Ol 55 Chords
by Tom Waits204,499 views, added to favorites 5,367 times
| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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[Verse]
G Bm
Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splitly
C D G
Out to my ol’ fifty-five
G Bm
As I pulled away slowly, feelin' so holy
C D D7
God knows I was feelin’ alive
[Chorus]
G D C D7
And now the sun's comin' up
G D C D7
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
G D C Bm
Freeway, cars, and trucks
Am D G Em
Stars beginning to fade
Am D G Em
And I lead the parade
Am D Em G
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
A7 C D7
Oh Lord let me tell you that the feelin's gettin' stronger.
[Verse]
G Bm
And at six in the mornin', gave me no warnin'
C D G
I had to be on my way
G Bm
Well there’s trucks all a-passin' me, and the lights all a-flashin'
C D D7
I'm on my way home from your place.
[Chorus]
G D C D7
And now the sun's comin' up
G D C D7
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
G D C Bm
Freeway, cars, and trucks
Am D G Em
Stars beginning to fade
Am D G Em
And I lead the parade
Am D Em G
Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
A7 C D7
Oh Lord let me tell you that the feelin's gettin' stronger.
G Bm
Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splitly
C D G
Out to my ol’ fifty-five
G Bm
As I pulled away slowly, feelin' so holy
C D D7
God knows I was feelin’ alive
G D C D7
And now the sun's comin' up
G D C D7
I’m riding with Lady Luck
G D C D7
Freeway, cars, and trucks
G D C C Am D7 G
Freeway, cars, and trucks
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Playing along with Waits, I don't hear him going to C after the A7 in the chorus, straight to D. First line of chorua the second chord, D, sounds right the rest of the time I hear the bass playing a B which makes it a Bm or a D with a B bass, of course I am transposing as Waits does this in F#
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instead of the G Em he's hitting G, C, G and there is a D7 at the beginning of most lines that start with G too
Me thinks the Eagles version is getting in here somewhere?
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Either play it in F#, F with a capo on the 1st fret or play in G and tune a half step down. Best way to get it closer to the recording.
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