HANG ON ST. CHRISTOPHER - TOM WAITS

HANG ON ST. CHRISTOPHER - TOM WAITS

See it here on youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBqFq0c1ANU
Am                                                     G
Hang on st. christopher through the smoke and the oil
D7
Buckle down the rumble seat let the radiator boil
Am                                                G
got an overhead downshift and a two dollar grill
D7
got an 85 cabin on an 85  hill
Am                                              G
Hang on st. christopher on the passenger side
D7                                F
open it up tonight the devil can ride
Am                                           G
hang on st. christopher with a barrel house dog
D7
kick me up mount Baldy throw me out in the fog
Am                                                G
tear a hole in the jack pot drive a stake through his heart
         D7                                                F
do a (hundred on the grapevine) do a jump on the start
Am                                          G
hang on st. christopher now don't let me go
D7                                                             Am  G  C  D
get me to reno and bring it in low, yeah
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Am                                                G
Hang on st. christopher with the hammer to the floor
           D7                                              F
(put a) hi ball in the crank case nail a crow to the door
           Am                                              G
(get a bottle) for the jockey (gimme a) 294
              D7                       
(there's a 750 norton)  (bustin down) january's door
Am                                            G
hang on st. christopher on the passenger side
D7                                F
open it up tonight the devil can ride
Am                                         G
hang on st. christopher now don't let me go
D7    
get to me reno got to bring it in low  Am  G  C  D
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             Am                                        G
Put my baby on the flat car (got to) burn down the caboose
               D7                                                     F
(get 'em) all jacked up on whiskey then we'll turn the mad dog loose
Am                                           G
hang on st. christopher on the passenger side
D7                                                 
open it up tonight the devil can ride  Am  G  C  D,  Am  G C D Am


G  320033
C  030010
D7  000212
Am   002210
D   000232

I play this with a base string/pull last 3 strings rythem.  Then change it to kind of a
four count base string/pull for the instrumental and the D gets done once followed by 3 notes.  First add pinky to the 6th string of the and play that, then remove it for the next note so you have the D chord again, then pick the 2nd string (3rd fret).
When Tom does this song, it’s heavily brass/percussion, so you have to carry this with your voice and make it your own.  Lots of fun.

HALLELUJAH, JEFF BUCKLEY

HALLELUJAH, JEFF BUCKLEY - CAPO 5TH FRET


    C                          Am
I heard there was a secret chord
        C                              Am
that David played and it pleased the Lord
        F                      G                     C          G7
but you don't really care for music do you?
             C
well it goes like this
       Am                          C                         Am
the fourth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift
        F                        G               Am   G7
the baffled king composing Hallelujah


         F           Am             F             C G7  C
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

                C                                     Am
well your faith was strong but you needed proof
        C                       Am
you saw her bathing on the roof
         F                       G                    C           G7
her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
         C                      Am
she tied you to her kitchen chair
        C                                        Am
she broke your throne and she cut your hair
       F                                G              Am       G7
and from your lips you drew an Hallelujah

F                    Am             F             C G7  C
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

 C                     Am
baby I've been here before
        C                                    Am
i've seen this room and I've walked this floor
   F                  G                      C          G7
i used to live alone before I knew you
              C                                Am
and I've seen your flag on the marble arch
        C                     Am
and love is not a victory march
          F                   G                Am   G7
it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

   F                     Am             F             C G7  C
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah


         C                                Am
there was a time when you let me know
             C                 Am
what's really going on below
         F                     G                     C           G7
but now you never show that to me do you?
              C                     Am
but remember when I moved in you
               Am                 C
and the holy dove was moving too
         F                       G                  Am     G7
and every breath we drew was Hallelujah

   F                    Am             F             C G7  C
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

   C                     Am
maybe there's a God above
      C                   Am
but all I've ever learned from love
         F                       G                       C            G7                         
was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
            C                           Am
and it's not a cry that you hear at night
        C                              Am
it's not somebody who's seen the light
          F                    G               Am    G7
it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah


        F           Am             F             C G7  C
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
        F           Am             F             C G7  C
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah