|
D|------0--------------0----0-----------------0------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------3-----------------3------------------------------------|
well i'm not dancing here tonight
D G C/G G D/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---1--0---------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0----0---------0---2---------------------------------|
D|------0--------------0---0-------------------0-----0----0------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0-----0--------------------|
E|--------------------3--------------3-----2---------------------------------|
but things are bound to turn around
C Bm
e|-----------------0-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--3------1-------1-----1------3---1------3-----3-----3---------------|
G|--------------------0-----0-------------------4------4-----4---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----4------------------|
A|--------------3------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the only thing i want that shines
C Am Bm Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--1--0-----1-----1---------1--0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------2-----2---------------2--------4----4---4--------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2-------------------4----4---4----------------------|
A|--------------0------------0-------------2---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
is to be king there in ur eyes
[Chorus]
Bm D/F# G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4---2---0---2-----2-----2--2--0------0----0-----0------------------------|
D|-----------------0-----0----------/4-----0-----0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------2------------------------3-----------------------------------|
to be your only shiny thing
[Outro]
(same as verse + chorus, but instrumental)
G D G C/G G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---1-----0------0------0--------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0----------------0-------0------0--------------------|
D|------0--------------0----0-----------------0------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------3-----------------3------------------------------------|
D G C/G G D/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---1--0---------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----2-----0----0---------0---2---------------------------------|
D|------0--------------0---0-------------------0-----0----0------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0-----0--------------------|
E|--------------------3--------------3-----2---------------------------------|
C Bm
e|-----------------0-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--3------1-------1-----1------3--1------3-----3-----3----------------|
G|--------------------0-----0-----------------4-------4-----4----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-----4-------------------|
A|--------------3---------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am Bm Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--1--0-----1-----1---------1--0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------2-----2---------------2-------4----4---4---------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2------------------4----4---4-----------------------|
A|--------------0------------0------------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
Bm D/F# G (let ring)
e|---------------------------------------------------3~----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------0--3--0~----------------------|
G|--4---2---0---2-----2-----2--2--0-------0----------0~----------------------|
D|-----------------0-----0----------/4------0--------0~----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------2~----------------------|
E|--------------2-------------------------3----------3~----------------------|
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| x dead note
| \ slide down
| / slide up
| ~ vibrato
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