Lucinda Chords
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Added Am7 chord to each verse, added Chord fingerings, moved chords to correct positions, also completed Tuning, Difficulty, Capo and Key part of submission.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | A#m |
| Capo: | 1st fret |
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Updated : removed chord diagrams, added Am C Dm to third line, 2012
Updated : jolov1 is spot on, the B7 sounds way better,
thanks, and sorry it took me so long to get around
to changing it Dec 2013
Updated : Thanks to jfcarter, put your CAPO on the FIRST FRET
Feb 2016
Updated : Added Am7 chord to each Verse, Added Chord fingerings
also moved some chords to correct positions. The song
is in the Key of A#m, but with the CAPO on the 1st FRET
that's just plain old Am.
Sheeesh, I'm still updating this tab from six years ago!!
I need to get out more.
As always, hope you enjoy, and don't forget to RATE this tab.
flatwound
Am = X02210
Am7 = X02010
E = 022100
C = X32010
Dm = XX0231
B7 = X21202
LUCINDA
**CAPO 1st FRET**
Am Am
Well they call me William The Pleaser
Am Am7 E
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Am C 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 Am7 E
Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone
Am C Dm
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
Am E Am
Now I'll never see heaven or home
Am Am
I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight
Am Am7 E
A sly grin and a bowl full of stars
Am C 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 Am7 E
As I swing out over the crowd
Am C 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 Am7 E
The rain returned and so did the wind
Am C Dm
I cast this burden on the God that's within me
Am E Am
I will leave this old world and go free
Dm Am
The devil dances inside empty pockets
Dm Am
But she did'nt want money or pearls
Dm Am
No, that wasn't enough for Lucinda
B7 E
She wasn't that kind of girl
Am Am
Now I've fallen from grace for Lucinda
Am Am7 E
Whoever thought that Hell'd be so cold
Am C 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 Am7 E
And I've swam in the Irish sea
Am C 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 Am7 E
The rain returned and so did the wind
Am C 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 Am7 E
Her breasts heaved in the moonlight again
Am C 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 Am7 E
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Am C 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 Am7 E
Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone
Am C 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
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Lucinda – Tom Waits
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5 comments
Excellent tab - different to the printed version I have - but sounds better all the same! However I Suggest a change in the bridge, like you say the Bmaj is strange - try B7 instead (223232)
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p.s. Also E can be played as E7 if you want it a little darker sounding
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Excellent tab - thank you
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