• Song:

    Wrong Side Of The Road

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

  • Album:

    Used Songs (1973-1980)

Bm (x24432@1)Bbm (x13321@1)Bm (x24432@1)F# (244322@1)F#7 (242352@1)Bm (x24432@1)Bbm (x13321@1)Bm (x24432@1)F# (244322@1)F#7 (242352@1)Bm (x24432@1)                  F#7Put (242352@1)a dead cat on the railroad tracks, 
Bm (x24432@1)                           F#7the (242352@1)Wolf-bains blooming by the tressels.
        E7 (020130@1)                         F#7 (242352@1)         
Get the eyeball of a rooster and the stones from a ditch
    E7 (020130@1)                               F#7and (242352@1)wash 'em down with bilge water and say you'll never snitch.

Bm (x24432@1)                              F#7Take (242352@1)the buttons from a yellow jacket, the feather from a buzzard.
    Bm (x24432@1)                          F#7The (242352@1)blood from the bounty hunters cold black heart.
          E7 (020130@1)                  F#7Catch (242352@1)the tears of a widow in a thimble made of glass. 
          E7 (020130@1)                        F#7Tell (242352@1)your Mama and your Papa they can kiss your ass.

Bm (x24432@1)                        F#7Poison (242352@1)all the water in the wishin' well
    Bm (x24432@1)                            F#7and (242352@1)hang all them scarecrows from a sycamore tree.
     E7 (020130@1)                            F#7Burn (242352@1)down all them honeymoons put 'em in a pillow case
         E7 (020130@1)                             F#7and (242352@1)wait next to the switch blades at the amusement park for me.

Bm (x24432@1)                                 F#7Strangle (242352@1)all the Christmas carolers, scratch out all the prayers.
        Bm (x24432@1)                    F#7Tie (242352@1)'em up with barbed wire and push 'em down the stairs.
     E7 (020130@1)                             F#7I'll (242352@1)whittle you a pistol for keepin' nightmares off your blinds.
      E7 (020130@1)                           F#7Those (242352@1)sons 'o bitches always seem to sneak up from behind.

Bm (x24432@1)                         F#7Syphon (242352@1)all the gas from your Daddys pick-up truck.
Bm (x24432@1)                      F#7Fill (242352@1)up Johnnys T-Bird, I got a couple bucks.
    E7 (020130@1)                       F#7Put (242352@1)on a little perfume, rap a ribbon in your hair.
        E7 (020130@1)                       F#7Careful (242352@1)that you don't wake up the hounds.

Bm (x24432@1)                             F#7Tear (242352@1)a bolt of lightning off the side of the sky.
Bm (x24432@1)                                F#7Throw (242352@1)it in the cedar chest, if you want I'll tell you why. 
E7 (020130@1)                             F#7Bring (242352@1)the gear shift knob from a 49 Merc.
   E7 (020130@1)                           F#7Ly (242352@1)down here beside me and let me hold you in the dirt.

Bm (x24432@1)                           F#7You're (242352@1)gonna tremble, tear the throat out of the night.
          Bm (x24432@1)                             F#7Sink (242352@1)your teeth into my shoulder, dig your nails into my back.
          E7 (020130@1)               F#7Tell (242352@1)that little girl to let go of my sleeve. 
            E7 (020130@1)                              F#7You'll (242352@1)be a woman when I catch you, come baby fall in love with me.

Bm (x24432@1)                        F#7With (242352@1)my double barrel shotgun, a whole box of shells,
      Bm (x24432@1)                   F#7we'll (242352@1)celebrate the 4th of July.
           E7 (020130@1)             F#7We'll (242352@1)do a 100 mph spendin' someone elses dough.
      E7 (020130@1)                       F#7 (242352@1)             BmDrive (x24432@1)all the way to Reno on the wrong side of the road.

F#7 (242352@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)  F#7 (242352@1)                 BmOn (x24432@1)the wrong side of the road. The wrong side of the road.
F#7 (242352@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)  F#7 (242352@1)                 BmThe (x24432@1)wrong side of the road.
F#7 (242352@1)               Bm (x24432@1)F#7 (242352@1)               BmBap (x24432@1)doo da, bap doo da. Bap doo da, bap doo da.

etc.

There's a bit more going on in this song than is written here such as
? Bbmto (x13321@1)Bmto (x24432@1)Bm7 (x20202@1) &   ? F (133211@1)to F#to (244322@1)F#7 (242352@1) &   Eto (022100@1)E7 (020130@1)and such but this should help as a starter.
Constructive criticism, correction and/or rating is appreciated. Enjoy! 
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