Underground Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
78.375 bpm
Chords used:

G

Ab

C

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - "Underground" chords
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[Eb] [Dm] [C] [G] [Eb] [Dm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [B] [C] [Ab]
[B] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [D] [G]
[F] There's a [G] big, dark town, [C] it's a [Eb] place I've [Ab] found, [Gb] there's a [Abm] world [G] going on [Eb] underground.
[C]
[G] [C] [Gm] [Ab] [Cm] They're alive,
[B] [C] they're [D] awake, [Ab] [B] [C] all [Bb] the rest [Ab] of the world [D] is asleep.
[G] [F] Below the [G] mineshaft, [B] boats [C] will [Eb] all [Ab] unfold, [Gb] there's a [Ab] world [G] going on [Cm] [Eb] underground.
[C] [G] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[B] [Cm] [Ab] [B] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[D] [G] [Fm] [Ab]
[G] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Eb] [Gm] [C] All the [Bb] roots [B] hang down, [C] spring from town, [Ab] [B] [C] they are [Bb] [Ab] marching around [D] your boots.
[G] [Fm] All the church [G] and the [C] theological [Bbm] fells, [Bb]
[D] there's a world [G] going on [Eb] [Gm] underground.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
Key:  
G
2131
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Ab
134211114
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Tom Waits - Underground chords, practice the chord sequence C, Ab, B, C, Bb, Ab, B and Cm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 39 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 78. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [B] _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _
[B] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[F] There's a [G] big, dark town, [C] it's a [Eb] place I've [Ab] found, [Gb] there's a [Abm] world [G] going on [Eb] underground.
[C] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ [Cm] They're alive, _
[B] [C] they're [D] awake, [Ab] _ [B] [C] all [Bb] the rest [Ab] of the world [D] is asleep.
[G] _ [F] Below the [G] mineshaft, [B] boats [C] will [Eb] all [Ab] unfold, [Gb] there's a [Ab] world [G] going on [Cm] [Eb] underground.
[C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
[B] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [Gm] [C] All the [Bb] roots [B] hang down, [C] spring from town, [Ab] _ [B] [C] they are [Bb] [Ab] marching around [D] your boots.
[G] _ [Fm] All the church [G] and the [C] theological [Bbm] fells, _ [Bb] _
[D] there's a world [G] going on [Eb] [Gm] underground.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _

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This song was composed by Tom Waits.

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