Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
by Tom Waits • Key:
⭐ Official Master Chart
OLGA Archive
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
by Tom Waits
#Transcribed by Jonas Nordstrom, jon@mail.exallon.se
Intro
Gm
Am7
Bb
Bb/C
F
hey C
A7
harlie I'm pregnant
Bb9
and living on the 9th street
right above
F
a dirt
A7
y bookstore
Bb9
of euclid avenue
F
and I
A7
stopped takin dope
Bb9
and I quit drinkin whiskey
and my
Gm7
old man pla
F/A
ys the trombone
and wor
Bb9
ks out at the t
Bb/C
rack
F
C11
F
F
and he
A7
says that he loves me
Bb9
even though its not his baby
F
and h
A7
e says that he'll raise him up
li
Bb9
ke he would his own son
F
and h
A7
e gave me a ring
tha
Dm7
t was worn
F/Eb
by his mother
and
Bb9
he takes me out dan
Bb/C
cin
ever
Bb9
y satu
C11
rday night.
F
C11
F
C11
F
and h
A7
ey Charlie I think about you
eve
Bb9
rytime I pass a fillin station
F
on acc
A7
ount of all the grease
Bb9
you used to wear in your hair
F
and I
A7
still have that record
Dm7
of little
F/Eb
anthony & the Imperials
Bb9
but someone stole my record player
no
C11
w how do you like that?
F
C11
F
A7
Dm7
hey Ch
F
arlie I almost went crazy
Gm7
after ma
Fadd9/A
rio got busted
Bb9
so I went b
Bb/C
ack to omah
C7
a to
F
live
A7
with my folks
Dm7
but every
F/C
one I used to know
was ei
Bb9
ther dead or in prison
Gm7
so I came b
Fadd9/A
ack to Minneapolis
Bb9
this time I
Bb/C
think i
C7
'm gonna stay.
F
hey Ch
A7
arlie I think I'm happy
fo
Bb9
r the first time since my accident
F
and I
A7
wish I had all the money
that
Bb9
we used to spend on dope
F
i'd b
A7
uy me a used car lot
an
Dm7
d I w
F/Eb
ouldn't sell any of em
i'd ju
Bb9
st drive a different car
C11
every day, d
Bb9
ependin' on how I
C11
feel
F
C11
F
C11
F
hey Ch
A7
arlie for chrissakes
Bb9
do you want to know the truth of it?
F
i don
A7
't have a husband
Bb9
he don't play the trombone
F
and I
A7
need to borrow money
Dm7
to pay this lawyer
Ch
F/Eb
arlie, hey
Bb9
i'll be eligible for parole
com
C11
e valent
F
ines day
Speed