Jockey Full of Bourbon — Tom Waits
Chords and lyrics for Jockey Full of Bourbon by Tom Waits (key of A).
Verse 1
Tom Waits from the album 'Rain Dogs'
Verse
[Am]Edna Million in a drop-dead suit
Dutch pink on a [E7]downtown train
Two-dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm in the corner on the [Am]pouring rain
16 men on a deadman's chest
And I've been drinking from a [E7]broken cup
Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest
I'm full of bourbon; I [Am]can't stand up
Chorus
[Dm]Hey little bird, [Am]fly away home
Your [E7]house is on fire; your [Am]children are alone
[Dm]Hey little bird, [Am]fly away home
Your [E7]house is on fire; your [Am]children are alone
Verse
Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head
And I've been stepping on the devil's tail
Across the stripes of a full moon's head
Through the bars of a Cuban jail
Bloody fingers on a purple knife
A flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
Come admire the view from up on top of the mast
Chorus
[Dm]Hey little bird, [Am]fly away home
Your [E7]house is on fire; your [Am]children are alone
[Dm]Hey little bird, [Am]fly away home
Your [E7]house is on fire; your [Am]children are alone
Verse
Yellow sheets on a Hong Kong bed
Stayzbo horn and a Slingerland ride
"To the carnival" is what she said
A hundred dollars makes it dark inside
Edna Million in a drop-dead suit
Dutch pink on a downtown train
Two-dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm in the corner on the pouring rain
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