Tiny Steps chords by Elvis Costello

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

(The key changes between G and C)


Verse:
       D    C     G   D
Muscle baby won't let go
C   G   D    C     G   D
Weekend baby won't say no
          C  G   D
Is she an active beauty?
C G      D   G
I should say so

Verse:
       D         C  G   D
Wooden bones and pretty lashes
                C G    D
Iodine for your baby's gashes
                      C G    D
Little tombs for your baby's ashes
                  G
If something goes wrong

Chorus:
     G     F C    G
Tiny steps almost real
F C  G           F C    G
Tiny fingers you almost feel
F    C   G       F    C   G
Make her walk or make her kneel
F   C     G      F C     G          F C   G
Oh, she's almost human beneath that Cuban heel

Bridge:
Em                     A
Who's that down at the bottom of the garden?
Em                A
Who's that hiding underneath the sofa?
Em                  A
Who gets blamed whenever you're in trouble?
Em                    D
She's your friend and she's your double

Chorus:
     G     F C    G
Tiny steps almost real
F C  G           F C    G
Tiny fingers you almost feel
F    C   G       F    C   G
Make her walk or make her kneel
F   C     G      F C     G          F C   G
Oh, she's almost human beneath that Cuban heel

Verse:
       D      C  G    D
Pretty little fashion face
C    G  D      C   G   D
Pick anyone up off the shelf
C      G   D        C G  D
Though you say it's a disgrace
    C    G   D      C  G   D
You know you owe it to yourself
        G          D
You can even shop around

Though you won't find any cheaper
C    D     C    G
She's your baby now
Em
You can keep her

Chorus:
     G     F C    G
Tiny steps almost real
F C  G           F C    G
Tiny fingers you almost feel
F    C   G       F    C   G
Make her walk or make her kneel
F   C     G      F C     G          F C
Oh, she's almost human beneath that Cuban
G      F C     G          F C
Almost human beneath that Cuban
G      F C     G          F C
Almost human beneath that Cuban
G      F C     G          F C
Almost human beneath that Cuban
G      F C     G          F C
Almost human beneath that Cuban