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Hoist That Rag - Tom Waits
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By: Steven Thomas Kent
Email: steven.t.kent@gmail.com

Great song by Tom Waits from the album "Real Gone." Partial tab only this time, sorry!

Key of Am

Intro:

Gtr. 1 - play with dist. and a slight palm mute (not a full tab but gives you the idea)

        Am     Dm       E7      Am     C       Dm      F7       E7  E+  

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5------5--6-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5----5----7-----7--7----7--5------5----5--7----7--8-----8--7-----7------|
D|------7------7-----7--6----6--7----7-5----5--7----7--7--7--7--------8--8---|
A|----------------------7----7--7----7-7-------8----------8-----9---9--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Am     Dm       E7      Am     C       Dm      F7       E7  E+  

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5--6----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5----7-----7--7----7--5------5----5--7----7--------8--7-----7---------|
D|---7------7-----7--6----6--7----7-5----5--7----7-----7--------------8------|
A|-------------------7----7--7----7-7-------8-------8--------9---9-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

       Am          Dm         E7    Am
Well I learned the trade from Piggy Noles,

    C         Dm    F7    E7    E+
and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys.

Am          Dm   E7      Am
God used me as a hammer, boys,

   C        Dm    F7     E7   E+
To beat his weary drum today.

Chorus:

     Am        Dm        E7         Am     

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5-5-5--6-----6---5--5-5-5---5------5---------------------------------|
G|---5--5-5-5--7-----7-7-7--7-7-7---5------5---------------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7---7---7-6--6-6-6---7---7-----7------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--7-7-7---7----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Hoist that rag.

     Am        Dm        E7         Am     

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5-5-5--6-----6---5--5-5-5---5---5-5--5--5----------------------------|
G|---5--5-5-5--7-----7-7-7--7-7-7---5---5-5--7--5----------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7---7---7-6--6-6-6---7---7-7--7--7----------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--7-7-7---7----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Hoist that rag.

              Am        Dm      E7        Am
Hoist that rag.
                  

              Am       Dm      E7        Am

The entire song repeats this verse/chorus cycle, so that's it! Guitar solo is played over the chorus.