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On The Nickle by Tom Waits
On The Nickle
Starts in the key of F# major:
Intro:
B F# B F# B F# D#m
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b-------|--------|6-7------|--------|---------|-------|6-7-------|
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D-------|----9---|---------|----9---|---------|----9--|--------6-|
A---9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9----|------9---|
E-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|
G#m C# F#
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b----------|-----||
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D-8------6-|-----||
A---9--9---|9----||
E----------|-----||
Verse 1:
B F#
Stick and Stones will Break my Bones,
B F#
But I always will be true,
B F# D#m
And when your mama is dead and gone,
G#m C#(sus4)--C#
I'll Sing this Lulabye just for you,
B F#
And what becomes of all the little boys,
B F#
Who never comb their hair
B G#(major) F# D#m
Well they're lined up all around the block
G#m C# F#
On the Nickel over there.
Verse 2:
B F#
So you better bring a bucket,
B F#
There is a hole in the pail,
B F# D#m
And if you don't get my letter,
G#m C#(sus4)--C#
Then you'll know that I'm in jail
B F#
And what becomes of all the little boys,
B F#
Who never say their prayers,
B G#(major) F# D#m
Well they're sleepin' like a baby,
G#m C# F#
On the Nickel over there.
Key change to Ab:
B G Db Ab
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b------|--------|7-8---------|--------|-----||
G------|------8-|----7-------|------10|-8---||
D------|----9---|------------|-----11-|-----||
A--9-8-|6-9-----|------11-10-|8-11----|-----||
E------|--------|------------|--------|-----||
Verse 3:
Db Ab
And if you chew tobacco,
Db Ab
And wish upon a star,
Db Ab Fm
Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
Bbm Eb
Just like puchlines between the cars,
Db Ab
And I know a place where a royal flush,
Db Ab
Can never beat a pair,
Db Bb/D Ab/Eb Fm
And even Thomas Jefferson,
Bbm Eb Ab
Is on the Nickel over There.
Verse 4:
Db Ab
So ring around the rosie,
Db Ab
You're sleepin in the rain,
Db Ab Fm
And you're always late for supper,
Bb Eb
And man you let me down, let me down again,
Db Ab
I thought I heard a mocking bird,
Db Ab
Roosevelt knows where,
Db Bb/D Ab/Eb Fm
You can skip the light with Grady Tuck,
Bbm Eb Ab
On the Nickel over There.
Key change to Bb:
Db A Eb Bb
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b--------|---------|9-10----------|---------|------||
G--------|------10-|------9-------|-------12|-10---||
D--------|----11---|--------------|-----13--|------||
A--11-10-|8-11-----|--------13-12-|10-13----|------||
E--------|---------|--------------|---------|------||
Verse 5:
Eb Bb
So what becomes of all the little boys,
Eb Bb
Who run away from home,
Eb Bb Gm
Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
Cm F
Once you get out on your own,
Eb Bb
So here's to all the little boys,
Eb Bb
The sandman takes you where,
Eb Bb Gm
Your sleepin' with the pillow of man,
Cm F Bb
On the Nickel over There.
Verse 6:
Eb Bb
So climb up thru that buttonhole,
Eb Bb
And fall right up the stairs,
Eb C/E Bb/F Gm
I'll show you where the short(?) dogs grow,
Cm F Bb
On the Nickel...over There.
Ending:
Eb G C G
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G--------|----------12-|-11-12---------|---------9-|-7--||
D--------|-------13----|-------12------|------10---|----||
A--13-12-|-10-13-------|----------10-9-|-7-10------|----||
E--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
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version 2
Capo on 4th Fret.
Verse 1:
G D
Sticks and stones will break my bones,
G D
But I always will be true,
G D /c# Bm
When your mama is dead and gone,
Em A7sus4 - A7
I'll sing this lullaby just for you,
G D
So what becomes of little boys,
G D
Who never say their prayers,
G D Bm
Well they're sleepin' like a baby,
Em7 A7 D
On the Nickel over there.
G D
And if you chew tobacco,
G D
And wish upon the star,
G D /c# Bm
Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
Em A7sus4 - A7
Man they look like punchlines between the cars,
G D
And I know a place where a royal flush,
G D
Can never beat a pair,
G D Bm
And even Thomas Jefferson,
Em A7 D
Is on the nickel over There.
G D
So ring around the rosie,
G D
You're sleepin in the rain,
G D Bm
And you're always late for supper,
Em A7
And man you let me down again,
G D
I thought I heard a mocking bird,
G D
Roosevelt knows where,
G D Bm
They're whisteling past the grave yard
Em A D
And they're on the nickel over there.
G D
So what becomes of little boys,
G D
That run away from home,
G D Bm
Well the world keeps gettin' bigger,
Em A7sus4 - A7
Once you get out on your own,
G D
So climb up thru that buttonhole,
G D
And fall right up the stairs,
G D Bm
I'll show you where the short dogs go,
Em A7sus4 A7 D
On the nickel...over there.
Seque into riff from Waltzing Matilda (not Tom Traubert's Blues)
D F#7 Bm G
D Bm Em A
D F#7 Bm G
D Bm A D
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version 3
Capo on 1st Fret.
C/D = 300010
D7sus4 = xx0213
G#m = xx6444
C#7 = x46464
Esus2 = 09990x
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G-------|------8-|---------|------8-|6--------|-----8-|----6-----|
D-------|----9---|---------|----9---|---------|----9--|--------6-|
A---9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9----|------9---|
E-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|
e----------|-----||
b----------|-----||
G----------|-----||
D-8------6-|-----||
A---9--9---|9----||
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Verse 1:
C G
Sticks and Stones will Break my Bones,
C G
But I always will be true,
C G Em
And when your mama is dead and gone,
Am D7sus4-D7-C/D
I'll Sing this Lullaby just for you,
C G
And what becomes of all the little boys,
C G
Who never comb their hair
C A G Em
Well they line up all around the block
Am7 D7 G
On the Nickel over there.
Verse 2:
C G
So you better bring a bucket,
C G
There is a hole in the pail,
C G Em
And if you don't get my letter,
Am D7sus4-D7-C/D
Then you'll know that I'm in jail
C G
And what becomes of all the little boys,
C G
Who never say their prayers,
C A G Em
Well they're sleepin' like a baby,
Am7 D7 G
On the Nickel over there.
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b------|--------|7-8---------|--------|-----||
G------|------8-|----7-------|------10|-8---||
D------|----9---|------------|-----11-|-----||
A--9-8-|6-9-----|------11-10-|8-11----|-----||
E------|--------|------------|--------|-----||
D A
And if you chew tobacco,
D A
And wish upon a star,
D A F#m
Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
Bm E7
Just like puchlines between the cars,
D A
And I know a place where a royal flush,
D A
Can never beat a pair,
D B A F#m
And even Thomas Jefferson,
Bm E7 A
Is on the Nickel over There.
D A
So ring around the rosie,
D A
You're sleepin in the rain,
D A F#m
And you're always late for supper,
B E7
And man you let me down, let me down again,
D A
I thought I heard a mocking bird,
D A
Roosevelt knows where,
D B A F#m
You can skip the light with Grady Tuck,
Bm E A
They're on the Nickel over There.
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b--------|---------|9-10----------|---------|------||
G--------|------10-|------9-------|-------12|-10---||
D--------|----11---|--------------|-----13--|------||
A--11-10-|8-11-----|--------13-12-|10-13----|------||
E--------|---------|--------------|---------|------||
E B
So what becomes of all the little boys,
E B
That run away from home,
E B G#m
Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
C#m F#7
Once you get out on your own,
E B
So here's to all the little boys,
E B
The sandman takes you where,
E C# B G#m
You're sleepin' with the pillow of man,
C#m F#7 B
On the Nickel over There.
Esus2 E B
So climb up thru that buttonhole,
Esus2 E B
And fall right up the stairs,
E C#7 B G#m
I'll show you where the short dogs grow,
C#m F#7 Esus2 E
On the Nickel...over There.
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G--------|----------12-|-11-12---------|---------9-|-7--||
D--------|-------13----|-------12------|------10---|----||
A--13-12-|-10-13-------|----------10-9-|-7-10------|----||
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