All The Rage

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Lyrics The twitching impulse is to speak your mind I'll lend you my microscope and maybe you will find it Is it in that ugly place that's just behind your face? Where you keep my picture still Despite the fact that you had me replaced Chorus: Say "Goodbye" Baby can't you act your age? You know why I'm going to give it to you straight Although I'll never be unhappy as you want me to be Still it's all the rage I'll probably play along left to my own devices Spare me the drone of your advice The sins of garter and gin confession may delay You know the measuring pole, the merry boots of clay I've heard it all before You'll say it anyway Chorus Alone with your tweezers and your handkerchief You murder time and truth, love, laughter and belief So don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think And don't try to read my mind because it's full of disappearing ink Chorus Although I'll never be unhappy as you want me to be Still it's all the rage

Credits Written by: D.P.A. MacManus Produced by: Mitchell Froom and Elvis Costello Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Pete Thomas - drums, percussion section Steve Nieve - piano, organ, harmonium Nick Lowe - bass Discography Albums: Brutal Youth, 1994 Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997 This section may be incomplete. Alternate Versions: All The Rage (demo) Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

Tabbed by TPPD
Played in 6/8 time


Intro:
G    Em D  G    Em  D


Verse 1:
G             D             G                 D  C
The twitching impulse is to speak your mind 
G                D              G              Am7  G/B
I'll lend you my microscope and maybe you will find it 
C             G    D            G                D      G
Is it in that ugly place that's just behind your face? 
C                 G/B     D
Where you keep my picture still 
D G                   D            G
Despite the fact that you had me replaced


Chorus: 
G        Em  D G
Say "Goodbye" 
G    Em        D             G
Baby can't you act your age? 
G        Em   D  G
You know why 
G            Em      D      C
I'm going to give it to you straight 
C             Am      Em              D          C
Although I'll never be unhappy as you want me to be 
Am                 G      Em    G    Em    F
Still it's all the rage 

 
Bridge:
F             C          D/C             G/B G7  C
I'll probably play along left to my own devices 
C            D/C               G/B    C  G  Am
Spare me the drone of your advice 
Am          Bm                C             D    Am
The sins of garter and gin confession may delay 
Am           Bm                  C                   D    Am
You know the measuring pole, the merry boots of clay 
Am            Bm         C
I've heard it all before 
C             D      G
You'll say it anyway 


Chorus:
G        Em  D G
Say "Goodbye" 
G    Em        D             G
Baby can't you act your age? 
G        Em   D  G 
You know why 
G            Em      D      C
I'm going to give it to you straight 
C             Am      Em              D          C
Although I'll never be unhappy as you want me to be 
Am                 G      Em    G    Em    F
Still it's all the rage


Verse 2:
G               D                G              D  C
Alone with your tweezers and your handkerchief 
G          D                     G           Am7  G/B
You murder time and truth, love, laughter and belief 
C               G        D           G               D      G
So don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think 
C                G/B     D                 D    G               D       G
And don't try to read my mind because it's full of disappearing ink 


Chorus: 
G        Em  D G
Say "Goodbye" 
G    Em        D             G
Baby can't you act your age? 
G        Em   D  G
You know why 
G            Em      D      C
I'm going to give it to you straight 
C             Am      Em              D          C
Although I'll never be unhappy as you want me to be 
Am                 G      Em    D  C
Still it's all the rage 
C             Am      Em              D          C
Although I'll never be unhappy as you want me to be 
Am                 G
Still it's all the rage 


G    Em  D x3
G

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: Brutal Youth | lyrics | chords | BY info page 1
• Template:All The Rage

External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino Brutal Youth reissue page