Cemetery Polka

. . . cemetery polka . . . by tom waits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . * from ’rain dogs’ ( 1985 ) * Verse 1 : Cm G# uncle vernon , Cm G# uncle vernon , Cm G# G inde - pendent as a hog on ice . Cm G# Cm G# he’s a big - shot , down there at the slaughterhouse , Cm G# G Cm plays ac - cordion for mis - ter weiss . Verse 2 : Fm C# uncle biltmore , Fm C# and uncle william , Fm C# C made a million during world war ii . Fm C# but they’re tightwads , Fm C# and they’re cheapskates , Fm C# C Fm and they’ll never give a dime to you . Interlude : G# Verse 3 : Cm G# Cm G# auntie mame has gone in - sane; she lives , Cm G# G in the doorway of an old ho - tel . Cm G# and the radio , Cm G# is playing opera , Cm G# G Cm all she ever says is; "go to hell" . Verse 4 : Fm C# uncle violet , Fm C# flew as pilot , Fm C# C and there ain’t no pretty girls in france . Fm C# Fm C# now he runs a tiny little bookie joint; Fm C# C Fm they say he never keeps it in his pants . Verse 5 : A#m F# A#m F# uncle bill will never leave a will , A#m F# F and the tumour is as big as an egg . A#m F# A#m F# has a mistress; she’s puerto rican , A#m F# F A#m and i heard she has a woo - den leg . Interlude : G# Verse 6 : Cm G# Cm uncle phil can’t live without his pills; G# Cm G# G he has emphy - sema and he’s almost blind . Cm G# Cm G# and we must find out where the money is , Cm G# G Cm get it now , before he loses his mind . Verse 7 : Fm C# uncle vernon , Fm C# uncle vernon , Fm C# C inde - pendent as a hog on ice . Fm C# Fm C# he’s a big - shot , down there at the slaughterhouse , Fm C# C Fm plays ac - cordion for mis - ter weiss . chord diagrams : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cm G# G Fm C# eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe x35543 466544 355433 133111 x46664 C A#m F# F eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe x35553 x13331 244322 133211 tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )