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Singapore Tab by Tom Waits

Singapore tab by Tom Waits

Guitar Tab 

Singapore - Tom Waits
Track 1
Rain Dogs 1985

Intro:

e|-------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|-4-3-2---|
D|---------2-4-|------4--|
A|--2--2h5-----|-------5-|
E|-------------|---------|

 Verse:
  We sail tonight for Singapore
e|-------------|------2*-----|--------------|---------|
B|-------------|-----3-----3-|--------------|---------|
G|-------------|----4----2---|--------------|-4-3-2-1-|
D|------4--4---|-------------|----------2-4-|---------|
A|-2--2--5---2-|-2-----------|-2--2-4-5-----|---------|
E|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------|

  Drank with all the Chinamen                         You must say goodbye to me
e|------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|------------|-4-3--3-4-5-6-7-|----------------------|--------5-3----------|
G|--------4---|------4-5-6-7-8-|--------4-4-4---4-----|--------4---2-4------|
D|-2-4h5----2-|----------------|-5-2----------3---4-2-|-4-5-6----------4----|
A|------------|----------------|-----2----------------|------------------2--|
E|------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------|

  We sail tonight for Singapore
e|----------------|--------------|-----------*--|------------------------------|
B|---7-7------7*--|---7----------|---7------7-8-|-----10----11----12-13-14-----|
G|---7-7-----7----|----------7*--|---7-----7----|---7----7-----7---------------|
D|-9-----7--9---7-|-9---7---9----|-9---8--9-----|-9----------------------------|
A|----------------|--------9---8-|--------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|


  Let marrow bone and cleaver choose
e|-----------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
G|------------9-9-9-9--8-7---7-7-6-5-|--------------|-------------------------|
D|-9----9----------------------------|---9------9---|-8-9---------------------|
A|---10---7--------------------------|-9---9--------|-----8-9--------8-9-8----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------10---7-|---------10--10----------|

  You must say goodbye to me
e|-------------------------------|
B|---7----9---9-7-9--------------|
G|---7----9---9-7-9--------------|
D|------------------9------------|
A|-9---10------------------------|
E|--------------------7----------|



Legend
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off

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About this song

"Singapore" by Tom Waits is the opening track on his 1985 album "Rain Dogs." The song features a distinctive guitar riff played by Marc Ribot, known for his avant-garde and experimental style. Waits' lyrics paint a vivid picture of a seedy underworld, inspired by his experiences in New York City. The song's production incorporates a wide range of instruments, including horns, percussion, and unconventional sound effects. "Singapore" showcases Waits' unique storytelling ability and his knack for creating atmospheric musical landscapes.