My All Time Doll
When I was away I needed you so |
First known performance:
“Jeff Taylor's accordion ... assumes a starring role on ‘My All-Time Doll’, a song of lonely nights and desire.” — elviscostello.com, March 23, 2009.
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Covers
Chords
|| Am Am /G Am :|| Am When I was away I needed you so Em And now I'm coming home to stay Am I won't wake in the night and reach for you Em And turn on the light and to my dismay Am You're not there You're never around Em Or is it me? It's so hard to see Am I flick off the switch And stare in dark Em And wait for you to appear Am You're My All-Time Doll /G I'm out of control /F# It's broken my mind /F But that's not all that you stole Am You're My All-Time Doll /G You're all I adore /F# /F I'd swear to it now it but I already swore Dm My eyes are blinded with tears Am But it's all my own fault Em My lips taste of cruel words Am My eyes sting with salt Dm But you can take the way I feel about you Am Am Am /G Am And put it in a vault Am You're My All-Time Doll From near and from far I've known many a girl, Now... I'm closing in My heart is beating Like a whip on a hide It's raining outside You're My All-Time Doll I'm out of control It's broken my mind That's not all that you stole You're My All-Time Doll You're all I adore I'd swear to it now it but I already swore Every time I rant and rail Every time I try and fail Any time I want to quit And say, "That's the end of it" When I stand and start to leave You cool my brow, you tug my sleeve You're My All-Time Doll I'm walking, I'm pacing, my heart is racing I swear that clock is running slow It only speeds up for a moment or so Each time it's time for me to go You're My All-Time Doll I'm out of control It's broken my mind That's not all that you stole You're My All-Time Doll You're all I adore I'd swear to it now it but I already swore In the far flung cry of a closing saloon On the blank back side of that poisonous moon I tried not to think about you I thought I was immune... You're My All-Time Doll