Watch Your Step

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Lyrics

Don't say a word

Don't say anything

Don't say a word

I'm not even listening

I read in the paper about their escape

They're just two bits of kids from a bunch of sour grapes

You better watch your step


Watch who's knocking on your front door

Now you know that they're watching

What are you waiting for?

Think you're young and original

Get out before

They get to watch your step


Every day is full of fun

And family spies

They're making heroes out of fall guys

They say it's good for business

From Singapore to Widnes

You better watch your step


Broken noses hung up on the wall

Back-slapping drinkers cheer the heavyweight brawl

So punch drunk they don't understand at all

You better watch your step


Every night

Go out full of carnival desires

End up in the closing time choirs

When you're kicking in the car chrome

And you're drinking down the Eau de Cologne

And you're spitting out the Kodachrome

You better watch your step


Bye

I send you all my regards

You're so tough

You're so hard

Listen to the hammers falling in the breaker's yard

You better watch your step

You better watch your step

Ooh, watch your step


Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

Singles:

Collections:

Soundtracks:

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Various Artists collections:

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Alternate Versions:

  • Watch Your Step (Alternate Version)
Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
Produced by: Elvis Costello
Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments(?)
  • Watch Your Step (Alternate Version)
Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King
Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
  • Watch Your Step (live at the University of Texas, Austin 1983-09-07)
Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
Produced by: (none credited)
Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve: keyboards
Bruce Thomas: bass
Pete Thomas: drums
The TKO Horns:
Jim Paterson: trombone
Jeff Blythe: saxophone
Paul Speare: saxophone
Dave Plews: trumpet

Covers

Recorded by:

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Performed by:

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Bootlegs

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Chords

Watch Your Step

Tabbed by: michael@magick.net (michael p mccullough)
From http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/trust.html#watch_your_step

INTRO:
C F Em     C F G  (repeat)


   C           F   Em  C         F   Cm 
1.)Don't say a word,   don't say anything
2.)Ev'ry day is full   of fun,   and 
3.)Ev'ry night go out     full   of 

   C           F     Em  C        F     G
1.)Don't say a word, I'm not even listening
2.)  family spies,       they're making heroes 
3.)carnival desires       end up in the 

   C             Dm          Em
1.)I read in the papers about their escape
2.)out of fall guys     they say it's good 
3.)closing time choirs       when you're 

   F            C                      Em          F  C      F Em C
1.)They're just two bit of kids from a bunch of so-ur grapes
2.)for business                 from   Singapore to Widnes
   F                        C Dm         Em                F
3.)kicking in the car chrome  And you're drinking down the Eau de Cologne
           C Dm       Em               F          C F Em C
3.{cont.})And you're spitting out the Kodachrome

       C          F         G     C   F Em C F G
1,2,3.)You better watch your step

C           Bm          Am          F
Watch who's knocking on your front door
        C                 Bm
Now you know that they're watching
             Am      F
What are you waiting for?
             C          Bm
Think you're young and original
Am        F        C F Em 
Get out before...
C           F          G    C F Em C F G
They get to watch your step


C      Bm            Am     F
Broken noses hung up on the wall
C             Bm                 Am           F
Back slapping drinkers cheer the heavy weight brawl
C        Bm               Am   F            C F Em 
So punch drunk they don't understand at all
C          F          G    
You better watch your step

INSTRUMENTAL

Am  F Em C G F Em Dm  G C Bb F

C   Bm
Bye
  Am           F
I send you all my regards
C         Bm
You're so tough
Am        F
You're so hard
C             Bm          Am         F         G    C
Listen to the hammers falling in the breaker's yard
C          F          G    C
You better watch your step
You better watch your step
Ooh, watch your step

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