Pretty Words Chords by Elvis Costello #----------------------------------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 Fri May 16 08:02:13 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:51 GMT From: michael p mccullough To: schnitzi@east.isx.com, guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: Pretty Words ////// Elvis Costello Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature,alt.guitar.tab,alt.fan.elvis-costello Pretty Words Words & Music by: Elvis Costello >From the album: TRUST Note: This song was recorded in the key of F major, but I transposed it to Gmajor. I am just more used to the chords in G. For the original key of F version please refer to the songbook. Also, I am not the world's finest transposer, so let me know what what mistakes you find! thanks, m. G I ask you nicely D Em F C Get my face slapped under wraps G What's going on precisely D Em Is there something wrong perhaps? C D7 G Surprise, surprise (surprise, surprise) D C D7 G D Em D It's more like a booby trap than a booby prize G D Em F C Civil disobedience from a soldier with a dirty rifle G D Em You're loosening all the screws that hold the hinges of my life C D7 G Fat cats and army brats C D7 G D Em F C Hep cats in dog tag pawing over girly mags CHORUS: G F Bm C#m D E6 Pretty words don't mean much anymore G Bb Em F#m I don't mean to be mean much anymore G C All I see are snapshots, bigshots, tender spots (1) mug shots, machine slots (2) machine slots, mug shots 'Till you don't know what's what Em F C You don't know what you got G D Em F C Curious women running after curious men G Curiosity didn't kill the cat D Em It was a poisoned pen C D7 G D But there's not much choice (it's Hobson's choice) C D7 G D Em D Between a cruel mouth and a jealous voice G Got back to London D Em Picked a paper from the man G No words of consolation D Em Just cartoons and titter tatter C D7 G Well well, fancy that C D7 G C Millions murdered for a kiss me quick hat G No backbone, blood and guts D Em F Better keep your big mouth shut (Chorus) F C G You don't know what you got . . . . ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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
