I wore my finest suit of clothes
The sharpest thorn defending the rose
Hot as a pistol
Keen as a blade
The sharpest thorn upon parade
And it's the same most every year
Ghosts of the dear departed are near
We raise our glasses and we cheer
Should old acquaintance disappear
Just as we wipe away a tear
Archangel Michael will lead the way
Archangel Gabriel is ready to play
Although we know we must repent
We hit the scene and look for sins
That haven't even been invented
The strongest cage that guards the prize
The longest lash that covers your eyes
A sight no eyes are meant to know
Then on the third day he arose
Archangel Michael will lead the way
Archangel Gabriel is ready to play
Although we know we must repent
We hit the scene and look for sins
That haven't even been invented
So Good and Evil were having a fight
It lasts much longer than any one night
It may last longer than a life
And turn a mistress into a wife
And so confetti fills the air
My head is aching
My pockets are bare
I didn't recognise their warning
Then I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
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The Sharpest Thorn |
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Words by | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint |
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Music by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint (featuring The Imposters & The Crescent City Horns) |
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Produced by | Joe Henry |
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Horn arrangement | Allen Toussaint |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, Gibson J-50 guitar, tambourine, Hammond B3 organ (bridge) Allen Toussaint - piano Steve Nieve - Hammond B3 organ Davey Faragher - bass Pete Thomas - drums, parade bass drum Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - baritone saxophone Amadee Castenell - tenor & soprano saxophone Joe "Foxx" Smith - baritone euphonium, trumpet Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone |
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Recorded | November 27 - December 10, 2005, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, and/or Piety Street Recorders, New Orleans |
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Released | April 7, 2006 |
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Albums | The River In Reverse, 2006 |
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Various Artists collections | Verve Today 2006, 2006 |
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Length | 4:16 |
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Chords
Approximately:
Intro: F - Csus4 - C // G - C
Verses [I wore, The strongest]: F - Csus4 - C // G - C
F - Csus4 - C // G
F - Csus4 - C // G - F
F - Csus4 - C // G - C
Bridge [Archangel Michael...] : G - F - G
F - Am
G - Am
C - F
Am - G
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