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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com
lyrics and chords of: Man Out Of Time by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Suggestions and corrections are always welcome!
date: 95/10/15

E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)ESo (022100@1)this is where he came to hide
E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)EWhen (022100@1)he ran from you
EIn (022100@1)a private detective overcoat
F#mAnd (244222@1)dirty dead men's shoes

E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)EThe (022100@1)pretty things of Knightsbridge
E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)ELying (022100@1)for of Minister of State
EAre (022100@1)a far cry from the nod and wink
          F#mHere (244222@1)at Traitors' Gate

           G#m (133111@4)                       C#m'Cause (x13321@4)the high heel he used to be has been ground down
       F#sus4And (224422@1)he listens for the footsteps
E/B (443121@4)                   B7That (x21202@1)would follow him around

E (022100@1)        F#m (244222@1)            G#m (133111@4)  ETo (022100@1)murder - my love - is a crime
    F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4) A (x02220@1)F#/A# Bsus4G#/B# (x24452@1) C#m (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)EBut (022100@1)will you still love - a man out of time

E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)EThere's (022100@1)a tupenny ha'ppenny millionaire
E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)ELooking (022100@1)for a fourpenny one
EWith (022100@1)a tight grip on the short hairs
        F#mOf (244222@1)the public imagination

E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)EBut (022100@1)for his private wife and kids somehow
      E (022100@1)                             B (x2444x@1)EReal (022100@1)life becomes a rumour
     EDays (022100@1)of Dutch courage, just three French letters
       F#mAnd (244222@1)a German sense of humor

G#m (133111@4)                              C#mHe's (x13321@4)got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge
   F#sus4
He stands to be insulted
       E/B (443121@4)             B7And (x21202@1)he pays for the privilege

E (022100@1)        F#m (244222@1)            G#m (133111@4)  ETo (022100@1)murder - my love - is a crime
    F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4) A (x02220@1)F#/A# Bsus4G#/B# (x24452@1) C#m (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)EBut (022100@1)will you still love - a man out of time

E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)EThe (022100@1)biggest wheels of industry
E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)ERetire (022100@1)sharp and short
EAnd (022100@1)after the dinner overtures
F#mAre (244222@1)nothing but an afterthought

E (022100@1)                                   B (x2444x@1)ESomebody's (022100@1)creeping in the kitchen
   E (022100@1)                                B (x2444x@1)EThere's (022100@1)a reputation to be made
EWhose (022100@1)nerves are always on the knife's edge
    F#mAnd (244222@1)who's up late polishing the blade

G#m (133111@4)                          C#mLove (x13321@4)is always scarpering or cowering or fawning
   F#sus4
You drink yourself insensitive
     E/B (443121@4)                  B7And (x21202@1)hate yourself in the morning

E (022100@1)        F#m (244222@1)            G#m (133111@4)  ETo (022100@1)murder - my love - is a crime
    F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4) A (x02220@1)F#/A# Bsus4G#/B# (x24452@1) C#m (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)EBut (022100@1)will you still love - a man out of time

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