Tango Till They're Sore chords by Tom Waits (Official Version)

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
Fm 
Well you play that tarantella,
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all the hounds will start to roar
C 
The boys all go to hell
Fm 
and then the Cubans hit the floor
They drive along the pipeline,
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they tango till they're sore
C 
They take apart their nightmares
Fm 
and they leave 'em by the door

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Chorus 1

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Let me fall out of the window

with confetti in my hair

Deal out Jacks or better

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on a blanket by the stairs

I'll tell you all my secrets,

but I lie about my past

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And send me off to bed forevermore

Verse 2
Fm 
Make sure they play my theme song,
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I guess daisies will have to do
C 
Just get me to New Orleans
Fm 
and paint shadows on the pews
Turn the spit on that pig
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and kick the drum and let me down
C 
Put my clarinet beneath your bed
Fm 
till I   get back in town

Chorus 2
Bbm 
Let me fall  out of the window
C 
with confetti in my hair
Fm 
Deal out Jacks or better
Bbm 
on a blanket by the stairs
C 
I'll tell you all my secrets,
Fm 
but I lie about my past
Bbm 
C 
Fm 
So send  me off to bed forevermore

Verse 3
Fm 
Just make sure she's she's all in Calico
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and the color of a doll
C 
Wave the flag on Cadillac Day
Fm 
and a skillet on the wall
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Cut me a switch or hold your breath
till the sun goes down
C 
Write my name on the hood,
Fm 
send me off to another town

Chorus 3
Bbm 
And just let   me fall out of the window
C 
with confetti in my hair
Fm 
Deal out Jacks or better
Bbm 
on a blanket by the stairs
C 
Tell you all my secrets,
Fm 
but I lie about my past
Bbm 
C 
Fm 
Will you send  me off to bed forevermore?

Chorus 4
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Fall  out of the window
C 
with confetti in my hair
Fm 
Deal out Jacks or better
Bbm 
on a blanket by the stairs
C 
I'll tell you all my secrets,
Fm 
but I lie about my past
Bbm 
C 
Fm 
Send  me off to bed forevermore
Bbm 
C 
Fm 
Send  me off to bed forevermore
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F minorBPM: 99

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Tango Till They're Sore by Tom Waits, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F minor. It suits players who want to learn Tango Till They're Sore the way Tom Waits intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.