After The Fall - Elvis Costello ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz). Uses acoustic guitar on chords, and classical guitar on fills (tabbed below). 6/8 timing. Bm Bm Bm F# In an anonymous rendezvous F#7 Bm Where the forbidden lovers repair D A They're burning down another damn candle F# G They're melting the tables and chairs |----------------------| |----------------------| Classical |----------------------| Guitar: |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------2h3h2-| Approx Timing: , . . , . . Bm F# Beneath them applause from the balcony |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------4--------------| |--2-----------------------------|---------------4------7----5----| |--------------------------------|--2-------2-6-------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#7 Bm Whenever they accomplished making love |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------7----7----5---------| |--------------------------------|------------7----7----6----6----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------7----| |--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . D A Other times they thought they heard laughter |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# G (bass run: G F#) Coming from the balcony above |--------------------------------|-----------------7---------7-10-| |--------------------------------|---------------8---------8---12-| |--------------------------------|------------7---------7---------| |--------------------------------|----------9---------9-----------| |--------------------------------|------10------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . Em She |-10-----------10-10---9-------7-| |-12-----------12-12--10-------9-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| , . . , . . A E lies to his right and she carelessly recites |--9-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#m C#m All of her brand new appetites She seems |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------7-9----7---------| |--------------------------------|----------6s9-----------------9-| |--------------------------------|-----2s6------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . A E brittle and small it don't sound like her at all |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--6-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#m F# Since she came back to him After the fall |--------------------------------|---------------------------9s---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# She said |-s6-----------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-----------------6----4-------3-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| , . . , . . Bm F# "You never visit the countryside So I've |----------------10--------10----|--9-------------12---10----9----| |----------------12--------12----|-11-------------14---12---11----| |--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#7 Bm made you a country to order" She |--6-----------------------------|-10----9------7-----------------| |--7-----------------------------|----------------10----8-------7-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . D A put up a little tent in the bedroom |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# G Crickets played on a tape-recorder The |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------2----4----| |--------------------------------|--------------0--5--------------| |--------------------------------|------0---2---------------------| |--------------------------------|--3-----------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . Bm F# ceiling was festooned with phosphorous stars She |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-----------------------------|---------------5-5----3----5----| |--------------------------------|---------------6-6----4----6----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#7 Bm noticed his skin turning cold |--------------------------------|-----------------7s9-10----7----| |--7-----------------------------|---------------7-------------10-| |--------------------------------|----------6-7-------------------| |--------------------------------|-------9------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----9--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . D A Burning all his clothes on the bonfire |--------------------------------|------------9----9----9----9----| |--7-----------------------------|-----------10---10---10---10----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# G (bass run: G F#) "Relax" she whispered and tightened the blindfold |--9-----------------------------|-10-------------10------------7-| |-11-----------------------------|-12-------------12------------8-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . Em She |--7------------3-3----2---------| |--8------------5-5--------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| , . . , . . A E lies to his right and she carelessly recites |--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------0----2----4----| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#m C#m All of her brand new appetites She seems |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------5----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------6------| |--------------------------------|-----------------2----6---------| |--------------------------------|---------------4----------------| |--2-----------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . A E brittle and small it don't sound like her at all |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--6-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#m F# Since she came back to him After the fall |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# You've |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------------------------1----| |-----------------2----4---------| , . . , . . Bm F# changed but not for the better babe |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------| |--------------------------------|---------------4-----------6--5-| |--2-----------------------------|----------1-4-------------------| |--------------------------------|-------2------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#7 Bm I'd tell you why but what's the use |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--9h10p9p7------------------7---| |--------------------------------|-----------10-9s6-7----9--------| , . . , . . , . . , . . D A 'Cos it's the same kind of pity A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--5------------7-8----7----5----| |-----------------7--------------|--6-----------------------------| |--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# G drunkard gives as his excuse You were |--------------------------------|------------7----7----7----7----| |--------------------------------|------------8----8----8----8----| |--6-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . Bm F# sharp and ideal as a bobby pin Now your |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#7 Bm eyes are deserted and quiet We |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . D A both look like those poor shattered mannequins |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# G (bass run: G F#) Thrown through the window in the riot |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------0-0h2-------2--4-| |--------------------------------|--3---------3-------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . Em She |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |------------2--4-4s5--4----2----| |--5-----------------------------| |--------------------------------| , . . , . . A E lies in his arms and without any qualms |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#m C#m Revels in shallow delights She seems |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--9--------------5--s-3--s-2----| |--------------------------------|--9--------------6--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . A E brittle and small it don't sound like her at all |--------------------------------|----------------------4---------| |----------------------5h7p5-----|----------------------5---------| |----------------------6----6----|--------------------------------| |----------------------7---------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#m F# Since she came back to him After the fall |--5-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# |----------------------9---------| |---------------------11---------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------------------------2----| , . . , . . Bm F# |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--2---------2--2-2----2h4--2----|--1--2-4------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F#7 Bm |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------0-2---0---4--|--4s2--2------------------------| |-4h5p4p2-4h5p4p2-4--------------|------------------------------4-| |--------------------------------|----------------------7--5-7----| , . . , . . , . . , . . D A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------4--5-7----5----4----|--4-h5p4s2------------2--4-2--0-| |--5-------7---------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . F# Bm G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--4---------4--5-5s7--5----4----|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--7-----------------------------| , . . , . . , . . , . . Bm |-----------7--9h10p9p7-----------------|------------------|| |--------7---------------7--------------|------------------|| |-----7---------------------9--7--------|------------------|| Fine |--9------------------------------9--7--|--9---------------|| |---------------------------------------|------------------|| |---------------------------------------|------------------|| ad lib.