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Tango Til They're Sore by Tom Waits




                        Tango Til They're Sore 







interpretation 
an accurate copy. Either way, it sounds good on an acoustic, so here we go:

When (E3) appears in the tab below, don't be too alarmed. It refers to pressing the fret 
the top E three frets from the root barre (The whole song consists of barre chords). 
Here's an example:

Fm: 133111
Fm (E3): 431111
As above, you may have to depress certain frets, but I'll list suitable chords at the 
of the tab in order to make more sense. Now the chords and lyrics:

First Verse:
           Fm            Fm(E3)        
             A#/Bbm(E3)
Well you play that tarantella all the hounds will start to roar
     C7             C7(E3)            Fm             Fm(E3)
The boys all go to hell and then the Cubans hit the floor
      Fm              Fm(E3)        A#/Bbm  
           A#/Bbm (E3)
They drive along the pipeline, they tango 'til they're sore
      C7               C7(E3)              Fm        
       Fm(E3)
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door
       A#/Bbm          A#/Bbm(E3)  C7       
     C7(E3)
Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Fm                Fm(E3)      A#/Bbm        
 A#/Bbm(E3)
Deal out Jacks or Better on a blanket by the stairs
      G               G(E3)         Fm           Fm(E3)
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
    A#/Bbm         C7          Fm
And send me off to bed for evermore

(Repeat chord sequence using following lyrics:

Make sure they play my theme song, I guess daisies will have to do
Just get me to New Orleans and paint shadows on the pews
Turn the spit on that pig and kick the drum and let me down
Put my clarinet beneath your bed 'til I get back in town
Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or Better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
So send me off to bed for evermore

Just make sure she's all in calico and the color of a doll
Wave the flag on Cadillac day, and a skillet on the wall
Cut me a switch or hold your breath 'til the sun goes down
Write my name on the hood, send me off to another town, and just
And just let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or Better on a blanket by the stairs
Tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Will you send me off to bed for evermore

Fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out Jacks or Better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Send me off to bed for evermore, send me off to bed for evermore


Chord List:

Fm: 1 3 3 1 1 1
Fm(E3): 4 3 1 1 1 1
A#/Bbm: 6 8 8 6 6 6
A#/Bbm(E3): 9 8 6 6 6 6
C7: 8 10 8 9 8 8
C7(E3): 11 10 8 9 8 8
G: 3 5 5 4 3 3
G(E3): 6 5 3 4 3 3










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version 2











   Dm
Well ya play that Tarantella

             A#
All the hounds they start to roar

     A
The boys all go to hell

                Dm
And then the Cubans hit the floor


And they drive along the pipeline

      A#
They tango till they're sore

       A
They take apart their nightmares

          Dm
And they leave them by the door.
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Chorus:

        G
Let me fall out the window

        A
With confetti in my hair

 Dm
Deal out jacks or better

       G
On a blanket by the stairs

      A
I'll tell you all my secrets

      Dm
But I lie about my past

    #A	    A	   Dm
So send me off to bed forever more.
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Dm
Make sure they play my theme song
           A#
I guess daisies will have to do
      A
Just get me to New Orleans
            Dm
And paint shadows on the pews

Turn the spit on that pig
         A#
Kick the drum and let me down
          A
Put my clarinet beneath your bed
     Dm
Till I get back in town.

Chorus


  Dm
Make sure she's all in calicko
         A#
And the color of a doll
           A
Wave the flag on cadillac day
         Dm
And a skillet on the wall

Cut me a switch,
                A#
And hold your breath, Till the sun goes down
   A
Write my name on the hood
	 Dm
Send me off to another town.

Chorus













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version 3









Intro:
Em   Am  B7  Em

Verse 1:

Well ya play that tarantella
          Am
All the hounds will start to roll
    B7
The boys all go ta hell 
             Em  
And then the Cubans hit the floor
           
And they drive along the pipeline
     Am
They tango 'till they're sore
     B7
They take apart their nightmares 
         Em 
And they leave 'em by the door


Chorus:

       Am
Let me fall out of the window 
        B7
With confetti in my hair
Em
Deal out Jacks or better 
     Am
On a blanket by the stairs
     B7
I’ll tell you all my secrets
      Em
But I lie about my past
   Am             B7           Em
So send me off to bed for ever more


Verse 2:


Make sure they play my theme song
        Am
I guess daisies will have to do
     B7
Just get me to New Orleans
          Em
And paint shadows on the pews

Turn the spit on that pig
             Am   
And kick the drum and let me down
       B7   
Put my clarinet beneath my bed
     Em
Till I get back in town


Chorus:

       Am
Let me fall out of the window 
        B7
With confetti in my hair
Em
Deal out Jacks or better 
     Am
On a blanket by the stairs
     B7
I’ll tell you all my secrets
      Em
But I lie about my past
   Am             B7           Em
So send me off to bed for ever more


Verse 3:

Just make sure she's all in calico
       Am
In the color of a doll
         B7 
Wave the flag on Cadillac day
      Em
And a skillet on the wall

Cut me a switch
             Am 
Or hold your breath till the sun goes down
         B7
Write my name on the hood
           Em
Send me off to another town


Chorus:

       Am
Let me fall out of the window 
        B7
With confetti in my hair
Em
Deal out Jacks or better 
     Am
On a blanket by the stairs
     B7
I’ll tell you all my secrets
      Em
But I lie about my past
   Am             B7           Em
So send me off to bed for ever more

Repeat Chorus and Fade











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