Tuning: G C E A

Warm Beer and Cold Women--Tom Waits from Nighthawks at the Diner the song is in 3/4 time Intro: Ebmaj9 | Cm7 | F9 | Bb | single notes Bb-C-D VERSE 1:

^Ebmaj9Warm beer and cold ^Cm7women, ^F9I just don't fit in ^BbEvery Joint I stumbled into tonight Eb s.n. Bb-C-D That's just how it's been. All these ^Ebdouble knit ^Cm7strangers with ^F9Gin and vermouth, ^Bband recycled stories Eb s.n. Eb-F-G In the naugahyde booths. With the ^Abplatinum ^Bbblondes, ^Emaj9and tobacco ^Cm7brunettes, ^F9I'll be drinkin to forget you, Bb Eb s.n. Eb-F-G I'll lite another cigarette. And the ^Abband's playin' ^Bbsomething by^Emaj9 Tammy ^Cm7Wynette, F9 Bb Eb s.n. Bb-C-D And the drinks are on me tonight.

VERSE 2: All my conversations I'll just be talkin' about you baby Borin' some sailor as I try to get through. I just want him to listen, that's all you have to do, He said I'm better off without you, Till I showed him my tattoo Now the moon's rising, ain't no time to lose, Time to get down to drinking, Tell the band to play the blues. And the drinks are on me, I'll buy another round, At the last ditch attempt saloon. SAX SOLO (over the chords of an entire verse) VERSE 3: Same as verse 1, except for the following lines. ..."receding hairlines" (instead of recycled stories) ..."I lite a menthol cigarette And the band's playin' something by Johnny Barnett At the last ditch attempt saloon" NOTES: On the single notes I usually play thirds to give it a better sound. For instance, play the Bb-C-D with the left hand on the piano, and then an octave higher with the right hand play D-Eb-F. The same can be done for the notes leading to the Ab chord. Also, it seems as if he is riding on a G note a lot, so a Bb(add 6th) could be played in place of the Bb chord. Jeff Henscheid henschj5753@cobra.uni.edu

Tom Waits - Warm beer and cold women