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Come on up to the House (E♭ Major)
Artist: Tom Waits    Genre: Country Blues    Tempo: 85 bps    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Video: Recording @ YouTube

Gospel Country song written by Tom Waits for his 1999 album Mule Variations which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. This song reflects his lifelong exploration of human suffering, spirituality, and redemption. The line "The world is not my home, I'm just a-passing through" is borrowed from a Jim Reeves gospel song that uses that exact phrase as its title.
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
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Capo 3rd fret
C
shape name only
(E♭,G,B♭)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- E♭ G B♭ E♭ G
F
shape name only
(A♭,C,E♭)
A♭ C♯ F♯ B E♭ A♭
G
shape name only
(B♭,D,F)
B♭ D F B♭ D B♭
Am
shape name only
(C,E♭,G)
- C G C E♭ G


Section 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well the		 moon is [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] broken
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sky is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cracked
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The only		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] things that you can		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] see
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Is		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] all that you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lack
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All your		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cryin
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] don't		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] do no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] good
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Come		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] down off the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cross
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] We can		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] use the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wood
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house

CHORUS
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on up to the house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the ho		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] use
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The world is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] not my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] home
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I'm just a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] passin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thru
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There's no		 light in the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] tunnel
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] No		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] irons in the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fire
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] singin lead		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] soprano
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] In a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] junkman's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] choir
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Does		 life seem [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] nasty,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] brutish and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] short
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The seas are		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stormy		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And you can't		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] find no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] port
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Got to		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house

CHORUS
You gotta [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come on up to the house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The world is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] not my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] home
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I'm just a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] passin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thru
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

CHORUS
You gotta [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come on up to the house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The world is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] not my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] home
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I'm just a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] passin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thru
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You got to		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There's		 nothin in the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] world
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you can		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] do
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And you been		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whipped by the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] forces
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That are		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] inside		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well you're		 high on [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] top
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Of your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mountain of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] woe
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gotta		 come on [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Well you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know you should sur		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] render
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] But you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] can't let it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house

CHORUS
Gotta [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come on up to the house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gotta Come on		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] up to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] house
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The world is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] not my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] home
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I'm just a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] passin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thru
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You gotta		 come on [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up to the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] house
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Ah yeah		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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