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Lyrics Bells are chiming for victory There's a page back in history 45 They came back to the world that they fought for Didn't turn out just like they thought 45 Here is a song to sing to do the measuring What did you lose? What did you gain? What did you win? Nine years later a child is born There's a record, so you put it on 45 Nine years more, if we're lucky now Nine-year-old puts his money down 45 Every scratch, every click, every heartbeat Every breath that I held for you 45 There's a stack of shellac and vinyl Which is yours now and which is mine? 45 Here is a song to sing to do the measuring What did you lose? What did you gain? What did you win? Bass and treble heal every hurt There's a rebel in a nylon shirt But the words are a mystery, I've heard 'Til you turn it down to 33 and 1/3 'Cos it helps with the elocution Corporations turn revolutions 45 So don't you weep and shed Just change your name instead What do you lose when it all goes to your head? I heard something peculiar said: "Perhaps he's got a shot and now he's dead" 45 Bells are chiming and tears are falling It creeps up on you without a warning 45 Every scratch, every click, every heartbeat Every breath that I bless I'd be lost, I confess 45

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch (collectively as The Imposter) Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar Pete Thomas - drums and handclaps Davey Faragher - bass and handclaps Steve Nieve - keyboards Steven Kennedy - backing vocals Discography Albums: When I Was Cruel, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Singles: 45, 2002 Collections: none Alternate Versions: none Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none Performed by: none Bootlegs Band Looks Nice On Him (2002-06-28, Tokyo) This section is incomplete.

Chords

• Transcribed by Pablo Alonso.

(play stacatto)
A5 
             G5       D5     C5 
Bells are chiming for victory
D5	       C5      G5      A5
There's a page back in history
   D5  A5
45               G5     D5                     C5
They came back to the world that they fought for
D5          C5      G5
Didn't turn out just like they thought
A5  D5  A5
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D         E           D/F#       E/G#
Here is a song to sing to do the measuring
D/A			      E/B                    (guitar+bass)
What do you lose, what do you gain, what do you win?

Nine years later a child is born
There's a record, so you put it on
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Nine years more, if we're lucky now
Nine-year-old puts his money down
45
Every scratch. every click, every heartbeat
Every breath that I held for you
45
There's a stack of shellac and vinyl
Which is yours now and which is mine?
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Here is a song to sing to do the measuring
What do you lose, what do you gain, what do you win? 

A5                   D5         
Bass and treble heal every hurt
                C5  G5
There's a rebel in a nylon shirt
A5            G5    D5
But the words are a mystery, I've heard
F#5                      B5         (F#m and Bm on organ)
'Til you turn it down to 33 and 1/3
A5            G5       D5   C5  D5
'Cos it helps with the elocution
             C5   G5
Corporations turn revolutions
A5 G5 A5
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So don't just weep and shed
Just change your name instead
What do you lose when it all goes to your head?

I heard something peculiar said:
"Perhaps he's got a shot and now he's dead"
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Bells are chiming and tears are falling
It creeps up on you without a warning
45
Every scratch, every click, every heartbeat
Every breath that I bless
I'd be lost, I confess
45

A G  A G  to fade 

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