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by Tom Waits


Artist: Tom Waits
Song: Bottom Of The World



Riff : 

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My daddy told me, lookin back,
                                
The best friend you'll have is a railroad track
                                     
So when I was 13, I said, I'm rollin' my own
                                           
And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home

        
And I'm lost
        
And I'm lost
                             
I'm lost at the bottom of the world
                                    
I'm handcuffed to the bishop and the barbershop liar
                           
I'm lost at the bottom of the world.

                          
Satchel Puddin' and Lord God Mose
                          
Sitting by the fire with a busted nose
                              
That fresh egg yeller is too damn rare
                                                  
But the white part is perfect for slickin' down your hair


        
And I'm lost
        
And I'm lost
                             
I'm lost at the bottom of the world
                                    
I'm handcuffed to the bishop and the barbershop liar
                            
I'm lost at the bottom of the world.


                       
Blackjack Ruby and Nimrod Cain
                         
The moon's the color of a coffee stain
                       
jesse Frank and Birdy Joe Hoaks
                      
But who is the king of all these folks?


        
And I'm lost
        
And I'm lost
                             
I'm lost at the bottom of the world
                                    
I'm handcuffed to the bishop and the barbershop liar
                            
I'm lost at the bottom of the world.



[Play riff A]



                                   
Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron
                         
On Telapia fish cakes and fried black swan
                         
Razorweed onion and peacock squirrel
                             
And I dreamed all night about a beautiful girl


        
And I'm lost
        
And I'm lost
                             
I'm lost at the bottom of the world
                                    
I'm handcuffed to the bishop and the barbershop liar
                            
I'm lost at the bottom of the world.



[Play Riff A and B]



                                    
Well God's green hair is where I slept last
                          
He balanced a diamond on a blade of grass
                              
Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird
                                 
And when I wanna talk he hangs on every word


        
And I'm lost
        
And I'm lost
                             
I'm lost at the bottom of the world
                                    
I'm handcuffed to the bishop and the barbershop liar
                            
I'm lost at the bottom of the world.


[Play riff A 2x + fadeout]


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