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DON'T GO INTO THAT BARN TOM WAITS ( Capo 2nd Fret ) Am ( 002210/002230/002210// ) Dm ( 000231/000233/000231// ) Am Don't go into that barn, yea [2x] Am Black cellophane sky at midnite Big blue moon with three gold rings I called Champion to the window And I pointed up above the trees Dm That's where I heard my name in a scream Coming from the woods, out there Am I let my dog run off the chain I locked my door real good with a chair Em Don't go into that barn, yea Am I said don't go into that barn, yea Everett Lee broke loose again Its worse than the time before Cause he's high on potato and tulip wine Fermented in the muddy rain of course A drunken wail a drunken train Blew through the birdless trees Oh, you're alone alright Your alone alright How did I know How did I know Don't go into that barn, yea Don't go into that barn, yea An old black tree Scratching up the sky With boney, claw like fingers A rusty black rake Digging up the turnips Of a muddy cold grey day Shiny tooth talons Coiled for grabbing a stranger happening by And the day went home early And the sun sunk down into The muck of a deep dead sky Don't go into that barn, yea I said don't go into that barn, yea Back since Saginaw Calinda was born It's been cotton, soybeans, tobacco and corn Behind the porticoed house of a Long dead farm They found the falling down timbers Of a spooky old barn Out there like a slave ship Upside down Wrecked beneath the waves of grain When the river is low They find old bones and When they plow they always Dig up chains Don't go into that barn, yea I said don't go into that barn, yea Am Did you bury your fire? Yes sir Did you cover your tracks? Yes sir Did you bring your knife? Yes sir Did they see your face? No sir Dm Did the Moon see you? No sir DId you go cross the river? Yes sir Am Did you fix your rake? Yes sir Did you stay downwind? Yes sir Em Did you hide your gun? Yes sir Did you smuggle your rum? Yes sir I said Am How did I know How did I know How did I know Don't go into that barn, yea Don't go into that barn, yea Don't forget that I warned you I said don't go into that barn, yea Don't go into that barn, yea I said don't go into that barn, yea No shirt no coat Put me on a flat boat Dover down to Covington Covington to Louisville Louisville to Henderson Henderson to Smithland Smithland to Memphis Memphis down to Vicksburg Vicksburg to Natchez Goin' down to Natchez Put me on a flat boat Dover Dam To Covington, Covington to Louisville, Louisville to Henderson... ***************************************************************************************** The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists. No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, if such exists. It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy *****************************************************************************************