{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":63913,"song":"Pidgin English","artist":"Elvis Costello & The Attractions","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11542696-pidgin-english-chords-by-elvis-costello-the-attractions/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/63913?type=chord","rating":4.54647,"votes":5,"content":"Pidgin English\r\nBy Elvis Costello\r\nFrom the album: Imperial Bedroom\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe'll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nToo terrified to answer back[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nToo tired to have resisted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMany hands make light work[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShorthand makes life easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen he's out on night work[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMake sure no one sees me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nA change is better than a rest[/tab]\r\n\r\nSilly beggars can't be choosers\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne of a thousand pities you can't categorize[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThere are ten commandments of love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen will you realise[/tab]\r\n\r\nThere are ten commandments of love\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI believe, I trust, I promise, I wish love's just a throwaway kiss[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn this Pidgin English[/tab]\r\n\r\nIf you're so wise use your lips and your eyes\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTake it to the bridge she sighs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou go cheep cheep cheep between bulls-eyes and bluster[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStiff as your poker face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeener than mustard[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom your own back yard to the land of exotica[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nFrom the truth society to neurotic erotica[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSilence is golden[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMoney talks diamonds and ermine[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a word in Spanish[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nItalian and German[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHave you forgotten how to say it[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn your Pidgin English?\r\n\r\n(chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nPS I love you[/tab]\r\n(and so on . . . )","plain_text":"Pidgin English\nBy Elvis Costello\nFrom the album: Imperial Bedroom\n\nINTRO:\nD D7 G D D7 G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSilly beggars can't be choosers\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nThere are ten commandments of love\n\n\n\nIf you're so wise use your lips and your eyes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn your Pidgin English?\n\n(chorus)\n\n\n(and so on . . . )","chords":["D","D7","G","C","A7","A","Bm","Em","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}