• Song:

    You Little Fool

  • Artist:

    Elvis Costello

  • Album:

    Imperial Bedroom

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From michael@magick.net Thu May 15 17:01:58 1997
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:07:18 GMT
From: michael p mccullough 
To: guitar@olga.net, schnitzi@east.isx.com
Subject: TAB: YOU LITTLE FOOL 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
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You Little Fool
By Elvis Costello
>From the album: Imperial Bedroom


Am7   = X02010

INTRO:

G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)                  DDaddy's (xx0232@1)best girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend
C (x32010@1)             Bm (x24432@1)            Am7But (x02010@1)she's never wanted at home
C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)         Am7Other (x02010@1)girls are allowed to wear their makeup
           C (x32010@1)              Bm (x24432@1)             DShe (xx0232@1)sneaks out her lipstick powder and comb
D (xx0232@1)                         G (320003@1)                CShe (x32010@1)surrounds his name with hearts and flowers
G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1) C6Talks (03221x@1)on the telephone for hours and hours

But with the bird in his hand
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)      GAnd (320003@1)two on a string
    C (x32010@1)                   DThe (xx0232@1)words of love have an imitation ring

CHORUS:

D (xx0232@1) CYou (x32010@1)little fool
G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)         GI (320003@1)suppose that your going to stay all night
D (xx0232@1) CYou (x32010@1)little fool
G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)         GDon't (320003@1)look at me that way you know it isn't right
D (xx0232@1) Bsus4 (x24452@1)      G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1) CYou (x32010@1)little fool, you little fool, you little fool

BRIDGE:

E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)     A7 (x02020@1)    DThey (xx0232@1)say no news is good news
    E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)        A7 (x02020@1)   DThe (xx0232@1)little girl wants information
D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)  E (022100@1)      AMother (x02220@1)just gives her some pills to choose
    F (133211@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)     CAnd (x32010@1)says go and use your imagination

G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)               DDaddy's (xx0232@1)best girl in the world says just look what I have got
       C (x32010@1)             Bm (x24432@1)              Am7As (x02010@1)she sits beside him on the high stools
C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)              Am7With (x02010@1)his arms around her neck, snowball in one hand
        C (x32010@1)           Bm7 (x20202@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)the other full of imitation jewels
              DShe (xx0232@1)fingers a string of pearls
G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)   C6An (03221x@1)imitation but he'll never know it
          G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)      GImitation (320003@1)lashes flutter above
C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1)       EmLooking (022000@1)for an imitation of love

(chorus)

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michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR   # 1.541.884.3278
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