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Black Market Baby chords by
Tom Waits
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Key: G# minor•
Intro 1
Em
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She
Verse 1

lives in a house
F#
F#
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B
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2

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That's way back off the road
Em
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There's a man with a lantern
F#
F#
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And he carries her soul
B
B
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G
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Am
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A coal stove and a bed
F
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A skillet and a hound
Am
Am

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F
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She drove a camel through a needle
B
B
2

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Em
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In this sinking boardwalk town
Verse 2
Em
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Am
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She's my black- market baby

(she's my baby)
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She's my black- market baby

(she's my baby)
B
B
2

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She's a diamond who
Em
Em

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D
D

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wants to stay coal
C
C

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Wants to stay coal
Verse 3
Em
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I swang out wide with her
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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On hell's iron gate
Em
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Anything that you wanted

You could have
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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Am
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F
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My eyes say their prayers to her
Em
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Sailors ring her bell
Am
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The way a moth mistakes a light bulb
F
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B
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2

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Em
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For the moon and goes to hell
Verse 4
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She's my black- mar ket
Am
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baby (she's my baby)
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She's my black- market baby

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B
B
2

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She's a diamond who wants
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C
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to stay coal
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Wants to stay coal
Verse 5
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There's no prayer like desire
F#
F#
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B
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2

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There's amnesia in her kiss
Em
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She's a swan and a pistol
F#
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B
B
2

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And she will follow you like this
Am
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F
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In Moberly, Missouri
Em
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At the Iroquois Hotel
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She checked in with the President
F
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B
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2

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Em
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And she ran up quite a Bill
Verse 6
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She's my black- market baby
Am
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(she's my baby)
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She's my black- market baby

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B
B
2

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She's a diamond who wants
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C
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to stay coal
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Wants to stay coal
Interlude 1
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B
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Verse 7
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Well, she's whiskey in a teacup
F#
F#
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B
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She gives blondes a lousy name
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She's a Bonzai Aphrodite
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B
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And a ticket back to Spain
Am
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She's a hard way to go
F
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And there ain't no way to stop
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F
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Everytime you play the red the
B
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Em
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black is coming up
Verse 8
Am
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She's my black- market baby

(she's my baby)
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She's my black- market baby

(she's my baby)
B
B
2

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She's a diamond who wants to stay coal
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(she's my baby)
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She wants to stay coal
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(she's my baby)
C
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My baby wants to stay coal,
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coal, coal
Outro 1

My baby wants to stay coal
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • F#

    2

  • B

    2

  • G

  • Am

  • F

  • A

  • Bb

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Black Market Baby by Tom Waits is G# minor.

The primary chords used in Black Market Baby are G#m, E, F#, A#, D#, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G#m, E, F#, A#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Black Market Baby is approximately 61 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Black Market Baby using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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