Song: In the neighborhood
Artist: Tom Waits
Composer: Tom waits
Album: Swordfishtrombone
Tabbed by DJ
18th Nov 2015
CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of Eb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
A7 = x02020 Em7 = 022030
D = xx0232 A = x02220
G = 320033 G/B = x20033
Bm = x24432
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[Verse 1]
A7 D G D G
Well, the eggs chase the bacon 'round the ...frying pan,
e |------------|
B |--2--3--5---|
G |------------|
D |--2--4--5---|
A |------------|
E |------------|
D Bm Em7 A
And the whining dog pidgeons by the steeple bell rope,
D G D G
And the dogs tipped the garbage pails over last night,
D Bm Em7 A
And there's always con - struction work bothering you...
[Chorus]
A7 D G G/B D G
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/B D A7 D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
[Verse 2]
A7 D G D G
Well, Friday's a funeral, and Saturday's a bride,
e |------------|
B |--2--3--5---|
G |------------|
D |--2--4--5---|
A |------------|
E |------------|
D Bm Em7 A
Sey's got a pistol on the register side,
D G D G
And the God-damn de - livery trucks, they make to much noise,
D Bm Em7 A
And we don't get our butter de - livered no more...
[Chorus]
A7 D G G/B D G
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/B D A7 D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
[Verse 3]
A7 D G D G
Well, Big Mambo's kicking his old grey hound,
e |------------|
B |--2--3--5---|
G |------------|
D |--2--4--5---|
A |------------|
E |------------|
D Bm Em7 A
And the kids can't get ice-cream 'cause the market burned down,
D G D G
And the newspaper sleeping bags blow down the lane,
D Bm Em7 A
And that God-damn flatbed's got me pinned in a - gain...
[Chorus]
A7 D G G/B D G
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/B D A7 D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
[Verse 4]
A7 D G D G
There's a couple Fili - pino girls giggling by the church,
e |------------|
B |--2--3--5---|
G |------------|
D |--2--4--5---|
A |------------|
E |------------|
D Bm Em7 A
And the window is busted, and the landlord ain't home,
D G D G
And Butch joined the army, yeah, that's where he's been,
D Bm Em7 A
And the jackhammer's digging up the sidewalks a - gain...
[Chorus]
A7 D G G/B D G
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/B D A7 D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
[Chorus]
A7 D G G/B D G
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/B D A7 D
In the neigh---- bor---- hood-----!
