The Beat chords by Elvis Costello

id AA19307; Sat, 5 Mar 94 22:27:20 -0500
	id AA18726; Sat, 5 Mar 1994 22:27:19 -0500
	id AA18307; Sat, 5 Mar 94 22:27:18 EST


THE BEAT
>From "Elvis Costello: A Singing Dictionary"
Chords by brenckle@scws0.ctstateu.edu (Nicholas Brenckle);
Lyrics and Modifications by phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu (Phil Saunders)

Intro:
Bm G A Bm (2 times)

D         Bm         G      A/C#
We're all going on ....
D   Bm      G             A/C#
Vigilante's coming ...
D         Bm   G                  A/C#
Heard somebody say they're ....
D  Bm   G     A/C#
Anybody wanna ...

Bm G A Bm (2 times)

         Bm     G                 A      Bm
It takes two to tumble.  ....
Bm        G               A             Bm
Speak up; don't mumble if ....

Bm G             A Bm               Bm G
     On the beat...
       A         Bm
Till a man comes ...

          G      D/F# Em7  G/D   A/C#   G/B       A
'Have you been a good boy, never ...
           G     D/F# Em7  D    G A/C#     G/B D E
Though you never en---joy, ...

D   A/C# E
See your friends in the ...
D   A/C# E
See your friends getting ...
D   A/C# E
See your friends getting ....

Well, if you only knew the ....

On the beat, on the ....

See your friends walking down ....

Oh, I don't want to ....

On the beat, on the upbeat....

See your friends treat me like a .....