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LESS THAN ZERO
Elvis Costello
| F   Bb  C|   F  C| F   Bb  C|   F  C|
FCalling Mister BbOswald with the Cswastika tattFoo,
There Cis a vFacancy waBbiting in the CEnglish voodFoo,
CCarving Bb"V" for vandal on the gGmuilty boy's head.
When he's Bbhad enough of that, maybe you'll Gmtake him to bed
To tCeach him he's aDm/Flive befCore he wishes he was Dm/Fdead.C  
|   C   F  C|  -  |
BbTurn up the T.V. No one lFist'ning will suspect.
Even your mBbother won't detect it, so your fFather won't know.
BbThey think that I've got Fno respect,
But Ebmev'rything means lFess than zero.
Hey,  Bbooh hFey,C  F  
CHeyF,  Bbooh hFey.C  
FOswald and his Bbsister are Cdoing it Fagain
CThey've got the Ffinest home Bbmovies that you Chave ever Fseen
CThey've got a Bbthousand variations, Gmevery service with a smile
They're Bbgonna take a little break and Gmthey'll be back after a while
Well, CI hear that Dm/FSouth AmCerica is coming Dm/Finto Cstyle
|   C   F  C|  -  |
BbTurn up the T.V. No one lFist'ning will suspect.
Even your mBbother won't detect it, so your fFather won't know.
BbThey think that I've got Fno respect,
But Ebmev'rything means lFess than zero.
Hey,  Bbooh hFey,C  F  
CHeyF,  Bbooh hFey.C  
FA pistol was stBbill smoking, a mCan lay on the Ffloor
CMr. Oswald Fsaid he Bbhad an Cunderstanding Fwith the law
CHe said he Bbheard about a couple Gmliving in the USA
He said they Bbtraded in their baby for a GmChevrolet
Let's Ctalk about the Dm/Ffuture, now Cwe've put the Dm/Fpast Caway
|   C   F  C|  -  |
BbTurn up the T.V. No one lFist'ning will suspect.
Even your mBbother won't detect it, so your fFather won't know.
BbThey think that I've got Fno respect,
But Ebmev'rything means lFess than zero.
Hey,  Bbooh hFey,C  F  
CHeyF,  Bbooh hFey.C  
Hey, oo hey-ey
Hey, oo hey-ey
(REPEAT AND FADE)

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Less Than Zero

by Elvis Costello

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Dm/F

Ebm

LESS THAN ZERO

Elvis Costello

F Bb C F C F Bb C F C

| | | | |

F Bb C F

Calling Mister Oswald with the swastika tattoo,

C F Bb C F

There is a vacancy waiting in the English voodoo,

C Bb Gm

Carving "V" for vandal on the guilty boy's head.

Bb Gm

When he's had enough of that, maybe you'll take him to bed

C Dm/F C Dm/F C

To teach him he's alive before he wishes he was dead.

C F C

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Bb F

Turn up the T.V. No one list'ning will suspect.

Bb F

Even your mother won't detect it, so your father won't know.

Bb F

They think that I've got no respect,

Ebm F

But ev'rything means less than zero.

Bb F C F

Hey, ooh hey,

C F Bb F C

Hey, ooh hey.

F Bb C F

Oswald and his sister are doing it again

C F Bb C F

They've got the finest home movies that you have ever seen

C Bb Gm

They've got a thousand variations, every service with a smile

Bb Gm

They're gonna take a little break and they'll be back after a while

C Dm/F C Dm/F C

Well, I hear that South America is coming into style

C F C

| | - |

Bb F

Turn up the T.V. No one list'ning will suspect.

Bb F

Even your mother won't detect it, so your father won't know.

Bb F

They think that I've got no respect,

Ebm F

But ev'rything means less than zero.

Bb F C F

Hey, ooh hey,

C F Bb F C

Hey, ooh hey.

F Bb C F

A pistol was still smoking, a man lay on the floor

C F Bb C F

Mr. Oswald said he had an understanding with the law

C Bb Gm

He said he heard about a couple living in the USA

Bb Gm

He said they traded in their baby for a Chevrolet

C Dm/F C Dm/F C

Let's talk about the future, now we've put the past away

C F C

| | - |

Bb F

Turn up the T.V. No one list'ning will suspect.

Bb F

Even your mother won't detect it, so your father won't know.

Bb F

They think that I've got no respect,

Ebm F

But ev'rything means less than zero.

Bb F C F

Hey, ooh hey,

C F Bb F C

Hey, ooh hey.

Hey, oo hey-ey

(REPEAT AND FADE)

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