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Song title:      Blue Skies
Original Album:  - (single)
Other Album:     The Early Years Vol. 2 (Tom Waits)

Words and Music by Tom Waits
Copyright © 1974 Asylum Records
Published by Warner Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 1. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.
The song is finger-picked but even strumming sounds good.


INTRO:

[play: Guitar Figure 1]

Guitar Figure 1
                                   G
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------|-----3---3---1-------1-------3--|
|--------------------------------|-----0---2---0-------0---2---0--|
|---------0-------2-------0------|-----------------0--------------|
|--------------------------------|---------2---0------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------------------3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  Am      C                       D7sus4                   D7
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3-------2------|
|-1-------1-----------1----------|-1---------------1-------1------|
|-2---0---0---0-----------0------|-2---2-------2------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0-------0----------------------|
|-0-------3-------3--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE1:
Chords:
G   320033    Em   022000    Gsus4 3x0013
Am7 x02010    Em/D xx0000
C   x32010    Em/C 032400
D7  xx0212    Em/B 022000

G      Am7   C       D7  
  Blue skies over my head
G                 Am7       C          D7
  Give me another reason to get out of bed
G      Am7   C           D7
  Blue skies shine on my face
Em       Em/D    Em/C   Em/B   Am7   D7 | Gsus4 | % | G |
Give me another  woman  to     take  her  place


  G               Am7              C               D7
|---------3----------------------|-------------------------2------|
|---------3---------------1------|---------1---------------1------|
|-----0-------0-----------0------|---------0-----------2-------2--|
|---------------------2-------2--|-----2-------2---0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-3------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  G                   Am7          C               D7
          Blue    skies                over    my  head
  G                   Am7          C               D7
      Give me another reason  to   get     out of  bed
  G                   Am7          C               D7
          Blue            skies            shine   on  my  face


  Em      Em/D    Em/C  Em/B        Am7?    D7     Gsus4          G 
|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-----3--3----3-|
|---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1-----1--1----3-|
|---------0-------0-------0------0|-0-------2-------0-----0--0----0-|
|-0---2-------0-------------------|-2-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------3-------2---|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3-------3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Em      Em/D    Em/C  Em/B  Am7?          D7      Gsus4         G 
  Give me 'nother woman   to        take    her     place


VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G   320033    Em   022000    Gsus4 3x0013
Am7 x02010    Em/D xx0000
C   x32010    Em/C 032400
D7  xx0212    Em/B 022000

G              Am7    C               D7
  Ain't got no money,   cupboards are bare
G                       Am7      C          D7
  No cigarettes and the kids got nothing to wear
G            Am7  C           D7
  She walked out    without a word

        Em   Em/D  Em/C    Em/B  Am7     D7  
Now the only sound left is that  morning bird singing:


[repeat VERSE1]  [x2]


  Em      Em/D    Em/C  Em/B        C       D7     Gsus4          G 
|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-----3--3----3-|
|---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1-----1--1----3-|
|---------0-------0-------0------0|-0-------2-------0-----0--0----0-|
|-0---2-------0-------------------|-2-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------3-------2---|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3-------3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Em      Em/D    Em/C  Em/B        Am7     D7      Gsus4         G 
  Give me 'nother woman   to        take    her     place



-------------------------------------------------------------

  Em      Em/D    Em/C   Em/B       C       D7     Gsus4            G 
|---------------------------------|---------2-------3------3-3----3-|
|---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1------1-1----3-|
|---------0-------0-------0------0|-0-------2-------0------0-0----0-|
|-0---2-------0-------------------|-2-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------3-------2---|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3-------3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Give me 'nother woman   to        take    her     place

------------------------------------------------------------



  Em      Em/D    Em/C  Em/B        C       D7     Gsus4          G 
|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------3---3---|
|---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1-------1---1---|
|---------0-------0-------0------0|-0-------2---2---0-------0---0---|
|-0---2-------0-------------------|-2---2---0-----------------------|
|---------------------3-------2---|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Give me 'nother woman   to  take          her place


ENDING:

|---------------------------------|---------3---5-/-7---------------|
|-1-------3-----------------------|-3---5---3-----------------------|
|-0-------0-----------0---2-/-4---|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0-p-2---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |