• Song:

    Rain Dogs

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

Artist: Tom Waits       
Song: Rain dogs
Tabbed by: DJ
19th Nov 2012

Tuning: Standard
CAPO at 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of F#m)

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Em (022000@1)    Em(maj7)  Em7   Em6 (022020@1)  
    In - side abroken (x02210@1)clock,     
Em (022000@1)      Em(maj7)   Em7      Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7 F (133211@1)  Splash - ing the wine with all  the rain--- dogs,
Em (022000@1)   Em(maj7)      Em7   Em6 (022020@1) 
   Tax - i?... we'd rather walk,     
Em (022000@1)      Em(maj7) Em7  Em6 (022020@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)name="chord_133211@1">F
    Hudd - le a doorway with  the rain---- dogs!
B7 (x21202@1)          Baug (x2100x@1)B7 (x21202@1)Em (022000@1)Em(maj7)  Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
   For I am arain (x02210@1)dog too!         |  /  /   /   /  |

B7 (x21202@1)                          Em (022000@1)  Em(maj7)   Em7      Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
    Oh, how we danced, and we swal - lowed the night,
B7 (x21202@1)                          Em (022000@1)  Em(maj7)   Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7 
    For it was all ripe for dreaming,        |  /  /   /   /  |
B7 (x21202@1)                       Em (022000@1)Em(maj7) Em7     
    Oh, how we danced away all  of the lights,
Em6 (022020@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Am (x02210@1)           Em (022000@1)           F#7 (242352@1)    B7 (x21202@1)     We've al---ways been out--- of our minds! |  /  /   /   /  |

Em (022000@1)   Em(maj7)   Em7       Em6 (022020@1) 
   The rum pours strong and thin,     
Em (022000@1)      Em(maj7)  Em7   Em6 (022020@1)Cmaj7 (x32000@1)F (133211@1)    Beat out the dustman with  the rain---- dogs,
Em (022000@1)   Em(maj7)   Em7       Em6 (022020@1) 
   A - board a shipwrecked train,     
Em      Em(maj7)  Em7  Em6 Cmaj7 F
    Give my um - brella to  the rain---- dogs!
B7 (x21202@1)          Baug (x2100x@1)B7 (x21202@1)Em (022000@1)Em(maj7)  Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
   For I am arain (x02210@1)dog too!         |  /  /   /   /  |

B7 (x21202@1)                            Em (022000@1)Em(maj7)      Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
    Oh, how we danced with the Rose   of    Tral - ee,
B7 (x21202@1)                          Em (022000@1)  Em(maj7)   Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
    Her long hair black as araven, (x02210@1)         |  /  /   /   /  |
B7 (x21202@1)                            Em (022000@1) Em(maj7)  Em7 
    Oh, how we danced, and you whis - pered to me,
Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7  Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)           F#7 (242352@1)     B7 (x21202@1)   You'll ne----ver be go----ing back home!  |  /  /   /   /  |

B7 (x21202@1)                            Em (022000@1)Em(maj7)      Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
    Oh, how we danced with the Rose   of    Tral - ee,
B7 (x21202@1)                          Em (022000@1)  Em(maj7)   Em7    Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7
    Her long hair black as araven, (x02210@1)         |  /  /   /   /  |
B7 (x21202@1)                            Em (022000@1) Em(maj7)  Em7 
    Oh, how we danced, and you whis - pered to me,

(Suggestion for coda)
Em6 (022020@1)name="chord_x32000@1">Cmaj7  Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)            F#7 (242352@1)        B7 (x21202@1)           Em (022000@1)   You'll ne----ver be go----ing back home---------------------------!  
                                      | /  /  /  /  | /  /  /  / |   /  ||

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Emphasise the bass notes on the beat, 
and the chord strum on the off-beat

Em (022000@1)     =  xx2000
Em(maj7) =  xx1000
Em7      =  xx0000
Em6 (022020@1)    =  x42000
Cmaj7    =  x32000
F (133211@1)      =  133211
B7 (x21202@1)     =  x21202   
Baug     =  x2100x
F#7 (242352@1)    =  242322  
                                  

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