Verse rhythm pattern:
Bm Em A7 D G7 F#7 Bm
E|------------------5---5-----------3--3---2---2---2---2---------|
B|--3---3---8-------5---5---7-------3--3---2---2---2---2---3---3-|
G|--4---4---9-------6---6---7-------4--4---3---3---3---3---4---4-|
D|--4---4---9-------5---5---7-------3--3---2---2---2---2---4---4-|
A|2-------7-----------7---5------------------4-------4---2-------|
E|----2-------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---3--2-------2-----------2---|
Chorus rhythm pattern:
G D A7 D G D A7 D D/a A#m
E|--3---3---2---2---5---5---2-------3---3---2---2---5---5---2-----|
B|--3---3---3---3---5---5---3-------3---3---3---3---5---5---3---2-|
G|--4---4---2---2---6---6---2-------4---4---2---2---6---6---2---3-|
D|--5---5-0---------5---5-0---------5---5-0---------5---5-0-----3-|
A|----5-------0-------7-------0-------5-------0-------7-------0-1-|
E|3---------------5-------------2-3---------------5---------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tom-waits/83029.html ]
Verse sequence:
Bm Em A7 D
I fell into the ocean and you became my wife
G7 F#7 Bm
I risked it all against the sea to have a better life
Em A7 D
Marie you are the wild blue sky, men do foolish things
G7 F#7 Bm
You turn kings into beggars and beggars into kings
Chorus sequence:
G D A7 D
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G D A7 D (A#m)
We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green
NOTE: The A#m leads you back into the verse from the chorus.
Solo sequence:
The song changes key to C minor for the clarinet solo. The D/a and A#m are replaced with
to lead you into C minor.
The solo sequence is played exactly the same as the verse sequence except that
is moved up 1 semitone (1 fret). Stay in C minor for the last verse.
