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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
 
This is the place where I made my best mistakes
   
   
This is the place where I made my best mistakes
  This is the place even angels don't understand  
  This is the place even angels don't understand  
 
  I've seen the disappointment in her face  
  I've seen the disappointment in her face  
   
   
  And the collection of engagement rings on her right hand  
  And the collection of engagement rings on her right hand  
 
  She sits alone apart from the crowd  
  She sits alone apart from the crowd  
   
   
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  There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change  
  There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change  
 
   
   
   
   
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  You're not going to do a thing to our little angel  
  You're not going to do a thing to our little angel  
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 07:14, 24 April 2006

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

This is the place where I made my best mistakes 

This is the place even angels don't understand 

I've seen the disappointment in her face 

And the collection of engagement rings on her right hand 

She sits alone apart from the crowd 

In a white dress she wears like a question mark 

Friends speak of her fondly 

Enemies just think out loud 

You think you're man enough to please her 

And you're fool enough to start 

You're not going to do a thing to our little angel 

There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change 

Now the cabaret is frozen and the laughter comes in cans 

And the lonely hearts club clientele don't know what to do with their hands 

You think that you'll be sweet to her but everybody knows 

That you're the marshmallow valentine that got stuck on her clothes 

But you're not going to do a thing to our little angel 

There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change 



So you mix your drinks and words 

You make bad jokes you make bad time 

The floors are there to walk over 

The walls are there to climb 

You swear that you'll never go back again once you're inside 

You're never the bridegroom she's always the bride 

And you're not going to do a thing to our little angel 

There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change 


You'll come in a sweetheart and you'll go out a stranger 

Well you try to love her but she's so contrary 

Like a chainsaw running through a dictionary 

So get your mind off the sweet behind of our little angel 

You're not going to do a thing 

You're not going to do a thing 

You're not going to do a thing to our little angel

Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar
T-Bone Wolk - electric guitar, piano accordeon
Mitchell Froom - Hammond organ/harpsichord
Jerry Scheff - string bass
Jim Keltner - brushes & drums
James Burton - acoustic guitar
Tom Canning - piano
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Needs additions / deletions - exact credits here.

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

Chords you will need:

  Am  Am/B  C  C/D  F  F1?  D   Bm  D7  Em
--0----0----0---0---1---0---2---2---2---0--
--1----1----1---1---1---0---3---3---1---0--
--2----2----0---0---2---2---2---4---2---0--
--2----2----2---0---3---3---0---4---0---2--
--0----2----3---3---------------2-------2--
------------0---0-----------------------0--

       ^I use my thumb for this one

[Intro:]

Am  Am/B  C  C/D   F  F1  [two times]

Am            Am/B          C              F     F1
  This is the place where I made my best mistakes
Am            Am/B       C                 D
  This is the place even angels don't understand
Am              Am/B  C               F
  I've seen the disappointment in her face
        D               Bm            C             D
And the collection of engagement rings on her right hand
Am         Am/B   C             F    F1
  She sits alone apart from the crowd
     Am         Am/B       C               D
In a white dress she wears like a question mark
Am               Am/B  C 
  Friends speak of her fondly
                       F
Enemies just think out loud
                 D             Bm
You think you're man enough to please her
           C              D
And you're fool enough to start
G                               C              G
  You're not going to do a thing to our little angel
D                                       C                    D
 There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change

Now the cabaret is frozen and the laughter comes in cans
And the lonely hearts club clientele don't know what to do 
  with their hands
You think that you'll be sweet to her but everybody knows
That you're the marshmallow valentine that got stuck on her clothes
You're not going to do a thing to our little angel
                                                            F
There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change

[Chords through solo:]
D   D   G   D   A   A   G   C   A

So you mix your drinks and words
You make bad jokes you make bad time
The floors are there to walk over
The walls are there to climb
You swear you'll never go back again once you're inside
You're never the bridegroom she's always the bride
You're not going to do a thing to our little angel
There's nothing you're thinking tonight that tomorrow won't change

G                                      C         G
 You'll come in a sweetheart and you'll go out a stranger
         D
Well you try to love her but she's so contrary
Like a chainsaw running through a dictionary
                                        C           D  G
So get your mind off the sweet behind of our little angel
G
 You're not going to do a thing

 You're not going to do a thing
                     Em        D                   G
 You're not going to do a thing to our little angel

Internal links

External links

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