Poor Napoleon

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Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

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


You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off

Don't you know the facts of life, boy

Don't you know what these things cost

She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers

You put a penny in the slot

She called you her Magic Fingers


Poor Napoleon


I bet she isn't all that's advertised

I bet that isn't all she fakes

Just like that place where they take your spine

And turn it into soapflakes


Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl

Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?

One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this

There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss


Poor Napoleon


So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control

Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl


Poor Napoleon


Credits

Blood And Chocolate version:
Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar, Hofner bass, and tambourine
Steve Nieve - organ
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Cait O'Riordan - vocals
Deep Dead Blue version:
Elvis Costello - Voice
Bill Frisell - Guitar


Discography

Albums:

Singles:

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Collections:

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Alternate Versions:

  • Poor Napoleon (live at Meltdown Festival 1995-06-25)
Deep Dead Blue, 1995

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

  • none

Covers

Recorded by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Performed by:

  • none
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Bootlegs

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Chords

Chords

C C/B C C/B 

C                           Em/B              Gm/Bb 
I can't lie on this bed anymore it burns my skin 
F/A                                     Fm/Ab 
You can take the truthful things you've said to me 
     D/F#                      F  G 
And fit them on the head of a pin 
      C       F Dm G 
Poor Napoleon 

    C                    Em/B   Gm/Bb 
You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off 
F/A                          Fm/Ab 
Don't you know the facts of life boy 
D/F#                              F 
Don't you know what these things cost? 
C                       Em/B       Gm/Bb 
She was selling stolen kisses to travelling salesmen and minstrel singers 
F/A             Fm/Ab 
You put a penny in the slot 
D/F#                F             G 
She called you her magic fingers 

      C       F Dm G
Poor Napoleon 
      C       F Dm G
Poor Napoleon 

  E                        E/G# 
I bet she isn't all that's advertised 
  Am                      C 
I bet that isn't all she fakes 
D                                Eb 
Just like that place where they take your spine 
     F                 Eb D
And turn it into soapfla---akes 

C C/B  C C/B
C C/B  C C/B

C                    Em/B          Gm/Bb 
Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embraced that girl 
F/A            Fm/Ab                D/F#       F 
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world? 
C                         Em/B        Gm/Bb 
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this 
F/A               Fm/Ab        D/F#           F                 G 
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss 

      C       F Dm G 
Poor Napoleon

    C                   F              Dm                         G                          
So good night little schoolboy, you'd better learn some self control
 C                     F         Dm             G           C F Dm  G
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bo---owl

      C    
Poor Napoleon

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