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Let
Them All Talk
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Everyday I Write The Book
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The Greatest Thing
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The Element Within Her
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Love Went Mad
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Shipbuilding
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TKO (Boxing Day)
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Charm School
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The Invisible Man
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Mouth Almighty
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King Of Thieves
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Pills And Soap
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The World And His Wife
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Heathen Town
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The Flirting Kind
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Walking On Thin Ice
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Town Where Time Stood Still
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Shatterproof
Let Them All Talk
Transcribed by Ben Greenstein [bgreenstein@nctimes.net]
Dm Dm7 F (2x)
Em G A (2x) A
D
Hear what I say - see what I do
G
Believe me now I'm all over you
G C F C
All over you
D G
I know a place - a certain very tender spot
Gm C G
To have and to hold - to have and have not
A
Listen to the sad song that the radio plays
G
Have we come this fa-fa-fa to find a soul cliché
Chorus -
D G
Let them talk, let them talk, let them all talk (let them all talk)
A D
Let them talk, let them talk, let them all talk (let them all talk)
(2x)
Post - chorus -
Am C
Ooh, yeah, we're killing time - to keep you clocking on
F
G Dm Dm7 F (2x)
These are the best years of your life - now they're here and gone
Do the world a service - and you could do yourself a favour
Who's tongue now - is tasting last week's flavour?
Our day will come - when you have squandered all your youth
To have and to hold - a stranger to the truth
Dm Dm7 F (2x)
Listen to the sad song that the radio plays
Have we come this fa-fa-fa to find a soul cliché
Chorus (2x)
Ooh, yeah, we're killing time - to keep you clocking on
These are the best years of your life - now they're here and gone
(repeat intro and fade)
Everyday I Write The Book
From: wsl6174@is.nyu.edu (William S. Lipchitz)
Here it is, by request. This is from memory, so don't blame me for typos
or mistakes. If anyone is looking for other Elvis tabs, email me, and
I'll see what I can do. Also, check out the homepage on WWW. Enjoy,
Everyday I Write the Book
Elvis Costello
Intro (2x):
C#m
G#m
Amaj7
B
E G#m C#m
Don't tell me you don't know what love is when you're old enough to
G#m C#m F#m
know better. When you find strange hands in your sweater, when
G#m C# F#m
your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote, I'm a man with a
G#m B
mission in two or three editions, andÉ
(chorus)
E G#m A B E G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
A B E G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
A
B
1st Verse:
C#m E
Chapter one, we didn't really get along, Chapter two, I think I
G#m E A B C#m
fell in love with you. you said you'd stand by me in the
F#m
middle of Chapter three, but you were up to your old tricks in Chapters
G#m B
four, five, and six, andÉ
(chorus)
E G#m A B E G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
A B E G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
A
B
2nd verse:
C#m E
The way you walk, the way you talk and try to kiss me and laugh in four
G#m E A B C#m
or five paragraphs. All your compliments and your
F#m G#m B
cutting remarks are captured here in my quotation marks, andÉ
(chorus)
E G#m A B E G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
A B E G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
A
B
E G#m C#m
Don't tell me you don't know the diff'rence, between a lover and a
G#m C#m F#m G#m
fighter. With my pen and my electric typewriter, even in a
C# F#m
perfect world where ev'ryone was equal, I'd still own the film rights
G#m B
and be working on the sequel.
{coda}
E G#m A B E G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
A B C#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
G#m
A
B
E
G#m
A
B
E G#m A B
Ev'ryday, ev'ryday, ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
(repeat unitl fade)
Chords E A D G B e
C#m - - 2 1 2 0
e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4
e ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|
A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
Amaj7 - 0 2 1 2 0
e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B - 2 4 4 4 2
e ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
e ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
C# - - 3 1 2 1
e ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A - 0 2 2 2 0
e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
B ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
G ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
D ||ÐÐÐ|ШÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
A |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com
E G#m
Don't tell me you don't know what love is
C#m G#m
When you're old enough to know better
C#m F#m
When you find strange hands in your sweater
G#m C#
When your dream boat turns out to be a footnote
F#m G#m B
I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions
E G#m A B
And I'm giving you a longing look
E G#m A B E
Ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day I write the book
G#m A
B C#m
Chapter One: We didn't really get along
E G#m E A B
Chapter Two: I think I fell in love with you
C#m
You said you'd stand by me in the middle of Chapter Three
F#m
But you were up to your old tricks
G#m B
In Chapters Four, Five and Six.
E G#m A B
And I'm giving you a longing look
E G#m A B E
Ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day I write the book
G#m A
B C#m
The way you walk, the way you talk and try to kiss me
E G#m E A B
And laugh in four or five paragraphs
C#m
All your compliments and you cutting remarks
F#m G#m B
Are captured here in my quotation marks
E G#m A B
And I'm giving you a longing look
E G#m A B C#m7
Ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day I write the book
G#m A
E G#m
Don't tell me you don't know the difference
C#m G#m
Between a lover and a fighter
C#m F#m
With my pen and my electric typewriter
G#m C#
Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal
F#m G#m B
I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel
E G#m A B
And I'm giving you a longing look
E G#m A B C#m7
Ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day, ev'ry day I write the book
G#m A B (fade)
The Greatest Thing
Transcribed by Ben Greenstein
Note - For the rhythm part, you can just play the first chord. The
second one given is actually just a very prominent note in the
bassline. It sounds fine when you play it in the first key (G), but
sounds a little odd once the band switches to E. Does that make any
sense?
Also, if there's any problem, please let me know at -
bgreenstein@nctimes.net
Thank you! Enjoy!
Rhythm - G G G Em Em
Verse 1 (over rhythm) -
Everybody stopped when she walked into the room
(Isn't this the greatest thing?)
Everyone must own up, but no one must touch her now
(Isn't this the greatest thing?)
Punch the clock - keep boxing clever
And you'll be young forever
Bridge 1 -
C Em
Isn't this the greatest - isn't this the greatest thing?
F D C G
Isn't this the greatest - the greatest thing
Verse 2 (same) -
I heard some new confection, says we can't afford to feel affection
(And it's the latest thing)
In and out of matrimony, never once removed the Sony
('Cause it's a status thing)
So girls like that above described are not to be so easily bribed
(With a white frock and a ring)
Punch the clock and in time you'll be pulled apart
If you're married in paper and not in your heart
C Am Em
But I won't be told that life with the one you love is sordid
F D F# B
Just because some authority says you can't afford it
(Key change to E)
Rhythm - E E E C#m C#m
And it's the greatest thing
And it's the greatest thing
A C#m
And it's the greatest - and it's the greatest thing
D B A E A E
And it's the greatest - the greatest thing - the greatest thing
(Key change to B)
Rhythm - B B B Abm Abm
Since nights were long and days were olden, woman to man has beholden
(But since then times have been changing)
She sends back his tribute of a rose and says this ring is better suited
for the nose
He's always fingering
I punch the clock - and it's okay
I KNOW A GIRL WHO TAKES MY BREATH AWAY
E Abm
And it's the greatest - and it's the greatest thing
A F#m E B E B
And it's the greatest - the greatest thing - the greatest thing
(Drum break, then fade on intro rhythm)
The Element Within Her
Tabbed by: michael p mccullough (michael@magick.net michaelm@cdsnet.net)
define:
Dm7 = XX0211
Eb = XX1343
F Am E
La la la la la la la la la la la
E
It's the element within her
C#m B
Something under her skin
E A B
That is shining out through the face of the girl
A B A
Two sapphires and couple of rows of pearls
D G
It's just a part of it
Em A
Like your fine tresses
F Bb
You know what my guess is
C Em B
La la la la la la la la la la la
E
It's the element within her
C#m B
Something under her skin
E A B
That is shining out through the face of the girl
A B A
Two sapphires and couple of rows of pearls
D G
He was a PLAYBOY
Em A
Could charm the birds right out of the trees
F Bb
Now he says 'What do I do with these?'
C Em B
La la la la la la la la la la la
F C
This love in my heart
G C
Let no-one set asunder
G C
Sometimes I wonder
F C Dm7 C F
La la la la la la la la la la la . . . .
G C
But back in the bedroom
Am D
With her electric heater
Bb Eb
I SAY 'ARE YOU COLD?'
F
SHE SAYS 'NO, BUT YOU ARE LA'
Am E
La la la la la la la la la la la
It's the element within her
F C Dm7 C F
La la la la la la la la la la la
G Bm F#
La la la la la la la la la la la
It's the element within her
(and so on . . .)
Love Went Mad
Tabbed by: michael p mccullough (michael@magick.net michaelm@cdsnet.net)
define:
F#dim = XX1212
C6 = X02213
Bdim = XX3434
C G
I've looked at it every way I can
F C
From under and above
F
And every chance I've had
Dm C
My love went mad
G C Am
Love went mad love went mad
G Bm
You you feel like I feel?
Am
Do you have a heart?
F#dim F C6
DO YOU HAVE A HEART OF IRON AND STEEL?
Am
Are you a man now you wear a man's hat?
Are you a man now or are you a rat?
F
You go to church quiet as a mouse
Bb Bdim
You're a big cheese now in the workhouse
C6
With these vulgar fractions of the treble clef
I wish you luck with a capital 'F'
F
A self-made mug is hard to break
Bb Bdim Bm
A silent partner in someone else's mistake
Am
Every day goes by without a hitch
YOU FEEL THE URGE BECOMING AN ITCH
F
The boys in blue are hard to catch
Bb
They're busy turning Piccadilly
Bdim
Into Brands Hatch
C6
But with your fingers in your ears
Feeling bright as a button
Thinking 'THANK GOD THERE'LL BE NO MORE
LAMB DRESSED AS MUTTON'
F
Playing family favourites on a tissue and a comb
Bb
DYING A THOUSAND DEATHS
Bdim Bm
IN THE SAFETY OF YOUR OWN HOME
C G
I've looked at it every way I can
F C
From under and above
(and so on)
Shipbuilding
The version from the songbook:
Costello/Langer: Shipbuilding
Intro: Dm Dm/C G7/B G
Am9 Fm6/C Fmaj7 Fm7/Ab Em7/G
1. Is it worth it a new winter coat and shoes for the wife
2. Well I ask you the boy said 'Dad they're going to take me to task
3. (instrumental)
Gm/Bb Fm/Ab
1. and a bicycle on the boy's birthday
2. but I'll be back by Christmas'
3. (instrumental)
G [2. Gsus4 G] G/C C
1.2.3. It's just a rumour that was spread around town
F G G/C C
1. by the women and children. Soon we'll be shipbuilding.
F G F/A G/B
2. Somebody said that someone got filled in for saying that people get killed
F/C G/D G/C C Gm/Bb
in the result of this shipbuilding with all the will in the world diving
Bb/Ab Ab G G/C C E7
for dear life when we could be diving for pearls.
F G F/A G/B
3. A telegram or a picture postcard within weeks they'll be reopening the
F/C G/D G/F C Gm/Bb
shipyard and notifying the next of kin once again it's all we're skilled
C/Bb Bb/Ab Ab G G/C C Bb Ab/Bb
in we will be shipbuilding. With all the will in the world diving for
Bb/Ab Ab G G/C C
dear life when we could be diving for pearls.
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An alternative version:
From: Ofir Zwebner
Shipbuilding
------------
Elvis Costello, Clive Langer
>From EC's _Punch the Clock_
(P) 1983
The Robert Wyatt version from 1982 is very much the same, only shorter.
The key is transposed two and a half tones up, his version is in Am.
Lyrics are from the _Punch the Clock_ inner sleeve
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2 On most of the song: x-5-7-7-7-5
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1 But may also be: x-5-7-7-6-5
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0 On the first times: x-x-2-0-0-0
Em/D#: x-x-1-0-0-0
Em/D: x-x-0-0-0-0
G: 3-5-5-4-3-3
C#dim: x-x-2-3-2-3 Also fits: A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-3
Cmaj7: x-3-5-4-5-3 Easier to play: x-3-2-0-0-0
G7: 3-5-3-4-6-3
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Eb7 x-7-9-7-9-7 Can be played C#dim as well - I don't know.
Am | C | D | D |
Em Em/D#
Is it worth it
Em/D C#dim D
A new winter coat and shoes for the wife
Dm Cm7 D
And a bicycle on the boy's birthday
G
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
C D
By the women and children
G
Soon we'll be shipbuilding
Em Em/D#
Well I ask you
Em/D C#dim D
The boy said "Dad they're going to make me to task
Dm Cm7 D
But I'll be back by christmas"
G
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
Cmaj7 D
Somebody said that someone got filled in
Cmaj7 D
For saying that people get killed in
Cmaj7 D G
The result of this shipbuilding
nc G7
With all the will in the world
Eb6
Diving for dear life
D G
When we could be diving for pearls
Em Em/D# Em/D C#dim
D Dm Cm7
D G
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
Cmaj7 D
A telegram or a picture postcard
Cmaj7 D
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
Cmaj7 D
And notifying the next of kin
G
Once again
G7
It's all we're skilled in
Eb6 D G
We will be shipbuilding
Gm
With all the will in the world
Eb6 D D D
Diving for dear life
D Em
When we could be diving for pearls
Em/D# Em/D C#dim
D Dm Cm7 D
G Cmaj7 D Cmaj7
D Cmaj7 D G
G7
It's all we're skilled in
Eb6 D G
We will be shipbuilding
Gm
With all the will in the world
Eb6 D D D
Diving for dear life
D D D D
When we could be diving for pearls
D D D D
When we could be diving for pearls
D Em
When we could be diving for pearls
Charm School
Tabbed by: michael p mccullough (michael@magick.net michaelm@cdsnet.net)
define:
Gsus4 = XX0044
Asus4 = X02244
INTRO:
G Dm G D
G
Men made out of monkeys
D
Men made into mice
G
Happy days are here again
F D
And all the drinks half price
C Am Em C Em B7
A girl with a trick and a man with a calling
Em B7
Trying to make a living out of your downfalling
CHORUS:
Em E7
TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING out of anything at all
Am F
Didn't they teach you anything except how to be cruel
C F C
In that charm school
G
You and I as lovers
D
Were nothing but a farce
G
TRYING TO MAKE A SILK PURSE
F D
OUT OF A SOW'S ARSE
C Am
Saying 'Why don't you watch me'
Em C
Hardly speaking SOTTO VOCE
(chorus)
Em
I've got a notion
I've got an angle
Asus4
Take your dreams and promises
And put them through the mangle
Dm
They say it's hell to finance too
Gsus4 G
And I just want to romance you
G
In this perpetual nightclub
D
I'll be yours eternal
G
Though the hours are long
F D
And the noise infernal
C Am Em
JUST ONE SHAMEFUL ACT OR SOMETIMES TWO
C Em
WE MAKE BELIEVE WE'RE MAKING DO
(chorus)
The Invisible Man
Transcribed by Ben Greenstein
Notes: This one took me quite some time to find out something close to
what's going on in the chorus - I still haven't got it all figured out.
However, it's one of my favourite songs ever, so I sort of feel a need
to put it up on the page. If anyone can come up with a better
transcription, please let me know at bgreenstein@nctimes.net. The
following information is really just to give you a starting point.
And, by the way - "The Murder Mystery" referred to in the lyrics is an
old Velvet Underground song that has Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison
narrating separate stories simultaneously from the separate stereo
channels (most fans think of it as a failed experiment). I don't know
what EC's reference to this means, I just thought I'd let you all know.
Take care!
Intro - Em F G
Em F G
A G G G G (snap)
D
C D
I was committed to life and then commuted to the outskirts
G A
With all the love in the world
D C A
Living for thirty minutes at a time - with a break in the middle for
adverts
But it's a wonderful world within these cinema walls
Where a shower of affection becomes Niagara Falls
And you wish you could step down - from the screen to your seat in the
stalls
C#m A C#m
'Cause if stars are only painted on the ceiling above
A G
Then who can you turn to, and who do you love?
Em A
I want to get out while I still can
D
I want to be like Harry Houdini
F D
Now I'm the invisible man
Em F
G
My head is spinning 'round, faster and faster
Em F G
Here I stand on the edge of disaster
A
G G G G
I'm shattered like a piece of crystal porcelain or alabaster
Instrumental - (same as verse)
C#m A C#m
'Cause if stars are only painted on the ceiling above
A G
Then who can you turn to, and who do you love?
Em D
I want to get out while I still can
Crowds surround loud speakers hanging from the lamp posts
Listening to "The Murder Mystery"
Meanwhile someone's hiding in the classroom - forging the books of
history
Never mind, there's a good film showing tonight
Where they hang everybody who can read or write
Oh, that could never happen here - but then again, it might
'Cause if stars are only painted on the ceiling above
Then who can you turn to, and who do you love?
I want to get out while I still can
I want to be like Harry Houdini
Now I'm the invisible man
F Dm
Now I'm the invisible man - Now I'm the invisible man
F D
Now I'm the invisible man
King Of Thieves
transcribed by Marika Whaley
Comments and/or corrections welcome as always!
Odd Chord:
Ebdim: X04545
Opening chords alternate between F and C
[Verse 1]
G
I had forgotten all about 'The Case Of The Three Pins'
A Am
THEY SAID I MUST BE CRACKED
Cm G
Until the brown paper parcel landed on my welcome mat
Even the pretty secretaries who wouldn't even
A Am
Let me HANG MY HAT
Cm
All recognize my handwriting
Ebdim C
And return to sender as a matter of fact
[Chorus]
G# Fm Eb G#
If I were you I'd change my name again
C B(n.c.) Am G(n.c.) Em
They don't care what they do to you believe me
Em G G D
This is the coronation of the King of Thieves
C G
His occupation is the King of Thieves
Am
He can steal more than you can save
F
You can take him on, but you're not that brave
(alternate betw F, C for four bars)
[Verse 2]
G
I'll tell your fortune in a minute or two
A Am
I might even tell you what comes next
Cm
The moguls want a HUMAN SACRIFICE
Ebdim C
AND LOOK AT THAT GIRL, YOUNG HUNGRY AND PERPLEXED
G
They took away the best years of her life
A Am
Ah but it's all in good fun
Cm Ebdim
And if you kept your nose clean
C
You can laugh now at the caring things they've done
[Repeat chorus]
but play F/C alternation for two bars
[Bridge]
D
I'll write this story down, but you'll never guess the
Final twist
Blow the whistle on the whole design
Am
As they find my name on that fatal mailing list
[Verse 3]
G
I hear the clatter of a typewriter
A Am
Another rookie eating up the reams
Cm
I think it's time to place my feet under the desk
Ebdim C
And PUT MY MARK ON ANOTHER MAN'S DREAMS
[Repeat chorus]
F C F C
This is the coronation of the King of Thieves
F
And look at that girl
C
Look at that girl
F
LOOK AT THAT GIRL
C
(etc. - alternate betw F and C on fade out)
The World And His Wife
From: William Vaughan
As always, corrections are encouraged
Intro G G/F# Em D C G
G G/F# Em
The family circle gathers round from very far and near
D C G
To pass around the same remarks they passed away last year
G G/F# Em
The little girl you dangled on your knee without mishap
D C G
Stirs something in your memory and something in your lap
*Chorus*
Am Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss
Bb D
I believe that something here is very much amiss
G G/F# Em
But its a living and this is the life
D C D
For the world and his wife
C# F#m
The world and his wife
Am Em
The kissing cousins step outside to cuddle and confess
Bb D
She says sweet nothing at all its much more of a mess
G G/F# Em
She says our mother and someone elses father
D C G
Went for two weeks holiday in Taramasalata
G G/F# Em
Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on talking
D C G
Between Mum and the walls god only knows who does the talking
*Chorus*
(Verse 3 same as verse 2)
The conversation melts like chocolate down our open jaws
Through the loud appeal of laughter
and the counting score drawers
But later on in the evening through the tears and fol de rol
Come the setimental feelings of the lure of vitriol
Longing thoughts go hankering for the old home overseas
With a blindfold and a national anthem sung in different keys
*Chorus* (Except instead of C# and F#m, just play D and C and
repeat again)
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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com
lyrics and chords of: The World And His Wife (LIVE!) by Elvis Costello
(This is the live-version from the Punch The Clock re-issue)
Suggestions and corrections are always welcome!
date: 95/10/15
G Em
D C G
G Em
The family circle gathers round from very far and near
D C G
To pass around the same remarks they passed away last year
G Em
The little girl you dangeled on your knee without mishap
D C G
Stirs something in your memory and something in your lap
Am Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss
Bb Dm D
I would say that something here is very much in this
G Em
But it4s a living and this is the life
D C G
For the world and his wife
D C#7 F#m
The world and his wife
Am Em
The kissing cousins step outside to cuddle and confess
Bb Dm
D
She says sweet nothing at all it4s much more of a mess
G Em
She says our mother and someone else4s father
D C G
Went for two weeks holiday in Taramasalata
G Em
Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on walking
D C G
Between mum and the walls - god only knows who does the takling
Am Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss
Bb Dm D
I would say that something here is very much in this
G Em
But it4s a living and this is the life
D C G
For the world and his wife
D C#7 F#m
The world and his wife
Am Em
The conversation melts like chocolate down our open jaws
Bb Dm
D
Through the loud appeal of laughter and the counting of score draws
G Em
But later on in the evening through the tears and fol de rol
D C G
Come the sentimental feelings for the lure of vitriol
G Em
Longing thoughts go hankering for the old home overseas
D C G
With a blindfold and a national anthem sung in diferent keys
Am Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss
Bb Dm D
I would say that something here is very much in this
G Em
But it4s a living and this is the life
D C G
For the world and his wife
D C G
The world and his wife
F C G
The world and his wife
Heathen Town
Transcribed by Trey M. Buchanan (buchanan@david.wheaton.edu)
Intro: Am-Ab-C-C-C-C
C G
C (add Bb)
The used to call it Sin Ciny, now its gone way past that;
F Am
G (add B)
Painting the town and then burning it down, now even that's old hat.
C Em
Now there's a chior of angels at the fall of Rome,
G C F Am
Singing "Ave Maria" or "Home Sweet Home",
C Em Am
G
It's just a heathen town, I hear only evil as my tounge gets tightened;
F Am G
I used to be God fearing, now I'm, I'm so frightened.
F Am Am
Ab C
'Cause the Devil will drag you under by the short-tail fin of your Checker
cab,
G G/B C
and I can't sit down, I'm going overboard, in this heathen town.
C G
C (add Bb)
It starts out as a flirtation and ends up as an expensive habit.
F Am
G (add B)
With one eye on a place and that's his prison and the other one on a girl
dressed as rabbit.
C Em
Now you can live forever and do fits and starts,
G C F
Am
But the only stake you cannot raise is the one driven through your heart,
C Em Am
G
It's just a heathen town, I hear only evil as my tounge gets tightened;
F Am G
I used to be God fearing, now I'm, I'm so frightened.
F Am Am Ab
C
'Cause the Devil will drag you under by the short-tail fin of your Checker
cab,
G G (add C
and I can't sit down, I'm going overboard, in this heathen town.
G G (add B) C
and I can't sit down, I'm going overboard, in this heathen town.
Am Ab C
In this heathen town (x4)
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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com
Suggestions and corrections are always welcome! - I am not really happy with
the lyrics.
I used the transcription by Trey M. Buchanan (buchanan@david.wheaton.edu) and
modified it.
date: 11/04/95
Am Ab C
C G
C C7/Bb
We used to call it Sin City, now its gone way past that
F F/A
Painting the town and then burning it down
G G/B
Now even that's old hat
C Em
Now there's a chior of angels at the fall of Rome
G G7/B F
Singing "Ave Maria" or "Home Sweet Home"
C Em Am
Am/G
It's just a heathen town, I hear only evil as my tounge gets tightened
F Dm G G7/B
I used to be god-fearing, now I'm so frightened
F Am
'Cause the Devil will drag you under
Am Ab C
By the short-tail fin of your checkered cab
G G/B C
and I can't sit down, I'm going overboard, in this heathen town
C G
C C7/Bb
It starts as a flirtation and ends up as an expensive habit
F F/A
With one eye on a place and that's his prison and the other
G G/B
On a girl dressed as rabbit
C Em
Now you can live forever in your fits and starts
G G7/B F
But the only stake you cannot raise is the one driven through your heart,
C Em Am
Am/G
It's just a heathen town, I hear only evil as my tounge gets tightened
F Dm G G7/B
I used to be God fearing, now I'm so frightened
F Am
'Cause the Devil will drag you under
Am Ab C
By the short-tail fin of your checkered cab
G G/B C
and I can't sit down, I'm going overboard, in this heathen town
G G/B C
and I can't sit down, I'm going overboard, in this heathen town.
Am Ab C
In this heathen town
Am Ab C
In this heathen town
Am Ab C
In this heathen town
Am Ab C
In this heathen town
Town Where Time Stood Still
deciphered by Kevin Purcell kevtp@cwia.com
The toughest part about this song is trying to figure out the lyric.
It's a rough approximation on my part, which means that most of it is
nonsense or left out altogether, but either way, here it is (I hate
those tabs that just say "B-A-E-F#m repeat", so I included lyrics,
however brutal). Playing-wise, it's fairly simple and this arrangement
works well playing solo. Corrections or questions, please feel free
to e-mail me. Enjoy.
D Em G Bm C A Dm A7 E C/B C/A C/G
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2---0----3----2---0---0---1-----3---0----0-----0-----0
3---0----0----3---1---2---3-----2---0----1-----1-----1
2---0----0----4---0---2---2-----2---1----0-----0-----0
0---2----0----4---2---2---0-----2---2----2-----2-----2
x---2----2----2---3---0---x-----0---2----2-----0-----3
x---0----3----x---x---x---x-----x---0----x-----x-----3
Intro: D
D
I made my selection from the lonely hit parade in the town where time stood still
D Em
I was feeling very little pain until some joker played "Almost Persuaded"
D G
Now every girl I see looks so much prettier to me; my faithfulness has faded
Bm G
And their looks established daggers and the conversation heated.
Em C
Since the boys had all been late I found them walking round defeated
D
In the town where time stood still
A D G
Somebody in charge must have pretended the future's been suspended
Bm G
And I say I don't want trouble, but I find myself back in it
Em C
In the town where time stood still I am the man of the minute
D
Teach me to say "I love you" I'll teach you to say "You will do"
In the town where time stood still
D Em
A way (?) that I can find a little girl to wind me up with all the usual spells
D
There's nothing else to do but rearrange somebody's future
G
And check your figures in the till
Bm G
The bar is full of girls just like the creature with the curse
Em C
And the food is just like cabaret and vice versa
D
In the town where time stood still
A D G
Just as my heart (went down) sinking I found the town was shrinking
Bm G
And suddenly I saw her through the smoke and empty beers
Em C D
In the town where time stood still she might have well have waited years
Bm Dm A
Now I suppose we did some things we used to do
E A7
But no amount of darkness could ever turn her into you
D
And so I woke up in the town where time stood still
With a headache and a heartache and a handful of pills
D G
A welcome mat, a scandal rag and unpaid bills
Bm G
With her head inside her handbag, the sign says "please wait to be seated"
Em C
I only want a cup of coffee I know you can't have your cake and eat it
D
In the town where time stood still
A D G
Did you hear the news today? It's all bad; they'll be howling after sunset
Bm G
With a headache and a heartache and an hour or two to kill
Em C C/B C/A C/G C C/B C/A C/G
I only wish we were together...
D
In the town where time stood still