Tom Waits - Union Square

. . . union square . . . by tom waits
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* from ’rain dogs’ ( 1985 ) *

verse 1 :

B7
well , time is always money ,
E7
for the boys on union square .
B7
go on and bust your ass ’till doomsday ,
E7
don’t for – get to say your prayers .

B7
someone’s riding down the backstreet ,
E7
said papa got a brand new slack .
B7
and your baby is handcuffed on the front seat ,
E7 F#7
sit right there , boy and you re – lax . c’mon , honey . . .

chorus 1 :

B7 F#7
we’re all going down , down , down , down – town ,
B7 E7
we’re going down , down – town ,
B7 F#7 B7
we’re going down , down – town .

verse 2 :

B7
well , you spill out of the cinema fourteen ,
E7
to that drag bar , there on the block .
B7
whizzin’ on down in front of the east coast ,
E7
bank rolled up on your sock .

B7
she stand right there , for your pleasure ,
E7
half puerto rican chinese .
B7
you got to find your baby somebody to measure ,
E7 F#7
i’m going to get me some of these , baby .
c’mon honey , do you hear what i’m doing now?

chorus 2 :

B7 F#7
we’re all going down , down , down , down – town ,
B7 E7
we’re going down , down – town ,
B7 F#7 B7
we’re going down , down – town .

verse 3 :

B7
’bout four in the morning on a sunday ,
E7
sacco drinking whiskey in church .
B7
half pint of festival brandy ,
E7
that boy ’bout to fall right off his perch .

B7
well , that guy in the sweater’s off duty ,
E7
well , he’s out in front of that welfare hotel .
B7
the guy in the dress is a beauty;
E7 F#7
go all the way , i swear you never can tell .
c’mon honey and pull up your socks .

chorus 3 :

B7 F#7
we’re all going down , down , down , down – town ,
B7 E7
we’re going down , down – town ,
B7 F#7 B7
we’re going down , down – town .

solo :

B7 F#7 B7 ,
E7 B7 , F#7 B7

chorus 4 :

B7 F#7
we’re all going down , down , down , down – town ,
B7 E7
we’re going down , down – town ,
B7 F#7 B7
we’re going down , down – town .

( repeat to fade )

chord diagrams :
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B7 E7 F#7

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
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tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006
( clumsyband@hotmail . com )