In The Neighborhood Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
104.45 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Fm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - In The Neighborhood chords
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[Bb] [Ab] [D] [Eb] Well the eggs chase [Ab] the bacon [Fm] [Eb] on the [Ab] frying [Fm] pan
[Eb] The whining [Cm] dog fidges [Fm] on a three-pole [Bb] barrel
[Eb] And the dogs tip [Ab] the garbage [Fm] [Eb] cans over last [Ab] night
[Fm] And [Eb] there's always
[Cm] construction work
[Fm] [Bb]
Farthering in [Gm] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the neighborhood
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [D] [Eb] Well Friday's the [Ab] funeral [Eb] and [Ab] Saturday's the bride
[Fm] [Eb] Say he's got [Cm] a pistol [Fm] on the [Ab] register [Bb] side
[Eb] And the guy in [Ab] the delivery [Eb] truck said make too [Ab] much [Fm] noise
[Eb] And we don't get [Cm] our butter [Fm] delivered [Bb]
no more
In [Gm] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the
[Bb] neighborhood
[Eb]
[Bb] Well [Ab] [D] [Eb] Big Mom [Ab] bought a brick in [Eb] his old [Ab] greyhound
[Fm] [Eb] And the kids can't [Cm] get ice cream, [Fm] but the market burns [Bb] down
[Eb] The [Ab] newspaper sleeping [Fm] [Eb] bag flowed down [Ab] the lane
[Eb] And that [Cm] goddamn flatbed [Fm] got me fending [Bb]
again
In [Gm] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the
[Ab] neighborhood, [Eb] in the neighborhood
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [D] [Eb] There's a couple
[Ab] Filipina [Eb] girls giggling by [Ab] the church
[Eb] And the window [Cm] is busted [Fm] and the landlord [Bb] ain't home
[Eb] And Butch joined [Ab] the army, [Fm] [Eb] yeah that's where he's [Ab] been
[Fm] And [Eb] the [Gm]
[Cm] jackhammer's digging up [Fm] the sidewalks [Bb] again
In [Gm] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the neighborhood
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Fm
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Cm
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Learn the basic chords of Tom Waits - In The Neighborhood chords, with this master sequence: Cm, Fm, Eb, Ab, Eb, Cm, Ab, Fm, Ab and Eb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 52 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 104 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [D] [Eb] Well the eggs chase [Ab] the bacon [Fm] [Eb] on the [Ab] frying [Fm] pan
[Eb] The whining [Cm] dog fidges [Fm] on a three-pole [Bb] barrel
_ [Eb] And the dogs tip [Ab] the garbage [Fm] [Eb] cans over last [Ab] night
[Fm] And [Eb] there's always _
[Cm] construction work
[Fm] _ _ [Bb]
Farthering in [Gm] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the neighborhood
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [D] [Eb] Well Friday's the [Ab] funeral [Eb] and _ [Ab] Saturday's the bride
[Fm] _ [Eb] Say he's got [Cm] a pistol [Fm] on the [Ab] register [Bb] side
[Eb] And the guy in [Ab] the delivery [Eb] truck said make too [Ab] much [Fm] noise
[Eb] And we don't get [Cm] our butter [Fm] delivered _ [Bb]
no more
In [Gm] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the _ _
[Bb] neighborhood
_ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Well [Ab] _ [D] _ [Eb] Big Mom [Ab] bought a brick in [Eb] his old [Ab] greyhound
[Fm] [Eb] And the kids can't [Cm] get ice cream, [Fm] but the market burns [Bb] down
[Eb] The [Ab] newspaper sleeping [Fm] [Eb] bag flowed down [Ab] the lane
[Eb] And that _ [Cm] goddamn flatbed [Fm] got me fending [Bb] _
again
In [Gm] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the _
[Ab] neighborhood, [Eb] in the neighborhood
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [D] [Eb] There's a couple _
[Ab] Filipina [Eb] girls giggling by [Ab] the church
[Eb] And the window [Cm] is busted [Fm] and the landlord [Bb] ain't home
[Eb] And Butch joined [Ab] the army, [Fm] [Eb] yeah that's where he's [Ab] been
[Fm] And [Eb] the _ [Gm]
[Cm] jackhammer's digging up [Fm] the sidewalks [Bb] again
In [Gm] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the _ [Ab] neighborhood, in [Eb] the neighborhood _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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