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   Elvis Costello - Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4
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Standard Tuning.
Capo on 2.
CI saw a Amgirl who'd Emfound her consolGation
 CShe said "OnAme day my PEmrince of Peace will Gcome"
 BmAbove her F#mhead a pBmortrait of her F#mfather
 GThe wilted Bmfavour that he Ggave her still Bmfastened to the F#mframe
 G"They've got his Bmbones and Geverything he Bmowns
 GI've got his Cname"
(Repeat chord sequence throughout)
Well you can laugh at this sentimental story
 But in time you'll have to make amends
 The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality
 As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends
 Describing a picture of eyes finally closing
 As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire
 We'll I'm the lucky goon
 Who composed this tune
 from birds arranged on the high wire
Who on earth is tapping at the window?
 Does that face still linger at the pane?
 I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace
 A shadow of regret across a young mother's face
 So toll the bell or rock the cradle
 Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain
 I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again

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Couldnt Call It Unexpected No 4

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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Elvis Costello - Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4

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Standard Tuning.

Capo on 2.

C Am Em G

I saw a girl who'd found her consolation

C Am Em G

She said "One day my Prince of Peace will come"

Bm F#m Bm F#m

Above her head a portrait of her father

G Bm G Bm F#m

The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame

G Bm G Bm

"They've got his bones and everything he owns

G C

I've got his name"

(Repeat chord sequence throughout)

Well you can laugh at this sentimental story

But in time you'll have to make amends

The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality

As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends

Describing a picture of eyes finally closing

As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire

We'll I'm the lucky goon

Who composed this tune

from birds arranged on the high wire

Who on earth is tapping at the window?

Does that face still linger at the pane?

I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace

A shadow of regret across a young mother's face

So toll the bell or rock the cradle

Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain

I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again

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