Clap Hands

. . . clap hands . . . by tom waits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . * from ’rain dogs’ ( 1985 ) * Intro : Bm , G7 Bm ( x2 ) , Bm Verse 1 : Bm sane , sane , they’re all insane , fireman’s blind; the conductor is lame . a cincinnati jacket and a sad - luck dame , hanging out the window with a bottle full of rain . Chorus 1 : G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . Verse 2 : Bm said; roar , roar , the thunder and the roar , son of a bitch is never coming back here no more . the moon in the window and a bird on the pole , we can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal . Chorus 2 : G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . Bridge 1 : G7 Bm said; steam , steam; a hundred bad dream , G7 Bm going up to harlem with a pistol in his jeans . G7 Bm a fifty - dollar bill , iside a palladin’s hat , G7 and nobody’s sure where mr . knickerbocker’s at . Verse 3 : Bm roar , roar , the thunder and the roar , son of a bitch is never coming back here no more . the moon in the window and a bird on the pole , we can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal . Chorus 3 : G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . Interlude : Bm , G7 Bm ( x2 ) , Bm Bridge 2 : G7 Bm said; steam , steam; a hundred bad dream , G7 Bm going up to harlem with a pistol in his jeans . G7 Bm a fifty - dollar bill , iside a palladin’s hat , G7 and nobody’s sure where mr . knickerbocker’s at . Verse 4 : Bm shine , shine , a roosevelt dime , all the way to baltimore and running out of time . salvation army seemed to wind up in the hole , they all went to heaven in a little row boat . Chorus 4 : G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . G7 Bm clap hands , clap hands . ( repeat to fade ) chord diagrams : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bm G7 eadgbe eadgbe x24432 353433 tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )