Intro: D A7 D A7 Bm A G D A7 D A7 Bm A G D A7 D A7 Bm A G Operator, number please, it's been so many years. D A7 D A7 Bm A G She'll remember my old voice while I fight the tears. D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7 Hello, hello there. Is this Martha? This is ol' Tom Frost. D B7 Em A7 Bm A G I am calling long distance, don't worry about the cost. D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7 It's been fourteen years or more now; Martha, please recall, D B7 Em A Bm A G And meet me out for coffee where we'll talk about it all. Chorus: D G D G And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose Bm G Em A D G And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me. D G D G There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows Bm G A D G D A7 D A7 Bm A G And we saved them for a rainy day. Verse [same chords as before]: I feel so much old now, you're much older too. How's the husband, how's the kids? You know that I got married too. Lucky that you found someone who makes you feel secure. We were all so young and foolish, now we are mature. Chorus: D G D G And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose Bm G Em A D G And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me. D G D G There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows Bm G A D G D A7 D A7 Bm A G And we saved them for a rainy day. Verse [same chords as before]: I was always so impulsive, guess that I still am. All that really mattered then was that I was a man. Guess that our bein' together wasn't meant to be. Martha, Martha, I love you, can't you see. Chorus: D G D G And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose Bm G Em A D G And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me. D G D G There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows Bm G A D G D A7 D A7 Bm A G And we saved them for a rainy day. I remember quiet evenings trembling close to you. This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Martha chords by Tom Waits
Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad
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d
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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play Martha on ukulele
To play Martha on ukulele, strum the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. It rolls along at a relaxed pace of around 72 bpm. You are playing it in D major. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Let each chord ring and follow the vocal's loose phrasing.
7 ukulele chords used in "Martha" by Tom Waits: A, A7, Bm, B7, D, Em and G
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