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Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
Appears on Blue Valentine, Used Songs
Version 1 | Version 2 | Version 3 | Lyrics
Version 1
Bb9: EADGHe: X10111
Bb/C: EADGHe: X3X331
Fadd9/A: EADGHe: X03213
C11: EADGHe: 033333
Intro: Gm Am7 Bb Bb/C
F A7
hey Charlie I'm pregnant
Bb9
and living on the 9th street
F A7
right above a dirty bookstore
Bb9
of euclid avenue
F A7
and I stopped takin dope
Bb9
and I quit drinkin whiskey
Gm7 F/A
and my old man plays the trombone
Bb9 Bb/C F C11 F
and works out at the track
F A7
and he says that he loves me
Bb9
even though its not his baby
F A7
and he says that he'll raise him up
Bb9
like he would his own son
F A7
and he gave me a ring
Dm7 F/Eb
that was worn by his mother
Bb9 Bb/C
and he takes me out dancin
Bb9 C11 F C11 F C11
every saturday night.
F A7
and hey Charlie I think about you
Bb9
everytime I pass a fillin station
F A7
on account of all the grease
Bb9
you used to wear in your hair
F A7
and I still have that record
Dm7 F/Eb
of little anthony & the Imperials
Bb9
but someone stole my record player
C11 F C11 F A7
now how do you like that?
Dm7 F/C
hey Charlie I almost went crazy
Gm7 Fadd9/A
after mario got busted
Bb9 Bb/C C7
so I went back to omaha to
F A7
live with my folks
Dm7 F/C
but everyone I used to know
Bb9
was either dead or in prison
Gm7 Fadd9/A
so I came back to Minneapolis
Bb9 Bb/C C7
this time I think i'm gonna stay.
F A7
hey Charlie I think I'm happy
Bb9
for the first time since my accident
F A7
and I wish I had all the money
Bb9
that we used to spend on dope
F A7
i'd buy me a used car lot
Dm7 F/Eb
and I wouldn't sell any of em
Bb9
i'd just drive a different car
C11 Bb9 C11
every day, dependin on how I feel
F C11 F C11
F A7
hey Charlie for chrissakes
Bb9
do you want to know the truth of it?
F A7
i don't have a husband
Bb9
he don't play the trombone
F A7
and I need to borrow money
Dm7
to pay this lawyer
F/Eb
Charlie, hey
Bb9
i'll be eligible for parole
C11 F
come valentines day
|F# - A#m7| - |B9| - |F# - A#m7| - |B9| |F# - A#m7| - |B9| - |G#m - A#m7| - |B - B/C#| F# A#7 B9 Hey Charlie, I'm pregnant, and living on 9th Street F# A#7 B9 Right above a dirty bookstore off Euclid Avenue F# A#7 B9 And I stopped takin' dope and I quit drinkin' whiskey G#m7 F#/A# B9 B/C# F# C#11 F# And my old man plays the trombone and works out at the track F# A#7 B9 He says that he loves me, even though it's not his baby F# A#7 B9 He says that he'll raise him up like he would his own son F# A#7 D#m7 F# He gave me a ring that was worn by his mother B9 B/C# C#7 B9 C#11 F# and he takes me out dancin' every Saturday night F# A#7 B9 Hey Charlie, I think about you everytime I pass a fillin' station F# A#7 B9 On account of all the grease you used to wear in your hair F# A#7 D#m7 F# I still have that record of Little Anthony and the Imperials B9 C#11 F# but someone stole my record player, now how do you like that? D#m7 F# G#m7 F# And hey Charlie, I almost went crazy, after Mario got busted B9 C#7 F# A#7 So I went back to Omaha to live with my folks D#m7 F# B9 But everyone I used to know was either dead or in prison G#m7 F# B9 C#7 So I came back to Minneapolis, this time I think I'm gonna stay F# A#7 B9 Hey Charlie, I think I'm happy for the first time since my accident F# A#7 B9 And I wish I had all the money we used to spend on dope F# A#7 D#m7 F# I'd buy me a used car lot and I wouldn't sell any of 'em B9 C#11 B9 C#11 F# I'd just drive a different car every day dependin' on how I feel F# A#7 B9 Hey Charlie, for chrissakes, if you want to know the truth of it F# A#7 B9 I don't have a husband, he don't play the trombone F# A#7 D#m7 F# I need to borrow money to pay this lawyer, and Charlie, hey B9 C#11 F# I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's day
Version 3
Intro: Gm-Am7-Bb-C-F
F A7
hey Charlie I'm pregnant
Bb
and living on the 9th street
F A7
right above a dirty bookstore
Bb
of euclid avenue
F A7
and I stopped takin dope
Bb
and I quit drinkin whiskey
Gm7 C
and my old man plays the trombone
Bb C F
and works out at the track
F A7
and he says that he loves me
Bb
even though its not his baby
F A7
and he says that he'll raise him up
Bb
like he would his own son
F A7
and he gave me a ring
Dm7 F
that was worn by his mother
Bb C
and he takes me out dancin
Bb C F
every saturday night.
F A7
and hey Charlie I think about you
Bb
everytime I pass a fillin station
F A7
on account of all the grease
Bb
you used to wear in your hair
F A7
and I still have that record
Dm7 F
of little anthony & the Imperials
Bb9 C
but someone stole my record player
Bb C F A7
now how do you like that?
Dm7 F
hey Charlie I almost went crazy
Gm7 Am
after mario got busted
Bb C C7
so I went back to omaha to
F A7
live with my folks
Dm7 F
but everyone I used to know
Bb9
was either dead or in prison
Gm7 Fadd9/A
so I came back to Minneapolis
Bb C C7 F
this time I think i'm gonna stay.
F A7
hey Charlie I think I'm happy
Bb9
for the first time since my accident
F A7
and I wish I had all the money
Bb9
that we used to spend on dope
F A7
i'd buy me a used car lot
Dm7 F
and I wouldn't sell any of em
Bb9 C
i'd just drive a different car every day
Bb C F
dependin on how I feel
F A7
hey Charlie for chrissakes
Bb
do you want to know the truth of it?
F A7
i don't have a husband
Bb
he don't play the trombone
F A7
and I need to borrow money
Dm7 F
to pay this lawyer Charlie, hey
Bb9 C
i'll be eligible for parole
Bb C F
come valentines day
hey charlie i'm pregnant
and living on the 9th street
right above a dirty bookstore
off euclid avenue
and i stopped takin dope
and i quit drinkin whiskey
and my old man plays the trombone
and works out at the track
and he says that he loves me
even though its not his baby
and he says that he'll raise him up
like he would his own son
and he gave me a ring
that was worn by his mother
and he takes me out dancin
every saturday night.
and hey charlie i think about you
everytime i pass a fillin station
om account of all the grease
you used to wear in your hair
and i still have that record
of little anthony & the imperials
but someone stole my record player
now how do you like that?
hey charlie i almost went crazy
after mario got busted
so i went back to omaha to
live with my folks
but everyone i used to know
was either dead or in prison
so i came back to minneapolis
this time i think i'm gonna stay.
hey charlie i think i'm happy
for the first time since my accident
and i wish i had all the money
that we used to spend on dope
i'd buy me a used car lot
and i wouldn't sell any of em
i'd just drive a different car
every day, dependin on how
i feel
hey charlie for chrissakes
do you want to know the
truth of it?
i don't have a husband
he don't play the trombone
and i need to borrow money
to pay this lawyer
and charlie, hey
i'll be eligible for parole
come valentines day
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