Last Boat Leaving chords by Elvis Costello

Chords with lyrics

Verse:
 D MajorD         A minorAm
Hush my little one don't cry so
B7B7           E minorEm    A augmentedA
You know your daddy was bound to go
D MajorD         A augmentedA
They took his pride they took his voice
B minorBm         F#F#
Don't upset him now don't make a noise
G+G              G minorGm
They said, "You're lucky son still got the choice"
B minorBm    G+G
Last boat leaving

Chorus:
A augmentedA   D MajorD   A augmentedA    D MajorD  A augmentedA  D MajorD    A augmentedA    D MajorD
Don't waste your tears it's not as if I'm in chains
A augmentedA D MajorD     A augmentedA B minorBm   A augmentedA      A7/A#   B minorBm   E MajorE
I don't want to go now, it would be better for you too
    A augmentedA        D/F#D/F#
If you don't look back when we sail
(Last boat leaving, last boat leaving)

Verse:
D MajorD           A minorAm
Hush my dear, while I whisper it in your ear
B7B7               E minorEm         A augmentedA
We're not going to sail tonight we're going to disappear
D MajorD                 A augmentedA
And it feels like punishment, but I don't know what for
B minorBm                F#F#
Take care of your mother son it's you that she adores
G+G                   G minorGm
'Cause no matter how long we sail we'll never reach the shore
B minorBm    G+G
Last boat leaving

Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA  D MajorD     A augmentedA    D MajorD
So dry your tears it's not as if I'm in chains
A augmentedA  D MajorD   A augmentedA B minorBm        A augmentedA    A7/A#  B minorBm   E MajorE
When you go to school son you'll read my story in history books
  A augmentedA           D/F#D/F#
Only they won't mention my name
(Last boat leaving, last boat leaving)

Verse:
 A augmentedA        G+G   D/F#D/F#
So hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
  A augmentedA       G+G   D/F#D/F#
I hope that you never have to do what I've done

Do you know what I've done?
     A minorAm        B7B7        E minorEm      A augmentedA
Why I'm going away? On the last boat leaving this stinking town
B minorBm    G+G         B minorBm    E MajorE
Last boat leaving, it’s the last boat leaving

A#A#           C majorC
You've had my innocence, you've had my heartbreak
G minorGm
You've taken the place where I once belonged
  C/EC/E        D MajorD  B minorBm  A#A#  G minorGm  D MajorD
Now what more can you take?