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Romeo Is Bleeding

Biography:

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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ROMEO IS BLEEDING

[Chords]
Bm = x2443x
F#9 = xx4354
A capo on the second fret makes it somewhat easier, allowing you to play
Am = x0221x
E9 = xx2132, which can be alternated to an E7 on the last beat of the chord
by changing one finger to x20132

[Verse]
Bm F#9
Romeo is bleeding, but not so as you'd notice,
Bm F#9
He's over on 18th street as usu - al
Bm F#9
Lookin' so hard a - gainst the hood of his car
Bm F#9
And puttin' out a cigarette in his hand

[Verse]
Bm F#9
For all the pachucos at the pumps At Romero's Paint and Body
Bm F#9
They're all seein' how far they can spit, well, it was just another night
Bm F#9
And now they're huddled in the brake lights of a fifty-eight Bel-Air
Bm F#9
And listenin' to how Romeo killed a sheriff with his knife

Bm F#9
And they all jump when they hear the sirens, But Romeo just laughs
Bm F#9
"All the racket in the world ain't never gonna save that Coppers' ass
Bm F#9
He ain't never gonna see another summertime for gunnin' down my brother
Bm F#9
Leavin' him like a dog, beneath a car without his knife"

[Verse]
Bm F#9
Romeo says," Hey man, gimme a cigarette", and they all reach for their pack
Bm F#9
Frank - ie lights it for him and pats him on the back
Bm F#9
An' throws a bottle at a milk truck, and as it breaks, he grabs his nuts
Bm F#9
An' they all know, they could be just like Romeo if they only had the guts

[Verse]

Bm F#9
Romeo is bleeding, but no - body can tell
Bm F#9
An' he sings along with the radi With a bul - et in his chest
Bm F#9
An' he combs back his fenders they all agree it's clear
Bm F#9
That ev - rything is cool, now that Ro - meo is here

[Verse]

Bm F#9
Romeo is bleeding and he winces now an' then
Bm F#9
And he leans against the car door, feels the blood in his shoes
Bm F#9
Someone's cryin' at the 5 Points, the phone booth by the store
Bm F#9
Romeo starts his engines, the blood off the door

[Verse]

Bm F#9
And he brodies through the signal With the radio full blast
Bm F#9
Leavin' the boys there__ hikin' up their chi - nos
Bm F#9
And now they're all tryin' to stand like Romeo, with the Moon cut like a sickle
Bm F#9
And they're talkin' now in Spanish, all a - bout their hero

[Verse]

Bm F#9
Romeo is bleeding as he gives the man his ticket
Bm F#9
And he climbs the balcony at the mo - vies
Bm F#9
And he'll die without a whimper like e - very hero's dream
Bm F#9
Like an an - gel with a bullet and Cag - ney on a screen

[Bridge]

Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Romeo is bleed - ing Romeo is bleed - ing Hey, man
Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Romeo is bleeding Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...

[Outro]
Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Romeo is bleed - ing Romeo is bleed - ing Hey, man
Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Romeo is bleeding Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...
Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Hey, pachuco! Hey, pachuco!
Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Dáme esa pistola, hombre! Hago la lucha!
Bm F#9 Bm F#9
Ay, que pinche pancho! Vamos a dormir, hombre!