Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.
He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski. Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From the album 'The Black Rider' I noticed there was'nt a version up here, so thought I'd put up how I play it. I know it sounds a bit out and some of the G chords can be played as G7/B chords if you like, but worth messing around with, enjoy. Tabbed by flatwound
G A|------0--2--| E|--3---------| D7 With a tear in my eye
THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER ** OPTIONAL CAPO 1st FRET **
CAmDmG I love the way the tattered clouds CAmDmG Blow wind across the sky D7D7 The summer goes and leaves me GAmE7D7 With a tear in my eye CAmDmG I'm taking off my winter clothes CAmDG My garden knows what wrong DmGCAm The petals of my favourite rose DmG In shadows dark and long CAmDmG Though every year, it's very clear CAmDmG I should be carrying on DmG But I can be found in the garden CA7 Singing this song DmGCAm When the last rose of summer is gone DmGCC The last rose of summer is gone, gone