Pretty Words Chords by Elvis Costello

Pretty Words chords by Elvis Costello

Guitar chords with lyrics

From michael@magick.net Fri May 16 08:02:13 1997


Pretty Words
Words & Music by: Elvis Costello
>From the album: TRUST

Note: This song was recorded in the key of F major,
but I transposed it to Gmajor. I am just more used
to the chords in G. For the original key of F version
please refer to the songbook.
Also, I am not the world's finest transposer, so let
me know what what mistakes you find! thanks,   m.

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G
I ask you nicely
                    D     Em      F  C
Get my face ....
G
What's going on ...
                   D        Em
Is there something ..
C         D7 G
Surprise, ...
D C                D7 G         D               Em  D
    It's more like a booby ...
G                                        D     Em     F C
Civil disobedience from a ...
G                                                    D     Em
You're loosening all the screws ...
C         D7 G
Fat cats and ...
C        D7 G       D              Em       F C
Hep cats in dog tag ...

CHORUS:

G                  F            Bm  C#m  D  E6
Pretty words ...
G                  Bb                Em F#m
I don't mean to be ....
G             C
All I see are ...
(1) mug shots, ...
(2) machine slots, ...
'Till you don't ...
                             Em F C
You don't know ..

G                              D    Em  F C
Curious women running ...
G
Curiosity didn't ...
         D        Em
It was a ...
C               D7  G                      D
But there's not much ...
C       D7 G          D              Em   D
Between a cruel mouth ...
G
Got back ...
               D        Em
Picked a paper ...
G
No words ...
                  D      Em
Just cartoons and ...
C         D7 G
Well well, ...
C                 D7 G                C
Millions murdered ...
             G
No backbone, ...
D                   Em     F
Better keep your ...

(Chorus)

F              C             G
You don't know what you got . . . .


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