Martha

{title: Martha}
{subtitle: Tom Waits}
{key: D}

{ci: Intro}
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G]

{ci: Verse 1}
[D]Oper[A7]ator, [D]number [A7]please, it's [Bm]been so [A]many [G]years
[D]She'll re[A7]member [D]my old [A7]voice [Bm]while I [A]fight the [G]tears
[D]Hello, [B7]hello there, [Em]is this [A7]Martha? [D]This is [B7]ol' Tom [Em]Frost [A7]
[D]I am [B7]calling [Em]long [A7]distance, don't [Bm]worry [A]about the [G]cost
[D]It's been [B7]forty [Em]years or [A7]more now; [D]Martha, [B7]please re[Em]call [A7]
And [D]meet me [B7]out for [Em]coffee [A]where we'll [Bm]talk [A]about it [G]all

{ci: Chorus}
[D]And those were days of [G]roses, of [D]poetry and [G]prose
And Martha, [Bm]all I had was [G]you and all you [Em]had [A]was [D]me [G]
[D]There was no to[G]morrow, we [D]packed away our [G]sorrows
And we [Bm]saved them for a [G]rai[A]ny [D]day
[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [Bm] [A] [G]

{ci: Verse 2}
[D]I feel [A7]so much [D]older [A7]now, [Bm]you're much [A]older [G]too
[D]How's the [A7]husband, [D]how's the [A7]kids?
You know that [Bm]I got [A]married [G]too
[D]Lucky [B7]that you [Em]found some[A7]one who [D]makes you [B7]feel sec[Em]ure [A7]
[D]We were [B7]all so [Em]young and [A7]foolish, [Bm]now we [A]are mat[G]ure

{ci: Chorus}

{ci: Verse 3}
[D]I was [A7]always [D]so imp[A7]ulsive, [Bm]guess that [A]I still [G]am
[D]All that [A7]really [D]mattered [A7]then was [Bm]that I [A]was a [G]man
[D]Guess that [B7]our [Em]bein' to[A7]gether wasn't [B7]meant to [Em]be
[D]Martha, [B7]Martha, [Em]I [A7]love you, [Bm]can't [A]you [G]see

{ci: Chorus}

{ci: Outro}
[D]I rem[A7]ember [D]quiet [A7]evenings [Bm]trembling [A]close to [G]you