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From: email protected(Anders Mikkelsen)
Subject: CRD Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis/Tom Waits
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
Fhey CA7harlie I'm pregnant
Bb9and living on the 9th street
right above Fa diA7rty bookstore
Fand I A7stopped takin dope
Bb9and I quit drinkin whiskey
and my Gm7old man plaF/Ays the trombone
and worBb9ks out at the tBb/CrackF C F11
aFnd he A7says that he loves me
Bb9even though its not his baby
Fand hA7e says that he'll raise him up
liBb9ke he would his own son
thaDm7t was worn F/Ebby his mother
and Bb9he takes me out danBb/Ccin
everBb9y satuC11rday nightF.C11 C11 F
Fand hA7ey Charlie I think about you
eveBb9rytime I pass a fillin station
Fon acA7count of all the grease
Bb9you used to wear in your hair
Fand I A7still have that record
Dm7of little F/Ebanthony & the Imperials
Bb9but someone stole my record player
noC11w how do you like that?A7 F C F11
Dm7hey ChF/Carlie I almost went crazy
Gm7after maFadd9/Ario got busted
Bb9so I went bBb/Cack to omahC7a to
Dm7but everyF/Cone I used to know
was eiBb9ther dead or in prison
Gm7so I came bFadd9/Aack to Minneapolis
Bb9this time I Bb/Cthink iC7'm gonna stay.
Fhey CA7harlie I think I'm happy
foBb9r the first time since my accident
Fand I A7wish I had all the money
that Bb9we used to spend on dope
Fi'd bA7uy me a used car lot
anDm7d I wF/Ebouldn't sell any of em
i'd juBb9st drive a different car
C11every day, dBb9ependin on how I C11feel
Fhey CA7harlie for chrissakes
Bb9do you want to know the truth of it?
Fi donA7't have a husband
Bb9he don't play the trombone
Fand I A7need to borrow money
Bb9i'll be eligible for parole
Anders Mikkelsen Fåborggade 1,4 8000 Århus C
"Never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat,
never drive a car when you're dead" -Tom Waits