Elvis Costello

The World And His Wife Chords

by Elvis Costello
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The World and His Wife (acoustic) Elvis Costello From the "Punch the Clock" Ryko reissue Intro G G/F# Em D C G G G/F# Em The family circle gathers round .... D C G To pass around the same remarks they ... G G/F# Em The little girl you dangled on ..... D C G Stirs something in your memory ... *Chorus* Am Em The juniper berry has a ...
Bb D I believe that something here is ... G G/F# Em But its a living and ... D C D For the world ... C# F#m The world and .... Am Em The kissing cousins step outside... Bb D She says sweet nothing at all ... G G/F# Em She says our mother and ... D C G Went for two weeks holiday ... G G/F# Em Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on talking... D C G Between Mum and the walls god only .... *Chorus* (Verse 3 same as verse 2) The conversation melts like ..... *Chorus* (Except instead of C# and F#m, just play D and C and repeat again)

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Last Updated: February 7, 2026