I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
Tom Waits (1973)
A|---------R------
4 E|---------M------ 2 beat FP pattern
4 C|-----I-------I--
G|-T--------------
1 & 2 &
Intro
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A]
Well, I | [D] hope that I don't [G] fall in love with | [A] you | [A]
'Cause | [D] falling in [G] love just makes me | [A] blue | [A]
Well the | [G] music plays and [D] you display
Your | [Em] heart for me to [D] see,
I | [G] had a beer and [D] now I hear
You | [1/2Em] calling out for | [A] me | [A] |
And I | [D] hope that I don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] you. | [D]
Well, the | [D] room is crowded, there's [G] people every- | [A] where | [A]
And I | [D] wonder, should I [G] offer you a | [A] chair? | [A]
Well, if | [G] you sit down with [D] this old clown,
I'll | [Em] take that frown and [D] break it,
Be- | [G] fore the evening's [D] gone away,
I | [1/2Em] think that we could | [A] make it, | [A]
And I | [D] hope that I don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] you. | [D]
I can | [D] see that you are [G] lonesome just like | [A] me | [A]
and it | [D] being late, you'd [G] like some compa- | [A] ny | [A]
Well | [G] I've had two, I [D] look at you,
And | [Em] you look back at [D] me
The | [G] guy you're with has [D] up and split,
The | [1/2Em] chair next to you is | [A] free | [A]
And I | [D] hope that you don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] me. | [D] |
Solo (Sing melody with La la la...)
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [G] [D] | [Em] [D] |
| [G] [D] | [1/2Em] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] [G↓] [A↓] | [D] | [D]
Now the | [D] night does funny [G] things inside a | [A] man | [A]
These old | [D] tomcat feelings [G] you don't under- | [A] stand | [A]
I | [G] turn around and [D] look at you, you | [Em] light a cigar- [D] ette
I | [G] wish I had the [D] guts to bum one, | [1/2Em] but we've never | [A] met | [A]
And I | [D] hope that I don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] you. | [D]
Now it's | [D] closing time, the [G] music's fading | [A] out | [A]
Last | [D] call for drinks I'll [G] have another | [A] stout | [A]
I | [G] turn around and [D] look at you, you're | [Em] nowhere to be [D] found
I | [G] search the place for [D] your lost face,
I | [1/2Em] guess I'll have another | [A] round | [A]
And I | [D] think that I just [G↓] fell in [A↓] love with | [D] you | [D]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Good fingerpicking song with plenty of suspended chord decoration opportunities (not in chart).
#Last Updated 9-02-18 JJ
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Tom Waits (1973)
A|---------R------
4 E|---------M------ 2 beat FP pattern
4 C|-----I-------I--
G|-T--------------
1 & 2 &
Intro
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A]
Well, I | [D] hope that I don't [G] fall in love with | [A] you | [A]
'Cause | [D] falling in [G] love just makes me | [A] blue | [A]
Well the | [G] music plays and [D] you display
Your | [Em] heart for me to [D] see,
I | [G] had a beer and [D] now I hear
You | [1/2Em] calling out for | [A] me | [A] |
And I | [D] hope that I don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] you. | [D]
Well, the | [D] room is crowded, there's [G] people every- | [A] where | [A]
And I | [D] wonder, should I [G] offer you a | [A] chair? | [A]
Well, if | [G] you sit down with [D] this old clown,
I'll | [Em] take that frown and [D] break it,
Be- | [G] fore the evening's [D] gone away,
I | [1/2Em] think that we could | [A] make it, | [A]
And I | [D] hope that I don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] you. | [D]
I can | [D] see that you are [G] lonesome just like | [A] me | [A]
and it | [D] being late, you'd [G] like some compa- | [A] ny | [A]
Well | [G] I've had two, I [D] look at you,
And | [Em] you look back at [D] me
The | [G] guy you're with has [D] up and split,
The | [1/2Em] chair next to you is | [A] free | [A]
And I | [D] hope that you don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] me. | [D] |
Solo (Sing melody with La la la...)
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [G] [D] | [Em] [D] |
| [G] [D] | [1/2Em] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] [G↓] [A↓] | [D] | [D]
Now the | [D] night does funny [G] things inside a | [A] man | [A]
These old | [D] tomcat feelings [G] you don't under- | [A] stand | [A]
I | [G] turn around and [D] look at you, you | [Em] light a cigar- [D] ette
I | [G] wish I had the [D] guts to bum one, | [1/2Em] but we've never | [A] met | [A]
And I | [D] hope that I don't [G↓] fall in [A↓] love with | [D] you. | [D]
Now it's | [D] closing time, the [G] music's fading | [A] out | [A]
Last | [D] call for drinks I'll [G] have another | [A] stout | [A]
I | [G] turn around and [D] look at you, you're | [Em] nowhere to be [D] found
I | [G] search the place for [D] your lost face,
I | [1/2Em] guess I'll have another | [A] round | [A]
And I | [D] think that I just [G↓] fell in [A↓] love with | [D] you | [D]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Good fingerpicking song with plenty of suspended chord decoration opportunities (not in chart).
#Last Updated 9-02-18 JJ
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