Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis Chords by Tom Waits
- Key: F#
- BPM: 109
- Capo: no capo
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CHRISTMAS CARD FROM A HOOKER IN MINNEAPOLIS CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] F# A#7 B7 F# A#7 B7 C#sus4 F# ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A#7 B7 G#m G#m7 A#m7 B C#sus4 F# ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] A#7 B7 Hey Charlie I'm pregnant and ■ living on nineth street F# A#7 B7 F# ■ Right above a dirty bookstore off Euclid avenue A#7 B7 I stopped taking dope I quit drinking whiskey G#m7 A#m7 B7 C#sus4 F# ■ My old man plays the trombone ■ and works out at the track A#7 B7 He says that he loves me ■ even though its not his baby F# A#7 B7 ■ He says that he'll raise him up ■ like he would his own son F# A#7 D#m F# ■ He gave me a ring that was worn by his mother B7 C#sus4 C#7 B7 C#sus4 F# And he takes me out dancin' ■ every Saturday ■ night A#7 B7 B B7 F# Hey Charlie I think about you ■ every time I pass a fillin' station A#7 B7 Bsus4 On account of all the grease you used to wear in your hair F# A#7 D#m D#m7 D#m F# ■ I still have that record of Little Anthony & The Imperials ■ B7 C#sus4 F# ■ But someone stole my record player ■ how do you like that A#7 D#m7 F# G#m7 A#m7 ■ ■ Hey Charlie I almost went crazy ■ after Mario got busted B7 C#sus4 C#7 F# A#7 ■ I went back to Omaha ■ to live with my folks D#m7 F# B B7 ■ Everyone I used to know was either dead or in prison G#m7 A#m7 B7 C#sus4 C#7 ■ So I came back to Minneapolis this time I think I'm gonna stay ■ [Chorus] F# A#7 B7 ■ Hey Charlie I think I'm happy ■ for the first time since my accident F# A#7 B7 Bsus4 ■ I wish I had all the money we used to spend on dope ■ F#7 F# A#7 D#m D#m7 D#m ■ I'd buy me a used car lot I wouldn't sell any of 'em F#7 B7 C#sus4 B7 C#sus4 F# ■ I'd just ■ drive a different car every day depending on how I feel A#7 B7 Hey Charlie for Christ's sake do ■ you want to know the truth of it F# A#7 B7 I don't have a husband ■ he don't play the trombone F# A#7 D#m F#7 I need to borrow money ■ to pay this lawyer and Charlie hey ■ B7 B C#sus4 F# I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's day [Outro] [End]