Tango Till They're Sore
Tom Waits
From Raindogs (1985)
Intro
[Em] [Am] [B7] [Em]
Verse 1
Well ya play that tarantella
[Am]
All the hounds will start to roll
[B7]
The boys all go ta hell
[Em]
And then the Cubans hit the floor
And they drive along the pipeline
[Am]
They tango 'till they're sore
[B7]
They take apart their nightmares
[Em]
And they leave 'em by the door
Chorus
[Am]
Let me fall out of the window
[B7]
With confetti in my hair
[Em]
Deal out Jacks or better
[Am]
On a blanket by the stairs
[B7]
I’ll tell you all my secrets
[Em]
But I lie about my past
[Am] [B7] [Em]
So send me off to bed for ever more
Verse 2
Make sure they play my theme song
[Am]
I guess daisies will have to do
[B7]
Just get me to New Orleans
[Em]
And paint shadows on the pews
Turn the spit on that pig
[Am]
And kick the drum and let me down
[B7]
Put my clarinet beneath my bed
[Em]
Till I get back in town
Chorus
[Am]
Let me fall out of the window
[B7]
With confetti in my hair
[Em]
Deal out Jacks or better
[Am]
On a blanket by the stairs
[B7]
I’ll tell you all my secrets
[Em]
But I lie about my past
[Am] [B7] [Em]
So send me off to bed for ever more
Verse 3
Just make sure she's all in calico
[Am]
In the color of a doll
[B7]
Wave the flag on Cadillac day
[Em]
And a skillet on the wall
Cut me a switch
[Am]
Or hold your breath till the sun goes down
[B7]
Write my name on the hood
[Em]
Send me off to another town
Chorus
[Am]
Let me fall out of the window
[B7]
With confetti in my hair
[Em]
Deal out Jacks or better
[Am]
On a blanket by the stairs
[B7]
I’ll tell you all my secrets
[Em]
But I lie about my past
[Am] [B7] [Em]
So send me off to bed for ever more
[Am]
Let me fall out of the window
[B7]
With confetti in my hair
[Em]
Deal out Jacks or better
[Am]
On a blanket by the stairs
[B7]
I’ll tell you all my secrets
[Em]
But I lie about my past
[Am] [B7] [Em]
So send me off to bed for ever more
Fade
