Chords for Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives (w lyrics) | First YouTube Version (2007)
Tempo:
135.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C] [Am]
[F]
[Am]
[F]
[Am] Last girl's dad's one with a defect, [F] still a plain straight brat, [C] so correct.
[G] [Am] Let dogs under [F] legal necks, [Am]
she looks so good that he gets [F] down in her [F] neck.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] ooh, it's so cute.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] and it's [Em] cute, [F] cute, [D] cute, [Am] cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops [Em] start, [F]
but it can't do wounded, cause she's got [C] good heart.
[G]
[A] A long [Em] shot at that jumping [C] sign, [F]
visible shivers running down my [G] [Am] spine.
You got the baby taking off her [F] clothes, cause never the sanest, deadly never [G] [A] blow.
Is that your junior [E] manager's [F] cigarette?
She pulls her eyes out with her face like a [G] magnet.
[A]
I don't know how much more of this I [F]
can take.
[G] [A]
[E] She's filing her nails while they're [F] dragging the lake.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] ooh, it's so cute.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] and it's cute, cute, [D] cute, [Am]
cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops start, [F] but it can't do wounded, cause she's [C] got good heart.
[G]
[A] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it [F] now.
Fear is here to stay, love is here for [G] everything.
[Am] Calling it the jet with a fat man, big lemon, [F] lemon scratching at the window.
I wonder who it is [A] that's better than you, the jump detective, you belong to the parents.
[F] You are ready to hear the worst about that daughter's disappearance.
[A] Go and steal it to the miracle and get you to sleep.
[F] You don't have my little fingers to blow [C] you away.
Just [G] like what you love, the detectives [D] [C] don't get cute.
Just [G] like what you love, the detectives, [Am]
get some angry women until the teardrops start,
[F] but it can't do wounded, cause you've got [C] good heart.
[G]
[C] [A]
[C] Just [F] like what you [C] love, the [A]
[E] [C]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [F]
[A] [Em]
[E] detectives.
[F]
[C] [Am]
[F]
[Am]
[F]
[Am] Last girl's dad's one with a defect, [F] still a plain straight brat, [C] so correct.
[G] [Am] Let dogs under [F] legal necks, [Am]
she looks so good that he gets [F] down in her [F] neck.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] ooh, it's so cute.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] and it's [Em] cute, [F] cute, [D] cute, [Am] cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops [Em] start, [F]
but it can't do wounded, cause she's got [C] good heart.
[G]
[A] A long [Em] shot at that jumping [C] sign, [F]
visible shivers running down my [G] [Am] spine.
You got the baby taking off her [F] clothes, cause never the sanest, deadly never [G] [A] blow.
Is that your junior [E] manager's [F] cigarette?
She pulls her eyes out with her face like a [G] magnet.
[A]
I don't know how much more of this I [F]
can take.
[G] [A]
[E] She's filing her nails while they're [F] dragging the lake.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] ooh, it's so cute.
[C] She's watching her detectives, [G] and it's cute, cute, [D] cute, [Am]
cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops start, [F] but it can't do wounded, cause she's [C] got good heart.
[G]
[A] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it [F] now.
Fear is here to stay, love is here for [G] everything.
[Am] Calling it the jet with a fat man, big lemon, [F] lemon scratching at the window.
I wonder who it is [A] that's better than you, the jump detective, you belong to the parents.
[F] You are ready to hear the worst about that daughter's disappearance.
[A] Go and steal it to the miracle and get you to sleep.
[F] You don't have my little fingers to blow [C] you away.
Just [G] like what you love, the detectives [D] [C] don't get cute.
Just [G] like what you love, the detectives, [Am]
get some angry women until the teardrops start,
[F] but it can't do wounded, cause you've got [C] good heart.
[G]
[C] [A]
[C] Just [F] like what you [C] love, the [A]
[E] [C]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [F]
[A] [Em]
[E] detectives.
[F]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Last girl's dad's one with a defect, [F] still a plain straight brat, [C] so correct.
[G] _ [Am] Let dogs under _ [F] legal _ necks, _ _ _ _ [Am] _
she looks so good that he gets [F] down in her _ [F] neck.
_ [C] _ She's watching her detectives, _ _ [G] ooh, it's so cute.
_ _ _ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives, _ [G] and it's [Em] cute, [F] cute, [D] cute, [Am] cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops [Em] start, [F]
but it can't do wounded, cause she's got [C] good _ heart.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ A long [Em] shot at that jumping [C] sign, [F] _
visible shivers running down my [G] [Am] spine.
You got the baby taking off her _ [F] clothes, cause never the sanest, deadly never [G] [A] blow.
Is that your junior [E] manager's [F] cigarette?
She pulls her eyes out with her face like a [G] magnet.
[A]
I don't know how much more of this I [F]
can _ take.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
[E] She's filing her nails while they're [F] dragging the lake.
_ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives, _ [G] ooh, it's so cute.
_ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives, _ [G] and it's cute, cute, [D] cute, [Am]
cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops start, [F] but it can't do wounded, cause she's [C] got good heart.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it [F] now.
Fear is here to stay, love is here for [G] everything.
[Am] Calling it the jet with a fat man, big lemon, [F] lemon scratching at the window.
I wonder who it is [A] that's better than you, the jump detective, you belong to the parents.
[F] You are ready to hear the worst about that daughter's disappearance.
[A] Go and steal it to the miracle and get you to sleep.
[F] You don't have my little fingers to blow [C] you _ away.
_ _ _ Just [G] like what you love, the _ detectives [D] _ [C] don't get cute.
_ Just [G] like what you love, the _ detectives, _ _ [Am] _
get some angry women until the teardrops start,
[F] but it can't do wounded, cause you've got [C] good _ heart.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] Just [F] like what you [C] love, the _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] detectives.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Last girl's dad's one with a defect, [F] still a plain straight brat, [C] so correct.
[G] _ [Am] Let dogs under _ [F] legal _ necks, _ _ _ _ [Am] _
she looks so good that he gets [F] down in her _ [F] neck.
_ [C] _ She's watching her detectives, _ _ [G] ooh, it's so cute.
_ _ _ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives, _ [G] and it's [Em] cute, [F] cute, [D] cute, [Am] cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops [Em] start, [F]
but it can't do wounded, cause she's got [C] good _ heart.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ A long [Em] shot at that jumping [C] sign, [F] _
visible shivers running down my [G] [Am] spine.
You got the baby taking off her _ [F] clothes, cause never the sanest, deadly never [G] [A] blow.
Is that your junior [E] manager's [F] cigarette?
She pulls her eyes out with her face like a [G] magnet.
[A]
I don't know how much more of this I [F]
can _ take.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
[E] She's filing her nails while they're [F] dragging the lake.
_ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives, _ [G] ooh, it's so cute.
_ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives, _ [G] and it's cute, cute, [D] cute, [Am]
cute.
She's beating up until the teardrops start, [F] but it can't do wounded, cause she's [C] got good heart.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it [F] now.
Fear is here to stay, love is here for [G] everything.
[Am] Calling it the jet with a fat man, big lemon, [F] lemon scratching at the window.
I wonder who it is [A] that's better than you, the jump detective, you belong to the parents.
[F] You are ready to hear the worst about that daughter's disappearance.
[A] Go and steal it to the miracle and get you to sleep.
[F] You don't have my little fingers to blow [C] you _ away.
_ _ _ Just [G] like what you love, the _ detectives [D] _ [C] don't get cute.
_ Just [G] like what you love, the _ detectives, _ _ [Am] _
get some angry women until the teardrops start,
[F] but it can't do wounded, cause you've got [C] good _ heart.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] Just [F] like what you [C] love, the _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] detectives.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _