Elvis Costello

Accords et partitions

15 Petals

Em G5 B7 A5

[Chorus] 15 petals One for every year I spent with you Jewels and precious metals will never do

45

A5 D5 G5 C5 A G

Bass and treble heal every hurt There's a rebel in a nylon shirt But the words are a mystery, I've heard ( and on organ) 'Til you turn it down to 33 and 1/3

5Ive Gears In Reverse

A A7 G#7 E7 E G#

Song: 5ive Gears in Reverse Artist: Elvis Costello Written by: Elvis Costello Album: Get Happy (1980)

A Condemned Man

Am F C G E D

Judge said, "Son, you better say your prayers Got a noose that fits you and some gallow stairs And by this time tomorrow you won't be alive Soon we'll be giving you 10,000 volts" And I said, "Make that twenty five"

A Face In The Crowd

Bm Bm7 A D C G

[Verse 1] If you're down and confused And you think that you've been used And you're only a face in the crowd

A Good Year For The Roses

A D E7 Bm7 A/C# D/A

I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick On the cigarettes there in the ashtray Lying cold the way you left them But at least your lips carressed them while you packed And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee

A Slow Drag With Josephine

C G F Dm Am B

Adieu, my little ballyhoo You broke my heart in two And now I haunt the bars and scent those trite affairs She went home to gather her comb And caught him unawares

Accidents Will Happen

D G A C F# F

Oh, I just don't know where to begin Though he says he'll wait forever - it's now or never But she keeps him hanging on - the silly champion She says she can't go home Without a chaperone

After The Fall

Bm A F#m F# G E

In an anonymous rendez-vous where the forbidden lovers repair They're burning down another damned candle They're melting the tables and chairs Beneath them applause from the balcony Whenever they accomplish making love

Alibi

F#m A E7 D E C

You did it, 'cos you want it Alibi, alibi And you took it, 'cause you need it Alibi, alibi

Alibi Factory

Eb Db Fm7 Ab Db7 Fm

Alternating with You did it, 'cause you want it Alibi, alibi And you took it, 'cause you need it Alibi, alibi

Alison

A G B D C#m Bm

Song: Alison Artist: Elvis Costello Composer: Elvis Costello Album: My aim is true Tabbed by: DJ 29th Apr 2013

All Grown Up

A D Bm G E C#7

I'm troubled she said, Spread out__on the floor__of her father's house Her promise was almost un__done Under her tongue, dissolving her responsibilities To fi___nally deny everyone with e___very unflattering comparison

All The Rage

G D Em C Am B

()I'll probably ()play along, (/)left to my own de(/)vi()ces. ()Spare me the (/)drone of your advice(/) () () ()the sins of ()garter and gin, con()fession may de()lay. ()You know the ()measuring pole, the ()merry boots of clay() ()I've heard it ()all before, ()you'll say it ()anyway()

All These Strangers

G C D F E Am

"Mistreat me darling and I might just disappear" Upon freighter running dark out of Algiers Put tiny grains in children's tears While taking 25% of all the flashbulbs and mementoes From the mechanized divisions rolling over your frontiers

All This Useless Beauty

D G A Bm F# Em

It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit If she wasn't so ladylike She imagines how she might have lived Back when legends and history collide So she looks to her prince finding since he's so charmingly

Almost Blue

Bm7 Am G Dm C A

Song: Almost blue Artist: Elvis Costello Composer: Elvis Costello Album: Imperial bedroom

Alsion

A G#m C#m E D B7sus4

Oh its so funny to be seeing you after so long girl And by the way you look i understand that you were not impressed But i heard you let that little friend of mine Take off your party dress I'm not gonna get too sentimental

American Without Tears

A G D C E B

Outside in New Orleans the heat was almost frightening But my hotel room as usual was freezing and unkind On TV they prosecute anyone who's exciting So I put on my overcoat and went down to find In Revlon and Crimpelene they captured my heart

Any Kings Shilling

D G A A7 Bm C

[Verse 1] You're a fine one, oh yes you are You're a fine one just like me And we're friends now, oh wouldn't you say? We've been friends now, oh haven't we?

April 5Th

Em D C G Am

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] You want love But it's never deep enough You want life But it's never long enough

B Movie

B E F#m A C C#m

From [email protected] Sun May 4 10:34:31 1997 Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 20:51:28 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: CRD: Elvis Costello ////// B Movie

Baby Plays Around

D G Bb Gm A Bm

[Verse] It's not open to discussion anymore He's out again tonight and I'm alone once more He's all I have worth wai - ting for But baby plays around

Babys Got A Brand New Hairdo

A B E D B7 F#m

[Verse 1] Baby's got a brand new hairdo, but doesn't she look so nice? She said everything that she cares to, she's saying it not once but twice She said it doesn't matter unless I say it matters Well, I don't care about all that modern jazz

Back On My Feet

A E F#m C D G

How many days will the wet weather last? I want to know will the clouds When they roll back Reveal a man in an old mac Living on a park bench

Bandida

D G C Am

Pas de barré

Ella me dejo arrollao, Ella me dejo pegao, No es la primera vez,

Basement Kiss

G A D Bm C F#m

[Verse] Lucy Grace can't show her face Down in the North End Road Or in Belgravia Rumors have been whispered

The Beat

Bm G D A/C# A E

We're all going on a summer holiday Vigilante's coming out to follow me. Heard somebody say they're out to collar me. Anybody wanna swallow me?

Beyond Belief

D G F F# Dm

[Verse 1] History repeats the old conceits The glib replies the same defeats Keep your finger on important issues With crocodile tears and a pocketful of tissues

Big Boys

E A B G Em C

I am starting to function In the usual way Everything is so provocative Very very, temporary

The Big Light

E B A

Pas de barré*

The Big Light [email protected] Well I had a little feeling to have a big night And woke up feeling small and not so brave and not quite right I had to face the who am I and where is she what did I do

Big Sisters Clothes

C Em B7 G E C#m

Sheep to the slaughter, oh I thought this must be love All your sons and daughters, in a stranglehold with a kid glove She's got eyes like saucers, oh you think she's a dish She is the blue chip that belongs to the big fish

Big Tears

C G D F Am Em

[Verse] Everyone is busy with the regular routine The sniper just takes his aim Everyone is window shopping, no one is amazed Even if he hits you, you'd still think it's just a graze

Blame It On Cain

D G A5 Ab5 Bm F#

From the bonus tracks on My Aim Is True. It jangle a little. You can clearly hear it in the original recording. This tab is pretty close to Correct. I'm sure there's some little jangles I didn't catch. I love this song. Enjoy.

Blue Chair

G D A F#m Em Bb

Now it's just you and me, my blue friend And you say that it's you that she's thinking of And our affair must end But if it's you that she's thinking of I think my broken heart might mend

Blues Keep Calling

A Em D A7 Bm

Pas de barré*

[Verse] Hear the drum in the jive joint a beatin' out the blues My heart is a achin' baby achin' for you Blues blues blues keep a callin' to me While the drums keep a beatin' my baby keeps a cheatin' on me

Brilliant Mistake

G C F D Em Am

He thought he was the King of America Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine Now I try hard not to become hysterical But I'm not sure if I'm laughing or crying I wish that I could push a button

Brown To Blue

D G A D7 A7 E

Pas de barré

We stood there in the courthouse room so close but far apart You brought along the lawyer and I brought a broken heart The judge pronounced the words the way you wanted him to do You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

Bullets For The New Born King

G C F Dsus2 Am C/B

No one looks in this place for motive or any hope But for the dead shot of an amber glass, the blue light of a votive Rain obscured the window as the pain was dulled by the grains Absolved by spoons in flames and fear in time dissolving

Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter

F Dm G Em Am E

[Verse 1] She said, what is it that I've done that you want me to be punished As she woke up one day to find he had started to vanish If you overhear voices Perhaps you should not be listening

Busy Bodies

D A G F# C# E

So you think that you have seen her, When you?re lying in between her And you tell me that you don?t care Busy bodies getting nowhere Everybody?s getting meaner

But Not For Me

Eb Cm Bb Ab Gm F

Recorded by: Elvis Costello Arranged by: Larry Adler Album: The Glory of Gershwin (1994) Https://youtu.be/8i49w4od2Zg

The Butchers Boy

D Am F Em

[Verse 1] She went upstairs to make her bed And not one word to her mother she said Her mother she went upstairs too Said, "Daughter, oh daughter, what troubles you?"

Byline

C Cmaj9 Em7 Dm7 F Em

[Verse 1] I read by line by line by line Some words of yours, some words of mine Gadd9 F Dsus4 G Some sentiments are best forgot

Charm School

G C Em D F Am

From [email protected] Thu May 15 17:02:23 1997 Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:13:02 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB:CHARM SCHOOL by ELVIS COSTELLO

Cheap Reward

G D C B7 A7

Pas de barré

Oh, well, I feel so loose tonight I might fall to pieces So be prepared to sweep me out the door And I might be horizontal by the time the music ceases So I think I'll get acquainted with the floor

Cheap Rewards

G D C B

Oh well i feel so loose tonight i might fall to pieces, So be prepared to sweep me out the door, And i might be horizontal by the time the evening ceases, So i think i'll get acquainted with the floor. But i was trying to get away from the things i usually do,

Chemistry Class

A Em D C F G

Song: Chemistry Class Artist: Elvis Costello Written by: Elvis Costello Album: Armed Forces (1979)

Church Underground

C F Dm Bb A G

She stood spotlit in a plain print dress Came howling out of the wilderness ....There beat a cunning and murderous heart Beneath that calm exterior "You know my name

Clown Strike

G Am Em C Am7 B

[Verse 1] She`ll fix you with an iron cross And cover you up with petals And hang you up with some amber beads And four or five precious metals

Clowntime Is Over

C F Dm Am G Ab

Tears on your blackmail, written to ransom A point of the fingernail, says that he's handsome Clowntime is over, time to take cover, while others just talk and talk Somebody's watching where the others don't walk, clowntime is over

Clubland

Em Bm F#m G B A

Clubland (Elvis Costello From the Album "Trust" -Words and Music by Elvis Costello) Transcribed by D. William Bennett

Coal-train Robberies

G F C Am E E7

Yesterday's coal train came to rest in the bitter Cutting And as the signals took an age to change it was Easy pickings So you go to the movies where they smash it up

Complicated Shadows

D A G E

Pas de barré

[Verse] Well, you know your time has come And you're sorry for what you've done You should've never been playing with a gun in those complicated shadows Well, there's a line that you must toe

Couldnt Call It Unexpected No4

G Bm C F#m Am Em

I saw a girl who'd found her consolation She said "One day my Prince of Peace will come" Above her head a portrait of her father The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame "They've got his bones and everything he owns

Crawling To The Usa

C Am Bb F G E

[Verse 1] I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny And slide inside the telephone wire that runs beneath the briny Till i found the easier way of crawling to the U - S - A.

Crimes Of Paris

G C Am D E B

Crimes Of Paris From Blood and Chocolate Tabbed by Clyde MacFadden ([email protected]) Mike Sturgess ([email protected])

The Crooked Line

E A B E7

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Life isn't a game won or tied Lost by either side Then some people's idea Of straight and nar - row

Days

D G F Bb A C

D D Dsus Thank you for the days Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me D D Dsus I'm thinking of the days

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror

C G Am Bm D Em

One day you're gonna have to face A deep dark truthful mirror And it's gonna tell you things that I still

Deportee

G C Am F D7 F#

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # From: [email protected] (William Vaughan)

Different Finger

D G E A7 A D7

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:01:56 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:55 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: Different Finger ///// Elvis Costello

Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood

A G Bm Em F#7 D

]Verse 1( Baby, can you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little mad Don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel When things go rough I feel real bad

Dont Lose Your Grip On Love

G Em D C A F

[Chorus] Don't lose your grip on love Don't lose your grip on love Take me higher and higher like a jet plane flies But don't lose your grip on love

Down Among The Wines And Spirits

E A B7 F# B C#m

[Verse 1] Down among the wines and spirits Where a man gets what he merits Once he was written in letters of Nine feet tall

Dr Watson I Presume

G C Am D F Em

I sat in a motel room with the doctor Just before we were supposed to sing He said regarding this guardian wing This black and clipped misshapen thing Hobbling on from claw to ring

Dust 2

Em Am G D

Pas de barré

If dust could only talk, what would we hear it say? Before it's brushed aside Just as it's swept away It's just the evidence It's of no consequence It's only flesh and bone

Eisenhower Blues

G C D

Pas de barré

Eisenhower Blues [email protected] (Blues in G) Hey everybody I'm a talking to you I ain't telling you jealous

The Element Within Her

C F B A E G

From [email protected] Thu May 15 17:02:30 1997 Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:14:25 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: The Element Within Her by ELVIS COSTELLO

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Dance Dance Dance

G C D Em A F#m

[Verse 1] I think I'd like to go back home and take it easy There's a woman that I'd like to get to know living there Everybody seems to wonder what it's like down here Gotta get away from this day-to-day running around

Everyday I Write The Book (acoustic)

Em C G F Am Dm

Don't tell me you don't know what love is When you're old enough to know better When you find strange hands in your sweater When your dreamboat Turns out to be a footnote

Favourite Hour

D Bm7 Em7 A G Bb(dim)

Figure hanging on a leather band Cog consults the watch he cups in his hand Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time Pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime

Fish N Chip Paper

E D A G C F#m

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:02 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:03:00 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: Fish 'n' Chip Paper /// Elvis Costello

Five Small Words

A E D G B C

Maybe you'll recognize in time Maybe one day you will discover All the pain that lies behind You and your unfortunate love

Forgive Her Anything

F C Bb Ab Gm G

You'd forgive her anything If you knew what I have known You'd forgive her anything (It's forgiven and forgotten) So where did all my pride go?

From A Whisper To A Scream

E D A F#m F# B

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:26 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:45 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: From A Whisper to A Scream /// Elvis Costello

Georgie And Her Rival

A E Emaj7 B D Bm

Georgie grew to hate her name It sounded like a tiny man And the one she had said "I can't see you, But I'll call you when___ever I___can" Sometimes the phone would ring, when she was half__a_sleep

Getting Mighty Crowded

C Em Am G Dm Dm7

[Verse 1] I'm packing up my memories And I'm gonna move all out of your heart I'm turning in my keys And I'm gonna move all out of your heart

The Ghost Of Tom Joad Do Re Mi

Bm A D G Em E

Pas de barré*

Verse: 1 Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks Goin' someplace there's no goin' back Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge

Girls Talk

D A G E F#m G#

That the word upon everyone's lips Stick that you're dedicated Though you may not be an old-fashioned girl You're still going to get dated Was it really murder?

Glitter Gulch

D A G E A7

Pas de barré

Enter Madam X painted in a shocking pink spangled dress Her teeth are perfect but her mouth is loose Rubbing their hands together she persuades them that it's better to confess Which unpleasant fate they'd like to choose

Gloomy Sunday

Dm E Am C Am7 Amaj7

[Verse 1] Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will never awaken you Not when the black coach of sorrow has taken you

God Give Me Strength

A G Bm Em E D

Now I have nothing, so God give me strength 'Cause I'm weak in her [his] wake And if I'm strong I might still break And I don't have anything to share That I won't throw away into the air

Gods Comic

B7 Em C D G Am7

[Verse 1] I wish you'd known me when I was alive I was a funny fellow The crowd would hoot and holler for more I wore a drunk's red nose for applause

Good Year For The Roses

A D E7 Bm7 C#

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hBWBVVFA4c Music video performed by Elvis Costello &amp; The Attractions Good Year for the Roses lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (C) 1981 Elvis Costello

Goon Squad

Em G D D/F# A C

Mother, Father, I'm here in the zoo. I can't come home 'cause I've grown up too soon. I got my sentence, I got my command. They said they'd make me major if I met all their demands. I could be a corp?ral into corp?ral punishment,

The Greatest Love

B E F# A

Verse 1 The greatest love I ever loved Was the love I had for you The greatest wish I ever wished Was when I wished that you love me too

Green Shirt

D A G E F# A7

Song: Green shirt Artist: Elvis Costello Composer: Elvis Costello Album: This years model

Hand In Hand

A D G E Bm F#m

No, don't ask me to apologise. I won't ask you to forgive me. If I'm gonna go down, You're gonna come with me You say 'Why don't you be a man about it,

Harpies Bizarre

E B A C#m G# G#m

The lyrics were type by one anonymous who provided the lyrics for the album, Available via ftp from cs.uwp.edu. The "Intro E" sections for organ can be played on guitar, as transcribed in TAB (using TAB MASTER). The little woodwind instrument solo is not [yet!] Transcribed, but the chords are available, with added beat measures: 7xE 1xB

Heart Shaped Bruise

D G A C C#m A7

Tell me now Or are you only teasing? I felt the cold hard facts of life Five degrees from freezing Does it amuse you to always hurt me so?

Heathen town

C Am G F Em Ab

Intro: <u>C</u> (add <u>Bb</u>) The used to call it Sin City, now its gone way past that;

Heres Red Shoes

E A B G#m F# G#

*same as first four lines in first stanza and repeat on the chords for extra Lines* Oh I used to be disgusted And now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted,

Hey Clockface

C F E G D A

[Verse 1] Hey Clockface Keep your fingers on the dial You stole those precious moments And the kisses from her smile

High Fidelity

Am D G E C F

Some things you never get used to, even though you're feeling like another man There's nothing that he can do for you, to shut me away as you walk through Lovers laughing in their amateur hour, holding hands in the corridors of power Even though I'm with somebody else right now

Home Is Anywhere

A D E Db F#m B7

Here Comes Mr. Misery He's tearing out his hair again He's crying over her again He's standing in the super-market Shouting at the customers

Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind

G C A B D C#

Who do you see when you turn your eyes down? Who do you see when I'm not seeing you? The news is out all over town And all these girls are taking turns at being you

Hoover Factory

E A F# D B7 F#m

Five miles out of London on the Western Avenue Must have been a wonder when it was brand new Talkin' 'bout the splendour of the Hoover factory I know that you'd agree if you had seen it too It's not a matter of life or death

How To Be Dumb

G D C Bm Em B

I was hell-bent on destroying my powers of concentration While you were living like a saint And all the time the very one you trusted Was washing off somebody else's paint

Human Hands

G D Em C B Am7

From [email protected] Thu May 15 17:01:48 1997 Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:04:15 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: HUMAN HANDS by ELVIS COSTELLO

Human Touch

B E A G# C#m7 D#

I know, I've just gotta get out of this place, I can't stand any more of that mechanical grace Though you say, it's only industrial squeeze, it looks like luxury and feels like a disease Oh, give it to me, give it to me, I don't want to know much about much Give it to me, give it to me, I need, I need, I need the human touch

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

C F Am E7 G Fm

I'm the living result I'm a man who's been hurt a little too much And I've tasted the bitterness of my own tears Sadness is all my lonely heart can feel

I Do Zulas Song

Cm G Fm Dm C D

[Verse 1] There's a tree at the crossroads There's a nail in my shoe Ddim Repeat to me softly

I Dont Want To Go Home

G D C Am

Pas de barré

Verse Everybody seemed to have somebody better to talk to Everybody seemed to have something better to do And I was trying to look so mean and dangerous and ended up stepping on her toe And one minute she was a perfect stranger and the next thing she said was

(i Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

G A D Bm F#m Em

Photo - graphs of fancy tricks, To get your kicks at sixty six, He thinks of all the lips that he licks, And all the girls that he's going to fix!

I Dreamed Of My Old Lover

C F Am Dm G E

I dreamed of my old lover last night I wonder if I spoke out loud If by chance my husband overheard He'd put my face back in the crowd

I Hear A Melody

E A F# G# Am C#7

[Verse 1] It's easy to do, it's not so easy to say I was talking to you when you took my tongue away I hear a melody and I feel so ashamed I got nothing you'd need and you're so hard to blame

I Hope Youre Happy Now

A Bm D E B F#

This is a guitar-based transcription, though some notes played By other instruments may be included so that the lone guitarist Can more fully realize the tune as it exists on Blood & Chocolate. Those lone guitarists with dexterity trouble can skip those notes And still "put over" the song in question, but it won't sound as cool.

I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself

C F A# Dm Am Eb

I just don't know what to do with myself I don't know just what to do with myself I'm so used to doing everything with you Planning everything for two And now that we're through

I Lost You

A E G D F F#

I Lost You I Lost You You slipped from your costume Like an actress in this tragedy You're just an apparition in a haunting mystery

I Stand Accused

F G C Am Dm G7

Pas de barré*

Girl, I stand accused, people say I love you Yeah, I stand accused, oh, but what can I do You belong to some other guy Hope I never have to testify If loving you is a big crime

I Still Have That Other Girl

F Am Dm Db Bb Gm

I have to say that we should finish it now Before we weaken 'cause we already know this is wrong I could give in, sometimes I think that I will Despite the temptation I try to be very strong In my reluctance seems a surprise

I Want To Vanish

F Bbm6 C Am Dm Gm7

[Verse 1] I want to vanish this is my fondest wish To go where I cannot be captured laid on a decorated dish Even in splendour this curious fate Is more than I care to surrender now it's too late

I Want You

B C Em G B7 A

Song: I want you Artist: Elvis Costello and The Attractions Composer: Declan MacManus Album: Blood and chocolate Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD') for ultimateGuitar.com 20th Jan 2013

If I Could Put Them All Together

G D C F# E G/D

I guess I ran to Rhonda for her sympathy Julie Ann does all she can To take your chains off me Next in line comes Caroline She has your long black hair

If You Love Me

C G D B Am Bm

[Verse 1] The fluctuating worth of this very terminal earth Bm Cadd9 G And the satellite that glows at night above me Won't bear upon my mind

I'll never fall in love again

F C7 Bb7+ Bb Gm7 Bb7

Verso 1: What do you get when you fall in love? A guy with a pin to burst your bubble That's what you get for all your trouble.

Ill Wear It Proudly

D G A Bm C# F#m

Return-Path: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 94 01:14:16 EDT To: [email protected] Subject: Elvis_Costello/I'llWearItProudly.crd Organization: Princeton University

Im Ahead If I Can Quit While Im Behind

E A B F#m a d

[Verse 1] Send out some invitations Gonna have me a big celebration I'm giving up everything I thought was mine If your love for him is stronger

Im In The Mood Again

A A7 Bm7 E C#m7 F#m7

Hail to the taxis? They go where I go? Farewell the newspapers that know more than I know? Flung under a street-lamp still burning at dawn? I'm in the mood again

Im Not Angry

B E C#m G# D A

I'm not angry I'm not angry anymore I'm not angry I'm not angry anymore

Im Your Toy

D Em A E7 B Dmaj7

You may be sweet and nice D7 Adim/B* But that won't keep you warm at night Cause I'm the one who taught you how To do the things you're doing now

Imagination

D E A G Bm F#m

Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) Words & music by Elvis Costello From the Rykodisc rerelease of "My Aim Is True" Cleaned up by Will Lipchitz

Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver

D G F#m Bm Bb D7

There are also two walking bass type riffs. Riff 1 is played in the verse and Riff 2 CAN be played on the First line of the chorus. If you listen to the recording, the first line of the chorus implies the chords You can play either Riff 2 to be "accurate" or the listed chords and either is fine depending on your level Of ability.

The Imposter

F C Am Em G

The Imposter (Elvis Costello from the Album "Get Happy!" - Words and Music by Elvis Costello) Transcribed by D. W. Bennett

In Another Room

E A B C#m Esus4 G#m

In another room just out of my sight Words we used to say become so smite Will they disappoint? And I know you won't return my kiss Did I not love you quite like this

In The Darkest Place

Dm9 G D Em7 Am9 F2

Artist(s) - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Song - In the Darkest Place Album - Painted From Memory [1998] Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

Inch By Inch

Bm G F#m Em F# A

Here's Elvis Costello's "Inch by Inch" off of "Goodbye Cruel World". Listen to the bass line as to where to come in with the Yourself, it adds a lot. The notes have been left out of the Verses.

Indoor Fireworks

D A G F# D7 Em7

We play at make believe When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try We go straight past pretending To the part where everybody loves to cry

Invasion Hit Parade

G C Dm Am D F#

[Verse 1] Now that you set everybody free What are you going to do about me? Don`t want to be treated like some poor grateful clown I`d rather go back to the sweet underground

Jack Of All Parades

A E D Dm D/C# Bm

When we first met I didn't know what to do My old love lines were all worn out on you And the world walked round at my mouth They lit me up and they snuffed me out

Jacksons Monk And Rowe

F Bbmaj7 Bb Am G7 Am7

[Verse 1] Sisters four and brothers three Hanging off the family tree Practicing for getting old Do you want your fortune told?

Jimmie Standing In The Rain

C#m F#m Gdim D#m Adim G#

Verse 1: Third-class ticket in his pocket Punching out the shadows underneath the sockets Tweed coat turned up against the fog

Joe Porterhouse

D D/G A Bm D/F# Am

Oh no Joe Porterhouse Is not gone forever He'll be back another day Don't let them see you crying that way

Jump Up

D A G C# E D/A

Everybody's talking like they can't sit down And looking like they can't stand up It must be the latest style And they've seen a lot of things that you never see Back on the mile up to the hanging tree

Just A Memory

F Eb Bb Gm Dm C

[Verse 1] Layin about lyin in bed Maybe it was something that I thought I said With the tempo of today and the temptation of tomorrow I don't know if I could give you anything but sorrow

Just About Glad

D G A F# Em

[Verse] I`m just about glad that I knew you once And it was more than just a passing acquaintance I`m just about glad that it was a memory That doesn't need constant maintenance

Kid About It

G Em B9 C F#m F#

I got the version of this song from a Youtube post of him doing it acoustically (Milwaukee, 10 June 2014) Plus working also from what was here.The ending is different from Album version. I feel I got it pretty close and took liberties (pun) lol to add the big jazzy G major chord for the last chord ending it.

Kinder Murder

A F#m D C E Am

Jimmy took her down to the perimeter fence He was back in half an hour her said he left her senseless Then he went back to his regiment It's a kinder murder

Last Boat Leaving

A D Bm G F# Gm

[Verse] Hush my little one don't cry so You know your daddy was bound to go They took his pride they took his voice Don't upset him now don't make a noise

The Last Confession Of Vivian Whip

G# B Cm F#7 D#7 D#

[Verse 1] Hear the last confession of Vivian Whip If you're reading this "My life was lonely Never hurt a fly

Less Than Zero

F C Bb Gm Dm Ebm

Calling Mister Oswald with the swastika tattoo, There is a vacancy waiting in the English voodoo, Carving "V" for vandal on the guilty boy's head. When he's had enough of that, maybe you'll take him to bed To teach him he's alive before he wishes he was dead.

Let Him Dangle

B7 Em C D G Am7

Pas de barré

Bentley said to Craig let him have it Chris They still don't know today just what he meant by this Craig fired the pistol but was too young to swing So the police to Bentley in the very next thing

Lip Service

B E C#m A F#m G#m

<[email protected]> From: [email protected] (Phillip Charles Saunders) Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 22:36:25 EST X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.2 3/2/90) To: [email protected]

Lipstick Vogue

Bm Am Em C G E

Get to the slot machine almost dead on arrival Just hit me one more time with that live wire Maybe they told you you were only a girl in a million You say I've got not feelings; This is a good way to kill them.

Little Atoms

G D C B A Em

[Verse 1] I arose and marigold lay down with curious iris Cherry gave to victor her prudence and her virus For the sake of purity i can recall the time and place Between wisdom and murder she gave up her immaculate face

Little Boxes

D A7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky-tacky Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes, just the same

Little Palaces

D G C Em F

In Chocolate Town all the trains are painted brown, and the silver paper of the wrapper. There's a dapper little man, and he wears a wax mustache That he twists with nicotine fingers as he drops his cigarette ash. And someone comes and sweeps it up, and then he doffs his cap And there's a rat in someone's bedroom, and they're shutting someone's trap.

Little Savage

G A C F D Dm

From [email protected] Thu May 15 17:02:05 1997 Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:08:38 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: LITTLE SAVAGE by ELVIS COSTELLO

Little Triggers

C Bb Gm F F7 A

<[email protected]> From: [email protected] (Phillip Charles Saunders) Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 22:38:26 EST X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.2 3/2/90) To: [email protected]

Living In Paradise

D G Bm F#m A Em

I don't like those other guys looking at your curves. I don't like you walking round with physical jerks. Ev'rything they say and do is getting on my nerves. Soon they will be lucky to be picking up the perks.

Londons Brilliant Parade

E A C G F B

Outside my window Not long before sleep arrives They come with their sirens___ And they sweep away all the boys Busy draining the joy from their___lives

The Long Honeymoon

Cm Bb Fm G Gm Bm

From [email protected] Thu May 15 17:01:40 1997 Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:02:29 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: THE LONG HONEYMOON by ELVIS COSTELLO

Love Went Mad

F C Am C6 G Bm

I've looked at it every way I can From under and above And every chance I've had My love went mad Love went mad love went mad

Loveable

A D E B

Pas de barré*

Return-Path: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 94 01:13:03 EDT To: [email protected] Subject: Elvis.Costello/Lovable.crd Organization: Princeton University

The Loved Ones

A E C#m D F#m Bm

[Verse 1] Don`t get smart or sarcastic He snaps back just like elastic Spare us the theatrics and the verbal gymnastics We break wise guys just like matchsticks

Lovers Walk

A G

Pas de barré

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:18 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:03:05 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: Lover's Walk // // Elvis Costello

Luxembourg

Bm F# B7 Em A B

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:08 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:03:02 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: Luxembourg // Elvis Costello

Man Out Of Time

E E4 F#m11 A B7 B

Song: Man out of time Artist: Elvis Costello and The Attractions Composer: Elvis Costello Album: Imperial bedroom Tabbed by: DJ 28th Jan 2015

Maureen And Sam

F Fmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am

[Verse 1] Maureen and Sam will amaze you with songs That only could come from a star With a comical dance and a glance from afar They're just trying to please and will be if you give them a chance

Miracle Man

E A B C#m F#

You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why. I never thought that so much trouble was a restin' on my reply, I could say it was the nights when I was lonely And you were the only one who'd come. I could tell you that I like your sensitivity,

Monkey To Man

A7 E B7 A D E7

Pas de barré

A long time ago, our point of view Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew And now the world is full of sorrow and pain And it's time for us to speak up again

Moods For Moderns

E9 E B7 D A C

[Verse 1] Moods for moderns Moods for moderns Moods for moderns Moods for moderns

Motel Matches

F C G D E Am

[Verse 1] Somewhere in the distance I can hear „Who Shot Sam?" This is my conviction, that I am an Innocent man

My Babys Gone

D A G

Pas de barré

Hold back the rushing minutes Make the wind lie still Don't let the moonlight shine Across the lonely hill Dry all the raindrops

My Funny Valentine

Gm7 Dm7 Bbmaj7 A7 A Fmaj7

Thanks to Darryl Parry ( [email protected] ) for providing the lyrics. The last part of this arrangement you'll have to figure out yourself, 'cause I have no recording of this song. Anyway, here are the chords that go With this last part :

My Little Blue Window

D G A Em Bm C

This is a calling card Maybe it will be a farewell note Inv The poison fountain pen now requires the antidote And if I avert your gaze

My Mood Swings

F#m B A C#7

By a curious fellow She said I love the way you talk And with a a flounce she announces I love the way that you pronounce it

My Thief

D C Am7 Em G Bm

Eadd9. 0-2-2-1-0-2 D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3 Gadd9 3-x-0-2-0-3 or 3-x-0-0-0-5 Gaug 3-x-1-0-0-3

My Youngest Son Came Home Today

Dm C F Am

Pas de barré*

This is an old anti-war tune that should probably also be listed under Eric Bogle, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, and Billy Bragg - all of 'em have recorded it At various times. I became acquainted with the song from hearing the Stipe-Bragg duet Version live at Mountainstage.

Mystery Dance

G F C D

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still Juliet was waiting with a safety net He said, "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet." [flourish]

New Amsterdam

G Em Bb Am C D

You're sending me tulips, mistaken for lilies, You give me your lip after punching me silly, You turned my head till it rolled down the brain drain, If I had any sense now, I wouldn't want it back again.

New Amsterdam Youve Got To Hide Your Love Away

G C D E Em Bb

You're sending me tulips, mistaken for lilies, You give me your lip after punching me silly, You turned my head till it rolled down the brain drain, If I had any sense now, I wouldn't want it back again.

New Lace Sleeves

C F Am G Bb Fm

[Verse] Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning

Next Time Round

C D G E F Am

Song: Next Time Round Artist: Elvis Costello Written by: Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello) Album: Blood and Chocolate (1986) Based on a chord chart from Keith Waclena (used with permission)

Night Rally

E A B7 G#m F#m G

[Verse] I would send out for assistance but there's someone on the Signal wire And the corporation logo is flashing on and off in the sky

No Action

E B A F#m C#m G#m

(chorus) There's no action, there's no action, There's no action, Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down.

No Dancing

D A Bb G F Dm

Oh, I kmow that she has made a fool of him, Like girls have done so many nights before, Time and time again. Life is so strange. I don't know why, But somebody, somebody has to cry.

Olivers Army

E B F# D A F#m

Don't start me talking, I could talk all night. My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world to right. Called careers information. Have you got yourself an occupation? (Oliver's) Army is here to stay. Oliver's Army are on their way.

One Bell Ringing

e F a d G b

Dsus2 Raining slapping on the window pane An hour or more of teeming Storm punching like a hurricane Dsus2

The Only Flame In Town

E G#m F#m A B E7

Here's Elvis Costello's "The Only Flame in Town". This transcription is based on the live version of the Ryko Reissue of "Goodbye Cruel World", but it works well witht the Studio version too, except in someplace they use the ending Chords in the middle and there are some walk ups - enjoy.

The Other End

F C Bb Dm Eb

>From the wonderful Elvis disk All This Useless Beauty. A previous Version of this song can be found on the Til Tuesday album Everything's Different Now. Elvis co-wrote this one with Aimee Mann but changed the Lyrics and (in my opinion) made the song better for this version. This song is (c) 1996 Warner Bros Records. I'm sure Elvis has some

The Other End Of The Telescope

G C D Em F Am

Shall we agree that just this once I'm gonna change my life Until it's just as tiny or important as you like And in time we won't even recall that we spoke Words that turned out to be as big as smoke As smoke disappears in the air

The Other Side Of Summer

G D Em Am B C

The sun struggles up another beautiful day And I felt glad in my own suspicious way Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Despite the contradiction and confusion Felt tragic without reason

Our Little Angel

C D Am6 Am G F

This is the place Where I made my best mistakes This is the place Even angels don't understand I've seen the disappointment

Pads Paws And Claws

C C7 E7 G B7 A7

Pas de barré

He leads her a miserable life But when he's full of that beer-champagne No Chord She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws

Painted From Memory

Ab Gb Db Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7

[Verse 1] Such a picture of loveliness Didn't you notice the resemblance? Doesn't it look like she could speak? Those eyes I tried to capture

Party Girl

D C G A C#m E

They say you're nothing but a party girl Just like a million more all over the world I know I shouldn't be raising my hopes up high but I've Seen the hungry look in their eyes They'd settle for anything in disguise of love

Pay it Back

G C Em7 Em F Bm

Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief If you don't take a little more care. You're gonna get more than the family plan From this one shoestring affair. I may be crazy but I can't contemplate being trapped between the doctor

Peace In Our Time

D A Em Bm D7 G

Verse 1: Out of the aeroplane stepped Chamberlain with a condemned man's stare But we all cheered wildly, a photograph was taken, As he waved a piece of paper in the air Now the Disco Machine lives in Munich and we are all friends

Pidgin English

D G D7 C A7 A

There's a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention She'll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension But he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested Too terrified to answer back Too tired to have resisted

Poison Moon

G C F Am D B

Cut loose in a nightmare, cast off in my dreams If home is anywhere that I can hang my hat then it's coming apart at the seams My luck is hanging upside down, I try to hold on tight

Poisoned Rose

Eb Bb Ab Eb7 F7 Ab7

The poisoned rose That you gave to me It left me half alive And half in ecstasy But if half of your love

Pony St

D G C A Am Em

She lives on Pony Street And they should scatter flowers at her feet But when they come calling I think it's appalling They're sober and they're polite They're deeply respectful when I would expect them

Poor Fractured Atlas

A D G Em Dm C

He's out in the woods with his squirrel gun To try and recapture his anger He's screaming some words at the top of his lungs Until he begins to feel younger But back at his desk in the city we find

Poor Napoleon

C F G Dm Em/B Gm/Bb

I can't lie on this bed anymore it burns my skin You can take the truthful things you've said to me And fit them on the head of a pin Poor Napoleon

Pouring Water On A Drowning Man

C F G Am E7 Dm

Pas de barré*

Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (Elvis Costello from the album "Kojak Variety - Words and Music by D. Baker/D. McCormick) Transcribed by D.

Pretty Words

G D C Em F D7

I ask you nicely Get my face slapped under wraps What's going on precisely Is there something wrong perhaps? Surprise, surprise (surprise, surprise)

Psycho

D Bm A G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Can Mary fry some fish, mama I'm as hungry as can be Oh lord, how I wish, mama You could stop the baby crying

Pump It Up

B A A# F# E7 E

[Verse] I've been on tenterhooks, ending in dirty looks List'ning to the Muzak, thinking 'bout this 'n' that She said "That's that, I don't wanna chitter-chat" Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat

Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness

A F#7 E Bm7 C#m Bm

Verse Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness Have you ever seen the like of this mankind? If a boy or girl is cute, we simply shoot to starry heights Any maybe, any might

Radio Radio

E B B7 A C#m Am

I was tuning in the shine on the light night dial Doing anything my radio advised. With every one of those late night stations Playing songs, bringing tears to my eyes. I was seriously thinking about hiding the receiver

Radio Sweetheart

Em B7 F#m E G C

My head is spinning and my legs are weak Goose step dancing, can't hear myself speak Hope in the eyes of the ugly girls who Settle for the lies of the last chancers when Slow motion drunks pick wallflower dancers

Red Cotton

G C D Am Bm E

Artist: Elvis Costello Song: Red Cotton Album: Secret Profane and Sugarcane Tabbed by: Tom Haines Email corrections to: [email protected]

Red Shoes

E A B G#m E7

Oh I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, You know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain, That's when I knew that I could not refuse.

Remove This Doubt

C G D Em Am Bm

SONG: REMOVE THIS DOUBT ARTIST: ELVIS COSTELLO VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Ft0UCL-vx2w TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

Riot Act

A Dm C F D Bm

Forever Doesn't mean forever anymore I said forever But it doesn't look like I'm gonna be around much anymore When the heat gets so tropical

Rocking Horse Road

C D G Bm Am Em

This builds from and improves upon (I think) the version posted on the Elvis Costello wiki, credited to Ben Greenstein and posted roughly ten million years ago (link: http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/by.html#rocking_horse_road). The main changes are in the latter half of the bridge section and a bit of reformatting. There may be some transitional chords missing or incorrect between some of the sections.

Running Out Of Angels

G F C D Bb Am

"[This song] must have been recorded some time after This Year's Model. [It is] rare in the sense that most songs From this time were written in hotel rooms, rehearsed on Tour buses or at soundchecks and then recorded. There was Hardly ever any time to make demo tapes. However, this

Satellite

B A C#m E B7 G#7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # From: [email protected] (Mark J. Schnitzius)

The Scarlet Tide

D G A C

Pas de barré

Well I recall his parting words Must I accept his fate? Or take myself far from this place I thought I heard a black bell toll A little bird did sing

Shabby Doll

Em D A Am A/E Em6

Giving you more of what for Always worked for me before Now I'm a shabby doll What's going on behind the green elevator door With just a shabby doll

Shamed Into Love

Amaj7 Dm9 A Dm C#m7 C#

[Verse] I fear, my dear we've forgotten the things strangers do If we could look back to the terrible thrill that we knew Am I imagining a world without you? Bmadd11 Gm A

She

C F Ebdim Dm G7 A7

She May be the face I can't forget A trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay She may be the song that summer sings

She Loves The Jerk

G Am D/F# D A E

We've talked it to death Crying on the telephone Nights when he drinks at home She has to whisper through the tears

She (ver. 2)

C F G A C/a Fm

She may be the face I can't forget The trace of pleasure or regret Maybe my treasure or the price I have to pay She may be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings

Shipbuilding

D G C7+ Em Eb6 Em/D#

Is it worth it A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bicycle on the boy's birthday It's just a rumour that was spread around town By the women and children

Shoes Without Heels

B7 E A F#m G#m C#m

[Verse 1] This love of mine is packed with stepping stone These shoes are made for walking in reverse At the dead of night, you tiptoe out and leave me all alone Putting on your satin slip-ons and your sultry French cologne.

Sittin And Thinkin

G C D7 D A G7

Pas de barré

Title: Sittin’ And Thinkin’ Artist: Elvis Costello Album: Almost Blue (1981) Written by: Charlie Rich

Sleep Of The Just

G C D Bm Em Am

[Verse] The soldier asked my name and did I come here very often Well, I thought that he was asking me to dance In my holy coat and hat and him in his red bonnet We'd have made a lovely couple but we never had the chance

Sleepless Nights

E C#m G# A E7 B

I keep hoping you'll come back to me Oh let it be, please let it be My love, please take these sleepless nights from me Oh, these sleepless nights will break my heart in two

Sneaky Feelings

G C Am7 Em7 F F#

From [email protected] Sun May 4 10:33:50 1997 Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 23:23:32 -0800 From: michael mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: CRD: Elvis Costello ///// Sneaky Feelings

So Like Candy

Am G Dm7 C B7 E7

[Verse 1] [break] E7sus4 Am Here lies the powder and perfume The pretty clothes are scattered 'round the room

Someone Took The Words Away

E Cmaj7 F Em7 Dm7 B

I said So, what is this thing I can’t explain? I'd blame all the things I feel but can't quite place Perhaps they're written on my face Someone took the words away

Song With Rose

C F G Csus4 Dm Gm

Verse 1 Between last breaths and first regrets The days dragged on like cigarettes In the distance martyrs and martinets Dally, dancing with the empty silhouettes of threats

The Spell That You Cast

Bb F D Cm7 Bb7 Eb

And I wonder whether You got some other kind of lover That you like to please Better than me

Spooky Girlfriend

F#m C#7 A D E

I want a girl to make a mess To do no wrong she must confess And then perhaps hitch up her dress 'Cos when the flashbulbs explode She's such a sensitive soul...

St Stephens Day Murders

C F Dm Bb

I once knew two sisters whose name it was Christmas And one was named Dawn of course, the other one was named Eve I wonder if they grew up hating the season Of the good will that lasts ‘til the feast of St. Stephen

Starting To Come To Me

C G F D a

Sometimes you bring me down to play reluctant confidant You say you may reward him if he gives you what you want But these are days to treasure and to hold They’re much too precious to be sold You'd probably play the pirate if you weren't

Stations Of The Cross

F Bb C Cm Eb Gm

[Verse 1] The tempest blows up from a squall Past the Cape of Bad Conscience Into the Gulf of the Cauldron Roars over the coastline to batter and flatten

Still

C Gm Am Dm D G

These few lines I'll devote To a marvelous girl covered up in my coat Pull it up to your chin I'll hold you until the day will begin

Still Too Soon To Know

D A G Bm A7 Em

Pas de barré*

Do you love him or is it still too soon to know When I think back a couple of days Before I found you in his spell was there a warning? What can I say, should I look away? It?s still too soon to know

Stranger In The House

A E D A7

Pas de barré

This version is in the key of A. I think the version on the record is in A-flat So if you’d like to stay true to the record either tune down 1/2 step or just Write a flat symbol next to each of these chords and play the corresponding barre chords. I think A is easier.

Strict Time

G C D

Pas de barré

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:41 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:47 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: Strict Time /// Elvis Costello

Success

D G A

Pas de barré

Verse We used to go out walkin' hand in hand You told me all the big things you had planned It wasn't long till all your dreams came true Success put me in second place with you

Suffering Face

E A C#m G#m B7 F#

Suffering Face By Elvis Costello >From "The King of America" Reissue Transcribed by Denis O'Connell ([email protected])

Suit Of Lights

C G F B A E

While Nat King Cole sings "Welcome To My World" You request some song you hate you sentimental fool And it's the force of habit If it moves then you fuck it If it doesn't move you stab it

Sulky Girl

C G F D Em Bb

From: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany E-mail: [email protected] Lyrics and chords of:Sulky Girl by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Sulphur To Sugarcane

F C G E A D

[Verse 1] It's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane Everywhere I travel the pretty girls call my name I give them a squeeze and they shoot me a wink I buy their hard-headed husbands a long cool drink

Sundays Best

A D E G C#m

[Verse 1] Times are tough for English babies Send the army and the navy Beat up strangers who talk funny Take their greasy foreign money

Surrender To The Rhythm

G Em Am D C Bm

[Verse 1] Well, they danced to every tune the band could play At just about midnight, they decided to call it a day Well, there's one thing that's left here on their minds, yeah, yeah, yeah To get a little slice at any price, yeah

Suspect My Tears

Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Fm/C G Am7

I'll cry until you suspect my tears I'll cry until you suspect my tears You're not the on---ly one who can turn it on When and where you need it

Sweet Dreams

D A A7 E7 G Bm

Pas de barré*

Sweet dreams of you Every night I go through I should hate you, girl, the whole night through Instead of having sweet dreams all about you

Sweet Pear

A D Bm G F#m C

[Verse] Sweet pear, sweet pear Those who say they love you would never dare I'll watch out for you I'll always be there

The Sweetest Punch

D Am7 Em7 G E B

Gadd9 Bm7 Em7 You only saw red After I said, "how can we continue?" D Gadd9 Bm7 Hidden from your view

Taking My Life In Your Hands

E A B7 G#m F C#m

[Verse 1] My dear impulsive darling A6 Gdim7 F#7 I suspect my letter got to you too late And it's really just a silly fragment of paper

Talking In The Dark

A D G Em F# C

[Chorus] I miss talking in the dark Without you, I'm not conversational Without the sense of the occasional Without you, I miss talking in the dark

Tear Off Your Own Head Its A Doll Revolution

A G E D

Pas de barré

Who dries your eyes...When you cry... Who Knows or... what an Imitation is.... (opening riff) Only you do...

Thats Not The Part Of Him Youre Leaving

G D F Em A E

I have a friend She's just a friend I tried to comfort and defend I gave her what you might call advice But nothing like that comes without a price

(The Angels Want to Wear My) Red Shoes

E A B G#m E7

Oh I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, You know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain, That's when I knew that I could not refuse.

This House Is Empty Now

F Eb D Gm9 Bb Bbmaj7

These rooms play tricks upon you Remember when they were always filled with laughter? But now they're quite deserted They seem to just echo voices raised in anger

This Is Hell

G D A C Em Em7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# From: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany E-mail: [email protected] Lyrics and chords of: This Is Hell by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

This Years Girl

A G D Bm E F#m

(riff 2) See her picture in a thousand places 'cause she's this year's girl. You think you all own little pieces of this year's girl. Forget your fancy manners, forget your English grammar, 'cause you don't really give a damn about this year's girl.

Tiny Steps

G C F D Em A

Verse 1: Muscle baby won't let go Weekend baby won't say no Is she an active beauty? I should say so

Toledo

F#m7 Bm7 Em G D G#

Artist(s) - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Song - Toledo Album - Painted From Memory [1998] Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach

Tommys Coming Home

C Am G Bm D Em

She was counting out the window of the outbound train All the poles of the telegraph And the rock-a-bye rhythm in the song of the rails Couldn't make the sweeper laugh

Too Far Gone

D A G B7 E

Pas de barré

I know that somewhere there's someone You love more than me Someone you love more than me And I hate to say it But you have a right to be free

Tramp The Dirt Down

G Em C D/F# Bm/D A/C#

I saw a newspaper picture from the political campaign A woman was kissing a child, who was obviously in pain SHe spills w/ compassion, as that young child's face in her hands she grips Can you imagine all that greed and avarice coming down on that childs lips Well I hope you don't die too soon

Tripwire

E C#m F#m B7

Just because you don’t speak the language Doesn’t mean that you can’t understand Just because you don’t speak the language Doesn’t mean that you can’t understand The twist in the script of the insult

Turning the town red

G C Fm G/B F Fmaj7

Turning the town red. Turning the town red. Turning the town red. Turning the town red.

Two Little Hitlers

A E E7 D F#m

From [email protected] Sun May 4 10:34:37 1997 Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 20:53:34 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: CRD: Elvis Costello ////// Two Little Hitlers

Uncomplicated

A E D E7 G C#

Blood and chocolate I hope you're satisfied with what you have done You think it's over now but it's only just begun I asked for water and they gave me rose wine A horse that knows arithmetic and a dog that tells your fortune

Under Lime

Bb Em Am Eb G# F#

[Verse 1] C Bbsus2 It's a long way down from the high horse you're on F Gsus4 When you stumble and then you're thrown

Unwanted Number

C Bm G F Am Dm

Riff You should hear the things that they say about me They're saying "She's no better than she needed to be" Riff They don't know that he was kind and warm and tender

Veronica

C G F G/D C/E Csus4

Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark? Well I used to know a girl and I would have sworn That her name was Veronica

Voice In The Dark

C G7 Dm7 A7 F Am7

You can read right through a book of matches But that won’t make you smart You can laugh in the face of watches But time will only break your heart

Waiting For The End Of The World

G C F D Bb Em

<[email protected]> From: [email protected] (Phillip Charles Saunders) Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 22:33:44 EST X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.2 3/2/90) To: [email protected]

Warm House And An Hour Of Joy

C G D Am Bm F

[Verse 1] Bitterly and I went to the door Hoping cheering on a brief light I know It never glows Still as long as I walked outside

Watch Your Step

C F Em G Am Bm

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:37 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:27 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: Watch Your Step /// Elvis Costello

Watching The Detectives

F Am G C D

Pas de barré*

Nice girls, not one with a defect Cellophane shrink wrap, so correct Red dogs under illegal legs She looks so good that he gets down and begs

Wave A White Flag

C G7 Am G F C7

Take off your shoes, hang up your wings Stack up the chairs, roll up the rug Savor the things that sobriety brings Drain in the last from a jug

We Despise You

G F C F# E Cm

[Verse 1] Hey you! Are you looking at me? Don&#039;t waste your time &#039;Cause I know your crime And I know that pose

Welcome To The Working Week

A C#m B E G#m F#

[Verse 1] Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired And you can have anyone that you have ever desired All you got to tell me now is why, why, why, why?

What Do I Do Now

A E D G# F# F#m

[Verse 1] Quickly she came, dressed up for fame Riding her perfume downstairs Make-up like glue, she danced 'round the room, To the sound of her corduroy flares

What Is It That I Need That I Dont Already Have

Am E Dm F G E7

[Verse 1] What is it that I need that I don't already have? Who was there in the past that I couldn't seem to save? But will I seem so smart, me and my broken heart When I am pretending to be brave

When I Was Cruel

E B A G# F# C#m

You talk your way out of this Did someone flip your switch? Now there is only right or wrong Can you tell which is which? But it was so much easier

When It Signs

D A Bm Bb C G

All the words you say to me have music in them All the sorrows and the joys, like magnetism And a selfish boy looks through a prism And says what is but never asks what isn't

Who Do You Think You Are

Bm7 Am7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Amaj7 Gm7

[Verse 1] Amaj7 Cdimb13 The hunted look, the haunted grace Amaj7 Cdimb13 The empty laugh that you cultivate

Withered And Died

D G A A7 F#m Em

This cruel country has driven me down, Teased me and lied, teased me and lied, I've only sad stories to tell to this town, My dreams have withered, and ...died!

The World And His Wife

C Am F G F# Bm

Verse 1: The family circle gathers 'round from very far and near To pass around the same remarks they passed away last year The little girl you dangled on your knee without mishap Stirs something in your memory and something in your lap

Worthless Thing

F#m G Em D Bm A

*verse 2 - same* They commit blue murder along union avenue Then they sell you souvenir matches Nightclubs full of grave robbers from Memphis, Tennessee And Las Vegas body snatchers

You Belong To Me

C D G Bm Bb F

What are you girls going to tell your mother? I don't want to hear another word about young lovers Or hiding your boyfriend in the cupboard. She's been to see the doctor, so you hope that she recovers.

You Little Fool

G C D Am7 Bm E

Daddy's best girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend But she's never wanted at home Other girls are allowed to wear their makeup She sneaks out her lipstick powder and comb She surrounds his name with hearts and flowers

You Shouldnt Look At Me That Way

Eb Db Abm Fm Abm6 DbMaj7

[Intro] 2 Bars 2 Bars 2 Bars 2 Bars

You Stole My Bell

C F Em Am G D

SONG: YOU STOLE MY BELL ARTIST: ELVIS COSTELLO VIDEO: https://youtu.be/r4GCHA6D5ls TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

You Tripped At Every Step

C Em D G Bm B

Take your tiny feet out of your mother?s shoes Or there?s is going to be a terrible scene It?s not just a lipstick drawn on crooked when they Find how wicked we are B Bdim C

Youll Never Be A Man

A D Bm C F G

From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:02:32 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:58 GMT From: michael p mccullough <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TAB: You'll Never Be A Man /// Elvis Costello