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|first = [[Concert 2008-04-22 Memphis|April 22, 2008, Memphis, TN]] | |first = [[Concert 2008-04-22 Memphis|April 22, 2008, Memphis, TN]] | ||
|last = | |last = [[Concert 2023-02-14 New York|February 14, 2023, New York, NY]] | ||
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| source = [http://elviscostello.com/news/journal.php?uid=12 elviscostello.com], April 22, 2008. | | source = [http://elviscostello.com/news/journal.php?uid=12 elviscostello.com], April 22, 2008. | ||
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==Chords== | |||
INTRO | |||
CM7 Bdim Am Adim Gm Gm9 | |||
( optional walk on Gm GmM7 Gm7 Gm9 g/ Em) | |||
Em | |||
I met them first on their wedding night | |||
Faces were flushed by their pledges plight | |||
Am | |||
We passed in the hall and I met them well | |||
CM7 Bdim Am Adim Gm (M7 7) Gm9 | |||
But as their carriage arrived, I found that I couldn't quite tell them | |||
Em Am | |||
It's not very far from tears to mirth | |||
Am Em | |||
There are not many moments that will capture your breath | |||
Am (walk) Em C/G | |||
It's not very long that you spend on this earth | |||
Em (walk) then C B7 | |||
She'd never know just what Harry was worth | |||
Em | |||
She'll never know | |||
He walked the wet sands of summertime | |||
Rain beat the window in drummertime | |||
Cruel with his humour | |||
She was quick with her tongue | |||
But though a year had passed | |||
The honeymoon didn't last | |||
Somehow they didn't seem young | |||
It's not very far from tears to mirth | |||
There are not many moments that will capture your breath | |||
It's not very long that you spend on this earth | |||
She'd never know just what Harry was worth | |||
She'll never know | |||
C D/F# G | |||
They're on their holi - days | |||
Am D G | |||
But they still find a reason to fight | |||
C D G | |||
No matter how long they stay | |||
Am D (Em) | |||
Can't make the rest of the year right | |||
Five years had passed 'til I happened along | |||
He said, "Do you hear that noise? Well, that once was our song" | |||
I looked in her eyes and saw barely a spark | |||
He laughed too loud then he drank until dark | |||
It's not very far from tears to mirth | |||
It's not many moments that will capture your breath | |||
It's not very long that you spend on this earth | |||
She'd never know just what Harry was worth | |||
She'll never know what Harry was worth | |||
She'll never know what Harry was worth | |||
No, she'll never know what Harry was worth | |||
She'll never know what Harry was worth | |||
No, she'll never know what Harry was worth | |||
She'll never know what Harry was worth | |||
* This is a rough sketch based on the youtube clip of the performance at 2013-11-27 Morristown, NJ; hopefully someone can improve upon it shortly. | |||
* Note Elvis’s active thumb and fingerpicking technique throughout the solo performance. | |||
CHORDS: | |||
Cmaj7, CM7 = 78910xx | |||
Bdim = 7676xx | |||
Am = 555775 | |||
Adim = 5454xx | |||
Gm = 333553 | |||
Gm9 = 5333x3 | |||
Am (walk) 01220x 01120x 01020x 0124xx 0123xx (similar for E) | |||
D/F# = 2324xx | |||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[[Template: Harry Worth|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[ | *[[Template: Harry Worth|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Harry Worth covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Latest revision as of 04:05, 15 February 2023
I met them first on their wedding night |
First known performance:
“...not actually about the beloved English television funnyman but a true story nonetheless.” — elviscostello.com, April 22, 2008.
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Chords
INTRO CM7 Bdim Am Adim Gm Gm9 ( optional walk on Gm GmM7 Gm7 Gm9 g/ Em)
Em I met them first on their wedding night Faces were flushed by their pledges plight Am We passed in the hall and I met them well CM7 Bdim Am Adim Gm (M7 7) Gm9 But as their carriage arrived, I found that I couldn't quite tell them
Em Am It's not very far from tears to mirth Am Em There are not many moments that will capture your breath Am (walk) Em C/G It's not very long that you spend on this earth Em (walk) then C B7 She'd never know just what Harry was worth Em She'll never know
He walked the wet sands of summertime Rain beat the window in drummertime Cruel with his humour She was quick with her tongue But though a year had passed The honeymoon didn't last Somehow they didn't seem young
It's not very far from tears to mirth There are not many moments that will capture your breath It's not very long that you spend on this earth She'd never know just what Harry was worth She'll never know
C D/F# G They're on their holi - days Am D G But they still find a reason to fight C D G No matter how long they stay Am D (Em) Can't make the rest of the year right Five years had passed 'til I happened along He said, "Do you hear that noise? Well, that once was our song" I looked in her eyes and saw barely a spark He laughed too loud then he drank until dark
It's not very far from tears to mirth It's not many moments that will capture your breath It's not very long that you spend on this earth She'd never know just what Harry was worth She'll never know what Harry was worth
She'll never know what Harry was worth No, she'll never know what Harry was worth She'll never know what Harry was worth No, she'll never know what Harry was worth She'll never know what Harry was worth
* This is a rough sketch based on the youtube clip of the performance at 2013-11-27 Morristown, NJ; hopefully someone can improve upon it shortly. * Note Elvis’s active thumb and fingerpicking technique throughout the solo performance. CHORDS: Cmaj7, CM7 = 78910xx Bdim = 7676xx Am = 555775 Adim = 5454xx Gm = 333553 Gm9 = 5333x3 Am (walk) 01220x 01120x 01020x 0124xx 0123xx (similar for E) D/F# = 2324xx