Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues

the best way to play this song is as follows : Intro | Dsus2 D | D/C C | C/G G | C/G G : | | G C when you’re lost in the rain in juarez D/C C G C/G G and it’s eastertime too and your gravity fails C D/C C G C/G G and negativity don’t pull you through C don’t put on any airs G when you’re down on rue morgue avenue D7 they got some hungry women there G C/G G and they really make a mess outa you . G now if you see saint annie C D/C C G C/G G please tell her thanks a lot i cannot move C D/C C G C/G G my fingers are all in a knot C i don’t have the strength G to get up and take another shot D7 and my best friend , my doctor G C/G G won’t even say what it is i’ve got . G sweet melinda C G C/G G the peasants call her the goddess of gloom she speaks good english C D/C C G C/G G and she invites you up into her room C and you’re so kind G C/G G and careful not to go to her too soon D7 and she takes your voice G C/G G and leaves you howling at the moon . G up on housing project hill C G it’s either fortune or fame you must pick up one or the other C D/C C G C/G G though neither of them are to be what they claim C if you’re lookin’ to get silly G C/G G you better go back to from where you came D7 because the cops don’t need you G C/G G and man they expect the same . G now all the authorities C D/C C G C/G G they just stand around and boast C how they blackmailed the sergeant - at - arms D/C C G C/G G into leaving his post C and picking up angel who G C/G G just arrived here from the coast D7 who looked so fine at first G C/G G but left looking just like a ghost . Solo | | : G | C D/C C | G C/G | G : | | | C | C | G C/G | C | | D7 | D7 | G C/G | G | | G i started out on burgundy C D/C C G C/G G but soon hit the harder stuff C everybody said they’d stand behind me D/C C G C/G G when the game got rough C but the joke was on me G C/G G there was nobody even there to bluff D7 i’m going back to new york city G C/G G i do believe i’ve had enough . coda | Dsus2 D | D/C C | G C/G | G : | | any rates or comments are greatly appreciated!