Watching The Detectives Chords by Elvis Costello

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Last girl's that one with the deep [F] ex,.
Hella faint, straight breath, so correct.
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Dogs under her [C] legal [F] _ .
necks,.
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She looks so good that he gets [F] down in [C] her _ face.
_ _ She's watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ [G] Ooh, they're so cute.
_ _ _ [C] She's watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ [G] Damn, [Em] they're cute, [F] cute, [D] cute, [Am] cute.
They beat it up until the teardrops [Em] start,.
[F].
But he can't be wounded, cause he's got [C] no _ heart.
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] Well, I'm shy at that [Am] jumpin' sign,.
[F] _ Visible shivers run down my [G] [Am] spine.
Cut the baby, take another close,.
[F] Go step on that sign that says he never [G] [A] close.
He's had to chew and he's [E] met your [Am] _ [F] cigarette.
She pulls the eyes out with her face like a [B] magnet.
[Am] I don't know how much of this [F] I can take.
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She's filin' her nails [Em] while [F] they're draggin' the lake.
_ _ [C] _ She's watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ [G] Ooh, he's so cute.
_ _ _ [C] She's watchin' the _ detectives,.
Ooh, [G] and [Em] they chew, [F] chew, [D] chew, [Am] chew.
They beat it up until the teardrops [G] start,.
[F].
But he can't be wounded, cause he's got [C] no heart.
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it.
[F] Now, baby, see the state of this here for [G] everything.
[Am] Call it instinct, just when it's past the legal limit.
[F] Someone's scratchin' at the window.
I wonder who is the [A] man that uses from the detective.
You belong to the parents [F] who are ready to hear the rest.
About their daughter's disappearance.
[A] So, deal it to the miracle to get you to stay.
[Fm] You only need my little fingers to blow you [C] away.
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_ _ _ [G] Just like watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ _ [C] Don't get cute.
_ Just [G] like watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ _ [Am] And kids are angry when the teardrops start.
[F] But he can't be wounded cause he's got [C] no _ heart.
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_ _ _ [G] _ Watchin' the _ detectives.
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_ Just like [Fm] watchin' the [C].
detectives,.
_ _ _ [A] Watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ [F] _ Watchin' [C] the [F] _ .
detectives.
[Ab] _ _ [Am] Watchin' [Em] the _ [A] detectives,.
_ _ [F] Watchin' the _ detectives,.
_ _ [A] Watchin' [Em] the _ .
[A] detectives.
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