Martha — Tom Waits
Chords and lyrics for Martha by Tom Waits (key of G).
Intro
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [G]
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 1
[D][A7]Operator, [D]number [A7]please, it's [Bm]been so [A]many [G]years[G]
Will [D]she [A7]remember [D]my old [A7]voice [Bm]while I [A]fight the [G]tears?[G]
[D]Hello, [B7]hello there, [Em]is this [A7]Martha? [D]This is [B7]old Tom [Em]Frost[A7]
And [D]I am [B7]calling [Em]long [A7]distance, don't [Bm]worry [A]about the [G]cost[G]
'Cause [D]it's been [B7]fourty [Em]years or [A7]more now, [D]Martha, [B7]please [Em]recall[A7]
And [D]meet me [B7]out for [Em]coffee [A7]where we'll [Bm]talk [A]about it [G]all, [G]and
Chorus
[D]Those were [D]days of [G]roses,[G] of [D][D]poetry and [G]prose
And [G]Martha, [Bm]all I [Bm]had was [G]you, and [G]all you [Em]had [A]was [D]me[G]
[D]There was [D]no [G]tomorrows,[G] we [D]packed [D]away our [G]sorrows
[G]And we [Bm]saved them [Bm]for a [G][A]rainy [D][G]day[D]
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 2
And [D]I feel [A7]so much [D]older [A7]now, [Bm]you're much [A]older [G]too[G]
[D]How's your [A7]husband, and [D]how's your [A7]kids? You know that [Bm]I got [A]married [G]too[G]
[D] Lucky [B7]that you [Em]found [A7]someone to [D]make you [B7]feel [Em]secure[A7]
'Cause [D]we were [B7]all so [Em]young and [A7]foolish, [Bm]now we [A]are [G]mature, [G]and
Chorus
[D]Those were [D]days of [G]roses,[G] of [D][D]poetry and [G]prose
And [G]Martha, [Bm]all I [Bm]had was [G]you, and [G]all you [Em]had [A]was [D]me[G]
[D]There was [D]no [G]tomorrows,[G] we [D]packed [D]away our [G]sorrows
[G]And we [Bm]saved them [Bm]for a [G][A]rainy [D]day[G]
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [G]
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 3
And [D]I was [A7]always [D]so [A7]impulsive, I [Bm]guess that [A]I still [G]am[G]
[D] And all that [A7]really [D]mattered [A7]then was [Bm]that [A]I-- was a [G]man[G]
I [D]guess that [B7]our [Em]being [A7]together was [D]never [B7]meant to [Em]be[A7]
[D]Martha,[B7] [Em]Martha,[A7] I [Bm]love you, [A]can't you [G]see? [G]And
Chorus
[D]Those were [D]days of [G]roses,[G] of [D][D]poetry and [G]prose
And [G]Martha, [Bm]all I [Bm]had was [G]you, and [G]all you [Em]had [A]was [D]me[G]
[D]There was [D]no [G]tomorrows,[G] we [D]packed [D]away our [G]sorrows
[G]And we [Bm]saved them [Bm]for a [G][A]rainy [D]day[G]
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [G]
Outro
And [D]I [A7]remember [D]quiet [A7]evenings, [Bm]trembling [A]close to [G]you
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