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!
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
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Cicero. Lipschitz!
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
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Cicero. Lipschitz!
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He only had himself to blame.
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
-
I betcha you would have done the same!
C#6 -
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
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Cicero. Lipschitz!
C#6 -
Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-Uh.
- -
Cicero. Lipschitz!
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He only had himself to blame.
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
-
I betcha you would have done the same!
--
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He only had himself to blame.
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
-
I betcha you would have done the same!
--
He had it coming
--
He had it coming
He only had himself to blame.
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
-
I betcha you would have done the same!
C#7+ -
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He took a flower in its prime.
And then he used it
and he abused it
-F#m
It was a murder, but not a crime!
F#7#9 -
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
D7 C#7+ - F# (4 bars)
I betcha you would have done the same!
D7/F# (2 bars)
F#m/C# - C# - F# (4 bars)
He had it comin',
He had it comin',
He only had himself to blame
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
- - -
I betcha you would have felt the same!
-
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He took a flower in its prime.
And then he used it
and he abused it
-
It was a murder, but not a crime!
C7 -
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
All along
I didn't do it
She didn't do it
But if I'd done it
But if she'd done it
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How could you tell me that I was wrong
C#7+ -
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin'
They had it comin' all along
(they took a flower) in its prime
I didn't do it.
And then they used it
but if I'd done it
- -F#m
How could you tell me that I was wrong
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He only had himself to blame
If you'd have been there
if you'd have seen it
-
I betcha you would have felt the same!
C7 -
The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
The dirty bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
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
All along
'Cause if they used us
'Cause if they used us
And they abused us
And they abused us
D7 -
(How) could you tell us
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That we were wrong?
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
--
He had it comin'
He had it comin'
He only had himself to blame.
(...had) himself to blame
--
If you'd have been there
If you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
If you'd have seen it
- -
(I) betcha you would have felt the same!
Eb7 (2 bars) D7 -
I betcha you would have done
Gm(2 bars)
the same!