Jockey Full Of Bourbon Chords
by Tom Waits
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.
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-----|-------------------------|
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|--------------5-4--3-2~~|----4--4--4--4\----------|
|--5-4--3-2--------------|----------------2--------|
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Verse 1:
Em
e|---------------------------------|---------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------|
Edna Millon in a drop dead suit
B7
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|----------------------------------|-2--4----------|
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Dutch pink in a downtown train
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|-----------------------------------4--4--2----|---|
|----------------------------------x---------5-|-4-|
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Two dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot
Em
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I'm in the corner in the pouring rain
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|----------------------4-5--5--5-|-4~--------------|
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|--------------------------------|-----------------|
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16 men on a deadman's chest
B7
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|------------------------------------------|-------|
|------------------------------------------|-2-----|
|------------------------------------------|---5-4~|
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And I've been drinking from a broken cup
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|-------------------------------------|-5-4-1------|
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Two pair of pants and a mohair vest
Em
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|----------------------------------------------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
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|-----------------------4-3-4-3-4-3---|------------|
|------------------------------------6|-5----------|
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Through the bars of a Cuban jail
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|-----------------------------5--5----|------------|
|----------------------------------4--|------------|
|------------------------------------5|-4----------|
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Bloody fingers on a purple knife
A flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
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|----------------------------------------7|-7-7-7--|
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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
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|----------------------------------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
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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
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|--------------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
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|----------------------------------------------|---|
|----------------------------------------------|---|
|----------------------------------------------|---|
|--------------------------------------------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
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|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|-------------------0h2----------------------|-----|
|-----------------------0--------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------5-|5B---|
Stayzbo horn and a Singerland slide
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|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|----------------------------------------4-5-|--4~-|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
To the carnival is what she said
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|---------------------------------------------|----|
|---------------------------------------------|----|
|---------------------------------------------|-2--|
|-------------------------------------------2-|----|
|---------------------------------------0-3---|----|
A hundred dollars makes it dark inside
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|---------------------------------------------|----|
|---------------------------------------------|----|
|-------------------------------------1-------|-0--|
|----------------------------------------2----|----|
|-------------------------------------------3-|----|
Edna Millon in a drop dead suit
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|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------1-|-4---|
|-2------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
Dutch pink in a downtown train
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|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------4-|-4~--|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------------------------|-----|
Two dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot
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|----------------------------------------------|---|
|----------------------------------------------|---|
|--------------------------------------------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
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|----------------------------------------------|---|
|----------------------------------------------|---|
|----------------------------------------------|---|
|----------------------------------------------|-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
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|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|---------------------------------------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
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|----------2--4------4--|-------------------------||
|---4~--5---------------|-------------------------||
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