Watch Your Step

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Lyrics Don't say a word Don't say anything Don't say a word I'm not even listening I read in the paper about their escape They're just two bits of kids from a bunch of sour grapes You better watch your step Watch who's knocking on your front door Now you know that they're watching What are you waiting for? Think you're young and original Get out before They get to watch your step Every day is full of fun And family spies They're making heroes out of fall guys They say it's good for business From Singapore to Widnes You better watch your step Broken noses hung up on the wall Back-slapping drinkers cheer the heavyweight brawl So punch drunk they don't understand at all You better watch your step Every night Go out full of carnival desires End up in the closing time choirs When you're kicking in the car chrome And you're drinking down the Eau de Cologne And you're spitting out the Kodachrome You better watch your step Bye I send you all my regards You're so tough You're so hard Listen to the hammers falling in the breaker's yard You better watch your step You better watch your step Ooh, watch your step

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Discography Albums: Trust, 1981 Trust (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994 Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Singles: Watch Your Step, 1981 Collections: The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 Girls Girls Girls, 1989 (CD/cassette only) The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Alternate Versions: Watch Your Step (Alternate Version) Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Produced by: Elvis Costello Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments(?) Watch Your Step (Alternate Version) Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Watch Your Step (live at the University of Texas, Austin 1983-09-07) Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Produced by: (none credited) Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve: keyboards Bruce Thomas: bass Pete Thomas: drums The TKO Horns: Jim Paterson: trombone Jeff Blythe: saxophone Paul Speare: saxophone Dave Plews: trumpet Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

Watch Your Step

Tabbed by: michael@magick.net (michael p mccullough)
From http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/trust.html#watch_your_step

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

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