Telephone Call From Istanbul Tom Waits

 
  e  --x--  --6--  --x--       --6--  --x--  --x--  --9--  --8--  --8--<br/>

 
  B  --9--  --6--  --8--       --6--  --6--  --9--  -11--  --8--  --9--<br/>

 
  G  -10--  --6--  --9--       --6--  --8--  --8--  -10--  --9--  -10--<br/>

 
  D  -10--  --8--  -10--       --6--  --8--  -10--  -11--  -10--  -10--<br/>

 
  A  --8--  --8--  -10--       --x--  --8--  -11--  --x--  -10--  --8--<br/>

 
  E  --x--  --6--  --x--       --6--  --x--  --x--  --x--  --8--  --8--<br/>

 
 e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|<br/>

 
 B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|<br/>

 
 G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|<br/>

 
 D|------------------|-------3-------3-|-------5-------5-|------------------|<br/>

 
 A|-------3--------3-|-1-3/4---1-3/4---|-3-5/7---3-5/7---|-------3--------3-|<br/>

 
 E|-1-3/4----1-3/4---|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3/4----1-3/4---|<br/>

(words: [Fm]all night long on the broken glass

[Bbm]living in a medicine chest

[C]mediteromainian hotel back

[Fm]sprawled across a roll top desk.

etc...)

the chorus is like this:

[Bbm7]sell me one of those if i shave my head

[Eb]get me out of town is what fire ball said

[Ab]never trust a man in a blue trench coat

[Ab]never drive a car when you're dead

[Bm*]Saturday's a festival, Friday's a gem

[C]dye your hair yellow and raise your hem

[Fm*]follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road

[Fm*]i just got to wear the dress that my baby done sowed

for the last two Fm chords, i like to play this:

(these are straight quarter notes)

Fm* Fm*

 
 e|---------------------------|-----------------<br/>
 B|---------------------------|-----------------<br/>
 G|-10--10--9--9--8--8--7--7--|--6--6--5--5--4---   now solo over the verse<br/>
 D|-10--10--9--9--8--8--7--7--|--6--6--5--5--4---   chords: Fm, Bbm, C, Fm<br/>
 A|---------------------------|-----------------<br/>
 E|---------------------------|----------------<br/>

i guess that's about everything...

have fun jamming, this is a wonderful song to improvise over.

any questions,comments,corrections,flames,stories,points of view or otherwise

please write:

olsent@ucsub.colorado.edu

Todd Olsen

and also... sorry if some of words are mixed up or spelled wrong, this

all from memory.

and if you've never heard the Big Time album it's worth buying for this

song alone (to say nothing of Raindogs!)

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{t:Telephone Call From Istanbul}
 {st:Tom Waits}
 
 #
 # 
 {sot}
 #----------------------------------PLEASE&nbsp;NOTE---------------------------------# 
 {eot}
 ##This&nbsp;file&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;author's&nbsp;own&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;represents&nbsp;their&nbsp;interpretation&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;# 
 ##song.&nbsp;You&nbsp;may&nbsp;only&nbsp;use&nbsp;this&nbsp;file&nbsp;for&nbsp;private&nbsp;study,&nbsp;scholarship,&nbsp;or&nbsp;research.&nbsp;# 
 # 
 {sot}
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 
 {eot}
 #Date:&nbsp;Wed,&nbsp;11&nbsp;Oct&nbsp;1995&nbsp;16:11:28&nbsp;-0600&nbsp;(MDT) 
 #From:&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;High&nbsp;Ruler&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Universe&nbsp; 
 #Subject:&nbsp;TAB:&nbsp;Telephone&nbsp;Call&nbsp;From&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Waits 
 # 
 # 
 #This&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;tab/chrords&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;_Big&nbsp;Time_&nbsp;&nbsp;version&nbsp;of... 
 # 
 #Telephone&nbsp;Call&nbsp;From&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Waits 
 # 
 #(The&nbsp;FWY&nbsp;&nbsp;version&nbsp;is&nbsp;either&nbsp;a&nbsp;1/2&nbsp;step&nbsp;up&nbsp;or&nbsp;down,&nbsp;i&nbsp;can't&nbsp;remember, 
 # this&nbsp;one&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;key&nbsp;of&nbsp;Fm) 
 # 
 #the&nbsp;chords: 
 # 
 #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chorus 
 #&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bbm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bbm7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ab&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bbm*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fm* 
 # 
 {sot}
 &nbsp;e&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--9--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8-- 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 &nbsp;B&nbsp;&nbsp;--9--&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--9--&nbsp;&nbsp;-11--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;--9-- 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 &nbsp;G&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--9--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;--9--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10-- 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 &nbsp;D&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;-11--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10-- 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 &nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;-11--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;-10--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8-- 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 &nbsp;E&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--6--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--x--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8--&nbsp;&nbsp;--8-- 
 {eot}
 #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 #i&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;play&nbsp;the&nbsp;verse&nbsp;chords&nbsp;with&nbsp;as&nbsp;many&nbsp;fingers&nbsp;as&nbsp;i&nbsp;can.&nbsp;(does&nbsp; 
 #that&nbsp;make&nbsp;any&nbsp;sense?)&nbsp;i&nbsp;think&nbsp;it&nbsp;allows&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;controled&nbsp;muting.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 #it&nbsp;also&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;good&nbsp;to&nbsp;barre&nbsp;them.&nbsp;&nbsp;of&nbsp;course&nbsp;it&nbsp;also&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;goo&nbsp;to&nbsp;playy&nbsp; 
 #the&nbsp;bass&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;verses. 
 # 
 #it&nbsp;goes&nbsp;like&nbsp;this: 
 # 
 #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bbm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fm 
 # 
 # 
 {sot}
 e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 D|------------------|-------3-------3-|-------5-------5-|------------------| 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 A|-------3--------3-|-1-3/4---1-3/4---|-3-5/7---3-5/7---|-------3--------3-| 
 {eot}
 # 
 {sot}
 E|-1-3/4----1-3/4---|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3/4----1-3/4---| 
 {eot}
 # 
 #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; repeat&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;times 
 # 
 (words:&nbsp;[Fm]all&nbsp;night&nbsp;long&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;broken&nbsp;glass 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Bbm]living&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;medicine&nbsp;chest 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[C]mediteromainian&nbsp;hotel&nbsp;back 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Fm]sprawled&nbsp;across&nbsp;a&nbsp;roll&nbsp;top&nbsp;desk. 
 etc...) 
 
 
 the&nbsp;chorus&nbsp;is&nbsp;like&nbsp;this: 
 
 [Bbm7]sell&nbsp;me&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;those&nbsp;if&nbsp;i&nbsp;shave&nbsp;my&nbsp;head 
 [Eb]get&nbsp;me&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;town&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;fire&nbsp;ball&nbsp;said 
 [Ab]never&nbsp;trust&nbsp;a&nbsp;man&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;blue&nbsp;trench&nbsp;coat 
 [Ab]never&nbsp;drive&nbsp;a&nbsp;car&nbsp;when&nbsp;you're&nbsp;dead 
 
 [Bm*]Saturday's&nbsp;a&nbsp;festival,&nbsp;Friday's&nbsp;a&nbsp;gem 
 [C]dye&nbsp;your&nbsp;hair&nbsp;yellow&nbsp;and&nbsp;raise&nbsp;your&nbsp;hem 
 [Fm*]follow&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;Beulah's&nbsp;on&nbsp;dry&nbsp;creek&nbsp;road 
 [Fm*]i&nbsp;just&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;wear&nbsp;the&nbsp;dress&nbsp;that&nbsp;my&nbsp;baby&nbsp;done&nbsp;sowed 
 
 for&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;two&nbsp;Fm&nbsp;chords,&nbsp;i&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;play&nbsp;this: 
 (these&nbsp;are&nbsp;straight&nbsp;quarter&nbsp;notes) 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fm*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fm* 
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------|----------------- 
 B|---------------------------|----------------- 
 G|-10--10--9--9--8--8--7--7--|--6--6--5--5--4---&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;now&nbsp;solo&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;verse 
 D|-10--10--9--9--8--8--7--7--|--6--6--5--5--4---&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;chords:&nbsp;Fm,&nbsp;Bbm,&nbsp;C,&nbsp;Fm 
 A|---------------------------|----------------- 
 E|---------------------------|---------------- 
 {eot}
 
 i&nbsp;guess&nbsp;that's&nbsp;about&nbsp;everything... 
 have&nbsp;fun&nbsp;jamming,&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;wonderful&nbsp;song&nbsp;to&nbsp;improvise&nbsp;over. 
 
 any&nbsp;questions,comments,corrections,flames,stories,points&nbsp;of&nbsp;view&nbsp;or&nbsp;otherwise 
 please&nbsp;write: 
 
 olsent@ucsub.colorado.edu 
 Todd&nbsp;Olsen 
 
 &nbsp;and&nbsp;also...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sorry&nbsp;if&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;words&nbsp;are&nbsp;mixed&nbsp;up&nbsp;or&nbsp;spelled&nbsp;wrong,&nbsp;this&nbsp; 
 all&nbsp;from&nbsp;memory. 
 
 and&nbsp;if&nbsp;you've&nbsp;never&nbsp;heard&nbsp;the&nbsp;Big&nbsp;Time&nbsp;album&nbsp;it's&nbsp;worth&nbsp;buying&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp; 
 song&nbsp;alone&nbsp;(to&nbsp;say&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;of&nbsp;Raindogs!) 
 
 
 
 
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