{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1666090,"song":"Toms Diner","artist":"Suzanne Vega","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11347390-toms-diner-chords-by-suzanne-vega/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1666090?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":338,"content":"Album: Solitude standing\r\n\r\n\r\nThe original album track was sung 'a cappella',\r\nand there have been many alternative dance mixes and\r\nvarious live and acoustic versions since. This is my\r\nown interpretation for acoustic guitar accompaniment.\r\n=====================================================\r\n\r\nI've included TWO VERSIONS. The first one is like the\r\nDNA mix, which took the original Coda and repeated it\r\nas Choruses. The second one is just the Verses with\r\na Coda, as in the original a cappella version.\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd fret\r\n(Will then sound in the original recorded key of F#m)\r\n\r\nI would recommend using the voicings in the text\r\ncolumn numbers below.\r\n\r\nChord names & fret positions are relative to the capo\r\nEmadd9 = 022002 or 024000    G6       = 355400\r\nCmaj7  = x32000 or x35000    Fmaj7#11 = 133200\r\n                             B7       = x21202\r\n\r\n=====================================================\r\nDNA MIX VERSION with Choruses:\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         ([ch]Emadd9[/ch])\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]Cmaj7[/ch])\r\n Da, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nI am sitting, in the morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAt the diner on the corner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nI am waiting, at the counter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nFor the man to pour the coffee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G6[/ch]   \r\nAnd he fills it only halfway,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nAnd be - fore I even argue,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                            [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHe is looking out the window at some - body coming in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\n\"It is always nice to see you!\",[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nSays the man behind the counter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nTo the woman who has come in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nShe is shaking her umbrella,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I look the other way, [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nAs they are kissing their hellos,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm pre - tending not to see them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd in - stead I pour the milk[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch]                       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI open up the paper, there's a story of an actor,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nWho had died while he was drinking, [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt was no one I had heard of,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm turning to the horoscope,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nAnd looking for the funnies,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm feeling someone watching me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd so I raise my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nThere's a woman on the outside,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nLooking inside!   Does she see me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nNo, she does not really see me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n'Cause she sees her own reflection,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm trying not to notice...[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nThat she's hitching up her skirt,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd while she's straightening her stockings,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHer hair has gotten wet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Emadd9[/ch]                            [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nOh, this rain it will continue through the morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nAs I'm listening to the bells of the cathedral,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI am thinking of your voice,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd ...of ...the ...midnight picnic,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, before the rain began,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I finish up my coffee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd it's time to catch the train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\n||:  Da - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n     Da, da, da - da, da - da! :|| [Repeats][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Emadd9[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\n| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |  /   ||[/tab]\r\n\r\nORIGINAL A CAPPELLA VERSION:\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd fret\r\n(Will then sound in the original recorded key of F#m)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nI am sitting, in the morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAt the diner on the corner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nI am waiting, at the counter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nFor the man to pour the coffee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd he fills it only halfway,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nAnd be - fore I even argue,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                           [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHe is looking out the window at some- body coming in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\n\"It is always nice to see you!\",[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nSays the man behind the counter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nTo the woman who has come in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nShe is shaking her umbrella,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I look the other way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nAs they are kissing their hellos,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm pre - tending not to see them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd in - stead I pour the milk[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch]                       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI open up the paper, there's a story of an actor,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nWho had died while he was drinking,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt was no one I had heard of,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm turning to the horoscope,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nAnd looking for the funnies,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm feeling someone watching me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd so I raise my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nThere's a woman on the outside,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nLooking inside!   Does she see me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nNo, she does not really see me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n'Cause she sees her own reflection,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm trying not to notice...[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nThat she's hitching up her skirt,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd while she's straightening her stockings,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHer hair has gotten wet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Emadd9[/ch]                            [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nOh, this rain it will continue through the morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nAs I'm listening to the bells of the cathedral,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI am thinking of your voice,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd ...of ...the ...midnight picnic,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, before the rain began,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I finish up my coffee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd it's time to catch the train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\nDa - da!  Da, da, da - da! Da, da, da - da![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nDa, da, da - da, da - da![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Emadd9[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\n| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |  /  ||[/tab]","plain_text":"Album: Solitude standing\n\n\nThe original album track was sung 'a cappella',\nand there have been many alternative dance mixes and\nvarious live and acoustic versions since. This is my\nown interpretation for acoustic guitar accompaniment.\n=====================================================\n\nI've included TWO VERSIONS. The first one is like the\nDNA mix, which took the original Coda and repeated it\nas Choruses. The second one is just the Verses with\na Coda, as in the original a cappella version.\n\nCAPO: 2nd fret\n(Will then sound in the original recorded key of F#m)\n\nI would recommend using the voicings in the text\ncolumn numbers below.\n\nChord names & fret positions are relative to the capo\nEmadd9 = 022002 or 024000    G6       = 355400\nCmaj7  = x32000 or x35000    Fmaj7#11 = 133200\n                             B7       = x21202\n\n=====================================================\nDNA MIX VERSION with Choruses:\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\nORIGINAL A CAPPELLA VERSION:\n\nCAPO: 2nd fret\n(Will then sound in the original recorded key of F#m)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["F#m","G6","B7","Emadd9","Cmaj7","Fmaj7#11","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]}}}