Ol 55 Chords

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Author mkubilus [a] 70. Last edit on Oct 19, 2014

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Tom Waits
Ol'55
 
Saw some otherwise very good versions, but this song was screaming for a capo.  Enjoy.
 
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Capo first fret.
 
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       F                           Am
Well my time went so quickly I went lickety-split
Bb                   F
Out to my ol' fifty-five
        F               Am
As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
    Bb                     C
God knows I was feelin' alive.
 
            F     Am   Bb
And now the sun's comin' up 
    F           Am    Bb
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F       Am     Bb
Freeway cars and trucks 
C                F
Stars beginning to fade 
C                F
And I lead the parade
C               Dm
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
G                       C
Lord don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.
 
F                  Am
Six in the mornin' gave me no warnin'
Bb                F
I had to be on my way.
        F                        Am
Now the cars are all passin' me, trucks are all flashin' me
    Bb                    C
I'm headed home from your place.
 
            F     Am     Bb
And now the sun's comin' up 
    F           Am   Bb
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F       Am       Bb
Freeway cars and trucks
C                  F
Stars beginning to fade
C              F
And I lead the parade
C                  Dm
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
G                       C
Lord don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger.
 
F                                   Am
Well my time went so quickly I went lickety-split
Bb            F
Out to my ol' fifty-five
     F                  Am
As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
    Bb                  C
God knows I was feelin' alive.
 
            F     Am     Bb
And now the sun's comin' up      
    F           Am   Bb
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
F       Am       Bb
Freeway cars and trucks,         
F           Am   Bb
Ridin' with Lady Luck
F       Am       Bb
Freeway cars and trucks,         
F           Am   Bb
Ridin' with Lady Luck
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Ol 55 – Tom Waits

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Not a correction,'cos this sounds good anyway, but if you slide up from Bb to C after 'the sun's comin' up' leading into the F 'I'm ridin' with etc.', it feels good and adds a little 'colour'. Great tab in any case.

Best tab I've seen on this so far. In the chorus I play this part with these chords. Gm C F Dm Stars beginning to fade Gm C F Dm And I lead the parade Gm C Dm Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer G Bb C Oh Lord, let me tell ya that the feeling getting stronger Try it and see what you think.