Pixies - Tenement Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tenement Song" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      Am         Em       Am       G/B C G
The drum sticks were his treasure trove
Found in the ashes of the coconut grove

D    G    C               F
Hey man, can you give me something?
Hey man, did you give me something?
Hey man, nothing comes from nothing
Hey man, something came from somewhere

Chorus:
A#   F           C        G
Hey man, it's a tenement song
A#     F           Am          D
Just there on the tip of your tongue
A#      F        C        G
Let's play on a tenement song
Am            D
On and on and on

C         G
Tenement song
Tenement song

Tall bottle and one more smoke (Tenement song)
She lived through the fire but the piano got broke
(Tenement song)

Hey man, can you give me something?
Hey man, did you give me something?

Chorus - x2

On and on and on


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tenement Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tenement Song" by Pixies.

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