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Latest revision as of 14:59, 11 April 2024
I know a girl got my mind in a mess
Alternate lyricsAlternate lyrics for verses one and two from the demo version on the 2001 Rhino reissue of All This Useless Beauty
I know a girl got my mind in a mess |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Jeff Fowler | home studio session | 2022 | YouTube |
Jafrosax | Tribute To Elvis Costello | 2007 | Amazon • Amazon.co.jp |
Frank Royster | Beyond Belief: A Tribute To Elvis Costello | 2014 | Amazon |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2019 | YouTube |
Chords
C#m G#m F#m (4 times) E F#m I know a girl, got my mind in a mess G#m A G#m F#m I never heard her say goodnight and God bless B E She's not the only flame in town E F#m G#m A G#m F#m E And when we're alone, we never quarrel I'm miles away, now here's the moral E She's not the only flame in town *E G#m F#m A G#m B A Chorus: A B G#m C#m She's not the only flame in town D E She's got to stop thinking that I'm A G#m F#m B Carrying this torch around He struck a match and it lit up her face We should have struck a match, girl To burn down the whole place Now you're not the only flame in town But you blew hot and cold Turn my heart to a cinder And with each passing day You're less tender and more tinder Now you're not the only flame in the town Chorus C#m G#m F#m (4 times) Thought I saw your face in the fire But it's so hard to remember Even an inferno can cool down to an ember B G#m Now you're not the only flame C#m You're not the only flame C B You're not the only flame C#m G#m F#m ... in town C#m G#m F#m (repeat and fade) *The keyboard, the only instrument actually making chords, cuts out here and the bass and saxophone play the root notes of these chords. The easier, and possibly better sounding, alternative for playing on guitar is an E F#m G#m A walkup, as is used on the alternate versions on the Goodbye Cruel World reissues.
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: Goodbye Cruel World • lyrics • chords • GCW info page 1
- Lyrics • Alternate lyrics • Covers