• Song:

    Ol 55

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

Tom Waits
Ol'55

Saw some otherwise very good versions, but this song was screaming for a capo.  Enjoy.

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Capo first fret.

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F (133211@1)                         AmWell (x02210@1)my time went so quickly I went lickety-splitly
Bb (x1333x@1)                 FOut (133211@1)to my ol' fifty-five
        F (133211@1)             AmAs (x02210@1)I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
    Bb (x1333x@1)                   C (x32010@1) 
God knows I was feelin' alive.

F (133211@1)   Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1)
And now the sun's comin' up 
    F (133211@1)         Am (x02210@1)  Bb (x1333x@1) 
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)   
Freeway cars and trucks 
C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)
Stars beginning to fade 
C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1) 
And I lead the parade
C (x32010@1)             DmJust (xx0231@1)a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)              
Lord don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.

F (133211@1)                AmSix (x02210@1)in the mornin' gave me no warnin'
Bb (x1333x@1)              FI (133211@1)had to be on my way.
        F (133211@1)                      AmNow (x02210@1)the cars are all passin' me, trucks are all flashin' me
    Bb (x1333x@1)                  CI'm (x32010@1)headed home from your place.

F (133211@1)   Am (x02210@1)   BbAnd (x1333x@1)now the sun's comin' up 
    F (133211@1)         Am (x02210@1) BbI'm (x1333x@1)ridin' with Lady Luck
F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)     BbFreeway (x1333x@1)cars and trucks
C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)Stars beginning to fade
C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)And I lead the parade
C (x32010@1)                DmJust (xx0231@1)a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
G (320003@1)                     CLord (x32010@1)don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.

F (133211@1)                                 Am (x02210@1)
Well my time went so quickly I went lickety-splitly
Bb (x1333x@1)          FOut (133211@1)to my ol' fifty-five
     F (133211@1)                Am (x02210@1)As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
    Bb (x1333x@1)                CGod (x32010@1)knows I was feelin' alive.

F (133211@1)   Am (x02210@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    
And now the sun's comin' up      
    F (133211@1)         Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1)
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)     BbFreeway (x1333x@1)cars and trucks,         
F (133211@1)         Am (x02210@1) BbRidin' (x1333x@1)with Lady Luck
F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)     BbFreeway (x1333x@1)cars and trucks,         
F (133211@1)         Am (x02210@1) BbRidin' (x1333x@1)with Lady Luck
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