Tom: Bm
D/F#.....................[2x023x]
G6.......................[3x243x]
Gm6......................[3x233x]
Asus4....................[x0223x]
Abm7b5...................[4x443x]
D7/Ab....................[4x453x]
Abdim....................[4x343x]
Gm6/Bb...................[x1233x]
| D/A | G | DMaj7/F# | Gadd9 |
| D/F# | Bm | G | A |
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
When Jack Frost came for christmas
Gadd9
With a brass monkey date
D/F# Bm
The rail-king and the scarecrow
G Em7
Hopped a Florida freight
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
And they blew on their paper cups
Gadd9
And stared through the steam
D/F# Bm
Then they drank half a bottle
G Em
Of Ragpicker's Dream
G6 Gm6
Where the whiskey keeps following
A D/A F#m Bm
Cold pitchers of beer
D/A
Me and my associate
Gadd9 Asus4
Like the clientele here
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
Get the onions and the 'taters
Gadd9 D/F#
Rib-eyes on the grill
Bm
Toothpicks and luckies
G Em7
And a coffee refill
| D/F# | G | DMaj7/F# | Gadd9 |
| D/F# | Bm | G | A |
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
As the rail-king lay rocking
Gadd9
He was leaving the ground
D/F# Bm G
Then he was flying like Santa Claus
Em7
Over the town
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
Where he came to the window
Gadd9 D/F#
Of a house by a stream
Bm
It was a family christmas
G Em7 (Em7)
In the Ragpicker's Dream
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
There were kids at the table
Gadd9 D/F#
All aglow in the light
Bm
Music in the wintertime
G Em7
Sure carries at night
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
There was turkey and gravy
Abm7b5 (Abm7b5)
Pie and ice-cream
D/A Bm
And gifts for each and everyone
G Em
In the Ragpicker's Dream
G6 Gm6
Where the red-eye keeps tumbling
A D/A F#m Bm
In our glasses of beer
D/A
Me and my associate
G Asus4
Like the service in here
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
There's a ten for your trouble
Gadd9
You have beautiful hair
D/F# Bm
Make the last one two doubles
G Em7 (Em7)
It's a cold one out there
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
Where the scarecrow and the rail-king
Gadd9
Have started to dance
D/F# Bm
But a nightstick and a billyclub
G Em7
Won't give peace a chance
D/F# G D/F#
Here I think they went thataways
Abm7b5 (Abm7b5)
Your song and dance team
D/A Bm
Heading home for the holidays
G Em7 (Em7)
With the Ragpicker's Dream
D/F# G DMaj7/F#
On his knees like a fighter
Gadd9 D/F#
The rail-riding king
Bm
Like a sack of potatoes
G Em7
Like a bull in the ring
D/F# G D/F#
Where the scarecrow falls over
D7/Ab (D7/Ab) Gm6 (Gm6)
With a tear in the seam
D/A Bm
Home for the rover
G Em
In the Ragpicker's Dream
G6 Gm6
Where the red-eye keeps tumbling
A D/A F#m Bm
Like tears in our beer
D/A
Me and my associate
G Asus4
Like the ambience here
D/F# G D/F#
Where they cornered two castaways
Abdim (Abdim) Gm6 (Gm6)
In a white flashlight beam
D/A Bm
Merry christmas and happy days
G Em7 Gm6/Bb
In the Ragpicker's Dream
| D/F# | G | DMaj7/F# | Gadd9 |
| DMaj7/F# | Gadd9 | DMaj7/F# | DMaj7 |
| Gadd9 |
