Lucinda Tabs & Lyrics by Tom Waits
Lucinda
guitar tabs lyrics
this is my first ever submission so please don't be too harsh,
also am not exactly sure that the Bmaj chord is quite right,
but if u holler n growl enough like Mr. Waits when you are playing
it sounds passable
Am Am
Well they call me William The Pleaser
Am E
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Am Dm
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
Am E Am
When the shadows get long I'll be dead
Am Am
Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar
Am E
Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone
Am Dm Dm
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
Am E Am e |-X-|---|---|---|
Now I'll never see heaven or home B |---|---|-X-|---|
G |---|-X-|---|---|
Am Am D |---|---|---|---|
I made a wish on silver of moonlight XA |---|---|---|---|
Am E XE |---|---|---|---|
A sly grin and a bowl full of stars
Am Dm
Like a kid who captures a firefly
Am E Am
And leaves it only to die in the jar
Am Am
As I kick at the clouds at my hanging
Am E
As I swing out over the crowd
Am Dm
I will search every face for Lucinda's
Am E Am
And she will go off with me down to hell
Am Am
I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda
Am E
The rain returned and so did the wind
Am Dm
I cast this burden on the God that's within me
Am E Am
I will leave this old world and go free Bmaj
D Am e |---|-x-|---|---|---|
The devil dances inside empty pockets B |---|-x-|---|-X-|---|
D Am G |---|-x-|---|-X-|---|
But she did'nt want money or pearls D |---|-x-|---|-X-|---|
D Am A |---|-X-|---|---|---|
No, that wasn't enough for Lucinda XE |---|---|---|---|---|
Bmaj E
She wasn't that kind of girl
Am Am
Now I've fallen from grace for Lucinda
Am E
Whoever thought that hell would be so cold
Am Dm
I did well for an old tin can sailor
Am E Am
But she wanted the bell in my soul
Am Am
I've spoken to God on the mountain
Am E
And I've swam in the Irish sea
Am Dm
I ate fire and drank from the Ganges
Am E Am
And I'll beg there for mercy for me
Am Am
I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda
Am E
The rain returned and so did the wind
Am Dm
I was standing outside the Whitehorse
Am E Am
Oh but I was afraid to go in
Am Am
I heard someone pull the trigger
Am E
Her breasts heaved in the moonlight again
Am Dm
There was a smear of gold in the window
Am E Am
And then I was the jewel of her sin
Am Am
They call me William The Pleaser
Am E
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Am Dm
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
Am E Am
When the shadows get long I'll be dead
Am Am
Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar
Am E
Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone
Am Dm
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
Am E Am
Now I'll never see heaven or home
Am E Am
No I'll never see heaven or home
Am E Am
No I'll never see heaven or home
