Chords for Elvis Costello - Veronica (live unplugged)
Tempo:
136.1 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
Is it [Ab] all in that pretty [Eb] little [Bb] head of yours?
What goes on [Ab] in that place in the [Bb] dark?
Well, there [Ab] used to know a [Eb] girl and I could have [Bb] sworn
[Ab] that her name was [Eb] Veronica.
She used [Ab] to have a [Eb] carefree mind of her [Bb] own,
[Eb] a [Ab] devilish look [Eb] in her [Bb] eye.
[Eb]
These [Ab] days I'm afraid she's [Gm] not even sure
[Ab] her name is [Eb] Veronica.
Do [Fm] you suppose that with [E] some hands on eyes,
[Fm] Veronica [Bb] has gone to hide?
[Fm] And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and Steve.
Your name [Fm] is [Ab] Veronica.
[Cm] Veronica.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] Did [Eb] the days [Cm] drag by?
Did [Eb] the favors [Bb] wane?
Did you [Ab] roam downtown all the while?
[Eb] Did you wake from your dream with a [Bb] wolf at the door
reaching out for [Eb] Veronica?
Well, it [Cm] was all of 65 [Eb] years ago when the world [Ab] was the [Eb] street
where she lived.
And a young [Ab] man sailed on a [Bb] ship in the sea
with a picture of [Eb] Veronica.
On [Cm] the Empress of [G]
India.
[Abm]
[Db] And as she closed her eyes upon the [Eb] world,
[Gm]
[Cm] and picked upon the [C] bones of last [Abm] week's news,
[Db] she spoke his name out loud again.
Do you [Fm] suppose that with some [Em] hands [C] on eyes,
[Eb]
Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[F] And all the time she [E] laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and steal her clothes.
[Ab]
Veronica.
Veronica.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] Veronica sits in [Eb] her [Bb] favorite chair.
[Eb] She sits [C] very quiet [Eb] and [Gm] still.
[Cm] And they call her a name [Eb] that they never get [Dm] right.
[G] And if they [Gm] don't, then nobody [Eb] else will.
But she used to [Ab] have a [Eb] carefree mind [Bb] of her own,
[Eb] with a [Ab] devilish look in her [Eb] eye, saying,
you can [Ab] call me [Eb] anything [Bb] you like.
[Ab] But my [C]
name is Veronica.
But [Ab] my name [Bb] is [Eb] Veronica.
[Ab] But my [Bb] name is [Eb] Veronica.
Do you [Fm] suppose that with some hands on eyes,
[Cm] Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[Fm]
And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name and [Bb] steal her clothes.
[Ab] Veronica.
[C]
Veronica.
[Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
Veronica.
[G]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
Is it [Ab] all in that pretty [Eb] little [Bb] head of yours?
What goes on [Ab] in that place in the [Bb] dark?
Well, there [Ab] used to know a [Eb] girl and I could have [Bb] sworn
[Ab] that her name was [Eb] Veronica.
She used [Ab] to have a [Eb] carefree mind of her [Bb] own,
[Eb] a [Ab] devilish look [Eb] in her [Bb] eye.
[Eb]
These [Ab] days I'm afraid she's [Gm] not even sure
[Ab] her name is [Eb] Veronica.
Do [Fm] you suppose that with [E] some hands on eyes,
[Fm] Veronica [Bb] has gone to hide?
[Fm] And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and Steve.
Your name [Fm] is [Ab] Veronica.
[Cm] Veronica.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] Did [Eb] the days [Cm] drag by?
Did [Eb] the favors [Bb] wane?
Did you [Ab] roam downtown all the while?
[Eb] Did you wake from your dream with a [Bb] wolf at the door
reaching out for [Eb] Veronica?
Well, it [Cm] was all of 65 [Eb] years ago when the world [Ab] was the [Eb] street
where she lived.
And a young [Ab] man sailed on a [Bb] ship in the sea
with a picture of [Eb] Veronica.
On [Cm] the Empress of [G]
India.
[Abm]
[Db] And as she closed her eyes upon the [Eb] world,
[Gm]
[Cm] and picked upon the [C] bones of last [Abm] week's news,
[Db] she spoke his name out loud again.
Do you [Fm] suppose that with some [Em] hands [C] on eyes,
[Eb]
Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[F] And all the time she [E] laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and steal her clothes.
[Ab]
Veronica.
Veronica.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] Veronica sits in [Eb] her [Bb] favorite chair.
[Eb] She sits [C] very quiet [Eb] and [Gm] still.
[Cm] And they call her a name [Eb] that they never get [Dm] right.
[G] And if they [Gm] don't, then nobody [Eb] else will.
But she used to [Ab] have a [Eb] carefree mind [Bb] of her own,
[Eb] with a [Ab] devilish look in her [Eb] eye, saying,
you can [Ab] call me [Eb] anything [Bb] you like.
[Ab] But my [C]
name is Veronica.
But [Ab] my name [Bb] is [Eb] Veronica.
[Ab] But my [Bb] name is [Eb] Veronica.
Do you [Fm] suppose that with some hands on eyes,
[Cm] Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[Fm]
And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name and [Bb] steal her clothes.
[Ab] Veronica.
[C]
Veronica.
[Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
Veronica.
[G]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Is it [Ab] all in that pretty [Eb] little [Bb] head of yours?
What goes on [Ab] in that place in the [Bb] dark?
Well, there [Ab] used to know a [Eb] girl and I could have [Bb] sworn
[Ab] that her name was [Eb] Veronica.
_ _ She used [Ab] to have a [Eb] carefree mind of her [Bb] own,
[Eb] a [Ab] devilish look [Eb] in her [Bb] eye.
_ [Eb]
These [Ab] days I'm afraid she's [Gm] not even sure
[Ab] her name is [Eb] Veronica. _ _ _ _ _
Do [Fm] you suppose that with [E] some hands on eyes,
[Fm] _ Veronica [Bb] has gone to hide?
[Fm] And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and Steve.
Your name [Fm] is [Ab] Veronica. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Veronica. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Did [Eb] the days [Cm] drag by?
Did [Eb] the favors [Bb] wane?
Did you [Ab] roam downtown all the while?
[Eb] Did you wake from your dream with a [Bb] wolf at the door
reaching out for [Eb] Veronica? _ _
_ Well, it [Cm] was all of 65 [Eb] years ago when the world [Ab] was the [Eb] street
where she lived.
And a young [Ab] man sailed on a [Bb] ship in the sea
with a picture of [Eb] Veronica. _
On [Cm] the _ Empress of [G] _ _
India.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Db] And as she closed her eyes upon the [Eb] _ world,
_ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] and picked upon the [C] bones of last [Abm] week's _ news, _
_ [Db] she spoke his name out loud again.
_ Do you [Fm] suppose that with some [Em] hands [C] on eyes,
[Eb] _
Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[F] And all the time she [E] laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and steal her clothes.
[Ab] _
Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] Veronica sits in [Eb] her [Bb] favorite chair.
[Eb] She sits [C] very quiet [Eb] and [Gm] still.
[Cm] And they call her a name [Eb] that they never get [Dm] right.
[G] And if they [Gm] don't, then nobody [Eb] else will.
But she used to [Ab] have a [Eb] carefree mind [Bb] of her own,
[Eb] with a [Ab] devilish look in her [Eb] eye, saying,
you can [Ab] call me [Eb] anything [Bb] you like.
[Ab] But my [C]
name is Veronica.
_ But [Ab] my name [Bb] is [Eb] Veronica.
_ _ [Ab] But my [Bb] name is [Eb] Veronica.
_ Do you [Fm] suppose that with some hands on eyes,
[Cm] Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[Fm] _
And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name and [Bb] steal her clothes.
[Ab] Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
Veronica. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Is it [Ab] all in that pretty [Eb] little [Bb] head of yours?
What goes on [Ab] in that place in the [Bb] dark?
Well, there [Ab] used to know a [Eb] girl and I could have [Bb] sworn
[Ab] that her name was [Eb] Veronica.
_ _ She used [Ab] to have a [Eb] carefree mind of her [Bb] own,
[Eb] a [Ab] devilish look [Eb] in her [Bb] eye.
_ [Eb]
These [Ab] days I'm afraid she's [Gm] not even sure
[Ab] her name is [Eb] Veronica. _ _ _ _ _
Do [Fm] you suppose that with [E] some hands on eyes,
[Fm] _ Veronica [Bb] has gone to hide?
[Fm] And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and Steve.
Your name [Fm] is [Ab] Veronica. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Veronica. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Did [Eb] the days [Cm] drag by?
Did [Eb] the favors [Bb] wane?
Did you [Ab] roam downtown all the while?
[Eb] Did you wake from your dream with a [Bb] wolf at the door
reaching out for [Eb] Veronica? _ _
_ Well, it [Cm] was all of 65 [Eb] years ago when the world [Ab] was the [Eb] street
where she lived.
And a young [Ab] man sailed on a [Bb] ship in the sea
with a picture of [Eb] Veronica. _
On [Cm] the _ Empress of [G] _ _
India.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Db] And as she closed her eyes upon the [Eb] _ world,
_ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] and picked upon the [C] bones of last [Abm] week's _ news, _
_ [Db] she spoke his name out loud again.
_ Do you [Fm] suppose that with some [Em] hands [C] on eyes,
[Eb] _
Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[F] And all the time she [E] laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name [Bb] and steal her clothes.
[Ab] _
Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] Veronica sits in [Eb] her [Bb] favorite chair.
[Eb] She sits [C] very quiet [Eb] and [Gm] still.
[Cm] And they call her a name [Eb] that they never get [Dm] right.
[G] And if they [Gm] don't, then nobody [Eb] else will.
But she used to [Ab] have a [Eb] carefree mind [Bb] of her own,
[Eb] with a [Ab] devilish look in her [Eb] eye, saying,
you can [Ab] call me [Eb] anything [Bb] you like.
[Ab] But my [C]
name is Veronica.
_ But [Ab] my name [Bb] is [Eb] Veronica.
_ _ [Ab] But my [Bb] name is [Eb] Veronica.
_ Do you [Fm] suppose that with some hands on eyes,
[Cm] Veronica has [Bb] gone to hide?
[Fm] _
And all the time [C] she laughs at those
[Ab] who shout her name and [Bb] steal her clothes.
[Ab] Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Veronica.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
Veronica. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _