Never Let Go by Tom Waits


Intro: Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, Cm, Ab, 
Bb, Eb

      Eb (x43121@3)          Cm (x3101x@1)          Ab (xx1114@1)       BbWell, (x1333x@1)ring the bell backwards and bury the axe

Eb (x43121@3)              Ab (xx1114@1)         BbFall (x1333x@1)down on your knees in the dirt

Eb (x43121@3)            Cm (x3101x@1)         Ab (xx1114@1)      BbI'm (x1333x@1)tied to the mast between water and wind

Eb (x43121@3)               Ab (xx1114@1)      BbBelieve (x1333x@1)me, you'll never get hurt

    Cm (x3101x@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)          Ab (xx1114@1)          EbOur (x43121@3)ring's in the pawnshop, the rain's in the hole

Cm (x3101x@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)        Ab (xx1114@1)     BbDown (x1333x@1)at the Five Points I -------stand

Eb (x43121@3)           CmI'll (x3101x@1)lose everything

    Ab (xx1114@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)       EbBut (x43121@3)I won't let go of your hand


      Eb (x43121@3)  Cm (x3101x@1)       Ab (xx1114@1)    BbWell, (x1333x@1)Peter denied and Judas betrayed

     Eb (x43121@3)          Ab (xx1114@1)    BbI'll (x1333x@1)bail with the roll of the drum

        Eb (x43121@3)      Cm (x3101x@1)     Ab (xx1114@1)          BbAnd (x1333x@1)the wind will tell the turn from the wheel

        Eb (x43121@3)        Ab (xx1114@1)       BbAnd (x1333x@1)the watchman is making his rounds

      Cm (x3101x@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)           Ab (xx1114@1)      EbWell, (x43121@3)you'll leave me hanging by the skin of my teeth

     Cm (x3101x@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)Ab (xx1114@1)  BbI've (x1333x@1)only got one leg to stand

        Eb (x43121@3)       CmYou (x3101x@1)can send me to hell

      Ab (xx1114@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)       EbBut (x43121@3)I'll never let go of your hand


Bb (x1333x@1)                   EbSwing (x43121@3)from a rope on a cross-legged dream
Bb (x1333x@1)                 EbSigned (x43121@3)with One Eyed Jack's blood

     Ab (xx1114@1)                BbFrom (x1333x@1)Temple to Union, to LA and Grand

Ab (xx1114@1)                   BbWalking (x1333x@1)back home in the mud


    Eb (x43121@3)        Cm (x3101x@1)           Ab (xx1114@1)     BbNow (x1333x@1)I must make my best of the only way home

Eb (x43121@3)    Ab (xx1114@1)    BbMolly (x1333x@1)deals only in stone

      Eb (x43121@3)      Cm (x3101x@1)        Ab (xx1114@1)             BbI'm (x1333x@1)lost on the midway, I'm reckless in your eyes

     Eb (x43121@3)      Ab (xx1114@1)        BbJust (x1333x@1)give me a couple more throws

     Cm (x3101x@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)          Ab (xx1114@1)         EbI'll (x43121@3)dare you to dine with the cross-legged knight

Cm (x3101x@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)     Ab (xx1114@1)     BbDare (x1333x@1)me to jump and I   ---- will

     Eb (x43121@3)           CmI'll (x3101x@1)fall from your grace

      Ab (xx1114@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)       EbBut (x43121@3)I'll never let go of your hand

     Ab (xx1114@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)     EbI'll (x43121@3)never let go of your hand

This is my first tab. Hope everythings correct, great song. Please contact me if you 
suggest any corrections.

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