Cell Block Tango - Glee [HD Full Studio] Chords

Tempo:
136.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

C#

Fm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cell Block Tango - Glee [HD Full Studio] chords
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And now, the six married murderesses of the Cook County Jail, in their rendition of The Cell Block Tango.
Swish.
Uh-uh.
Squish.
Uh-uh.
Sizzling.
[C] [C#] [C] Squish.
[Fm]
[G] Squish.
The squirrel.
[C] Squish it.
[Fm]
[G] Squish.
Squish.
The squirrel.
[C] Squish it.
He [F] had it coming.
[C] [F] He had it coming.
He only had himself to blame.
[A#] If you'd have been there, [A#m] if you'd have seen it, [C#] I betcha you [C] would have been [F] the [C#] same.
[G] [C] Squish.
[F]
[C#] [G] Squish.
Squish.
[C] Squish.
[G#] You know how people have these little habits [F] that get you [C] down?
[F] Like Bernie.
[Cm]
Bernie, he liked to chew gum.
[A#] No, not chew.
[A#m] Pop.
[Fm] So I came home [C] this one day, and I'm [Fm] really irritated, and I'm looking for [F] a little sympathy.
And there's Bernie, lying on the couch, drinking a beer and chewing.
[Cm] No, not chewing.
[A#] Popping.
So I said to him, [A#m] I said, you pop that gum [C#] one [C] more time.
[Fm] [F] And he did.
So I took the shotgun off the wall, and I fired [C]
[F] two warning shots [Cm] into his head.
[C] He [F] had it coming.
[C] He had [F] it coming.
[C]
He [F] only had himself to blame.
[A#] If you'd have been there, if you'd have heard it, I [C#] betcha you [C] would have done the [Fm] same.
[G] [C] [Fm]
[G] [G#] [F] I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake City about two years ago.
And he told me he was single, and we hit it off right [A#] away.
So we started [A#m] living together.
He'd go to [F] work, he'd come [C] home, I'd [Fm] fix him a drink, and we'd have [E] dinner.
[F] And then I found out.
Single, he told me.
Single my butt.
Not [Gm] only was he married, who knew?
[A#m] He had six wives.
[C#] One of [A#] those Mormons, [Fm] you know?
[G#] So [F] that night, when he came home from work, I fixed him his drink, as usual.
You [C#] know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic.
He [F#] had it coming.
[C#] He had [F#] it coming.
[C#] He took [F#] a flower, and it cried.
And [B] then he used it, and [Bm] he abused it.
It [D] was a murder [C#] for
[F#m] strife.
[N] Now I'm standing in the kitchen, carving up the chicken for dinner, minding my own business.
In storms my husband Wilburn in a jealous rage.
You been doing the milkman, he says?
He was crazy, and he kept on screaming.
You been doing the milkman?
And then he ran into my knife.
He ran into my knife ten times.
[A]
[C] The dirty bum, bum.
The [C#] dirty bum, bum.
[C#m]
[C#] [F#] They had it coming.
They had it coming.
They had it coming.
They had it coming.
They had it coming.
All along.
[F#m] All along.
What did [B] they use?
What did they use?
And [Bm] they abused.
And they abused us.
[D] Could you tell [C#] us that we [F#] were wrong?
[D] Could you tell [C#] us that we [F#m] were wrong?
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Fm
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G
2131
C
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F
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C#
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To jam and learn Catherine Zeta-Jones, Susan Misner, Deidre Goodwin, Denise Faye, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Mýa Harrison, Taye Diggs - Cell Block Tango chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, C, Fm, C, F, C#, F and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 68 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 136 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And now, the six married murderesses of the Cook County Jail, in their rendition of The Cell Block Tango.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Swish.
_ Uh-uh. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Squish.
Uh-uh.
Sizzling. _ _ _
[C] _ [C#] _ [C] Squish.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[G] Squish.
The squirrel.
[C] Squish it.
[Fm] _ _ _
[G] Squish.
Squish.
The squirrel.
[C] Squish it.
He [F] had it coming.
_ [C] [F] He had it coming. _
He only had himself to blame.
[A#] If you'd have been there, [A#m] if you'd have seen it, [C#] I betcha you [C] would have been [F] the [C#] same.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] Squish.
[F] _
[C#] _ _ [G] Squish.
Squish.
[C] Squish. _
_ [G#] _ You know how people have these little habits [F] that get you [C] down?
[F] Like Bernie.
[Cm] _
Bernie, he liked to chew gum.
[A#] No, not chew. _
[A#m] Pop.
_ [Fm] So I came home [C] this one day, and I'm [Fm] really irritated, and I'm looking for [F] a little sympathy.
And there's Bernie, lying on the couch, drinking a beer and chewing.
_ [Cm] No, not chewing.
_ [A#] Popping.
So I said to him, [A#m] I said, you pop that gum [C#] one [C] more time.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] And he did.
_ So I took the shotgun off the wall, and I fired [C]
[F] two warning shots _ [Cm] _ _ into _ his head.
_ [C] He [F] had it coming.
[C] He had [F] it coming.
_ [C]
He [F] only had himself to blame.
[A#] If you'd have been there, if you'd have heard it, I [C#] betcha you [C] would have done the [Fm] same.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F] I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake City about two years ago.
And he told me he was single, and we hit it off right [A#] away.
So we started [A#m] living together.
He'd go to [F] work, he'd come [C] home, I'd [Fm] fix him a drink, and we'd have [E] dinner. _
[F] And then I found out.
_ _ Single, he told me.
Single my butt.
Not [Gm] only was he married, who knew?
[A#m] He had six wives.
[C#] One of [A#] those Mormons, [Fm] you know? _
[G#] So [F] that night, when he came home from work, I fixed him his drink, as usual.
_ _ You [C#] know, some guys just can't hold their _ arsenic.
He [F#] had it coming.
[C#] He had [F#] it coming.
[C#] He took [F#] a flower, and it cried.
_ And [B] then he used it, and [Bm] he abused it.
It [D] was a murder [C#] for _
[F#m] strife.
_ _ [N] Now I'm standing in the kitchen, carving up the chicken for dinner, minding my own business.
In storms my husband Wilburn in a jealous rage.
You been doing the milkman, he says?
He was crazy, and he kept on screaming.
You been doing the milkman? _
And then he ran into my knife.
He ran into my knife ten times.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] The dirty bum, bum. _ _
The [C#] dirty bum, bum.
_ [C#m] _
[C#] _ _ [F#] They had it coming.
They had it coming.
They had it coming.
They had it coming.
They had it coming.
All along.
[F#m] All along.
What did [B] they use?
What did they use?
And [Bm] they abused.
And they abused us.
[D] Could you tell [C#] us that we [F#] were wrong?
_ [D] Could you tell [C#] us that we [F#m] were wrong? _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's John Kander and Fred Ebb who authored this song.

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