Step Right Up Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
129.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Bb

Bbm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits- Step Right Up chords
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[Bb] [Ab] [D] [C]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] Slip right [C] over, [Dm] slip right over, [C]
[Bb] slip right over.
[D] [Ab] Everyone's a winner, [Ebm] bargains [C] galore.
[D] That's right, [Db] you too can [C] be the [Bb] proud owner.
The quality [Am] goes in [D] before that name [Ab] goes [Gm] on.
[C] [Gm] One-tenth of [Bbm] a dollar, [C]
[Gm] one-tenth of a dollar.
We got service after [Bb] the sale.
How about [C] perfume?
We got [D] perfume.
[Fm] How about an engagement [Abm] ring?
[Bb] Something [C] for the little lady, [D] something for the little lady,
[Ab] something for the little lady.
[Bb] Three, four [C] dollars.
[D] [C] We got a year-end [Gb] clearance.
We got our white [C] sale [D] and our smoke [Db]-damaged furniture.
[Bb] You can drive it away today.
[C] [D] [Db] Act now, [Gm] act [C] now.
And [Dm] receivers are a gift, [Ab] a gift [Bb] to you.
They come in [C] all colors, [D] one-size-fits [Db]-all.
[Bb] [C] No muss, no fuss, [D] no spills.
You're tired [Ab] of kitchen [Bb] drudgery.
Everything must go.
[Cm] Going [D] out of business, going out [Eb] of business,
going [C] out of [Bb] business sale.
[C] 50% [D] off original retail [Gm] price.
Skip the middleman.
[C] [Bb] Don't set up a lesson.
How do we do it?
How do we do it?
Volume, [D] volume, turn up the volume.
[Gm] Now, you've heard it advertised.
[C] Don't [Bb] hesitate.
Don't be [C] caught with [D] the drawers down.
[Gm] Don't be [Ab] caught with [C] the drawers down.
Zip rider, [D]
[Db] zip rider.
[Bbm] [C] That's right.
It fillets and [D] chops, it dices and [Ab] slices,
never [Bb] stops, [C] lasts a lifetime, most short long.
[D]
And at [Cm] most short [Gm] long, it picks up the kids from [Db] school.
It [D] gets rid of unwanted [Bbm] facial hair.
It gets rid of embarrassing age spots.
It [D] delivers a pizza, [G] and it [Ab] lengthens, [B] [Cm] and it strengthens.
[Eb] And it finds that [Ab] slipper that's been at [Bb] large under the cheese
lines for several weeks.
[G] [Cm] And it plays a [Bbm] mean [C] rhythm master.
It [D] makes excuses for [Eb] unwanted lipstick [Bb] on your collar.
[Ab] And it's only a dollar.
[D]
Zip rider, [Bb] it's [Ab] only a dollar.
[D] Zip rider, [Ab] because it [Bbm] forges your signature.
[C] Not [D] completely [Db] satisfied, mail back [Bbm] unused portion of [Db] product
for complete [D] refund the price of [Db] purchase.
Zip rider, [C] please allow 30 days for delivery.
Don't be fooled by cheap imitation.
You [D] can [F] live in it, [Bbm] live in it, laugh in it, love in it,
swim [C] in it, sleep [Gb] in it, live in it, swim in it,
[C] laugh in it, love [Bbm] in it.
It removes embarrassing [C] stains from [D] contour sheets.
[Db] That's [Bbm] right.
And it entertains [D] visiting [Gb] relatives.
[C] [Bbm] It turns a sandwich [C] into a [D] banquet.
[Bbm] Tired of being the life of the party, change your shorts,
[D] change your [Gb] life, [C] change your [Bbm] life,
change into [Eb] a nine [D]-year-old Hindu [Ab] boy, get rid of your wife.
[Bb] [Eb] It walks [D] your dog, [Gb] and it doubles on sex.
[Cm] [Gm] Doubles on sex, [D] you can jump back,
jack, see you later, alligator, [Ab] see you later, alligator.
[Bbm] And it steals your [Cm] car.
[D] It gets rid of your [C] gambling debts.
It [Bbm] quits smoking.
It's a [Eb] friend.
It's a companion.
[D] It's the only product you [Dbm] will ever need.
Follow these easy assembly [Ab] instructions.
[D] It never needs [C] tiling.
[Bbm] Well, it takes [C] weights [D] off hips, busts, [Db] flies, and chins.
[Bbm] Bitrip gives you dandruff.
[D] It finds [Db] you a [C] job.
[Bbm] It is a job.
And [D] it strips the phone [Ab] cover, and it
pre [Bbm]-tapes end [Db]-proprietor's tape.
[D] [Db] And it gives you [G] denture breath.
[Db] And you know it's a friend.
[Bb] It's a [D] companion.
And it gets rid [C] of your traveler's checks.
It's new.
It's improved.
It's [D] old-fashioned.
[Fm] Well, [Bb] it takes care of business.
Never needs winding.
Never [D] needs winding.
Never [C] needs winding.
[Bbm] Gets [C] rid of [D] blackheads, heartbreak, and [Db] psoriasis.
Christ, [Bb] you don't know the meaning [Ab] of heartbreak, buddy.
[D] Come on.
Come [F] on.
[Bb] Come on.
Come on.
[C] [D] It's [Db] infective.
[Bbm] It's defective.
[Db] It creates household odors.
It disinfects.
It's [Bbm] sanitary for your [Db] protection.
[D] Gives [Ab] you an erection.
It [Eb] wins the election.
[Ab] Why put up [Gm] with painful [Db] coins [C] any longer?
[Bbm] It's a redeemable coupon.
No [C] obligation.
[D] No salesman will visit [Bb] your home.
[Bbm] We got a jackpot, [D] jackpot, jackpot.
[C] Prizes, [Bbm] prizes, prizes.
[C] All were [D] guaranteed.
[Ab] How [Bb] do we do it?
How do [C] we do it?
How do we do [D] it?
How do we do it?
We [Db] need [C] your [Bb] business.
[C] We're going out of [D] business.
[Ab] We'll give you the [Bb] business.
Get on the [Db] business.
[D] And the going [Db] out of [C] business sale.
Receive our [Bb] free brochure.
Free brochure.
Read the easy to follow assembly [C] instructions.
[D] Batteries not [Bbm] included.
[Gb] [D] Stand before midnight tomorrow.
[Bb] Terms available.
Step right [Ab] up.
[D]
Step right [Bb] up.
Step right [C] up.
[D]
[Db] [C] You got it, buddy.
A large [D] print give [Bb] us and a small print take us away.
[Cm] [D]
Step right [Cm] up.
You can step right up.
[D] You can [Bb] step right up.
Come on.
[D] Get [Cm] away from me.
Get in your world.
[Gb] [D]
Step right [Eb] up.
Step right up.
[Bb] [E]
Step [C] right up.
[Bbm] [Ab]
Come [Eb] [G]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm] [Cm] [Gm]
[Fm] [Ebm] on, come on, [Gm] come on.
[D]
[Cm] Come on, [B] come on.
[Bb] [Ab] Step right up.
[D]
[Db] You can step right up.
[Bb] Come out, step right up.
Come on, step [C] right up.
[Bb] [D] [Bbm] [D]
[Cm] [A]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Tom Waits - (1973-1980) Step Right Up chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Db, C, D, Bb, Ab, Bb and C in sequence. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 130. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Slip right [C] over, _ [Dm] slip right over, [C] _
[Bb] slip right over.
[D] _ _ [Ab] Everyone's a winner, [Ebm] bargains [C] galore.
_ [D] That's right, [Db] you too can [C] be the [Bb] proud owner.
The quality [Am] goes in [D] before that name [Ab] goes [Gm] on.
_ _ [C] [Gm] One-tenth of [Bbm] a dollar, [C] _
[Gm] one-tenth of a dollar.
We got service after [Bb] the sale.
How about [C] perfume?
We got [D] perfume.
[Fm] How about an engagement [Abm] ring?
[Bb] Something [C] for the little lady, [D] something for the little lady,
[Ab] something for the little lady.
[Bb] Three, four [C] dollars.
[D] _ [C] We got a year-end [Gb] clearance.
We got our white [C] sale [D] and our smoke [Db]-damaged furniture.
[Bb] You can drive it away today.
[C] _ _ [D] [Db] Act now, [Gm] act [C] now.
And [Dm] receivers are a gift, [Ab] a gift [Bb] to you.
They come in [C] all colors, [D] one-size-fits [Db]-all.
[Bb] _ _ [C] No muss, no fuss, [D] no spills.
You're tired [Ab] of kitchen [Bb] drudgery.
Everything must go.
[Cm] Going [D] out of business, going out [Eb] of business,
going [C] out of [Bb] business sale.
_ [C] 50% [D] off original retail [Gm] price.
Skip the middleman.
_ [C] _ [Bb] Don't set up a lesson.
How do we do it?
How do we do it?
Volume, [D] volume, turn up the volume.
_ [Gm] _ Now, you've heard it advertised.
[C] Don't [Bb] hesitate.
Don't be [C] caught with [D] the drawers down.
[Gm] Don't be [Ab] caught with [C] the drawers down.
Zip rider, [D] _
[Db] zip rider.
[Bbm] _ [C] That's right.
It fillets and [D] chops, it dices and [Ab] slices,
never [Bb] stops, [C] lasts a lifetime, most short long.
[D]
And at [Cm] most short [Gm] long, it picks up the kids from [Db] school.
It [D] gets rid of unwanted [Bbm] facial hair.
It gets rid of embarrassing age spots.
It [D] delivers a pizza, [G] and it [Ab] lengthens, [B] [Cm] and it strengthens.
[Eb] And it finds that [Ab] slipper that's been at [Bb] large under the cheese
lines for several weeks.
[G] [Cm] And it plays a [Bbm] mean [C] rhythm master.
It [D] makes excuses for [Eb] unwanted lipstick [Bb] on your collar.
[Ab] And it's only a dollar.
[D]
Zip rider, _ [Bb] it's [Ab] only a dollar.
[D] Zip rider, [Ab] because it [Bbm] forges your signature.
[C] Not [D] completely [Db] satisfied, mail back [Bbm] unused portion of [Db] product
for complete [D] refund the price of [Db] purchase.
_ Zip rider, _ [C] please allow 30 days for delivery.
Don't be fooled by cheap imitation.
You [D] can [F] live in it, [Bbm] live in it, laugh in it, love in it,
swim [C] in it, sleep [Gb] in it, live in it, swim in it,
[C] laugh in it, love [Bbm] in it.
It removes embarrassing [C] stains from [D] contour sheets.
[Db] That's [Bbm] right.
And it entertains [D] visiting [Gb] relatives.
[C] [Bbm] It turns a sandwich [C] into a [D] banquet.
[Bbm] Tired of being the life of the party, change your shorts,
[D] change your [Gb] life, [C] change your [Bbm] life,
change into [Eb] a nine [D]-year-old Hindu [Ab] boy, get rid of your wife.
[Bb] [Eb] It walks [D] your dog, [Gb] and it doubles on sex.
[Cm] _ [Gm] Doubles on sex, [D] you can jump back,
jack, see you later, alligator, [Ab] see you later, alligator.
[Bbm] And it steals your [Cm] car.
[D] It gets rid of your [C] gambling debts.
It [Bbm] quits smoking.
It's a [Eb] friend.
It's a companion.
[D] It's the only product you [Dbm] will ever need.
Follow these easy assembly [Ab] instructions.
[D] It never needs [C] tiling.
_ [Bbm] Well, it takes [C] weights [D] off hips, busts, [Db] flies, and chins.
[Bbm] Bitrip gives you dandruff.
[D] It finds [Db] you a [C] job.
[Bbm] It is a job.
And [D] it strips the phone [Ab] cover, and it
pre [Bbm]-tapes end [Db]-proprietor's tape.
_ [D] [Db] And it gives you [G] denture breath.
_ [Db] _ And you know it's a friend.
[Bb] It's a [D] companion.
And it gets rid [C] of your traveler's checks.
It's new.
It's improved.
It's [D] old-fashioned.
[Fm] Well, [Bb] it takes care of business.
Never needs winding.
Never [D] needs winding.
Never [C] needs winding.
_ [Bbm] Gets [C] rid of [D] blackheads, heartbreak, and [Db] psoriasis.
Christ, [Bb] you don't know the meaning [Ab] of heartbreak, buddy.
[D] Come on.
Come [F] on.
[Bb] Come on.
Come on.
[C] _ [D] It's [Db] infective.
[Bbm] It's defective.
[Db] It creates household odors.
It disinfects.
It's [Bbm] sanitary for your [Db] protection.
[D] Gives [Ab] you an erection.
It [Eb] wins the election.
[Ab] Why put up [Gm] with painful [Db] coins [C] any longer?
[Bbm] It's a redeemable coupon.
No [C] obligation.
[D] No salesman will visit [Bb] your home.
[Bbm] We got a jackpot, [D] jackpot, jackpot.
[C] Prizes, [Bbm] prizes, prizes.
[C] All were [D] guaranteed.
[Ab] How [Bb] do we do it?
How do [C] we do it?
How do we do [D] it?
How do we do it?
We [Db] need [C] your [Bb] business.
[C] We're going out of [D] business.
[Ab] We'll give you the [Bb] business.
Get on the [Db] business.
[D] And the going [Db] out of [C] business sale.
Receive our [Bb] free brochure.
_ Free brochure.
_ Read the easy to follow assembly [C] instructions.
[D] Batteries not [Bbm] included.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [D] _ Stand before midnight tomorrow.
[Bb] Terms available.
Step right [Ab] up.
[D] _
Step right [Bb] up.
_ Step right [C] up.
[D] _ _
[Db] [C] You got it, buddy.
A large [D] print give [Bb] us and a small print take us away.
[Cm] _ [D] _
Step right [Cm] up.
You can step right up.
[D] You can [Bb] step right up.
Come on.
_ _ [D] Get [Cm] _ _ away from me.
Get in your world.
_ [Gb] _ [D]
Step right [Eb] up.
_ Step right up.
[Bb] _ [E]
Step [C] right up.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Come [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
[Fm] _ _ [Ebm] on, come on, [Gm] come on.
_ [D] _
[Cm] Come on, [B] come on.
[Bb] _ [Ab] Step right up.
[D] _
[Db] You can step right up.
[Bb] _ Come out, step right up. _
Come on, step [C] right up.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

Among the compositions on the album Used Songs, written by Tom Waits, this one shines.

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