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JUST LIKE TOM WAITS BLUES
Words by Lachlan Irvine 2021, music by Tom Waits.
[G]/[Bm]/[C][D][G]/ [G]/[Bm]/[C]/[D][D7]
I'm [G] sittin' here thinkin', the [Bm] Sun's slowly sinkin',
The [C] world keeps [D] turnin' a-[G]-round.
I've [G] done some hard travelin' while my [Bm] time was unravelin'
On the [C] road to solid [D] ground. [D7]
All the [G] things I've [D] done and [C] seen, [D7]
All the [G] people [D] I have [C] been, [D7]
It [G] can't all [D] be a [C] dream. [Bm]
[A] 'Cause my [D] eyes are a-[G]-wake, [Em]
[Am] And the [D] dawn's gotta [G] break. [Em]
[Am] When the [D] Sun's gone a-[Em]-round one more [G] time.
[A7] And there's always one more [C] mountain to [D7] climb.
My [G] thoughts are unscramblin', my [Bm] mind's goin' ramblin'
'Neath the [C] full moon's [D] silvery [G] glow.
There was a [G] time when just driftin' and [Bm] constantly shiftin'
Was the [C] only way I'd [D] know. [D7]
All the [G] tracks I [D] chose to [C] take, [D7]
The [G] bonds that [D] form and [C] break, [D7]
By [G] choice or [D] by mis-[C]-take. [Bm]
[A] And on [D] this you can [G] bet, [Em]
[Am] I'm not done [D] messin' up [G] yet; [Em]
[Am] I never [D] had any [Em] master [G] plan.
[A7] So I'll keep doin' the [C] best that I [D7] can.
It's [G] long after midnight, [Bm] so much for hindsight,
Let's [C] get back [D] down to [G] earth.
No [G] need for regrettin', no [Bm] time to spend frettin'
Over [C] what it's all been [D] worth. [D7]
The [G] bridges [D] have been [C] burned. [D7]
The [G] scars have [D] all been [C] earned [D7]
A [G] circle [D] has been [C] turned, [Bm]
[A] And I'm [D] seeing some [G] light, [Em]
[Am] It's near the [D] end of the [G] night; [Em]
[Am] Rooster [D] crowin' his [Em] wake-up [G] song,
[A7] The way I'm feelin', [C] I might just sing a-[D7]-long.
Now I'm [G] sittin' here yawnin', [Bm] a new day is dawnin'
[C] Sunlight's [D] spreadin' a-[G]-round.
My [G] mind is still wanderin', 'cause I've [Bm] spent the night ponderin'
What's been [C] lost and what's been [D] found. [D7]
And now the [G] golden [D] dawn is [C] here, [D7]
I see the [G] shadows [D] disap-[C]-pear; [D7]
The [G] way a-[D]-head is [C] clear. [Bm]
[A] With a [D] fresh point of [G] view, [Em]
[Am] There's so [D] much still to [G] do. [Em]
[Am] The Sun looks [D] ready for [Em] one more [G] turn,
[A7] That means one more chance to [C] live and to [D7] learn.
[G]/[Bm]/[C][D][G]/ [G]/[Bm]/[C]/[D][D7][G]
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