• Song:

    Heart Attack And Vine

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

This is my acoustic version of this classic Waits song
       Hope someone else enjoys it too.
       Play the Cmaj/E chord on the UPSTROKE

       All mistakes are mine, any glaring errors or suggestions
       in the comments box please

           If you like this,   please rate it
                                              - flatwound - 2011

 Chords

  Dm     = XX0231
  F      = 133211
  Am     = X02210
  G      = 320003
  C/E = 335553
  Tacet  = Hit note once then PAUSE till the Cmaj/E chord played on upstroke

                        HEARTATTACK AND VINE

           THESE CHORDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH

   Dm  F      Dm  F     Dm  F  Am      Dm   F   G   Dm (Tacet)      C/E
   Dm  F      Dm  F     Dm  F  Am      Dm   F   G   Dm (Tacet)      C/E

 Dm   F              Dm       F     Dm            F               Am
Lair liar with your pants on fire, White spades hangin' on the telephone wire
  Dm           F       G
Gamblers re-evaluate along the dotted line
        Dm (Tacet)                    C/E
You'll never recognise yourself on Heartattack and Vine
  Dm      F       Dm        F      Dm           F                     Am
Doctor, Lawer, Beggerman, Thief, Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
        Dm                 F              G
If you want'a taste the madness,  You'll have to wait in line
         Dm (Tacet)                        C/E
You'll probably see someone you know on Heartattack and Vine
 Dm                 F          Dm            F
Boney's high on chinawhite,  Shorty found a punk
           Dm                   F                 Am
Don't you know there ain't no Devil,  That's just God when He's drunk
            Dm                 F               G
Well this stuff will probably kill you,  Let's do another line
 Dm (Tacet)                         C/E
What you say you meet me down on Heartattack and Vine

  Dm  F     Dm  F     Dm  F  Am    Dm   F   G   Dm (Tacet)      C/E

 Dm                F               Dm           F
See that little Jersey girl in the see through top
           Dm             F           Am
With the peddle pushers suckin' on a soda pop
       Dm                  F                       G
Well I bet she's still a virgin, But it's only twentyfive to nine
        Dm (Tacet)                 C/E
You can see a million of 'em on Heartattack and Vine
 Dm            F     Dm           F
Better off in Iowa,  Get your scrambled eggs
        Dm            F           Am
Than crawling down Cahuenga on a broken pair of legs
                    Dm           F              G
You'll find your ignorance is blissful every Goddamn time
         Dm (Tacet)             C/E
You're waitin' for the RTD on Heartattack and Vine
 Dm                F           Dm               F
Boney's high on chinawhite,  Shorty found a p-p-punk
           Dm                   F                 Am
Don't you know there ain't no Devil,  That's just God when He's drunk
           Dm                  F               G
Well this stuff will probably kill you,  Let's do another line
 Dm (Tacet)                        C/E
What you say you meet me down on Heartattack and Vine

 Dm    F             Dm       F     Dm            F               Am
Lair liar with your pants on fire, White spades hangin' on the telephone wire
  Dm           F       G
Gamblers re-evaluate along the dotted line
        Dm (Tacet)                   C/E
You'll never recognise yourself on Heartattack and Vine
  Dm      F       Dm        F     Dm            F            Am
Doctor, Lawer, Beggerman, Thief, Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
        Dm                 F               G
If you want'a taste the madness,  You'll have to wait in line
         Dm (Tacet)                        C/E
You'll probably see someone you know on Heartattack and Vine

Dm                F                Dm           F
See that little Jersey girl in the see through top
           Dm             F           Am
With the peddle pushers suckin' on a soda pop
          Dm                  F                      G
Well I'll bet she's still a virgin, But it's only twentyfive to nine
        Dm (Tacet)                 C/E
You can see a million of 'em on Heartattack and Vine
 Dm                 F          Dm            F
Boney's high on chinawhite,  Shorty found a punk
           Dm                   F                 Am
Don't you know there ain't no Devil,  That's just God when He's drunk
           Dm                  F               G
Well this stuff will probably kill you,  Let's do another line
 Dm (Tacet)                         C/E
What you say you meet me down on Heartattack and Vine
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