My Mood Swings

She was smitten from the first By a curious fellow She said I love the way you talk And with a flounce she announced it I love the way that you pronounced it Marshmallow Well she liked to sing along To her favourite song From the year that she was born See how mysterious her fate is She had to get born in the eighties So speak to me, just like you should Then we can do those wicked things And if you want, we'll make it good Before my mood swings Well he looked like one of those Who would take off his clothes Like you would peel a tangerine No one's been known to decline this Once he has found out what your sign is So speak to me, just like you should Then we can do those wicked things And it you want, we'll make it good Before my mood swings So speak to me, just like you should Then we can do those wicked things And it you want, we'll make it good Before my mood swings So speak to me, just like you should Then we can do those wicked things And it you want, we'll make it good Before my mood swings

My Mood Swings Written by Elvis Costello & Cait O'Riordan Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by T Bone Burnett Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Marc Ribot - guitar Greg Cohen - bass Jim Keltner - drums Recorded October 1997, Clinton Recorders, New York Released February 24, 1998 Singles 45, 2002 Collections In Motion Pictures, 2012 Soundtracks The Big Lebowski: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1998 Various Artists collections The Big Lebowski (exclusive to The Guardian), 1998 (CD-ROM) - Promos 1998 Mercury February Sales Sampler, 1998 (promo mix) My Mood Swings, 1998 (promo mix) The Big Lebowski Sampler, 1998 Note The promo mix has the vocals higher in the mix, the guitars more upfront, and the drums playing through the start/stop parts. First known performance:  July 4. 2002, Osaka, Japan Last known performance:  March 6, 2023, Portsmouth, NH      (68 known performances) Alternate versions My Mood Swings (Brodsky Quartet version) Performed by Brodsky Quartet & Elvis Costello Produced by Gerry O'Riordan, Elvis Costello & Brodsky Quartet Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal Andrew Haveron - violin Ian Belton - violin Paul Cassidy - viola Jacqueline Thomas - cello Recorded November 2002, Snake Ranch Studio, London Released February 28, 2005 Albums Brodsky Quartet - Moodswings, 2005 Various Artists collections Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 05, 2005 Length 2:30

Covers

Erich Sellheim

home studio production, sung in German

2021

YouTube

Chords

based on the transcription by Seismaters.

My Mood Swings 
Elvis Costello/Cait O'Riordan 
The Big Lebowski (1998)

 INTRO: Fm   

          Fm
  She was smitten from the first
  .
  By a curious fellow
             C7					RIFF:   d-------2-3-2------
  She said I love the way you talk			        a--3--3-------3--1-
Bb                            Ab
  And with a flounce she announces
Bb                        Fm
  I love the way that you pronounce it
N.C					RIFF:   g----------1-1--------
  "Marshmallow"		                d-----1--3-----3--2---
                                               a--3-----------------3

         Fm			                
  So she liked to sing along
  .
  To her favourite song
           C7
  From the year that she was born
Bb                      Ab
  She had mysterious affairs
Bb                        Fm
  And often woke up in the eighties.

CHORUS
              Bb
  So speak to me
                Ab
  Just like you should
      Fm
  And then you can say those wicked things
             Bb
  And if you want
                Ab
  We'll make it good
C7
  Before my mood swings

          Fm
  Well he looked like one of those
  .
  Who would take off his clothes
                C7
  Like he would peel a tangerine
  Bb                     Ab
  No one's been known to decline this
Bb                        Fm
  Until I've found out what your sign is	CHORUS x3

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