• Song:

    Dead Lovely

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

This song has a capo on the third fret. In order to keep things easy, I will name the
as if the capo is the nut of the neck. ex)what is considered c minor will now be called 
minor.

There are a few things to remember for playing this song.

First)There is an alternating bass line between the root of a chord and the string above
ex)for a c chord alternate the lowest c note with a g.

Second)There is a walkdown at the end of the intro and chorus that starts with a c add
and walks the c note down to a b then the chord changes to an a minor. The catch is the
c add nine isn't played the usual way. You don't add your fourth finger to any string 
instead take off the finger you have on the d string. Making the walkdown look like this

e-0--0--0----------------------|
b-1--1--1----------------------|
g-0--0--2----------------------|
d-0--0--2----------------------|
a-3--2--0----------------------|
e------------------------------|


Amin Cadd9 (walkdown) Amin

Amin
She was a middle class girl

She was in over her head
Dmin
She thought she would
                AminStand (x02413@1)up in the deep end

He had a bullet proof smile

He had money to burn
Dmin
She thought she had the moon
Amin
In her pocket
                   FmajBut (133211@1)now she's dead
         Amin (x02413@1)FmajShe's (133211@1)so dead
                 Cadd9(walkdown) AminForever (x02413@1)dead and lovely now
Dmin (xx0210@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">Bmaj             DminI've (xx0210@1)always been told to
         BmajRemember (x2444x@1)this...
Amin (x02413@1)     Fmaj (133211@1)         B7sus4Don't (x22200@1)let a fool kiss you
                EmajNever (022100@1)marry for love
                 AminHe (x02413@1)was hard to impress
                           DminHe (xx0210@1)knew everyone's secrets
                       AminHe (x02413@1)wore her on his arm

Just like jewelry

He never gave but he got
                       DminHe (xx0210@1)kept her on a leash

He's not the kind of wheel
    AminYou (x02413@1)fall asleep at
                   FmajBut (133211@1)now she's dead
        Amin (x02413@1)name="chord_133211@1">Fmaj
Forever dead
       Amin      Cadd9(Walkdown) Amin
Forever dead and lovely now
Dmin (xx0210@1)     Bmaj (x2444x@1)        DminCome (xx0210@1)closer, look deeper
              BmajYou've (x2444x@1)fallen fast
Amin (x02413@1)                FmajJust (133211@1)like a plane on a
B7sus4 Emaj
Stormy sea
                       AminShe (x02413@1)made up someone to be
                                 DminShe (xx0210@1)made up somewhere to be from

This is one business in the
                   AminWorld (x02413@1)where that's no

Problem at all

Everything that is left
                          DminThey (xx0210@1)will only plow under

Soon every one you know
        AminWill (x02413@1)be gone
                   FmajAnd (133211@1)now she's dead
        AminForever (x02413@1)dead
                 Cadd9(walkdown)
Forever dead and lovely now

Amin Dmin Amin Dmin

               FmajNow (133211@1)she's dead
        AminForever (x02413@1)dead
                 Cadd9(walkdown)Amin
Forever dead and lovely now
Dmin (xx0210@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">Bmaj             DminI've (xx0210@1)always been told to
         BmajRemember (x2444x@1)this...
Dmin (xx0210@1)     Fmaj (133211@1)         B7sus4Don't (x22200@1)let a kiss fool you
                EmajNever (022100@1)marry for love
                   AminEverything (x02413@1)has its price
                         DminEverything (xx0210@1)has its place

What's more romantic
                      AminThen (x02413@1)dying in the moonlight?

Now they're all watching the sea
                               DminWhat's (xx0210@1)lost can never be broken

Her roots were sweet
                  AminBut (x02413@1)they were so shallow
                  FmajAnd (133211@1)now she's dead
        AminForever (x02413@1)dead
                 Cadd9(walkdown) AminForever (x02413@1)dead and lovely now
                   FmajAnd (133211@1)now she's dead
        AminForever (x02413@1)dead
                      Cadd9(Walkdown) AminAnd (x02413@1)she's so dead and lovely now


*B7sus4 e----------|
        b----------|
        g---2------|
        d---2------|
        a---2------|
        e---2------|

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