Candy Shop Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

Candy Shop by Andrew Bird is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Ddim7, Dm, E7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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16
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Intro: 

Am | Ddim7 
Am | Ddim7 

Am                        Ddim7                Am                             Ddim7 
Well, piece by piece and nail by nail it'll all come down some day before the fires of hell 

Am Am~~~~~~ 


verse 1: 

    Am                Ddim7 
You let me in your house 
    Am                Ddim7 
You let me in your house 
    Am                           Dm 
You let me in your house with a hammer 
Dm 
Set to tile or set to stone 
Am 
Tit for tat and bone for bone 
      Ddim7                    Am 
I'm goin' to set fire to your glamour 


verse 2: 
         Am                 Ddim7 
Well now rock that candy shop 
Am                 Ddim7 
Rock that candy shop 
Am                              Dm 
Rock that candy shop set it on fire 
Dm           Am 
Run away and watch it burn 
     E7                        Am 
I've got to set fire to your glamour 


Guitar / Violin Solo: 

Am | Am | Am | Dm 
Dm | Am | E7 | Am 

Am | Am | Am | Dm 
Dm | Am | E7 | Am 


verse 3: 
Am                 Ddim7 
Rock that candy shop 
Am                 Ddim7 
Rock that candy shop 
Am                             Dm 
Rock that candy shop set it on fire 
Dm 
Run away watch it burn 
Am 
Smell the ashes in the air 
   E7 
Of this silly game we're sure to tire 


verse 4: 
          Am                Ddim7 
Well, you let me in your house 
    Am                Ddim7 
You let me in your house 
    Am                           Dm 
You let me in your house with a hammer 
Dm 
Set to top or set to stone 
Am 
Tit for tat and bone for bone 
    E7                           Am 
I'm goin' to set fire to your glamour 


Outro: 

Am | Ddim7 
Am | Ddim7 

Yes to your glamour 

Yes little mama, to your glamour 

To your 

Let it rock 

Listen to me now let it rock, let it rock now 
E               Am 
Rock that candy shop 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante