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:'''Blood And Chocolate version:'''  
:'''Blood And Chocolate version:'''  
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]], [[Bassists|Hofner bass]], and tambourine
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]], [[Bassists|Hofner bass]], and tambourine
::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|organ]]
::'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
::'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
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  So good night little schoolboy, you'd better learn some self control
  So good night little schoolboy, you'd better learn some self control
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   C                    F        Dm            G          C F Dm G
  Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bo---owl
  Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bo---owl
   
   

Revision as of 16:41, 11 August 2006

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

I can't lie on this bed anymore, it burns my skin
You can take the truthful things you've said to me
And fit them on the head of a pin

Poor Napoleon

You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off
Don't you know the facts of life, boy
Don't you know what these things cost
She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers
You put a penny in the slot
She called you her Magic Fingers

Poor Napoleon

I bet she isn't all that's advertised
I bet that isn't all she fakes
Just like that place where they take your spine
And turn it into soapflakes

Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss

Poor Napoleon

So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl

Poor Napoleon


Credits

Blood And Chocolate version:
Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar, Hofner bass, and tambourine
Steve Nieve - organ
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Cait O'Riordan - vocals
Deep Dead Blue version:
Elvis Costello - Voice
Bill Frisell - Guitar


Discography

Albums:

Singles:

  • This section may be incomplete.

Collections:

Alternate Versions:

  • Poor Napoleon (live at Meltdown Festival 1995-06-25)
Deep Dead Blue, 1995

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

C C/B C C/B 

C                           Em/B              Gm/Bb 
I can't lie on this bed anymore it burns my skin 
F/A                                     Fm/Ab 
You can take the truthful things you've said to me 
     D/F#                      F  G 
And fit them on the head of a pin 
      C       F Dm G 
Poor Napoleon 

    C                    Em/B   Gm/Bb 
You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off 
F/A                          Fm/Ab 
Don't you know the facts of life boy 
D/F#                              F 
Don't you know what these things cost? 
C                       Em/B       Gm/Bb 
She was selling stolen kisses to travelling salesmen and minstrel singers 
F/A             Fm/Ab 
You put a penny in the slot 
D/F#                F             G 
She called you her magic fingers 

      C       F Dm G
Poor Napoleon 
      C       F Dm G
Poor Napoleon 

  E                        E/G# 
I bet she isn't all that's advertised 
  Am                      C 
I bet that isn't all she fakes 
D                                Eb 
Just like that place where they take your spine 
     F                 Eb D
And turn it into soapfla---akes 

C C/B  C C/B
C C/B  C C/B

C                    Em/B          Gm/Bb 
Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embraced that girl 
F/A            Fm/Ab                D/F#       F 
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world? 
C                         Em/B        Gm/Bb 
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this 
F/A               Fm/Ab        D/F#           F                 G 
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss 

      C       F Dm G 
Poor Napoleon

    C                   F              Dm                         G                          
So good night little schoolboy, you'd better learn some self control
 C                     F         Dm             G           C F Dm  G
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bo---owl

      C    
Poor Napoleon

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