#----------------------------------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: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com lyrics and chords of: How To Be Dumb by Elvis Costello Suggestions and corrections are always welcome! date: 95/10/15 G I was hell-bent on destroying my powers of concentration D While you were living like a saint G And all the time the very one you trusted Em Bm Was washing off somebody else's paint G Now you've got yourself a brand new occupation D Every fleeting thought is a pearl G And beautiful people stampede through the doorway of Em Bm The funniest fucker of the world F They're here to help you Dm Bm Satisfy your desire C G There's a bright future for all you professional liars C D Now you know how to be dumb G C Are you ready to take your place in G/B D The modern museum of mistakes? G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? G C Like a building thrown up overnight G/B D In one of those reverse earthquakes G They emptied out all the asylums, D They emptied out all the goals G The "New Bruise" was the name of the dance craze Em Bm By "Jesus Cross and the Cruel Nails" G Followed up by "Tortouzring Little Beaver" D With their contraption of barbed wire G Between the fear and the fever lies Em Bm All the rejection they require F They'll be howling by midnight, Dm Bm They'll be drooling by dawn C Skulls shrunk down to the size of their brains G Heads shaven and shorn C D Now you know how to be dumb G C Are you ready to take your place in G/B D The modern museum of mistakes? G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? G C Like a building thrown up overnight G/B D In one of those reverse earthquakes Em Trapped in the house of the Perpetual Sucker C D Where bitterness always ends so pityful Em You always had to dress up your envy in C D Some half-remembered philosophy G Now you're masquerading as pale powdered genius D Whose every bad intention has been purged G You could've walked out any time you wanted Em Bm But face it you didn't have the courage G I guess that makes you a full time hypocrite D Or some kind of twisted dilletante G Funny though people don't usually get so ugly Em Bm 'Til they think they know what they want F Scratch you own head stupid Dm Count up to three Bm C Roll over on your back G Repeat after me C D Don't you know how to be dumb G C Are you ready to take your place in G/B D The modern museum of mistakes? G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? G C Like a building thrown up overnight G/B D In one of those reverse earthquakes G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? G C D Don't you know how to be dumb? Seite 1 von 3
