Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

christmas card from a hooker in minneapolis - tom waits Intro : F# , A# , B x3 G#m , A# , B F# A# hey charley i’m pregnant B and living on 9th street F# A# right above a dirty bookstore B off euclid avenue F# A# and i stopped taking dope B and i quit drinking whiskey G#m A#m and my old man plays the trombone B C#m F# and works out at the track . F# A# and he says that he loves me B even though its not his baby F# A# and he says that he’ll raise him up B like he would his own son F# A# and he gave me a ring D#m that was worn by his mother B C# and he takes me out dancin B C#m F# every saturday night . F# A# and hey charley i think about you B everytime i pass a fillin’ station F# A# on account of all the grease B you’d wear in your hair F# A# and i still have that record D#m F# of little anthony & the imperials B but someone stole my record player C#m F# A# how do you like that? D#m C#m hey charley i almost went crazy G#m C#m after mario got busted B C# so i went back to omaha to F# A# live with my folks D#m C# but everyone i used to know B was either dead or in prison G#m A#m came back to minneapolis B this time i think i’m gonna stay . F# A# hey charley i think i’m happy B for the first time since my accident F# A# and i wish i had all the money B that we used to spend on dope F# A# i’d buy me a used car lot D#m and i wouldn’t sell any of Em B C# i’d just drive a different car every day B C# dependin on how F# i feel . F# A# hey charley for chrissakes B do you want to know the truth of it? F# A# i don’t have a husband B he don’t play the trombone F# A# and i need to borrow money D#m to pay this lawyer F# and charley , hey B i’ll be eligible for parole F# come valentines day .