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Chicago - Cell Block Tango

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SONG: Cell Block Tango
ARTIST: John Kander and Fred Ebb
From the musical, Chicago
*NOTE: the girls' stories are told over and between the main chorus 
Pop.
Six.
Squish.
Uh-Uh.
Cicero.
Lipschitz!
Pop.
Six.
Squish.
Uh-Uh.
Cicero.
Lipschitz!
Fm
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
C#6  C
  -  + -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
Fm
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
C#6  C       C7+
  -  +   -    -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
          F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
                            F7
He only had himself to blame.
              A#
If you'd have been there
              A#m
If you'd have seen it
         C#7         C7+   Fm
                        -  
I betcha you would have done the same!
                  C#6
                   -
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
        C       Fm
        +   -   
Cicero. Lipschitz!
                  C#6
                   -
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
        C       C7+
        +   -    -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
          F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
                            F7
He only had himself to blame.
              A#/F
If you'd have been there
              A#mF
              /
If you'd have seen it
         C#7         C7+   Fm
                        -  
I betcha you would have done the same!
   C7+ -- F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
                            F7
He only had himself to blame.
              A#/F
If you'd have been there
              A#mF
              /
If you'd have seen it
         C#7         C7+   Fm
                        -  
I betcha you would have done the same!
   C7+ -- F
He had it coming
   C7+ -- F
He had it coming
   C7+--F                    F7
He only had himself to blame.
C7+
              A#/F
If you'd have been there
              A#mF
              /
If you'd have seen it
         C#7         C7+   Fm
                        -  
I betcha you would have done the same!
C#7
+ -
          F#
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
                            F#7
He took a flower in its prime.
            B
And then he used it
        Bm
and he abused it
         D7        C#7F#m
                   + -
It was a murder, but not a crime!
F#7#9 -
              B
If you'd have been there
              Bm
If you'd have seen it
         D7           C#7   F#
                      +  -   (4 bars)
I betcha you would have done the same!
B/F#
Bm/F#
D7/F# (2 bars)
F#mC# C# F#
/ -  -  (4 bars) 
C#7
+
          F#
He had it comin', 
He had it comin', 
                       F#7
He only had himself to blame
              B          Bm
If you'd have been there
              B       Bm
If you'd have seen it
         D7           C#7   F#mF#6F#7
                      +      -  -  - 
I betcha you would have felt the same!
   F#6 F#
    -  
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
                        F#7
He took a flower in its prime.
            B       Bm
And then he used it
        B       Bm
and he abused it
         D7        C#7F# F#6
                   +   - 
It was a murder, but not a crime!
C7+
 -
            F
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
F7
All along
         A#
I didn't do it
She didn't do it
           A#m
But if I'd done it
But if she'd done it
              C#7       C7+Fm
                   -     - 
How could you tell me that I was wrong
C#7
+ -
            F#
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
                     F#7
(they took a flower) in its prime
         B
I didn't do it.
And then they used it
           Bm
but if I'd done it
              D7         C#7F#m
                   -     + -
How could you tell me that I was wrong
          F#
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
F#
+
F#
                       F#7
He only had himself to blame
              B
If you'd have been there
              Bm
if you'd have seen it
         D7           C#7   F#m
                      +  -   
I betcha you would have felt the same!
C7+
 -
          C7
The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
          C#7
The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
           F#
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
     C#7+ --F#
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
     C#7+ --F#  
They had it comin' all along
F#7
All along
               B
'Cause if they used us
'Cause if they used us
          Bm
And they abused us
And they abused us
                D7
                 -
(How) could you tell us
     C#7  F#m
     +  -  
That we were wrong?
          G
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
   D7+ -- G
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
   D7+--G
He only had himself to blame.
            G7
(...had) himself to blame
   G7#9   --  C
If you'd have been there
If you'd have been there
              Cm
If you'd have seen it
If you'd have seen it
           D#7         D7+   Gm
                -         -  
(I) betcha you would have felt the same!
D7
         D#7             D7
          (2 bars)        -
I betcha you would have done 
     Gm
     (2 bars)
the same!

Chicago - Cell Block Tango chords and lyrics

Free chords for Chicago - Cell Block Tango by Misc Musicals. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

SONG: Cell Block Tango
ARTIST: John Kander and Fred Ebb
From the musical, Chicago
*NOTE: the girls' stories are told over and between the main chorus 
Pop.
Six.
Squish.
Uh-Uh.
Cicero.
Lipschitz!
Pop.
Six.
Squish.
Uh-Uh.
Cicero.
Lipschitz!
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
   C7+ -- F
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
   C7+ -- F
He had it coming
   C7+ -- F
He had it coming
   C7+--F                    F7
He only had himself to blame.
C7+
C#7+ -
He had it comin'
F#7#9 -
B/F# 
F#m/C# - C# - F# (4 bars) 
C#7+
He had it comin', 
He had it comin'
C7+ -
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
She didn't do it
But if she'd done it
C#7+ -
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along

Chicago - Cell Block Tango Chords by Misc Musicals

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