{"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":63928,"song":"Strict Time","artist":"Elvis Costello & The Attractions","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11542711-strict-time-chords-by-elvis-costello-the-attractions/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/63928?type=chord","rating":4.75305,"votes":5,"content":"Strict Time\r\nWords & Music by: Elvis Costello\r\nFrom the album: TRUST\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can hear you knocking but I'm not coming out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause there's no ventilation on a critical list[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFingers creeping up my spine are not mine to resist[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nToughen up, toughen up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeep your lip buttoned up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh the muscles flex and the fingers curl[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a cold sweat breaks out on the sweater girl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh he's all hands, don't touch that dial[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe courting cold wars weekend witch trial[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll the boys are straight laced and the girls are frigid[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe talk is two-faced and the rules are rigid 'cause it's strict time[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou talk in hushed tones, I talk in lush tones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTry to look Italian through the musical Valium[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThinking of grand larceny[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSmoking the everlasting cigarette of chastity[/tab]\r\nCute assistants staying alive\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMore like a hand job than the hand jive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrict time[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus","plain_text":"Strict Time\nWords & Music by: Elvis Costello\nFrom the album: TRUST\n\n\nINTRO:\nG C G C G C G C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCute assistants staying alive\n\n\n\nChorus","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}