Harpies Bizarre chords by Elvis Costello

Chords with lyrics

HARPIES BIZARRE / Elvis Costello
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By Declan Patric Aloysius MacManus
From Elvis Costello's "Mighty Like a Rose", (c) 1991

The lyrics were type by one anonymous who provided the lyrics for the album,
available via ftp from cs.uwp.edu.
The "Intro E" sections for organ can be played on guitar, as transcribed in
TAB (using TAB MASTER). The little woodwind instrument solo is not [yet!]
transcribed, but the chords are available, with added beat measures: 7xE 1xB
mean that in two 4/4 bars, play 7 beats of chord E, and then 1 beat of B.
Enjoy! Comments/corrections/additions/ideas/questions are always welcome,
at my e-mail address: [email protected]

    Ofir

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HARPIES BIZARRE / Elvis Costello
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By Declan Patric Aloysius MacManus
From Elvis Costello's "Mighty Like a Rose", (c) 1991

[intro E MajorE]

Here's what the keyboards play:
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------|
D:1--2--------1--2--------1--2--------1--2-------|
A:------1--2-----------0--------4--3--------3--2-|
E:------------------4----------------------------|


E MajorE       BB          A augmentedA        BB
He selects the plainest face form a ....
E MajorE     BB       A augmentedA         G#7G#7
Elegant insulted women, a ...
C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m     G#G#      C# minorC#m
C#m     G# minorG#m     G#G#      C# minorC#m
 He drops a name or two, ...
  A augmentedA         E MajorE
At last he's met ...
         BB            E MajorE
Unspoiled and unaffected, he ....

[intro E MajorE]


E MajorE        BB         A augmentedA            BB
She puts up half-hearted resistance, ...
E MajorE             BB          A augmentedA           G#7G#7
She's heard some of those small ...
C# minorC#m        G# minorG#m    G#G#      C# minorC#m
 His promise seems dangerous...
  A augmentedA         E MajorE
He says "You'd ...
           BB            E MajorE
"You've only got ..."


E7E7          A augmentedA
The waiting lines ...
A minorAm         E MajorE
They never get ...
                 BB
Everyone wearing that ....
    E MajorE
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7xE  1xB
7xB  1xE
7xC  1xA
7xB  1xE
4xBm  3xF#  1xBm
4xD  3xA7  1xD

[intro E MajorE]


E MajorE        BB
I looked on ...
A augmentedA         BB
 I failed to i...
E MajorE         BB
You're so hard to ...
A augmentedA       G#7G#7
 So easy ...
C# minorC#m    G# minorG#m
 I'll memorize ...
G#G#      C# minorC#m
 Your tragi....
  A augmentedA         E MajorE
The hurt look in ...
          BB              E MajorE
As you betrayed yourself ...


E7E7          A augmentedA
The waiting lines ...
   A minorAm      E MajorE
They never ...
    E7E7        A augmentedA    A minorAm       E MajorE
They're shining up their ...
  E7E7         A augmentedA
You think you should ...
    A minorAm         E MajorE
But you don't know ..
                 BB
Everyone wearing that ....
    E MajorE
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[repeat Intro section and fade]