🎶 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)

capo 5
tone [A#]



[Em]Wasted and wounded, it [C/E]ain't what the moon did, I've [Dm7]got what I [G7]paid for [A#]now [Dm7] [C/E]
[Em]See you tomorrow, hey [C/E]Frank, can I borrow a [D7]couple of bucks from [G7]you
To go [A#]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda, [C/E]waltzing Ma[Em]thilda,
[C/E]You'll go [C/F]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda with [G7]me

[Em]I'm an innocent victim of a [C/E]blinded alley
[Dm7]And I'm tired of all these [G7]soldiers [A#]here [Dm7] [C/E]
[Em]No one speaks English, and [C/E]everything's broken, and my [D7]Stacys are soaking [G7]wet
To go [A#]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda, [C/E]waltzing Ma[Em]thilda,
[C/E]You'll go [C/F]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda with [G7]me

Now the [Em]dogs are barking and the [C/E]taxi cab's parking
A [Dm7]lot they can [G7]do for [A#]me [Dm7] [C/E]
I [Em]begged you to stab me, you [C/E]tore my shirt open,
And I'm [Dm7]down on my knees to[G7]night
Old [Em]Bushmill's I staggered, you'd [C/E]bury the dagger
In your [D7]silhouette window [G7]light
Go [A#]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda, [C/E]waltzing Ma[Em]thilda,
[C/E]You'll go [C/F]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda with [G7]me

Now I [Em]lost my Saint Christopher [C/E]now that I've kissed her
[Dm7]And the one-armed [G7]bandit [A#]knows [Dm7] [C/E]
And the [Em]maverick Chinamen, and the [C/E]cold-blooded signs,
And the [Dm11]girls down by the [G7]strip-tease shows, go
[A#]Waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda, [C/E]waltzing Ma[Em]thilda,
[C/E]You'll go [C/F]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda with [G7]me

No, I [Em]don't want your sympathy, the [C/E]fugitives say
That the [Dm7]streets aren't for [G7]dreaming [A#]now [Dm7] [C/E]
And [Em]manslaughter dragnets and the [C/E]ghosts that sell memories,
They want a [Dm11]piece of the action [G7]anyhow
Go [A#]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda, [C/E]waltzing Ma[Em]thilda,
[C/E]You'll go [C/F]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda with [G7]me

And you can [Em]ask any sailor, and the [C/E]keys from the jailor,
And the [Dm7]old men in [G7]wheelchairs [A#]know [Dm7] [C/E]
And Ma[Em]thilda's the defendant, she [C/E]killed about a hundred,
And she [Dm11]follows wherever you may [G7]go
[A#]Waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda, [C/E]waltzing Ma[Em]thilda,
[C/E]You'll go [C/F]waltzing Ma[Dm11]thilda with [G7]me

And it's a [Em]battered old suitcase to a [C/E]hotel someplace,
And a [Dm7]wound that will [G7]never [A#]heal [Dm7] [C/E]
No [Em]prima donna, the [C/E]perfume is on an
Old [Dm11]shirt that is [G7]stained with [A#]blood and whiskey [Dm7] [C/E]
And good[Em]night to the street sweepers, the [C/E]night watchmen flame keepers
And good[Dm11]night to Ma[G7]thilda, [A#]too [Dm7] [C/E] [Em]
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