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|title = Pay It Back | |||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[John McFee]] - guitar<br>[[Sean Hopper]] - keyboards, backing vocals<br>[[Johnny Ciambotti]] - bass, backing vocals<br>[[Mickey Shine]] - drums<br>[[Nick Lowe]] - backing vocals | |||
|record_info = late 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 22, 1977 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True]], 1977<br>[[Viva England]], 1982 (Spain) | |||
|singles = [[Single: Mystery Dance|Mystery Dance]], 1977 (Belgium/France) | |||
|collections = [[2½ Years]], 1993 | |||
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|length = 2:33 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1977-07-21 Manchester|July 21, 1977, Manchester, England]] | |||
|last = [[Concert 2014-10-26 Linz|October 26, 2014, Linz, Austria]] | |||
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==Alternate versions== | |||
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|title = Pay It Back (Soundcheck 1977) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1977-08-07 London|August 7, 1977, London, England]] | |||
|release_info = September 11, 2007 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|length = 2:23 | |||
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{{thumb: My Aim Is True}} | |||
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{{thumb: Single: Mystery Dance}} | |||
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{{thumb: 2½ Years}} | |||
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{{song covers | |||
|covers = {{:Pay It Back covers}} | |||
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==Chords== | |||
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Intro {{!}} G {{!}} G {{!}} C {{!}} C {{!}} | |||
G | |||
Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief | |||
C | |||
if you don't take a little more care. | |||
G Em7 C G | |||
You're gonna get more than the family plan | |||
C G | |||
from this one shoestring affair. | |||
Em A C G | |||
I may be crazy but I can't contemplate | |||
F C Bm | |||
being trapped between the doctor and the magistrate. | |||
G | |||
One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back, | |||
C | |||
one of these days. | |||
G | |||
One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back, | |||
C | |||
one of these days. | |||
And then they told me I could be somebody | |||
if I didn't let too much get in my way. | |||
And I tried so hard just to be myself, | |||
but I keep on fading away. | |||
Until the lights went out, I didn't know what to do. | |||
If I could fool myself, then maybe I'd fool you too. | |||
chorus | |||
I wouldn't say that I was raised on romance. | |||
Let's not get stuck in the past. | |||
I love you more than everything in the world. | |||
I don't expect that will last. | |||
They told me everything was guaranteed. | |||
Somebody somewhere must've lied to me. | |||
Chorus, repeat to fade | |||
==Internal links== | |||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mait.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mait.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a01.htm MAIT info page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a02.htm Viva England] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a03.htm Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a04.htm Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue] | |||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_s10.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mystery Dance Belgian single] | |||
*[[Template: Pay It Back|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Pay It Back (français)|Lyrics (français)]] {{-}} [[Pay It Back covers|Covers]] | |||
==Internal links== | |||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] | |||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_s10.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mystery Dance Belgian single | |||
*[[Template:Pay It Back]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mait.html Elvis Costello Reissues: My Aim Is True] | ||
[[Category:1977]] | [[Category:1977]] | ||
[[Category:My Aim Is True]] | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Lyrics]] | ||
[[Category:Chords]] | [[Category:Chords]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate versions]] |
Latest revision as of 22:01, 2 May 2017
Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Danny Flowers - with The Long Players | performed live, My Aim Is True tribute show, 2006-01-13, Nashville | 2006 | TheLongPlayers.com |
Charles Jenkins | performed live, 2013-02-02, Pure Pop Records, Melbourne, Australia | 2013 | YouTube • Charlesjenkins.com.au |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2013 | YouTube |
Chords
Intro | G | G | C | C | G Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief C if you don't take a little more care. G Em7 C G You're gonna get more than the family plan C G from this one shoestring affair. Em A C G I may be crazy but I can't contemplate F C Bm being trapped between the doctor and the magistrate. G One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back, C one of these days. G One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back, C one of these days. And then they told me I could be somebody if I didn't let too much get in my way. And I tried so hard just to be myself, but I keep on fading away. Until the lights went out, I didn't know what to do. If I could fool myself, then maybe I'd fool you too. chorus I wouldn't say that I was raised on romance. Let's not get stuck in the past. I love you more than everything in the world. I don't expect that will last. They told me everything was guaranteed. Somebody somewhere must've lied to me. Chorus, repeat to fade
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True • lyrics • chords • MAIT info page • Viva England • Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue • Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue
- Elvis Costello Home Page: Mystery Dance Belgian single
- Lyrics • Lyrics (français) • Covers