...UNION SQUARE... by Tom Waits
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*from 'Rain Dogs' (1985)*


Verse 1:

      B7Well, (x21202@1)time is always money,
        E7For (020130@1)the boys on Union Square.
          B7Go (x21202@1)on and bust your ass 'till doomsday,
          E7Don't (020130@1)for-get to say your prayers.

B7 (x21202@1)Someone's riding down the backstreet,
     E7Said (020130@1)papa got a brand new slack.
         B7And (x21202@1)your baby is handcuffed on the front seat,
          E7 (020130@1)                  F#7Sit (242352@1)right there, boy and you re-lax. C'mon, honey...

Chorus 1:

                B7 (x21202@1)                   F#7We're (242352@1)all going down, down, down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)       E7We're (020130@1)going down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)  F#7 (242352@1)B7We're (x21202@1)going down, down-town.

Verse 2:

          B7Well, (x21202@1)you spill out of the Cinema Fourteen,
        E7To (020130@1)that drag bar, there on the block.
B7 (x21202@1)Whizzin' on down in front of the East Coast,
E7 (020130@1)Bank rolled up on your sock.

    B7She (x21202@1)stand right there, for your pleasure,
E7 (020130@1)Half Puerto Rican Chinese.
           B7You (x21202@1)got to find your baby somebody to measure,
             E7 (020130@1)           F#7I'm (242352@1)going to get me some of these, baby.
C'mon honey, do you hear what I'm doing now?

Chorus 2:

                B7 (x21202@1)                   F#7We're (242352@1)all going down, down, down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)       E7We're (020130@1)going down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)  F#7 (242352@1)B7We're (x21202@1)going down, down-town.

Verse 3:

      B7'Bout (x21202@1)four in the morning on a Sunday,
E7 (020130@1)Sacco drinking whiskey in church.
B7 (x21202@1)Half pint of festival brandy,
     E7That (020130@1)boy 'bout to fall right off his perch.

B7 (x21202@1)Well, that guy in the sweater's off duty,
E7 (020130@1)Well, he's out in front of that Welfare hotel.
    B7The (x21202@1)guy in the dress is a beauty;
           E7 (020130@1)                       F#7Go (242352@1)all the way, I swear you never can tell.
C'mon honey and pull up your socks.

Chorus 3:

                B7 (x21202@1)                   F#7We're (242352@1)all going down, down, down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)       E7We're (020130@1)going down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)  F#7 (242352@1)B7We're (x21202@1)going down, down-town.

Solo:

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

Chorus 4:

                B7 (x21202@1)                   F#7We're (242352@1)all going down, down, down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)       E7We're (020130@1)going down, down-town,
            B7 (x21202@1)  F#7 (242352@1)B7We're (x21202@1)going down, down-town.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   B7 (x21202@1)    E7 (020130@1)    F#7 (242352@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 021200  020100  242322


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)