The Only Flame In Town Chords by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Tempo:
123.35 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#m

G#m

E

B

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Only Flame In Town chords
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[E]
[D#]
[A#] Hello my dear, you must [D#] be my date for this evening.
How are [G] you?
Fine.
Where is everybody?
They're late.
Darryl's late.
Come on, let's go.
[B]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[E]
[A]
[F#m] [B]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Never [E] tomorrow, I'm miles [A] away.
Now [F#m] here's the problem, [B]
she's not [E] the only flame.
[F#m] [A] She's [B]
not the only [G#m] flame in [C#m] town.
[D] She's [E]
got to stop thinking [A] that I'm carrying this [F#m]
torch in the [E] ground.
She's got to [F#] stop thinking that I'm [E] carrying this torch [A]
in the ground.
[F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m]
[E] She's got to stop thinking [F#m]
that I'm carrying this torch in the [E] ground.
[A]
She's [F#] got to stop thinking [B]
that I'm [E] carrying this torch in the ground.
[F#m] [A] She's [B]
not the only [G#m] flame in [C#m] town.
[D] She's [E]
got to stop thinking [A] that I'm [G#m] carrying [F#m] this torch [B] in the [C#m] ground.
[G#m] [F#m]
[C#m] I'm a [G#m] flame, [F#m]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[C#m] a [G#m] flame.
[F#m]
[E] I saw you [F#m] in the fire, so hot [E] you'd be a good heat of [A] the fire.
You can't [F#m] cool down, so [B] remember that you're not [G#m] the only flame.
[C#m] You're not the only [C] flame.
You're [B] not the only [C#m] flame.
[G#m] [F#m]
You're [C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
not [C#m] the only [G#m] flame.
[F#m]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
You're not the [C#m] only [G#m] flame.
[F#m]
You're [C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[C#m] not the only [G#m] flame.
[F#m]
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em]
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
You're not the only [F#m] flame.
[Em] [F#] [F#m] [Em]
[F#] [F#m] [Em]
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [A#] Hello my dear, you must [D#] be my date for this evening.
How _ are [G] you?
Fine.
Where is everybody?
They're late.
Darryl's late.
Come on, let's go.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ Never [E] tomorrow, I'm miles [A] away.
Now [F#m] here's the problem, _ [B] _
she's not [E] the only flame. _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ She's [B]
not the only [G#m] _ flame in [C#m] town.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ She's [E]
got to stop thinking [A] that I'm carrying this [F#m]
torch in the [E] ground.
She's _ got to [F#] stop thinking that I'm [E] carrying this torch [A] _
in the ground.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ She's got to stop thinking [F#m]
that I'm carrying this torch in the [E] ground.
_ _ [A] _
She's [F#] got to stop thinking _ _ [B] _
that I'm [E] carrying this torch in the ground.
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ She's [B]
not the only [G#m] _ flame in [C#m] town.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ She's [E]
got to stop thinking [A] that I'm [G#m] carrying [F#m] this torch [B] in the [C#m] ground.
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] I'm a [G#m] flame, _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] a [G#m] flame.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ I saw you [F#m] in the fire, so hot [E] you'd be a good heat of [A] the fire.
You can't [F#m] cool down, so [B] remember that you're not [G#m] the only flame.
[C#m] You're not the only [C] flame.
_ You're [B] not the only _ [C#m] flame.
[G#m] _ _ [F#m]
You're _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
not [C#m] the only [G#m] flame.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m]
You're not the [C#m] only _ [G#m] flame.
[F#m] _
_ You're [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] not the only [G#m] flame.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
You're not the only _ [F#m] flame.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _

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