...CEMETERY POLKA... by Tom Waits --------------------............. *from 'Rain Dogs' (1985)* Verse 1: Cm Ab Cm Ab Uncle Vernon, Uncle Vernon, Cm Ab G Inde-pendent as a hog on ice. Cm Ab Cm Ab He's a big-shot, down there at the slaughterhouse, Cm Ab G Cm Plays ac-cordion for Mis-ter Weiss. Verse 2: Fm C# Fm C# Uncle Biltmore, and Uncle William, Fm C# C Made a million during World War II. Fm C# Fm C# But they're tightwads, and they're cheapskates, Fm C# C Fm And they'll never give a dime to you. Interlude: Ab Verse 3: Cm Ab Cm Ab Auntie Mame has gone in-sane; she lives, Cm Ab G In the doorway of an old ho-tel. Cm Ab And the radio, Cm Ab Is playing opera, Cm Ab G Cm All she ever says is; "go to Hell". Verse 4: Fm C# Fm C# Uncle Violet, flew as pilot, Fm C# C And there ain't no pretty girls in France. Fm C# Fm C# Now he runs a tiny little bookie joint; Fm C# C Fm They say he never keeps it in his pants. Verse 5: Bbm F# Bbm F# Uncle Bill will never leave a will, Bbm F# F And the tumour is as big as an egg. Bbm F# Bbm F# Has a mistress; she's Puerto Rican, Bbm F# F Bbm And I heard she has a woo-den leg. Interlude: Ab Verse 6: Cm Ab Cm Uncle Phil can't live without his pills; Ab Cm Ab G He has emphy-sema and he's almost blind. Cm Ab Cm Ab And we must find out where the money is, Cm Ab G Cm Get it now, before he loses his mind. Verse 7: Fm C# Fm C# Uncle Vernon, Uncle Vernon, Fm C# C Inde-pendent as a hog on ice. Fm C# Fm C# He's a big-shot, down there at the slaughterhouse, Fm C# C Fm Plays ac-cordion for Mis-ter Weiss. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Cm Ab G Fm C# C Bbm F# F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35543 466544 355433 133111 x46664 x35553 x13331 244322 133211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)