Union Square Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
76.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

Bm

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Union Square chords
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We're town's lowest manor, [E] far above the Union [Bm] Square.
Don't bust your ass to do that.
[E] Don't forget to tell your friends.
[B] Someone's not dead on the back street.
[E] Jeff's papa's got the brand new slack.
[B] And your brother's a handcuff on a front seat.
[E] Get right there, boy, [F#] and you relax.
Come on, honey.
[Bm] We're all going down, down, down, down, down, down, [F#] down.
We're going down, [E] down, down.
We're going down, [B] down, down.
[Bm] Bank's spill out on the 10th and 14th.
[E]
Jackpots all down the block.
[Bm] Put that home there on the front of East Coast.
Bank's rollin' up on your socks.
[Bm] Stand right [B] there before your pleasure.
[E]
Half Puerto Rican, Chinese.
You got to [B] find your baby somebody to measure.
I'm gonna get me some [F#] of these, baby.
One, three, we're all going down, [B] down, down, down.
Down, down, down, down.
[Bm] Down, [E] down, down.
[B] We're going down, down, down.
First boy in the morning on a Sunday.
[E] Second drink of whiskey in the chase.
[B] Half pound of festival brandy.
[E] Some day I'll fall right off his pace.
[B] Well, I got to sweat it off you.
[E] Well, if I'm some of that welfare.
[Bm] Guy in the best of the beauty.
[E] Go all the way, I swear you [F#] never can tell.
All under the [B] front of your socks.
Down, down, down.
I'm going down, [F#] down, down, down, [Bm] down.
Down, [E] down, down.
Woo, [Bm] yeah.
Down, down, down.
Woo,
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] yeah.
Down, down, down.
[B] Come on, down, down, [F#] down.
Goin' down, down, [E] down.
[Bm] [N]
Key:  
E
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Bm
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B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
F#
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To learn Tom Waits - Union Square chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, Bm, B, E, Bm, E, Bm, F# and Bm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 76 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 153 BPM. With an eye on the song's key B Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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We're town's lowest manor, [E] far above the Union [Bm] Square.
Don't bust your ass to do that.
[E] Don't forget to tell your friends.
[B] Someone's not dead on the back street.
[E] Jeff's papa's got the brand new slack.
[B] And your brother's a handcuff on a front seat.
[E] Get right there, boy, [F#] and you relax.
Come on, honey.
[Bm] We're all going down, down, down, down, down, down, [F#] down.
We're going down, [E] down, down.
We're going down, [B] down, down.
[Bm] Bank's spill out on the 10th and 14th.
[E]
Jackpots all down the block.
[Bm] Put that home there on the front of East Coast.
Bank's rollin' up on your socks.
[Bm] Stand right [B] there before your pleasure.
[E]
Half Puerto Rican, Chinese.
You got to [B] find your baby somebody to measure.
I'm gonna get me some [F#] of these, baby.
One, three, we're all going down, [B] down, down, down.
Down, down, down, down.
[Bm] Down, [E] down, down.
[B] We're going down, down, down.
First boy in the morning on a Sunday.
[E] Second drink of whiskey in the chase.
[B] Half pound of festival brandy.
[E] Some day I'll fall right off his pace.
[B] Well, I got to sweat it off you.
[E] Well, if I'm some of that welfare.
_ [Bm] Guy in the best of the beauty.
[E] Go all the way, I swear you [F#] never can tell.
All under the [B] front of your socks.
Down, down, down.
I'm going down, [F#] down, down, down, [Bm] down.
Down, [E] down, down.
Woo, [Bm] yeah.
Down, down, down.
Woo, _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ yeah.
Down, down, down.
[B] Come on, down, down, [F#] down.
Goin' down, down, [E] down.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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