Chords for Elvis Costello - Watch Your Step - 1981
Tempo:
111.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
Dm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Elvis Costello and the Attractions with a new song and population-founded guide called Watch Your Step.
Here we go.
[E]
[C]
Don't say [G] a [C] word, don't say anything, don't say a word, I'm not even listening.
The red in [Dm] the papers, I [Em] bet they're escaping.
[C] Two little [Dm]
kids from [C] a bunch of [G] sour [C]
grapes.
You better watch your step.
[Am] [C]
Watch who's knocking [F] on your front door.
[C] Now you know [Bm] that they're watching what [Am] you're waiting [F]
for.
[C] You're young [Bm] and original, [Am]
get out [C] before they [F]
[C] get to watch your [F] step.
[C] [Am]
[C] [F] Every [C] day is full of fun and [Am] family [C] spies.
They're making heroes out [Dm] of all [Em] guys.
They say it's good for [C] business, [Dm] [Em] from singer, [D] part of witness.
[F]
[Am] You better watch [C] your step.
[F]
[C] [Bm] Broken [A] noses hung up on the [F] wall.
Back [Bm] slapping [Am] drinkers to their [F] heavyweight [C] brawl.
[Bm] Soul punch [Am] trumpet, don't [F]
[C] understand at all.
[F] [C]
You better [Am] watch your step.
[F] [C]
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
Go [F] out for [C] the carnival [F] of [C] disaster.
End up in the closing [Dm] time quiet.
[C] When you're [F] kicking in the park [C] hall.
[Dm] [Em] When you're drinking [Dm] down the hody [C] cologne.
[Dm] [C] When you're spitting out the Kodachrome.
[F]
[C] You [A] better watch your [C]
step.
[F]
[C] Bye [Bm] bye, [Am] I'll send you [F] all my [C] regards.
You're [Bm] so tough, [Am] you're [F] so [C] hot.
Listen [Bm] to the [Am] hammers filing in [C] the breakers yard.
You better watch your step.
[G] Watch your [C] step.
Watch your step.
[F] [C] [Em] [Am] [G]
[F] [G] [C]
[B]
[N]
Here we go.
[E]
[C]
Don't say [G] a [C] word, don't say anything, don't say a word, I'm not even listening.
The red in [Dm] the papers, I [Em] bet they're escaping.
[C] Two little [Dm]
kids from [C] a bunch of [G] sour [C]
grapes.
You better watch your step.
[Am] [C]
Watch who's knocking [F] on your front door.
[C] Now you know [Bm] that they're watching what [Am] you're waiting [F]
for.
[C] You're young [Bm] and original, [Am]
get out [C] before they [F]
[C] get to watch your [F] step.
[C] [Am]
[C] [F] Every [C] day is full of fun and [Am] family [C] spies.
They're making heroes out [Dm] of all [Em] guys.
They say it's good for [C] business, [Dm] [Em] from singer, [D] part of witness.
[F]
[Am] You better watch [C] your step.
[F]
[C] [Bm] Broken [A] noses hung up on the [F] wall.
Back [Bm] slapping [Am] drinkers to their [F] heavyweight [C] brawl.
[Bm] Soul punch [Am] trumpet, don't [F]
[C] understand at all.
[F] [C]
You better [Am] watch your step.
[F] [C]
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
Go [F] out for [C] the carnival [F] of [C] disaster.
End up in the closing [Dm] time quiet.
[C] When you're [F] kicking in the park [C] hall.
[Dm] [Em] When you're drinking [Dm] down the hody [C] cologne.
[Dm] [C] When you're spitting out the Kodachrome.
[F]
[C] You [A] better watch your [C]
step.
[F]
[C] Bye [Bm] bye, [Am] I'll send you [F] all my [C] regards.
You're [Bm] so tough, [Am] you're [F] so [C] hot.
Listen [Bm] to the [Am] hammers filing in [C] the breakers yard.
You better watch your step.
[G] Watch your [C] step.
Watch your step.
[F] [C] [Em] [Am] [G]
[F] [G] [C]
[B]
[N]
Key:
C
F
Am
Dm
Bm
C
F
Am
Elvis Costello and the Attractions with a new song and population-founded guide called Watch Your Step.
Here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't say [G] a [C] word, don't say anything, don't say a word, I'm not even listening.
The red in [Dm] the papers, I [Em] bet they're escaping.
[C] Two little [Dm]
kids from [C] a bunch of [G] sour [C]
grapes.
_ _ You better watch your step.
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Watch who's knocking [F] on your front door.
[C] Now you know [Bm] that they're watching what [Am] you're waiting [F]
for.
[C] You're young [Bm] and original, [Am]
get out [C] before they [F] _
_ [C] _ get to watch your [F] step.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ [F] Every [C] day is full of fun and [Am] family [C] spies.
They're making heroes out [Dm] of all [Em] guys.
They say it's good for [C] business, _ [Dm] _ [Em] from singer, [D] part of witness.
_ [F] _
_ [Am] You better watch [C] your step.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [Bm] Broken [A] noses hung up on the [F] wall.
Back [Bm] slapping [Am] drinkers to their [F] heavyweight [C] brawl.
[Bm] Soul punch [Am] trumpet, don't [F]
[C] understand at all.
[F] _ _ [C] _
You better [Am] watch your step. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Go [F] out for [C] the carnival [F] of [C] disaster.
End up in the closing [Dm] time quiet.
[C] When you're [F] kicking in the park [C] hall.
_ [Dm] _ [Em] When you're drinking [Dm] down the hody [C] cologne.
_ [Dm] _ [C] When you're spitting out the Kodachrome.
_ [F] _
_ [C] You [A] better watch your [C]
step.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] Bye [Bm] bye, [Am] I'll send you [F] all my [C] regards.
You're [Bm] so tough, [Am] you're [F] so [C] hot.
Listen [Bm] to the [Am] hammers filing in [C] the breakers yard. _ _
You better watch your step. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Watch your [C] step.
_ _ _ _ Watch your step.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't say [G] a [C] word, don't say anything, don't say a word, I'm not even listening.
The red in [Dm] the papers, I [Em] bet they're escaping.
[C] Two little [Dm]
kids from [C] a bunch of [G] sour [C]
grapes.
_ _ You better watch your step.
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Watch who's knocking [F] on your front door.
[C] Now you know [Bm] that they're watching what [Am] you're waiting [F]
for.
[C] You're young [Bm] and original, [Am]
get out [C] before they [F] _
_ [C] _ get to watch your [F] step.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ [F] Every [C] day is full of fun and [Am] family [C] spies.
They're making heroes out [Dm] of all [Em] guys.
They say it's good for [C] business, _ [Dm] _ [Em] from singer, [D] part of witness.
_ [F] _
_ [Am] You better watch [C] your step.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [Bm] Broken [A] noses hung up on the [F] wall.
Back [Bm] slapping [Am] drinkers to their [F] heavyweight [C] brawl.
[Bm] Soul punch [Am] trumpet, don't [F]
[C] understand at all.
[F] _ _ [C] _
You better [Am] watch your step. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Go [F] out for [C] the carnival [F] of [C] disaster.
End up in the closing [Dm] time quiet.
[C] When you're [F] kicking in the park [C] hall.
_ [Dm] _ [Em] When you're drinking [Dm] down the hody [C] cologne.
_ [Dm] _ [C] When you're spitting out the Kodachrome.
_ [F] _
_ [C] You [A] better watch your [C]
step.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] Bye [Bm] bye, [Am] I'll send you [F] all my [C] regards.
You're [Bm] so tough, [Am] you're [F] so [C] hot.
Listen [Bm] to the [Am] hammers filing in [C] the breakers yard. _ _
You better watch your step. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Watch your [C] step.
_ _ _ _ Watch your step.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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