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
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...MIDNIGHT LULLABY... by Tom Waits ----------------------.............
*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: G#)
Intro:
Gmaj7, Cmaj7 (x4)
Verse 1:
Gmaj7Cmaj7Gmaj7Cmaj7 Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye, Gmaj7Cmaj7Gmaj7Cmaj7 Hush-a bye, my baby; no need to be crying.
Bridge 1:
BmA7Am7D You can burn the midnight oil with me, as long as you will. BmA7Am7Daug (Gmaj7) Stare out at the moon upon the window-sill and dream...
Verse 2:
Gmaj7Cmaj7Gmaj7Cmaj7 Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye, Gmaj7Cmaj7Gmaj7Cmaj7 Hush-a bye, my baby; no need to be crying.
Bridge 2:
BmA7Am7D There's dew drops on the window-sill, gumdrops in your head. BmA7Am7Daug (Gmaj7) Slipping into dream land; you're nodding your head, so dream...
Solo:
Gmaj7, Cmaj7 (x4)
BmA7, Am7D, BmA7, Am7Daug
Gmaj7, Cmaj7 (x2)
Verse 3:
Gmaj7Cmaj7Gmaj7Cmaj7 Dream of West Vir-ginia, or of the British Isles. Gmaj7Cmaj7Gmaj7Cmaj7 'Cos when you are dreaming, you see for miles and miles.
Bridge 3:
BmA7Am7D When you are much older, re-member when we sat. BmA7Am7D At midnight on the window-sill and had this little chat...
Coda:
Gmaj7Cmaj7 And dream... Gmaj7Cmaj7 Come on and dream, Gmaj7Cmaj7 Come on and dream. Gmaj7Cmaj7 And dream... Gmaj7Cmaj7 And dream... Gmaj7Cmaj7 Come on and dream.