That's Not the Part of Him (You're Leaving)
Elvis Costello

Capo II

(Riff 1) 

         C                    C7
I have a friend, she's just a friend
           F
I tried to comfort and defend
                                 C
I gave her what you might call advice
                                      G
But nothing like that comes without a price
          C              C7
The rumor was a cruel surprise
           F
And she dissolved before my eyes
                                      Dm
I offered my hand and hers and mine entwined
                                             G            C
I thought about back then when I wished that she had been mine

                  F            Dm
There's no use in shedding any tears
                C              C7
He's no good to you the way he is
     F               D            G        G#  G*
He's gone, beyond forgiving and believing
            C                  C7
Half of his heart is torn like paper
                  F              Dm
It's sweet as the syrup from the maple
    Dm     C/E* F   G                  F       C/E G/D C
But that's not  the part of him you're leaving

(Riff 1)

                C               C7
In time they're bound to wonder why
            F
It's just a thrill you can't deny
                             C
I offered my shoulder right away
                                        G
Now people will talk about what I can't say

            C                 C7
And yet the whispers still persist
                F
They're getting harder to resist
                                                Dm
How am I supposed to stop loving you now I've begun?
                                        G           C
I'm sorry for what I might do more than what I have done

                  F            Dm
There's no use in shedding any tears
                C              C7
He's no good to you the way he is
     F               D            G        G#   G*
He's gone, beyond forgiving and believing
            C                    C7
Half of his heart is filled with pain
                  F             Dm
That's sweet as a lick of sugarcane
    Dm     C/E* F   G                  F       C/E G/D C
But that's not  the part of him you're leaving

          C               C7
Love is a many splintered thing
               F                     Dm
That only cuts roses and ribbons that cling
    Dm     C/E* F   G                     F       C/E G/D C
But that's not  the part of him___ you're leaving

(Riff1)



Riff 1:
e|---------1-0----------------------|--------1-0----------------------|
B|--5h6-5--1-1--1-------1-------1---|-5h6-5--1-1--1-------1-----------|
G|--5---5--2-0--0-------0-------0---|-5---5--2-0--0-------0-----------|
D|--5h7-5--3-2--0h2--2--0h2-0---0h2-|-5h7-5--3-2--0h2--2--0h2-0-------|
A|----------------------------3-----|---------------------------3-3---|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Chords used (capo II)

     EADGBe
    +------+
G#:  466544
G*:  355433
C/E*:032010
C/E: xx2010
G/D: xx0003
F:   133211
C7:  x32310