Iggy Pop – Tom Tom Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Iggy Pop – Tom Tom Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E  D  E  D Bm E  D  G E  D
Bm

[Verse 1]
E          D  Bm
Hey little one
E              D  Bm
You've got the way
E             D      Bm
I ain't doing nothin'
E           D      E
That's so important

[Chorus]
            A            D
I'd like to know how you deal
E                  D
Oh when I worry to darken
E                      D
If I can't get in your show
E            A           D
I'll take my tom tom and go
          E  D E
Yeah, yeah
          D Bm
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
E              D   Bm
While you were mine
E        D   Bm
I got so hazy
E                D Bm
While you passed by
E          D     Bm
I found my answer

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[Chorus]
E                         D
Is this the best thing in life
E                  D
The only thing I remember
E                      D
If I can't get in your show
E                        D
I'll take my tom tom and go

[Bridge]
C          D
Pure love, sunshine
G           A
Our love is always fine
         G          D
We are related, you know

[Chorus]
E                        D
I'll take my tom tom and go
E                   D
We are related, you know
E            A           D
I'll take my tom tom and go
          E  D
Yeah, yeah
E         D
Yeah, yeah
Bm        E  D Bm E  D E
Yeah, yeah

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[Verse 3]
           D
The sky is angry
E         D
Over this city
E              D
Birds fly like devils
E         D
Over this city

[Outro]
E       A            D
So many things of no worth
E         A            D
Are being shoved in my face
E            A             D
When all the wealth in the world
E            A            D
May work the faith in one girl
E              A      D
That's why I'm sad to say
E              A     D
Till there can be no hate, oh
E        A             D
The only one they come through
E          D
Is absolute
  E
YOU

How to play Tom Tom: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Tom Tom by Iggy Pop on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Tom Tom by Iggy Pop, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 6 chords: E, D, Bm, G, A and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – D – Bm – E (V – IV – ii – V in A major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Tom Tom chords: questions

What key is Tom Tom in?

Tom Tom by Iggy Pop is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Tom Tom?

Tom Tom uses 6 chords: E, D, Bm, G, A, C.

What is the chord progression of Tom Tom?

The main progression is E – D – Bm – E (V – IV – ii – V).

Is Tom Tom easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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