[Intro]  Am  C  G  E  C  D

Am        Em                                 Am             C  G
he drumsticks were his treasure trove
Am        Em                                Am             C  G
Found in the ashes of The Coconut Grove 
 D  G                                                    F
Hey man, can you give me something?
D    G                                            F
Hey man, did you give me something?
D  G                                             D
Hey man, nothing comes from nothing
 D  G                                          F                              D
Hey man, something came from somewhere
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

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

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

[Final]  Am  E  G  D  
            Am  C  G  E  D