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I Let The Sun Go Down chords by Elvis Costello And The Imposters

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Chord diagramC majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

AmM7 x02110

Intro:
|Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramC/BC/B  |Chord diagramF/AF/A  Chord diagramC/GC/G |Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramC/EC/E  |Chord diagramDmDm   Chord diagramG+G  E/G#|

Verse 1:
      Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramC/BC/B
   Whenever I'm in the tightest corner
Chord diagramF/AF/A            Chord diagramC/GC/G
   Whenever I feel forlorn
       Chord diagramFF                     Chord diagramC/EC/E
   I think of the isle where I was born
            Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramD/F#D/F#         Chord diagramG+G     E/G#
   And the duty to which I've sworn
      Chord diagramA minorAm              AmM7
   But I woke up in a nightmare
          Chord diagramAm7Am7            Am/F#
   With a Union Jack and half  Chord diagramA augmentedA crown
         Chord diagramFF
   John Bull got caught with his
    Chord diagramC/EC/E             Chord diagramDm7Dm7
   Pants down, again
   Chord diagramG7G7               Chord diagramA minorAm       AmM7
   That's inviting sundown
Chord diagramAm7Am7         Am/F#
   It's time to do or die
Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramC/EC/E    Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramG7G7
   It's time to say  "Good-bye"
     Chord diagramBb majorBb            Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramG7G7
   'Cause I'm the man who lost the British Empire
   Chord diagramBb majorBb           Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramG7G7
   Yes I'm the one, I let the Sun  go   down


Verse 2:
Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramC/BC/B
   Don't let the shadows lengthen
Chord diagramF/AF/A              Chord diagramC/GC/G
   And cover my good intentions
Chord diagramFF                Chord diagramC/EC/E
   They say that darkness brings
        Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#   Chord diagramG+G    E/G#
   The right time
   Chord diagramA minorAm            AmM7
   But it's also time for tears
   Chord diagramAm7Am7           Am/F#
   I'm so sorry and sincere
     Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC/EC/E          Chord diagramDm7Dm7
   Ahead of me a brilliant career
   Chord diagramG7G7            Chord diagramA minorAm       AmM7
   Now I'm going nowhere
Chord diagramAm7Am7          Am/F#
   It's time to do or die
Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramC/EC/E   Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramG7G7
   It's time to say  "Good-bye"
     Chord diagramBb majorBb            Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramG7G7
   'Cause I'm the man who lost the British Empire
   Chord diagramBb majorBb           Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramG7G7
   Yes I'm the one, I let the Sun go   down
Bridge:
   Chord diagramEb MajorEb           Chord diagramFF
   Stay awhile  Delay the night
   Chord diagramDmDm                   Bmb5
   I'm too young for twilight

   Chord diagramEb MajorEb                      Chord diagramFF
   They'd tell the sun to hesitate
   Chord diagramDmDm                      Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4   Chord diagramG7G7
   That's when Britain was Great


Verse 3:
    Chord diagramC majorC                       Chord diagramC/BC/B
   Now that the lights are flickering
Chord diagramF/AF/A             Chord diagramC/GC/G
   My pulse is quickening
       Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramC/EC/E
   All over the world the lamps will dim
        Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramD/F#D/F#    Chord diagramG+G     E/G#
   And never be seen again
        Chord diagramA minorAm                   AmM7
   The balloon's gone up  the night descends
           Chord diagramAm7Am7               Am/F#
   As they lower the flag on no-man's land
            Chord diagramFF                Chord diagramC/EC/E
   They'll take you down  Chord diagramA augmentedA peg or two
               Chord diagramDm7Dm7
   This is the bitter end
Chord diagramG7G7                     Chord diagramA minorAm       AmM7
   I walk into darkness
 Chord diagramAm7Am7         Am/F#
   It's time to do or die
Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramC/EC/E            Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramG7G7
   It's time to say "Good-bye"
     Chord diagramBb majorBb            Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramG7G7
   'Cause I'm the man who lost the British Empire
   Chord diagramBb majorBb           Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramG7G7
   Yes I'm the one, I let the Sun go   down


Ending:
                    Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramC/BC/B   Chord diagramF/AF/A
   I let the sun go   down
Chord diagramC/GC/G               Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramG7G7
   Don't let the sun go down
Chord diagramG7G7                   Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramC/BC/B    Chord diagramF/AF/A    Chord diagramC/GC/G   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC/EC/E    Chord diagramDmDm  Chord diagramD/F#D/F#  Chord diagramG+G  E/G#
   I let the sun go down

Chord diagramA minorAm    AmM7   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Am/F#   Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramC/EC/E   Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramG7G7
 (Whistle)

  Chord diagramBb majorBb            Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramG7G7
    Yes I'm the man who lost the British Empire
  Chord diagramBb majorBb           Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramG7G7
   Yes I'm the one, I let the Sun go   down

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