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#m/F
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#m/F
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#m/F
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#7+ – F#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#m/C# – 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#m – F#6 – F#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#7+ F# – 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#7+ – F#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 ( 2 bars ) D7 –
i betcha you would have done
Gm ( 2 bars )
the same!
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