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|lyrics = {{Watch Your Step}} | |||
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= | |title = Watch Your Step | ||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] in association with [[Roger Bechirian]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = 1980, DJM Studios and/or Eden Studios, London | |||
|release_info = January 1981 | |||
|albums = [[Trust]], 1981 | |||
|singles = [[Watch Your Step (single)|Watch Your Step]], 1981 | |||
|collections = [[The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions]], 1985<br>[[Girls Girls Girls]], 1989<br>[[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions]], 1994 | |||
|soundtracks = | |||
|various_artists = | |||
|promos = [[The Elvis Costello Interview with Tom Snyder: Tomorrow Coast To Coast]], 1981<br>[[Promo: Visa Sampler|Visa Sampler]], 2007 | |||
|videos = | |||
|length = 2:57 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1980-03-20 Sunderland|March 20, 1980, Sunderland, England]] | |||
|last = {{2024}} | |||
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==Alternate versions== | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = Watch Your Step (Alternate Version) (1979) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, all instruments(?) | |||
|record_info = November 1979, U.K. Pro Studio, London | |||
|release_info = July 28, 2003 | |||
|length = 2:01 | |||
|albums = [[Get Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2003 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = Watch Your Step (Alternate Version) (1980) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] in association with [[Roger Bechirian]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = July 1980, DJM Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 28, 2003 | |||
|albums = [[Trust (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2003 | |||
|length = 2:44 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = Watch Your Step (Live 1983) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] (with [[The TKO Horns]]) | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Jim Paterson]] - trombone<br>[[Jeff Blythe]] - saxophone<br>[[Paul Speare]] - saxophone<br>[[Dave Plews]] - trumpet | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1983-09-07 Austin|September 7, 1983, Austin, TX]] | |||
|release_info = July 28, 2003 | |||
|length = 3:22 | |||
|albums = [[Punch The Clock (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2003 | |||
}} | |||
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{{thumb: Trust}} | |||
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[[image:Watch Your Step US 7" single front sleeve.jpg|99px|center|link=Watch Your Step (single)|Watch Your Step single]] | |||
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{{thumb: The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions}} | |||
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{{thumb: Girls Girls Girls}} | |||
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{{thumb: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions}} | |||
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{{thumb: Get Happy!!}} | |||
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{{thumb: Punch The Clock}} | |||
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{{thumb: Visa Sampler}} | |||
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|covers = {{:Watch Your Step covers}} | |||
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==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
Tabbed by: Michael P McCullough | |||
INTRO: | |||
Tabbed by: | C F Em C F G (repeat) | ||
C F Em C F Cm | |||
INTRO: | 1.)Don't say a word, don't say anything | ||
C F Em C F G (repeat) | 2.)Ev'ry day is full of fun, and | ||
3.)Ev'ry night go out full of | |||
C F Em C F G | |||
1.)Don't say a word, don't say anything | 1.)Don't say a word, I'm not even listening | ||
2.)Ev'ry day is full of fun, and | 2.) family spies, they're making heroes | ||
3.)Ev'ry night go out full of | 3.)carnival desires end up in the | ||
C Dm Em | |||
1.)Don't say a word, I'm not even listening | 1.)I read in the papers about their escape | ||
2.) family spies, they're making heroes | 2.)out of fall guys they say it's good | ||
3.)carnival desires end up in the | 3.)closing time choirs when you're | ||
1.)I read in the papers about their escape | |||
2.)out of fall guys they say it's good | |||
3.)closing time choirs when you're | |||
F C Em F C F Em C | F C Em F C F Em C | ||
1.)They're just two bit of kids from a bunch of so-ur grapes | 1.)They're just two bit of kids from a bunch of so-ur grapes | ||
2.)for business from Singapore to Widnes | 2.)for business from Singapore to Widnes | ||
F C Dm Em F | |||
3.)kicking in the car chrome And you're drinking down the Eau de Cologne | 3.)kicking in the car chrome And you're drinking down the Eau de Cologne | ||
C Dm Em F C F Em C | |||
3.{cont.})And you're spitting out the Kodachrome | 3.{cont.})And you're spitting out the Kodachrome | ||
C F G C F Em C F G | |||
1,2,3.)You better watch your step | 1,2,3.)You better watch your step | ||
C Bm Am F | C Bm Am F | ||
Watch who's knocking on your front door | Watch who's knocking on your front door | ||
C Bm | |||
Now you know that they're watching | Now you know that they're watching | ||
Am F | |||
What are you waiting for? | What are you waiting for? | ||
C Bm | |||
Think you're young and original | Think you're young and original | ||
Am F C F Em | Am F C F Em | ||
Get out before... | Get out before... | ||
C F G C F Em C F G | C F G C F Em C F G | ||
They get to watch your step | They get to watch your step | ||
C Bm Am F | C Bm Am F | ||
Broken noses hung up on the wall | Broken noses hung up on the wall | ||
C Bm Am F | C Bm Am F | ||
Back slapping drinkers cheer the heavy weight brawl | Back slapping drinkers cheer the heavy weight brawl | ||
C Bm Am F C F Em | C Bm Am F C F Em | ||
So punch drunk they don't understand at all | So punch drunk they don't understand at all | ||
C F G | C F G | ||
You better watch your step | You better watch your step | ||
INSTRUMENTAL | INSTRUMENTAL | ||
Am F Em C G F Em Dm G C Bb F | Am F Em C G F Em Dm G C Bb F | ||
C Bm | C Bm | ||
Bye | Bye | ||
Am F | |||
I send you all my regards | I send you all my regards | ||
C Bm | C Bm | ||
You're so tough | You're so tough | ||
Am F | Am F | ||
You're so hard | You're so hard | ||
C Bm Am F G C | C Bm Am F G C | ||
Listen to the hammers falling in the breaker's yard | Listen to the hammers falling in the breaker's yard | ||
C F G C | C F G C | ||
You better watch your step | You better watch your step | ||
You better watch your step | You better watch your step | ||
Ooh, watch your step</pre></code> | Ooh, watch your step</pre></code> | ||
==Internal | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/trust/trust.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Trust] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/trust/trust.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Trust] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/trust.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/trust.html chords] | ||
*[[Template: Watch Your Step|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Watch Your Step covers|Covers]] | |||
*[[Template:Watch Your Step]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/trust.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Trust] | |||
[[Category:1981]] | [[Category:1981]] | ||
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[[Category:Chords]] | [[Category:Chords]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate versions]] |
Latest revision as of 03:33, 23 January 2024
Don't say a word |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Brenda Kahn | Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello Various artists | 2003 | Allmusic • Amazon • Amazon.uk |
Maypole | Product (promo version) | 1997 | YouTube • Billboard • AllMusic |
Oliver's Army (Dallas) | performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band | 2003 - | OliversArmyBand |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2016 | YouTube |
The Sharpers | performed live, 2013-11-01, Orléans, France | 2013 | YouTube |
Chords
Tabbed by: Michael P McCullough INTRO: C F Em C F G (repeat) C F Em C F Cm 1.)Don't say a word, don't say anything 2.)Ev'ry day is full of fun, and 3.)Ev'ry night go out full of C F Em C F G 1.)Don't say a word, I'm not even listening 2.) family spies, they're making heroes 3.)carnival desires end up in the C Dm Em 1.)I read in the papers about their escape 2.)out of fall guys they say it's good 3.)closing time choirs when you're F C Em F C F Em C 1.)They're just two bit of kids from a bunch of so-ur grapes 2.)for business from Singapore to Widnes F C Dm Em F 3.)kicking in the car chrome And you're drinking down the Eau de Cologne C Dm Em F C F Em C 3.{cont.})And you're spitting out the Kodachrome C F G C F Em C F G 1,2,3.)You better watch your step C Bm Am F Watch who's knocking on your front door C Bm Now you know that they're watching Am F What are you waiting for? C Bm Think you're young and original Am F C F Em Get out before... C F G C F Em C F G They get to watch your step C Bm Am F Broken noses hung up on the wall C Bm Am F Back slapping drinkers cheer the heavy weight brawl C Bm Am F C F Em So punch drunk they don't understand at all C F G You better watch your step INSTRUMENTAL Am F Em C G F Em Dm G C Bb F C Bm Bye Am F I send you all my regards C Bm You're so tough Am F You're so hard C Bm Am F G C Listen to the hammers falling in the breaker's yard C F G C You better watch your step You better watch your step
Ooh, watch your step