You may be sweet and nice
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
He may feel all your charms
He may hold you in his arms
But I'm the one who let you in
I was right beside you then
Once upon a time
You let me feel you deep inside
Where nobody knew, nobody saw
Do you remember the way you cried?
I'm your toy, I'm your old boy
But I don't want no one but you to love me
Oh, I wouldn't lie
You know I'm not that kind of guy
Once upon a time
You let me feel you deep inside
And nobody knew, nobody saw
Do you remember the way you cried?
I'm your toy, I'm your old boy
But I don't want no one but you to love me
Oh, I wouldn't lie
You know I'm not that kind of guy
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I'm Your Toy |
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Written by | Chris Ethridge & Gram Parsons |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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Produced by | Billy Sherrill |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums John McFee - guitar Tommy Millar - fiddle |
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Recorded | May 18-29, 1981, CBS Studio A, Nashville |
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Released | October 23, 1981 |
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Albums | Almost Blue, 1981 |
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Various Artists collections | All Time Classic Country Tearjerkers, 2003 |
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Promos | Elvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue', 1981 The Rykodisc/Hannibal Fall '94 Collection, 1994 Selections From Almost Blue, Goodbye Cruel World, Kojak Variety, 2004 Visa Sampler, 2007 |
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Length | 3:20 |
Alternate versions
I'm Your Toy (Live 1982) |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Arranged by | Robert Kirby |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums John McFee - guitar Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Recorded | January 7, 1982, London, England |
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Released | April 2, 1982 |
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Albums | Almost Blue (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1994 Almost Blue (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2004 |
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Singles | I'm Your Toy, 1982 |
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Collections | Almost New, 1982 Singles, Volume 2, 2003 |
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Length | 4:01 |
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Chords
Em Em(maj7) E7 A
D Dmaj7
You may be sweet and nice
D7 Adim/B*
But that won't keep you warm at night
Em Em(maj7) E7
Cause I'm the one who taught you how
A
To do the things you're doing now
He may feel all your charms
He may hold you in his arms
But I'm the one who let you in
I was right beside you then
D D+ Bm D7
G Adim
Once upon a time
D Bm
You let me feel you deep inside
E7
Where nobody knew, nobody saw
Em A
Do you remember the way you cried
D Dmaj7
I'm your toy I'm your old boy
D7 Adim/B Em
But I don't want no-one but you to love me
A
Oh, I wouldn't lie
G A7 D
You know I'm not that kind of guy
Instrumental Verse
G Adim
Once upon a time
D Bm
You let me feel you deep inside
E7
Where nobody knew, nobody saw
Em A
Do you remember the way you cried
D Dmaj7
I'm your toy I'm your old boy
D7 Adim/B Em
But I don't want no-one but you to love me
A
Oh, I wouldn't lie
G A7 D
You know I'm not that kind of guy
*On the Adim/B chord, Bruce is playing a distinct B and all signs lead to
this being a B7, but Elvis sings a C note which makes it sound overall as
an A diminished chord.
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