Pads, Paws & Claws - Elvis Costello Main Riff: Bottom E -1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3 Verse One: Main riff ------------------------------------- She's a feline tormentor, not any vaudeville wife ---------------------------- But with a drunk-town lament ---------------------------- He leads her a miserable life C7 (x32310@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1) CBut (x32010@1)when he's full of that beer-champagne No Chord She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws Verse Two: Main Riff------------------------------------- And if he should wake up in some terrible dive ------------------------------- And he don't know if he's so-so -------------------------------- But he's so surprised he's alive C7 (x32310@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1) C"Come (x32010@1)on little honey, let me under your hive" No Chord She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws Bridge: Main Riff-------------------- B7She (x21202@1)pads, pads around the bedroom, A7 (x02020@1) C (x32010@1) E7Practicing (020130@1)ways to flirt A7 (x02020@1) C (x32010@1) B7He (x21202@1)paws, pours another drink and anything in a skirt C7Anything (x32310@1)wearing a necklace B7 ---------------------------------- He thinks of claws scratching his back ---------------------------------------- he's going out there he's not coming back Verse 3 Main Riff------------------ She's got spider-leg fingers, ---------------------------- Sharpened whenever he strays ---------------------------- And she carries a bird-purse, ---------------------------- With all of her womanly ways ---------------------------- While he's drinking hairspray, --------------------------------- She knows that he never would dare -------------------------------------------------------- She could be in pictures if she wasn't all covered in fur C7 (x32310@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1) CHe's (x32010@1)coming home now and here's the surprise C7 (x32310@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1) CYou (x32010@1)wouldn't believe the lies that he tries C7 (x32310@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1) CShe (x32010@1)cut him down to her favourite size No Chord She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws Main Riff--------------------------- She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws Repeat to Fade (----- etc means "Keep playing the riff" or "Keep hitting the chord". The chords in the are just hit staccato notes whereas in the verse it has an up, up, change rhythm)