Artist: Tom Waits
Song: Fumblin’ With the Blues
CD: Heart of Saturday Night
Tabbed by: Callender


Cm	       G		     Cm
Friday left me fumblin' with the blues 
	Cm	 Eb7	  Ab      F      G
And it's hard to win when you always lose 
		Cm	Eb7	  Ab
Because the nightspots spend your spirit 
	   Cm		    G
Beat your head against the wall 
Cm			  G			Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G
Two dead ends and you've still got to choose 

You know the bartenders 
They all know my name 
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame 
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head 
When I should be living clean instead 

You know the ladies I've been seeing off and on 
Well they spend your love and then they're gone 
You can't be lovin' someone who is savage and cruel 
Take your love and then they leave on out of town 
No they do 

Well now fallin' in love is such a breeze 
But its standin' up that's so hard for me 
I wanna squeeze you but I'm scared to death I'd break your back 
You know your perfume 
Well it won't let me be 

You know the bartenders all know my name 
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame 
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head 
When I should be living clean instead 

Come on baby 
Let your love light shine 
Gotta bury me inside of your fire 
Because your eyes are 'nough to blind me 
You're like a-looking at the sun 
	   Cm		   G		Cm G Cm G
You gotta whisper tell me I'm the one 
	     Cm		    G	    Cm G Cm G
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one 
	Cm		G		Cm G Cm
Gotta whisper tell me I'm the one 
G		Cm	    G	
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one

Outro: Cm Eb7 Ab Cm Cm G G Cm G Cm

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