Capo: 5 Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: Swordfishtrombone Artist: Tom Waits Composer: Tom Waits Album: Swordfishtrombone Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 26th April 2017 CAPO: 5th fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Am) NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below: Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Emadd9 = 024000 B = x24442 Am = x02210 F#7 = 242322 Em = 022000 B7 = x24242 A4 = x02230 C7 = x35353 ^ = Emphasise the beats Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ====================================================================== [Intro] e |----------| B |----------| G |----------| D |----------| A |----0--2--| E |--4-------|

||:^Em / ^Emadd9 /_/ ^Em/_/ / | ^B/ /_/ ^B7/_/ / | ^B7/ /_/ ^B/_/ / |^Em / ^Emadd9 /_/ ^Em/_/ / :||[x2] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ||: ^Am / ^A4/_/ ^Am/_/ / | ^Em / ^Emadd9 /_/ /^Em_/ / :||[x3] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F#7 C7 B7 | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Well, he came ^Emhome ^Emadd9from the ^Emwar with a ^Bparty in his ^B7head, And ^B7modified ^BBrougham De - ^EmVille,^Emadd9 ^Em And a ^Empair of ^Emadd9legs that ^Emopened up like ^Bbutterfly ^B7wings, And a ^B7mad dog that ^Bwouldn't sit ^Emstill ^Emadd9 ^Em

[Verse 2]

Went and ^Amtook up with a ^A4Sal - ^Amvation ^EmArmy Band girl, ^Emadd9 ^Em Who played 'Dirty ^Amwater' from a sword -^A4fish - ^Amtrom - ^Embone, ^Emadd9 ^Em He went to ^Amsleep at the bot - ^A4tom ^Amof Ten - ^Emkiller Lake, ^Emadd9 ^Em And he said, "^F#7Gee, but it's ^C7great to be ^B7home!"

[Verse 3]

Well, he came ^Emhome ^Emadd9from the ^Emwar, with a ^Bparty in his head, ^B7 And an i^B7dea for a ^Bfireworks dis - ^Emplay, ^Emadd9 ^Em And he ^Emknew that ^Emadd9he'd be ^Emready with a ^Bstainless steel ma - ^B7chete, And a ^B7half a pint of ^BBallentine's each ^Emday ^Emadd9 ^Em

[Verse 4]

Then he ^Amholed up in room ^A4a - ^Ambove a ^Emhardware store, ^Emadd9 ^Em Crying ^Amnothing there, but Hol - ^A4ly - ^Amwood ^Emtears, ^Emadd9 ^Em And he ^Amput a spell on some ^A4poor l^Amittle ^EmCrutchfield girl,^Emadd9 ^Em And ^F#7stayed like that for ^C7twenty-seven ^B7years

[Verse 5]

He'd packed up ^Emall his expect - ^Emadd9ations, ^Em He lit ^Bout for Cali - ^B7fornia, With a ^B7flyswatter ^Bbanjo on his knee, ^Em ^Emadd9 ^Em With 'Lucky ^EmTiger' in his ^Emadd9angel ^Emhair, And ^Bbenzedrine for ^B7getting there, They ^B7found him in a ^Beucalyptus ^Emtree ^Emadd9 ^Em

[Verse 6]

Lieutenant ^Amgot him a cana - ^A4ry ^Ambird, And ^Emskanked her head with eve - ^Emadd9ry ^Emword, And ^AmChesterfielded moon - ^A4beams ^Amin a ^Emsong, ^Emadd9 ^Em And he got ^Am20 years for lovin' ^A4her, ^AmFrom some ^EmOklahoma Gover - ^Emadd9nor, ^Em Said, ^F#7everything this ^C7doughboy does is ^B7wrong

[Verse 7]

Now, some say he's ^Emdoing 'The o - ^Emadd9bitu - ^Emary ^Bmambo', ^B7 Now, s^B7ome say he's ^Bhangin' on the wall, ^Em ^Emadd9 ^Em Perhaps, this ^Emyarn's the only ^Emadd9thing...^Em ...That ^Bholds this man to - ^B7gether, Some ^B7say that he was ^Bnever here at ^Emall ^Emadd9 ^Em

[Verse 8]

^AmSome say they saw ^A4him ^Amdown in ^EmBirmingham, ^Emadd9 ^Em ^AmSleeping in a box - ^A4car ^Amgoing ^Emby, ^Emadd9 ^Em And ^Amif you think that you ^A4can ^Amtell a ^Embigger tale, ^Emadd9 ^Em I ^F#7swear to God, you'd ^C7have to tell a ^B7lie

[Coda]

||:^Em / ^Emadd9 /_/ ^Em/_/ / | ^B/ /_/ ^B7/_/ / | ^B7/ /_/ ^B/_/ / |^Em / ^Emadd9 /_/ /^Em_/ / :||[x2] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ||: ^Am / ^A4/_/ ^Am/_/ / | ^Em / ^Emadd9 /_/ /^Em_/ / :||[x3] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F#7 C7 B7 Emadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / ||

Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombone