Ol 55 Chords

So, to set the record straight, these two chord tabbed versions aren't at all a bad start for performing this tune. The most known version with piano and full backing band, found on Waits's debut album Closing Time, is in F# Major. So, you'll have to do a little work with transposing these chords to F# Major. More on that later.The equally powerful, but lesser known version from Early Years Vol. 2, has Tom Waits by his lonesome accompanying himself on guitar and that's it. That one is in the key of Bb. That key can be achieved by slapping on a capo at the first fret and using the "Version 1" set of chords of these two arrangements.Of the two arrangements, the first one is more simple, more straightforward. I think it's best for the solo acoustic performance. The second, just as the first one, can be transposed to whatever key you wish it to be in other than the C Major that it's set it, does have an extra passing chord in the first half of the verses. This is found at "Out to my ol' 55" and "I had to be on my way" in the 1st and 2nd verses, respectively. Instead of the IV - I changeover in the first version (marked as D - A in that version's key of A and would be simply, F - A, if set in C Major as in the second version) You see this:F G C or a IV-V-I.This extra V chord thrown in there sounds like it's there in the piano laden original studio released version that Tom recorded on Closing Time.Anyway, I digress. As mentioned before you can use the version 1 chords to perform in the key of the acoustic guitar only version Tom does as found on Early Years Vol. 2 album, simply put on a capo at the first fret.For the piano and fully backed band version on his debut album Closing Time, see the following transposed version to the key of F# of both of the above versions. See below:Capo 1 (Key of F# Major, chords reflect shapes played in Key of F Major)Ver. 1 (as heard on Closing Time with piano and band accompaniment)[Verse 1]F Fsus4 FTime went so quickly, Am I went lickety splitlyBb C(optional) F out to my Ol'55 F Fsus4 FAs I pulled away slowlyAm feeling so holyBb C7god knows I was feeling alive[Chorus] F Am Bb Bb/C C7Now the suns comming up F Am Bb Bb/C C7I'm riding with lady luckF Am Bb Bb/C C7freeways cars and trucksGm C Fstars beginning to fadeGm C F and I lead the paradeGm C and I wish that I couldDm stay a little longerG C C7 ooh 'cause this fellings getting stronger[Verse 2](same chords as verse 1)Six in the mornin' gave me no warnin'had to be on my waynow the cars are all passin' metrucks are all flashin' me'n I'm headed home from your placeCapo 1 (Key of Bb Major, chords reflect shapes played in Key of A Major)Ver. 2 (as heard on Early Years Vol. 2 with solo acoustic accompaniment)[Verse 1]A Asus4 ATime went so quickly, C#m I went lickety splitlyD E(Optional) Aout to my Ol'55 A Asus4 AAs I pulled away slowlyC#m feeling so holyD E7god knows I was feeling alive[Chorus] A C#m D D/E E7Now the suns comming up A C#m D D/E E7I'm riding with lady luckA C#m D D/E E7freeways cars and trucksBm E Astars beginning to fadeBm E A and I lead the paradeBm E and I wish that I couldF#m stay a little longerB E E7 ooh 'cause this fellings getting stronger[Verse 2](same chords as verse 1)Six in the mornin' gave me no warnin'had to be on my waynow the cars are all passin' metrucks are all flashin' me'n I'm headed home from your place

ok i must ask...do none of you play your version along with the song? the tom version is actually in F# not A or C. to give you an idea, the chord prgression for the intro and first half of the verse is F#, Bbm, B, F#.

The version I have is in F# as well, not in A