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|title = She Loves The Jerk (Demo) | |||
|writer = [[John Hiatt]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | |||
|record_info = December 1983, Eden Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 26, 2004 | |||
|albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | |||
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|length = 3:09 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1983-12-22 London (late)|December 22, 1983, London, England (late show)]] | |||
|last = [[Concert 1985-03-31 London|March 31, 1985, London, England]] | |||
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==Recordings by other artists== | |||
*'''[[John Hiatt]]''', on '''Riding With The King''', 1983 | |||
* Rodney Crowell, 1986 | |||
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*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Goodbye Cruel World] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Goodbye Cruel World] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/gcw.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/gcw.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_a01.htm GCW info page 1] | ||
*[[Template:She Loves The Jerk]] | *[[Template: She Loves The Jerk|Lyrics]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/ | *[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/gcw.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Goodbye Cruel World] | ||
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Revision as of 07:00, 18 May 2009
We've talked it to death, crying on the telephone |
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Recordings by other artists
- John Hiatt, on Riding With The King, 1983
- Rodney Crowell, 1986
Chords
G G We've talked it to death Am Crying on the telephone C Nights when he drinks at home D/F# G Am D She has to whisper through the tears f# G “Darling,” she says, Am “You never do these things to me” C But I could never make her see D/F# Em E He's wasted such precious years Am D/F# G “You married the wrong guy” is all I ever say E He's a no-good so-and-so Am /g# But she'll never let him go /g D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk C/G G Am D/A She loves the jerk G He was the guy Am Always out on the lake C I guess he had what it takes D/F# G Am D/A To turn the heads of pretty girls G She thought he would change Am The worst of us will settle down C/G But he couldn't stay out of town D/F# Em E Not even for this precious pearl Am D/F# Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises G E He's a no-good so-and-so Am /g# But she'll never let him go /g D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk C/G G G7 She loves the jerk C/G D/F# B7/F# Em I hang up the phone and I pretend she's in my arms C/G B7/F# Em D/F# E What I wouldn't give for just one tenth of what she gives Mr. Charming A F# He's a no-good so-and-so Bm /bb But she'll never let him go Bm(/F#) E A Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A