Ol 55 Chords

Tom Waits - Ol'55 Album: Closing Time (1973)
Standard Tuning.
This tab is not 100% correct but it sound good for me.
You must know the rhythm of song. Enjoy !
 
 
[Intro]
 
    F#                Bbm                    B                        F#
 
e|--2--------4--2--1--1----------2--4--2--1--2-------2h4--6--4--2--1--2--|
B|--2--2--------------2----2-----------------4--4---------------------2--|
G|--3-----3-------------------3--------------4----4-------------------3--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------1----------------------2---------------------------|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------2--|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
           F#                   Bbm              B                 F#
 
e|--------2--2--2--------------1--1--1-----------2--2--2-----------2----|
B|--------2--2--2--4--2--------2--2--2--4--2--4--4--4--4--4--2--0--2----|
G|--3--4--3--2--4--------3--4--3--3--3-----------4--4--4-----------3----|
D|--------4--4--4--------------3--3--3-----------4--4--4-----------4----|
A|--------4--4--4--------------1--1--1-----------2--2--2-----------4----|
E|--------2--2-----------------1--1--------------2--2--------------2----|
 
        F#                           Bbm
Well my time went so quickly I went lickety-splitly
B                   F#
Out to my ol' fifty-five
        F#               Bbm
As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
    B                     C#
God knows I was feelin' alive.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 
            F#     Bbm   B
And now the sun's comin' up
    F#           Bbm    B
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F#       Bbm     B
Freeway cars and trucks
C#                F#
Stars beginning to fade
C#                F#
And I lead the parade
C#               Ebm
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Ab                       C#
Lord don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.
 
 
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
 
Six in the mornin' gave me no warnin'
I had to be on my way.
Now the cars are all passin' me, trucks are all flashin' me
I'm headed home from your place.
 
[Chorus]
 
 
            F#     Bbm   B
And now the sun's comin' up
    F#           Bbm    B
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F#       Bbm     B
Freeway cars and trucks
C#                F#
Stars beginning to fade
C#                F#
And I lead the parade
C#               Ebm
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Ab                       C#
Lord don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.
 
 
[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)
 
Well my time went so quickly I went lickety-splitly
Out to my ol' fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
God knows I was feelin' alive.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            F#     Bbm   B
And now the sun's comin' up
    F#           Bbm    B
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F#       Bbm     B
Freeway cars and trucks
C#                F#
Stars beginning to fade
C#                F#
And I lead the parade
C#               Ebm
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Ab                       C#
Lord don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.
 
 
End chords:
 
F# Bbm B F#
(fade out)
 
 
You can always upgrade song with some fingerpick and
simple riffs, then it's sounds better.
 
 
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