# On the Nickle--Tom Waits Starts in the key of F# major: Intro:B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord D#m D#m Piano Chord e-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------| b-------|--------|6-7------|--------|---------|-------|6-7-------| G-------|------8-|---------|------8-|6--------|-----8-|----6-----| D-------|----9---|---------|----9---|---------|----9--|--------6-| A---9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9----|------9---| E-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|G#m G#m Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord e----------|-----|| b----------|-----|| G----------|-----|| D-8------6-|-----|| A---9--9---|9----|| E----------|-----|| Verse 1:B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord Stick and Stones will Break my Bones,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord But I always will be true,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord D#m D#m Piano Chord And when your mama is dead and gone,G#m G#m Piano Chord C#(sus4)--C# I'll Sing this Lulabye just for you,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord And what becomes of all the little boys,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord Who never comb their hair B G#(major) F# D#m Well they're lined up all around the blockG#m G#m Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord On the Nickel over there. Verse 2:B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord So you better bring a bucket,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord There is a hole in the pail,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord D#m D#m Piano Chord And if you don't get my letter,G#m G#m Piano Chord C#(sus4)--C# Then you'll know that I'm in jailB B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord And what becomes of all the little boys,B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord Who never say their prayers, B G#(major) F# D#m Well they're sleepin' like a baby,G#m G#m Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord On the Nickel over there. Key change to Ab:B B Piano Chord G G Piano Chord Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord e------|--------|------------|--------|-----|| b------|--------|7-8---------|--------|-----|| G------|------8-|----7-------|------10|-8---|| D------|----9---|------------|-----11-|-----|| A--9-8-|6-9-----|------11-10-|8-11----|-----|| E------|--------|------------|--------|-----|| Verse 3:Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord And if you chew tobacco,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord And wish upon a star,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord Fm Fm Piano Chord Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,Bbm Bbm Piano Chord Eb Eb Piano Chord Just like puchlines between the cars,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord And I know a place where a royal flush,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord Can never beat a pair,Db Db Piano Chord Bb/D Bb/D Piano Chord Ab/Eb Ab/Eb Piano Chord Fm Fm Piano Chord And even Thomas Jefferson,Bbm Bbm Piano Chord Eb Eb Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord Is on the Nickel over There. Verse 4:Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord So ring around the rosie,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord You're sleepin in the rain,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord Fm Fm Piano Chord And you're always late for supper,Bb Bb Piano Chord Eb Eb Piano Chord And man you let me down, let me down again,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord I thought I heard a mocking bird,Db Db Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord Roosevelt knows where,Db Db Piano Chord Bb/D Bb/D Piano Chord Ab/Eb Ab/Eb Piano Chord Fm Fm Piano Chord You can skip the light with Grady Tuck,Bbm Bbm Piano Chord Eb Eb Piano Chord Ab Ab Piano Chord On the Nickel over There. Key change to Bb:Db Db Piano Chord A A Piano Chord Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord e--------|---------|--------------|---------|------|| b--------|---------|9-10----------|---------|------|| G--------|------10-|------9-------|-------12|-10---|| D--------|----11---|--------------|-----13--|------|| A--11-10-|8-11-----|--------13-12-|10-13----|------|| E--------|---------|--------------|---------|------|| Verse 5:Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord So what becomes of all the little boys,Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord Who run away from home,Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord Gm Gm Piano Chord Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,Cm Cm Piano Chord F F Piano Chord Once you get out on your own,Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord So here's to all the little boys,Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord The sandman takes you where,Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord Gm Gm Piano Chord Your sleepin' with the pillow of man,Cm Cm Piano Chord F F Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord On the Nickel over There. Verse 6:Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord So climb up thru that buttonhole,Eb Eb Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord And fall right up the stairs,Eb Eb Piano Chord C/E C/E Piano Chord Bb/F Bb/F Piano Chord Gm Gm Piano Chord I'll show you where the short(?) dogs grow,Cm Cm Piano Chord F F Piano Chord Bb Bb Piano Chord On the Nickel...over There. Ending:Eb Eb Piano Chord G G Piano Chord C C Piano Chord G G Piano Chord e--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----|| b--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----|| G--------|----------12-|-11-12---------|---------9-|-7--|| D--------|-------13----|-------12------|------10---|----|| A--13-12-|-10-13-------|----------10-9-|-7-10------|----|| E--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----|| Notes: The tabs are not exactly guitar parts, but are string parts on the song. I'm not a guitarist, so I don't know what are the best fingerings, but these are the right notes. Jeff Henscheid