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From: William Vaughan 
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 10:18:22 -0400 (EDT)


Here's Red Shoes by Elvis Costello.  I was surprised not to find this in the
archieves, so I took a shot at it - if someone wants to make corrections (esp.
someone with the songbook), go for it.


Intro  E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Esus4 (022200@1)EOh (022100@1)I used to be disgusted

          G#mand (133111@4)now I try to be amused.

                EBut (022100@1)since their wings have got rusted,

              A (x02220@1)          B (x2444x@1)         Eyou (022100@1)know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

E (022100@1) f# (244222@1)  g# (133111@4)A (x02220@1)                             EBut (022100@1)when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,

              A (x02220@1)                   Ethat's (022100@1)when I knew that I could not refuse.

            B (x2444x@1)                    A (x02220@1)                      E (022100@1) Esus4E
And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

A (x02220@1)                         B (x2444x@1)     EI (022100@1)was watching while you're dancing away.

B (x2444x@1)                           A (x02220@1)      EOur (022100@1)love got fractured in the echo and sway.

A (x02220@1)                         B (x2444x@1)     EHow (022100@1)come everybody wants to be your friend?

G#m (133111@4)                                   BYou (x2444x@1)know that it still hurts me just to say it.


EOh, (022100@1)I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that)

            G#mCause (133111@4)she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad)

         EShe (022100@1)gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad)

            Bbut (x2444x@1)it's so hard to refuse.

            AHow (x02220@1)can you say that I'm too old,

         E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)    A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)   EEsus4 Ewhen (022100@1)the angels have stolen my red shoes.


A (x02220@1)                       B (x2444x@1)     EOh, (022100@1)I said "I'm so happy, I could die."

B (x2444x@1)                             A (x02220@1)          EShe (022100@1)said "Drop dead," then left with another guy.

A (x02220@1)                           B (x2444x@1)            EThat's (022100@1)what you get if you go chasing after vengeance.

G#m (133111@4)                                BEver (x2444x@1)since you got me punctured this has been my sentence.

*same as first four lines in first stanza and repeat on the chords for extra
lines*
Oh I used to be disgusted
and now I try to be amused.
But since their wings have got rusted,
you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.