Elvis Costello with the Allen Toussaint band - Ascension Day Chords

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No, [Ebm] that's piano for you.
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[C] When _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] [Dm] we [A] first got together [Gm] to write some songs, I heard Alan playing a [D] tibetina in this [Dm] minor key mode.
And [A] it was the first time that [B] we tried to write a [D] song together.
_ [A] _ [Dm] And it [A] was pretty intimidating to be at the piano.
I [Dm] would always say [A] to him,
[Dm]
[Dbm] Apprevu, [Cm] Monsieur [F] Toussaint.
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] That's the only French [Gm] I know.
_ [A] _ [Dm] But we put it together, [A] _
[E] _ [Db] and [D] out came this song.
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_ [A] _ _ _ Not a [Dm] world was [E] stirring,
[F] [Gm] Not a bird was singing,
At least not within my hearing.
[Abm] I was [Dm] five minutes past [A] caring,
[Db] Standing in a road [D] just staring.
[Gm] _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ Thought I [D] heard [A] somebody [Dm] pleading,
[F] Thought I heard [D] someone [Gm] apologize,
Some fell [D] down a [Gm] reaper,
Others [F] shook their [Ab] fists up [Am] at the [Dm] sky,
And those who were left
[A]
[F] Seemed to [Db] be [Dm] wearing [Gm] disguises.
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[A] _ [Am] Now [Dm] there's a [E] queen [A] [Dm] in waiting,
_ [F] [D] Not [Gm] enough loving,
[Dm] Too much [Gm] hating,
_ [D] For the [Dm] prince sitting with a man _
Always seems to be _ [Gm] [A] hesitating.
_ [Dm] _
[A] _ [Dm] He said, let her go, [Db] let her go,
[Dm] God bless her,
She [G] hasn't been gone long enough for me to miss [Abm] her.
[Dm] Every minute of every hour of every day,
Well, I wish [D] I could possess [A] her,
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_ [Am] _ [F] For the [A] days [Dm] pass [C] by,
[Bb] For the [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _
alibis,
[Ab] So [Dm] carry on _ [A] that [Dm] way,
_ Anytime [Dm] _ you'll [C]
[Gm] pay,
But [A] we'll all be [Dm] together,
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[Dm] _ _ [D] Come [Gm] ascension [A] day.
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[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ [E] _
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Not a [D] [Dm] hand [A] _ [Dm] [F] was howling,
[D] _ [Gm] Or whimpering or growling,
[Dm]
Now [Am] the wind [Dm] had departed,
[A] Not a leaf was hanging [Db] on the [A] tree,
[D] Like when it started,
[A] But I know they [Bb] will return,
[C] Like they've never [F] been away,
[A] Come [Dm] ascension day.
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Hey, we've got some live here.
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