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Five Small Words - Elvis Costello (from "National Ransom")
Intro:     E   D    A(4x)
EMaybe you'll recoDgnize in AtimeE  D  A  
EMaybe one day you Dwill diAscoverE  D  A  
EAll the pain that Dlies bAehindE  D  A  
EYou and your unDfortuAnate loEveD  A  
 GSomebody C/Gmight be Gmore
 GUnsuitable and Bstrange 
With Eeyes that G#moffer C#meveryF#mthing
          B          A              D[   E   D   A(2x)]
   And are capable of danger
EMy mind turns over Dlies you AtoldE  D  A  
EThings said to your Dother AloverE  D  A  
ESweet as they had Dbeen to Ame E  D  A  
You Elay there telling them Dto each AotherE  D  A  
GNow I stand ouC/Gtside the Gdoor
GMy head is filled with Bphrases
EInside G#msomeone's C#mcalling F#mout
  BTheir Avoices Drise in praises
EFive Small DWords: A"Don't Ewant you me anymDore?"A  
EFive Small DWords A(well, wEho is keeping scDore?)A  
BCoward that you are, you would Afaithlessly implore
B"Baby please don't leave me"
A"Why don't you believe me?"
                           A[   E   D   A(2x)]
"Why did you deceive me?"
It Edidn't take some Dshiny dAaggerE  D  A  
ETattooed fingers Dgrip and AhoneE  D  A  
EI walked under Dsome dark AladderE  D  A  
I Eheard your final Dloving AmoanE  D  A  
GAll your indisC/Gcretions Gare 
GSo merciful and   Bbrief
EGenteel G#mpoisoC#mn spriF#mnkled on 
 BYour ASpa--Dnish handkerchief
EFive Small DWords: A"Don't Eyou love me anymDore?"A  
EFive Small DWords A(well, Ewho is keeping sDcore?A)
The Bcoward that you are, you would Afaithlessly implore
B"Baby please don't leave me"
A"Why don't you believe me?"
                          A[   E   D   A(2x)]
"Why did you deceive me?"
EMaybe in time you'll Dwant me AmoreE  D  A  
AcciEdentally like this D.4A5 E  D  A  
This E.44D  A  E  D  A  
Outro:  [   E   D   A(16x)]  ...  E  

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Five Small Words

by Elvis Costello

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C/G

G#m

C#m

F#m

Five Small Words - Elvis Costello (from "National Ransom")

E D A

Intro: (4x)

E D A E D A

Maybe you'll recognize in time

E D A E D A

Maybe one day you will discover

E D A E D A

All the pain that lies behind

E D A E D A

You and your unfortunate love

G C/G G

Somebody might be more

G B

Unsuitable and strange

E G#m C#m F#m

With eyes that offer everything

B A D E D A

[ (2x)]

And are capable of danger

E D A E D A

My mind turns over lies you told

E D A E D A

Things said to your other lover

E D A E D A

Sweet as they had been to me

E D A E D A

You lay there telling them to each other

G C/G G

Now I stand outside the door

G B

My head is filled with phrases

E G#m C#m F#m

Inside someone's calling out

B A D

Their voices rise in praises

E D A E D A

Five Small Words: "Don't want you me anymore?"

E D A E D A

Five Small Words (well, who is keeping score?)

B A

Coward that you are, you would faithlessly implore

"Baby please don't leave me"

"Why don't you believe me?"

A E D A

[ (2x)]

"Why did you deceive me?"

E D A E D A

It didn't take some shiny dagger

E D A E D A

Tattooed fingers grip and hone

E D A E D A

I walked under some dark ladder

E D A E D A

I heard your final loving moan

G C/G G

All your indiscretions are

G B

So merciful and brief

E G#m C#m F#m

Genteel poison sprinkled on

B A D

Your Spa--nish handkerchief

E D A E D A

Five Small Words: "Don't you love me anymore?"

E D A E D A

Five Small Words (well, who is keeping score?)

B A

The coward that you are, you would faithlessly implore

"Baby please don't leave me"

"Why don't you believe me?"

A E D A

[ (2x)]

"Why did you deceive me?"

E D A E D A

Maybe in time you'll want me more

E D A E D A

Accidentally like this .45

E D A E D A

This .44

E D A E

Outro: [ (16x)] ...

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