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From michael@magick.net Thu May 15 17:02:18 1997
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:11:22 GMT
From: michael p mccullough 
To: guitar@olga.net, schnitzi@east.isx.com
Subject: TAB: SHABBY DOLL 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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Shabby Doll
By Elvis Costello
>From the Album:  Imperial Bedroom

Em6   = 022020
C/E   = 032010
A/E   = 002220
Dmaj7 = XX0333

INTRO:

Em (022000@1) Em6 (022020@1)C/E (x3111x@5)Em (022000@1)
EmGiving (022000@1)you more of what for

Always worked for me before
          D (xx0232@1)          EmNow (022000@1)I'm a shabby doll
Em (022000@1)                                 DWhat's (xx0232@1)going on behind the green elevator door
Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)           EmWith (022000@1)just a shabby doll

          AmThere's (x02210@1)a hit man facing

A compromising situation
              EmWith (022000@1)just a shabby doll
                                        DAnd (xx0232@1)a very neat line in character assassination
Em (022000@1)         D (xx0232@1)           EmShe's (022000@1)just a shabby doll

CHORUS:
D (xx0232@1)          AShe's (x02220@1)just a shabby doll
      D (xx0232@1)                 AShe's (x02220@1)putting him off and putting you on
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)             AShe's (x02220@1)just the shabby doll, she's just the shabby doll
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)                    DYou're (xx0232@1)swearing upon, you know in your heart
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)                   EmShe's (022000@1)gone you know in your heart
She's just a shabby doll

EmThere's (022000@1)a girl in this dress
There's always a girl in distress
             D (xx0232@1)            EmShe's (022000@1)just a shabby doll
She's so sure she's self-possessed
      D (xx0232@1)                       EmThen (022000@1)again she's half undressed
             D (xx0232@1)           EmShe's (022000@1)just a shabby doll

    AmThe (x02210@1)boy that I used to be
Showed no sign of sympathy
           EmFor (022000@1)just a shabby doll
I have betrayed you and me
            D (xx0232@1)               EmAnd (022000@1)paid for my own bribery
            D (xx0232@1)         EmWith (022000@1)just a shabby doll

(chorus)

BRIDGE:
A/E(002220) (002220@1)                 Dmaj7(XX0333) (xx0222@1)He's the tired toy that everyone enjoyed
   A/E (002220@1)                            DHe (xx0232@1)wants to be a fancy man but he's nothing but a nancy boy
C (x32010@1)                   BHe's (x2444x@1)all pride and no joy

EmAnd (022000@1)being what you might call a whore
Always worked for me before
          D (xx0232@1)         EmNow (022000@1)I'm a shabby doll
Untie the gag the cat's out of the bag
    D (xx0232@1)                  EmBut (022000@1)won't show his claws
            DHe's (xx0232@1)just a shabby doll

AmShe (x02210@1)said you must be joking
Some things are left unspoken
              EmYou're (022000@1)just a shabby doll
He's lying limp and soaking
           D (xx0232@1)       EmHe (022000@1)was openly broken
          DBy (xx0232@1)just a shabby doll

(chorus)


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