Jockey Full Of Bourbon Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays889

Jockey Full Of Bourbon by Tom Waits is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, B7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Jockey full of bourbon - Tom Waits 
Rain dogs 


Tabbed by traumfabrik 


Intro: 

e|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
D|--------2--------------|---4--------2--1--2------| 
A|-----------2-----------|-------------------------| 
E|---0----------3--2-----|-------------------------| 

|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|--------------5-4--3-2~~|----4--4--4--4\----------| 
|--5-4--3-2--------------|----------------2--------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 


Verse 1: 

   Em 
e|---------------------------------|---------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------| 
D|---------------------------------|-2-------------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------| 
   Edna Millon in a drop dead suit 

                   B7 
|----------------------------------|---------------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------| 
|----------------------------------|-2--4----------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------| 
   Dutch pink in a downtown train 

|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|-----------------------------------4--4--2----|---| 
|----------------------------------x---------5-|-4-| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
   Two dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot 

                            Em 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
   I'm in the corner in the pouring rain 


|--------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------|-----------------| 
|----------------------4-5--5--5-|-4~--------------| 
|--------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------|-----------------| 
   16 men on a deadman's chest 

                                B7 
|------------------------------------------|-------| 
|------------------------------------------|-------| 
|------------------------------------------|-2-----| 
|------------------------------------------|---5-4~| 
|------------------------------------------|-------| 
|------------------------------------------|-------| 
   And I've been drinking from a broken cup 


|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|-5-4-1------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
   Two pair of pants and a mohair vest 

                          Em 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------2-0-| 
|----------------------------------------0-2-3-----| 
   I'm full of burbon, I can't stand up 



Chorus: 

    Am                        Em 
e|--------------------------------|----------------| 
B|--------------------------------|----------------| 
G|--------------------------------|----------------| 
D|--------------------------------|----------------| 
A|-0----------------------------0-|s2--------------| 
E|-----------------------0--0-3---|----------------| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|------------------------------------4--4--2--|----| 
|--------------------------------------------5|-2--| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
   Your house is on fire, your children are alone 

    Am                        Em 
|---------------------------------|----------------| 
|---------------------------------|----------------| 
|---------------------------------|----------------| 
|---------------------------------|----------------| 
|-------------------------------0-|0s2-------------| 
|------------------------0--0-3---|----------------| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|-------------------------------------7--7-7-5| 5B-| 
   Your house is on fire, your children are alone 



Verse 2: 

   Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgans head 
   And I've been stepping on the devils tail 

e|------------------------------------|------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------| 
G|------------------------------------|------------| 
D|------------------------------------|--1-4-------| 
A|------------------------------------s2-----2-----| 
E|------------------------------------|------------| 
   Across the stripes of a full moons head 

|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-----------------------4-3-4-3-4-3---|------------| 
|------------------------------------6|-5----------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
   Through the bars of a Cuban jail 

|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-----------------------------5--5----|------------| 
|----------------------------------4--|------------| 
|------------------------------------5|-4----------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------------------|------------| 
   Bloody fingers on a purple knife 

   A flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass 
   I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife 

|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|----------------------------------------7|-7-7-7--| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
   Come admire the view from upon the top of the mast 



Chorus: 

    Am                        Em 
e|----------------------------------|--------------| 
B|----------------------------------|--------------| 
G|----------------------------------|--------------| 
D|----------------------------------|--------------| 
A|-0---------------------2--2--0----|--------------| 
E|--------------------------------3-s7-------------| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------4--2--------|---| 
|----------------------------------------5-4-2s|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|-0-| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
   Your house is on fire, your children are alone 

    Am                        Em 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|-0---------------------------0|-2-----------------| 
|----------------------0--0-3--|-------------------| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
   Your house is on fire, your children... 


Solo: 

{01:22} 
e|------------|-------------------|----------------| 
B|------------|-------------------|----------------| 
G|----------2-|4-----------4------|---------4-2~---| 
D|---2--2-5---|--2--2-2--2---2-2--|--2--2-5--------| 
A|------------|-------------------|----------------| 
E|------------|-------------------|----------------| 
   ..are alone 

|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------1-0------|--5h4-5-4-0--5~5~~5~5~-5--| 
|--0---------------2----|--------------------------| 
|----4-2-1-----------4--|--------------------------| 
|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------------------|--------------------------| 


|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|----4----4-----4-----4-4---3-4|3-4-3-4-3----------| 
|--2----2----2-----2-----------|----------6-4-3--3-| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 


|----------------|-----------------------0------|--| 
|----------------|-0-1-0---------------0---0----|--| 
|----------------|-------2-0---------0-------0-0h2-| 
|--------4---4---|-----------4-2-1-2------------|--| 
|-2--s6----------|------------------------------|--| 
|--------------7-|------------------------------|--| 


Chorus: 

    Am                        Em 
e|--------------------------------|----------------| 
B|--------------------------------|----------------| 
G|0h2~----------------------------|----------------| 
D|--------------------------------|----------------| 
A|--------------------------------|-2--------------| 
E|----------------------------0-3-|----------------| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|--------------------------------------------0-|-0-| 
|--------------------------------------0-2-3---|---| 
   Your house is on fire, your children are alone 

    Am                        Em 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|-----------------------------------2--2-2-2-|--1~-| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|-------------------------------------------0-|0h2-| 
|------------------------------------0--0-3---|----| 
   Your house is on fire, your children are alone 


Verse 3: 

e|-------------------------------------------|-----| 
B|-------------------------------------------|-----| 
G|-----------------------------------4-4-2---|-----| 
D|-----------------------------------------5-|-2~--| 
A|-------------------------------------------|-----| 
E|-------------------------------------------|-----| 
   Yellow sheets in a Hong Kong bed 

|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|-------------------0h2----------------------|-----| 
|-----------------------0--------------------|-----| 
|------------------------------------------5-|5B---| 
   Stayzbo horn and a Singerland slide 

|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|----------------------------------------4-5-|--4~-| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
   To the carnival is what she said 

|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|-2--| 
|-------------------------------------------2-|----| 
|---------------------------------------0-3---|----| 
   A hundred dollars makes it dark inside 

|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|---------------------------------------------|----| 
|-------------------------------------1-------|-0--| 
|----------------------------------------2----|----| 
|-------------------------------------------3-|----| 
   Edna Millon in a drop dead suit 

|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|------------------------------------------1-|-4---| 
|-2------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
   Dutch pink in a downtown train 

|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|------------------------------------------4-|-4~--| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
   Two dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot 


|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|--------------------------------------------2-|-0-| 
|-------------------------------------0--2-3---|---| 
   I'm in the corner in the pouring rain 



Chorus: 

    Am                Em 
e|--------------------------------|----------------| 
B|--------------------------------|----------------| 
G|---------------------4-4--4-2---|----------------| 
D|------------------------------5-|-4--------------| 
A|--------------------------------|----------------| 
E|--------------------------------|----------------| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|---| 
|----------------------------------------------|-2-| 
|-------------------------------------7/\/\5s2-|---| 
   Your house is on fire, your children are alone 

    Am                Em 
|-----------------------------------------------|--| 
|-----------------------------------------------|--| 
|------------------------4----------------------|--| 
|--------------------------------5--5-----5-----|--| 
|---------------------------5h6h7---5h6h7-5h6h7-|--| 
|-----------------------------------------------|--| 
   Hey little bird, fly away home 

        B7                 Em 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|-----------------------------------------|--------| 
|---------------------------------------0-|--------| 
|-----------------------------------0-3---|--------| 
   Your house is on fire, your children.. 



End/Solo (fading out): 

{02:32} 
e|----------------------|--------------------------| 
B|----------------------|--------------------------| 
G|---4-4---4-4-4--4---4-|-4--4-4---4--2------------| 
D|----------------------|----------------5--4~~----| 
A|----------------------|--------------------------| 
E|----------------------|--------------------------| 
   ..are alone 


|-----------------------|-------------------------|| 
|----------------2~-----|-------------------------|| 
|----------2--4------4--|-------------------------|| 
|---4~--5---------------|-------------------------|| 
|-----------------------|-------------------------|| 
|-----------------------|-------------------------|| 
    	

Chord diagrams

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