Harpies Bizarre chords by Elvis Costello

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: ofirz1@ccsg.tau.ac.il

        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]

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


[intro E]


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


E7                    A
The waiting lines ...
Am                 E
They never get ...
                                 B
Everyone wearing that ....
        E
Harpies Bizarre


7xE    1xB
7xB    1xE
7xC    1xA
7xB    1xE
4xBm   3xF#   1xBm
4xD    3xA7   1xD

[intro E]


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


E7                    A
The waiting lines ...
     Am            E
They never ...
        E7               A        Am             E
They're shining up their ...
    E7                  A
You think you should ...
        Am                 E
But you don't know ..
                                 B
Everyone wearing that ....
        E
Harpies Bizarre

[repeat Intro section and fade]