#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From michael@magick.net Thu May 15 17:02:14 1997 Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:09:59 GMT From: michael p mccullough To: guitar@olga.net, schnitzi@east.isx.com Subject: TAB: PIDGIN ENGLISH by ELVIS COSTELLO 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 (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) DThere's (xx0232@1)a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) DShe'll (xx0232@1)be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested D (xx0232@1) D7Too (xx0212@1)terrified to answer back G (320003@1) D7Too (xx0212@1)tired to have resisted G (320003@1) CMany (x32010@1)hands make light work GShorthand (320003@1)makes life easy CWhen (x32010@1)he's out on night work GMake (320003@1)sure no one sees me DIt (xx0232@1)all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises A7A (x02020@1)change is better than a rest Silly beggars can't be choosers CHORUS: G (320003@1) DOne (xx0232@1)of a thousand pities you can't categorize G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) BmThere (x24432@1)are ten commandments of love G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)will you realise There are ten commandments of love A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) Em7 I believe, I trust, I promise, I wish love's just a throwaway kiss DIn (xx0232@1)this Pidgin English If you're so wise use your lips and your eyes CTake (x32010@1)it to the bridge she sighs D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) DYou (xx0232@1)go cheep cheep cheep between bulls-eyes and bluster D (xx0232@1) D7Stiff (xx0212@1)as your poker face G (320003@1) DKeener (xx0232@1)than mustard D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) D>From (xx0232@1)your own back yard to the land of exotica D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) D7>From (xx0212@1)the truth society to neurotic erotica G (320003@1) CSilence (x32010@1)is golden GMoney (320003@1)talks diamonds and ermine G (320003@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a word in Spanish GItalian (320003@1)and German DIn (xx0232@1)sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish A7Have (x02020@1)you forgotten how to say it In your Pidgin English? (chorus) DPS (xx0232@1)I love you (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
