Poor Edward
Tom WaitsVersion1
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Did you hear the news about Edward?
On the back of his head
he had another face
Was it a woman's face
or a young girl?
They said to remove it would kill him
So poor Edward was doomed
That face could laugh and cry
It was his devil twin
At night she spoke to him
Things heard only in hell
They were impossible to separate
Chained together for life
Finally the bell tolled his doom
He took a suite of rooms
And hung himself and her
from the balcony irons
Some still believe he was freed from her
But I knew her too well
I say she drove him to suicide
And took poor Edward to hell
(It's nice to disolve the dominant with the tonic here at the end)
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Readable chord sheet for Poor Edward by Tom Waits
[Em] -> [Am] [B7] -> [E7] [Am] -> [Dm] [E] -> [A] Did you [Em]hear the news about [B7]Edward? On the [Em]back of his [Am]head [B7]he had [Em]another face [E]Was it a [Am]woman's face or a young [B7]girl? They said to [Em]remove it would [Am]kill him So poor Edward was [B7]doomed That face could [Em]laugh and[Am] cry [B7]It was his [Em]devil twin [E]At night she [Am]spoke to him Things heard only in [B7]hell They were [Em]impossible to [Am]separate Chained together for [B7]life Finally the [Em]bell tolled his [Am]doom [B7]He took a [Em]suite of rooms [E]And hung [Am]himself and her from the balcony [B7]irons Some still [Em]believe he was [Am]freed from her But I knew her too [B7]well I say she [Em]drove him to [Am]suicide And took poor Edward to [B7]hell (It's nice to disolve the dominant [B7] with the tonic [Em] here at the end)