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I Beg Your Pardon Dear

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|Ab9| 
I'm just a Ebmaj7scarecrow without you 
Gm7Baby, please don't disapC9pear 
F9I beg your Db7pardon, dear Ebmaj7  Db  Ebmaj7  Db  
I got a bottle for a trumpet 
And a hatbox for a drum 
And I beg your pardon, dear 
         Dm7            G7     Cm  Cm/ Bb  
I got upset - I lost my head 
I didn't Fm7mean Bb7the things I saEbmaj7id Eb  
             Dm7            G7        Cm  Cm/ Bb  
You are the landscape of my dreams 
           Am9(b5) F7(#5)   Bbm9  Eb7(#5) 
Darling, I beg     your   par-  don 
|Ab9| 
I'd give you Boardwalk and Park Place 
And all of my hotels 
I beg your pardon, dear 
Please don't go back to St. Louis 
Can't you tell that I'm sincere 
I beg your pardon, dear 
I got upset, I lost my head 
I didn't mean the things I said 
You are the landscape of my dreams 
Darling, I beg your pardon 
(Solo) 
|Ebmaj7| - | Gm7- C9| - | F9- Db7| 
| Ebmaj7- Db| - | Ebmaj7- Db| 
|Ebmaj7| - | Gm7- C9| - | F9- Db7| 
| Ebmaj7- Db| - | Ebmaj7- Db| 
| Dm7- G7| - | Cm- Cm/Bb| - | Fm7- Bb7| - | Ebmaj7- Eb| 
| Dm7- G7| - | Cm- Cm/Bb| - |Am9(b5) - F7(#5)| - | Bbm9- Eb7(#5)| 
|Ebmaj7| - | Gm7- C9| - | F9- Db7| 
| Ebmaj7- Db| - | Ebmaj7- Db| 
| Ebmaj7- Db| - | Ebmaj7- Db| - | Ebmaj7- Db| - | Ebmaj7- Db|

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I Beg Your Pardon Dear

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab9

Ebmaj7

Gm7

Db7

Dm7

Fm7

Bb7

Am9

Bbm9

Eb7

Ab9

Ebmaj7

I'm just a scarecrow without you

Gm7 C9

Baby, please don't disappear

F9 Db7 Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db

I beg your pardon, dear

I got a bottle for a trumpet

And a hatbox for a drum

And I beg your pardon, dear

Dm7 G7 Cm Cm Bb

I got upset - I lost my head

Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Eb

I didn't mean the things I said

Dm7 G7 Cm Cm Bb

You are the landscape of my dreams

Am9 F7 Bbm9 Eb7

(b5) (#5) (#5)

Darling, I beg your par- don

Ab9

I'd give you Boardwalk and Park Place

And all of my hotels

I beg your pardon, dear

Please don't go back to St. Louis

Can't you tell that I'm sincere

I beg your pardon, dear

I got upset, I lost my head

I didn't mean the things I said

You are the landscape of my dreams

Darling, I beg your pardon

(Solo)

Ebmaj7 Gm7 C9 F9 Db7

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Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db

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Ebmaj7 Gm7 C9 F9 Db7

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Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db

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Dm7 G7 Cm Cm Bb Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Eb

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Dm7 G7 Cm Cm Bb Am9 F7 Bbm9 Eb7

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Ebmaj7 Gm7 C9 F9 Db7

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Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db

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Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db Ebmaj7 Db

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About I Beg Your Pardon Dear Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play I Beg Your Pardon Dear by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Beg Your Pardon Dear chords”, “I Beg Your Pardon Dear guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits I Beg Your Pardon Dear chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Beg Your Pardon Dear chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Beg Your Pardon Dear lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Ab9, Ebmaj7, Gm7, C9, F9, Db7.

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What key is "I Beg Your Pardon Dear" in?

The chords for "I Beg Your Pardon Dear" show the original chord names (including Ab9, Ebmaj7, Gm7, C9, F9, Db7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.