Cemetery Polka — Tom Waits
Chords and lyrics for Cemetery Polka by Tom Waits (key of Fm).
Verse 1
...CEMETERY POLKA... by Tom Waits
*from 'Rain Dogs' (1985)*
Verse 1
Uncle [Cm]Vernon,[G#] Uncle [Cm]Vernon,[G#]
[Cm]Inde-pendent as a [G#]hog on [G]ice.
He's a [Cm]big-shot, [G#]down there at the [Cm]slaughterhouse,[G#]
Plays [Cm]ac-cordion for [G#][G]Mis-ter [Cm]Weiss.
Verse 2
Uncle [Fm]Biltmore,[C#] and Uncle [Fm]William,[C#]
Made a [Fm]million during [C#]World War [C]II.
But they're [Fm]tightwads,[C#] and they're [Fm]cheapskates,[C#]
And they'll [Fm]never give a [C#]dime [C]to [Fm]you.
Interlude
[G#]
Verse 3
Auntie [Cm]Mame has [G#]gone [Cm]in-sane; she [G#]lives,
In the [Cm]doorway of an old [G#][G]ho-tel.
And the [Cm]radio,[G#] is playing [Cm]opera,[G#]
All she [Cm]ever says is; [G#]"go [G]to [Cm]Hell".
Verse 4
Uncle [Fm]Violet, [C#]flew as [Fm]pilot,[C#]
And there [Fm]ain't no pretty [C#]girls in [C]France.
Now he [Fm]runs a [C#]tiny little [Fm]bookie joint;[C#]
They say he [Fm]never keeps it [C#]in [C]his [Fm]pants.
Verse 5
Uncle [A#m]Bill will [F#]never leave a [A#m]will,[F#]
And the [A#m]tumour is as [F#]big as an [F]egg.
Has a [A#m]mistress;[F#] she's Puerto [A#m]Rican,[F#]
And I [A#m]heard she has a [F#][F]woo-den [A#m]leg.
Interlude
[G#]
Verse 6
Uncle [Cm]Phil can't [G#]live without his [Cm]pills;
[G#] He has [Cm]emphy-sema and he's [G#]almost [G]blind.
And we [Cm]must find [G#]out where the [Cm]money is,[G#]
Get it [Cm]now, before he [G#]loses [G]his [Cm]mind.
Verse 7
Uncle [Fm]Vernon,[C#] Uncle [Fm]Vernon,[C#]
[Fm]Inde-pendent as a [C#]hog on [C]ice.
He's a [Fm]big-shot, [C#]down there at the [Fm]slaughterhouse,[C#]
Plays [Fm]ac-cordion for [C#][C]Mis-ter [Fm]Weiss.
[Cm] [G#] [G] [Fm] [C#] [C] [A#m] [F#] [F]
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