Elvis Costello

Pidgin English Chords

by Elvis Costello
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From michael@magick.net Thu May 15 17:02:14 1997 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature,alt.guitar.tab,alt.fan.elvis.costello Hello, Here are a few more chord charts (not really TAB after all) for some Elvis Costello songs. Don't forget to use a single spaced font for this! Please let me know if there are any errors, corrections, and so on. Thanks, michael michael@magick.net Lyrics from: http://east.isx.com/~schnitzi/ec/albums.html
Chords from the songbook, mostly +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= Pidgin English By Elvis Costello >From the album: Imperial Bedroom INTRO: D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G D There's a young girl with .... D D7 G D She'll be turning twenty seven as ... D D7 G D But he couldn't catch a common ... D D7 Too terrified to .... G D7 Too tired ... G C Many hands make ... G Shorthand .. C When he's out ... G Make sure no ... D It all ends up in ... A7 A change is ... Silly beggars can't ... CHORUS: G D One of a thousand ... G A Bm There are ten ... G D When will ... There are ten ... A G Em Em7 I believe, I trust, I promise, ... D In this ... If you're so wise use ... C Take it to the ... D D7 G D You go cheep cheep cheep ... D D7 Stiff as ... G D Keener ... D D7 G D >From your own back ... D D7 G D7 >From the truth ... G C Silence .. G Money talks ... G C There's a word ... G Italian and .... D In sign language, morse code, ... A7 Have you ... In your Pidgin .... (chorus) D PS I love ... (and so on . . . ) ++ michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278 michael@magick.net michaelm@cdsnet.net all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday (joyce/FW) http://www.magick.net/~michael/ http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html

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