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==Chords==
==Chords==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
      Bm                    E
  .  
The children sat upon the stairs
  .
  A    D      A        D     
High above a valley of tears
  Bm                    E          A    D
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no
Bm        E
Oh no Joe Porterhouse
A              D
Is not gone forever
          A            D
He'll be back another day
  Bm                    E          A
Don't let them see you crying that way
Chorus:
  D              D/G D/F# D/G  D
Please don't wake him let him sleep
D        D/G D/F# D/G D
It's a moment she can keep
  D          D/G D/F#  D/G D      Am
Like an old bus tick - et  or a photograph
  D              D/G  D/F#  D/G
Resting on the man - tle - piece
        D              D/G D/F# D/G D
While for the wicked there is  no peace
      D
She says it's not his time to go
                            Am        Am Bm C
Why we were nearly lovers years ago
  Am  Bm      C      A
Now what is left for me
  D        Em  Fm      D      G      g f# Em
Among the broken branches of the family tree
A D
Heart like an anchor
Arms like cable
He stood all alone on an iron turntable
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no
The sun beats down
It's cracking the flags
Boys who should know better
Are stamping out fags
Don't let them see you laughing that way
Chorus
Oh no Joe Porterhouse
Is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
  Don't let them see you crying that way
   
  a b Am(/C) (repeat and fade)


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Revision as of 02:44, 11 January 2007

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

The children sit upon the stairs
High above a valley of tears
Don't let them see you crying that way, oh no

Oh no, Joe Porterhouse is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way

Chorus:
Please don't wake him let him sleep
It's a moment she can keep
Like an old bus ticket or a photograph
Resting on the mantlepiece
While for the wicked, there is no peace
She says it's not his time to go
Why we were nearly lovers years ago
Now what is left for me
Among the broken branches of the family tree

Heart like an anchor, arms like cable
He stood all alone on an iron turntable
Don't let them see you crying that way, oh no

The sun beats down, it's cracking the flags
Boys who should know better are stamping out fags
Don't let them see you laughing that way

(Chorus)

Oh no, Joe Porterhouse is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way


Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Gary Barnacle - saxophone
Jim Paterson - trombone
Luis Jardim - percussion
This section may need edits

Discography

Albums:

Singles:

  • This section may be incomplete.

Collections:

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

      Bm                    E
The children sat upon the stairs
 A     D      A         D       
High above a valley of tears 
 Bm                     E           A     D
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no 

Bm         E
Oh no Joe Porterhouse
A              D
Is not gone forever
          A            D
He'll be back another day
 Bm                     E           A
Don't let them see you crying that way

Chorus:
  D               D/G D/F# D/G  D
Please don't wake him let him sleep
D         D/G D/F# D/G D
It's a moment she can keep
 D           D/G D/F#  D/G D      Am
Like an old bus tick - et  or a photograph
 D              D/G  D/F#   D/G
Resting on the man - tle - piece 
       D               D/G D/F# D/G D
While for the wicked there is   no peace 
     D
She says it's not his time to go 
                           Am        Am Bm C
Why we were nearly lovers years ago
 Am  Bm      C       A
Now what is left for me 
  D         Em   Fm       D       G       g f# Em
Among the broken branches of the family tree 

A D

Heart like an anchor 
Arms like cable 
He stood all alone on an iron turntable 
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no 
The sun beats down 
It's cracking the flags 
Boys who should know better 
Are stamping out fags 
Don't let them see you laughing that way

Chorus 

Oh no Joe Porterhouse 
Is not gone forever 
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way 

a b Am(/C) (repeat and fade)

Internal links

External links