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Telephone Call From Istanbul by Tom Waits
Telephone Call From Istanbul
(The FWY version is either a 1/2 step up or down, i can't remember,
this one is in the key of Fm)
the chords:
Verse Chorus
Fm Bbm C Bbm7 Eb Ab Bbm* C Fm*
e --x-- --6-- --x-- --6-- --x-- --x-- --9-- --8-- --8--
B --9-- --6-- --8-- --6-- --6-- --9-- -11-- --8-- --9--
G -10-- --6-- --9-- --6-- --8-- --8-- -10-- --9-- -10--
D -10-- --8-- -10-- --6-- --8-- -10-- -11-- -10-- -10--
A --8-- --8-- -10-- --x-- --8-- -11-- --x-- -10-- --8--
E --x-- --6-- --x-- --6-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --8-- --8--
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i like to play the verse chords with as many fingers as i can. (does
that make any sense?) i think it allows for a more controled muting.
it also sounds good to barre them. of course it also sounds goo to playy
the bass part of the verses.
it goes like this:
Fm Bbm C Fm
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-------3-------3-|-------5-------5-|------------------|
A|-------3--------3-|-1-3/4---1-3/4---|-3-5/7---3-5/7---|-------3--------3-|
E|-1-3/4----1-3/4---|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3/4----1-3/4---|
repeat that a couple times
(words: [Fm]all night long on the broken glass
[Bbm]living in a medicine chest
[C]mediteromainian hotel back
[Fm]sprawled across a roll top desk.
etc...)
the chorus is like this:
[Bbm7]sell me one of those if i shave my head
[Eb]get me out of town is what fire ball said
[Ab]never trust a man in a blue trench coat
[Ab]never drive a car when you're dead
[Bm*]Saturday's a festival, Friday's a gem
[C]dye your hair yellow and raise your hem
[Fm*]follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
[Fm*]i just got to wear the dress that my baby done sowed
for the last two Fm chords, i like to play this:
(these are straight quarter notes)
Fm* Fm*
e|---------------------------|-----------------
B|---------------------------|-----------------
G|-10--10--9--9--8--8--7--7--|--6--6--5--5--4--- now solo over the verse
D|-10--10--9--9--8--8--7--7--|--6--6--5--5--4--- chords: Fm, Bbm, C, Fm
A|---------------------------|-----------------
E|---------------------------|----------------
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version 2
[F#m] All night long on the broken glass
[Bm] livin in a medicine chest
[C#] mediteromanian hotel back
[F#m] sprawled across a roll top desk
[F#m] the monkey rode the blade on an overhead fan
[Bm] they paint the donkey blue if you pay
[C#] I got a telephone call from Istanbul
[F#m] my baby's coming home today
Chorus:
[Bm7] will you sell me one of those if I shave my head
[E] get me out of town is what fireball said
[A] never trust a man in a blue trench coat
[A] never drive a car when you're dead
[Bm] Saturday's a festival Friday's a gem
[C#] dye your hair yellow and raise your hem
[F#m] follow me to beulah's on dry creek road
[Bm] [C#]
I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed
Repeat chorus followed by:
[F#m] take me down to buy a tux on red rose bear
[Bm] got to cut a hole in the day
[C#] I got a telephone call from Istanbul
[F#m] my baby's coming home today
Repeat chorus
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