Mr Henry Chords by Tom Waits

Mr Henry chords by Tom Waits

Guitar chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
Cm/Ab
Mr. Henry stumbles home
F                  Bb7
When the evening's done
Eb                    Dbdim7
He's as poor as a church mouse
     G7
High on the Meyer's rum
Ab             Eb/Bb
Tugging at his shirttail
Ab          G/D
Jiggling a church key
F7
Chewing on a toothpick
   Bb7sus     Bb7
On another binge

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Verse 2:
Cm/Ab
Trampling the rosebush
F                  Bb7
Whistin' to himself...
Eb                 Dbdim7
Now don't wake up the neighbours
     G7
Spitting on the hinge
Ab             Eb/Bb
Rattling the milkbottles
Ab          G/D
Tripping on a skate
F7
Hidin' from the Newsboys
   Bb7sus     Bb7
Before it's too late

Verse 3:
Cm/Ab
The Screen door's open
F                  Bb7
Don't make no noise in the Kitchen
Eb                 Dbdim7
Got no excuse
     G7
For a cold, grey wife that starts b**chin'
Ab             Eb/Bb
That the no good bum's
Ab          G/D
at it again
F7
After she's given him
   Bb7sus     Bb7
The best years of her life

Verse 4:
Cm/Ab
He'll tell her he was celebrating
F                  Bb7
Savage's divorce
Eb                 Dbdim7
Played a hunch out at Yonkers
     G7
You can never trust a horse
Ab             Eb/Bb
And thrown in jail
Ab          G/D
Swore he'd never do these things again
F7
He's got an alibi
   Bb7sus     Bb7
But never tells her where he's been

"Henry! Henry!"

Last updated: March 1, 2017

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