Tenderness On The Block Chords by Warren Zevon

Tempo:
98.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Warren Zevon Tenderness on the block chords
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[E]
[A] [E]
Mama, where's your [A] pretty [E] little girl tonight?
Trying to run [A] before she [E] can walk?
That's right, [A] she's growing up.
She has [B] a young [E] man waiting.
[A]
She's growing up.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting.
[A]
Wide [E] eyes, [A] she'll be [E] streetwise.
[A] To the [E] lights and [B] the dry talk,
[A] that you'll find true love
[E] and [B] tenderness [E] on the block.
[A] [E]
Daddy, don't [A] you ask [E] her when she's coming in.
And when [A] she's home, [E] don't ask her where she's been.
[A] She's going out.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting.
[A] She's going out.
Can't keep her [B] young [E] man waiting.
[A] She'll be [E] okay.
[A] Let her have [E] her way.
[A] It's a [E] long way.
It's a [B] long walk.
[A] But you'll find true love
[E] [B] and tenderness [E] on the block.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E]
I know how much it hurts to see her go.
She has a [A] mind of [E] her own, you know.
[A]
She's all grown up.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting.
[A] She's all grown up.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting.
[A]
She was wide [E]-eyed [A] as she [E] streetwise.
[A] To the [E] lights and the dry [B] talk,
[A] that you'll find true love
[E] and [B] tenderness [E] on the block.
[A]
She'll find true love
[E] and [B] tenderness [E] on the block.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Key:  
E
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A
1231
B
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E
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A
1231
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E
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To learn Warren Zevon - Tenderness On The Block chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, E, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 99. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
Mama, where's your [A] pretty [E] little girl tonight?
Trying to run [A] before she [E] can walk?
That's right, [A] she's growing up.
She has [B] a young [E] man waiting.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
She's growing up.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Wide [E] eyes, [A] she'll be _ [E] streetwise.
[A] To the [E] _ lights and [B] the dry talk,
[A] that you'll find true love
[E] and [B] tenderness [E] on the block.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Daddy, don't [A] you ask [E] her when she's coming in.
And when [A] she's home, [E] don't ask her where she's been.
[A] She's going out.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting. _ _ _ _ _
[A] She's going out.
Can't keep her [B] young [E] man waiting. _ _ _ _ _
[A] She'll be [E] okay.
[A] Let her have [E] her way.
[A] It's a [E] long way.
It's a [B] long walk.
[A] But you'll find true love
_ _ [E] [B] and tenderness [E] on the block.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know how much it hurts to see her go. _
She has a [A] mind of [E] her own, you know.
[A]
She's all grown up.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting. _ _ _ _ _
[A] She's all grown up.
She has a [B] young [E] man waiting.
_ _ _ _ [A]
She was wide [E]-eyed [A] as she _ [E] streetwise.
[A] To the _ [E] lights and the dry [B] talk,
[A] that you'll find true love
_ [E] and [B] tenderness [E] on the block.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
She'll find true love
[E] and [B] tenderness [E] on the block. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, oh, oh, oh. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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