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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Album: This years model
CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of C)
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
A      = x02220      A/E   = 00222x or xx2220
D      = xx0232      D/F#  = 20023x or xx4232
A7     = x02223      G     = 32003x or xx5433
A6     = x02222      A *   = x02225
Asus4  = x02230      E     = 022100
A7 *   = x02020      A/C#  = x4xxxx
A7sus4 = x02030
Emphasise the bass note of each chord.
There's two inversions each for the A and A7 chords,
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
======================================================
[Intro]
e|---A0-------------|
B|---2--2----------|
G|------2--2-------|
D|---------2---2---|
A|-------------0---|
E|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
There's a Asmart young woman, on a light blue screen,
That comes into my room every Dnight,
And she A7takes all her A6red, yellow, Aorange and Asus4green,
A7*              A7sus4      A           Asus4  D  
    And she turns them into black and  ...white
[Chorus]
But you A/Etease, and you D/F#flirt,
And you Gshine all the D/F#buttons on A/Eyour green Dshirt,
You can Gplease yourself,
                        D   A*
But somebody's gonna get it!
[Link]
                      G            D   A*
Better cut off all i - dentifying labels,
Be - Gfore they put you Don the torture Etable
[Verse 2]
'Cause, Asomewhere in the Quisling Clinic,
There's a Ashort-hand typist...
...Taking seconds over minutes,D  
She's A7listening A6into the AVenus Asus4line,
       A7*        A7sus4  
She's picking out names,
I hope Anone of Asus4them are mineD  
[Chorus]
But you A/Etease, and you D/F#flirt,
And you Gshine all the D/F#buttons on A/Eyour green Dshirt,
You can Gplease yourself,
                        D   A*
But somebody's gonna get it!
[Bridge]
    GNever said I was a Dstool- pigeon,
    GNever said I was a Ddiplomat,
    GEverybody is Dunder suspicion,
But Ayou don't want to hear about Dthat
[Chorus]
But you A/Etease, and you D/F#flirt,
And you Gshine all the D/F#buttons on A/Eyour green Dshirt,
You can Gplease yourself,
                        D   A*
But somebody's gonna get it!
[Link]
Better Gsend a begging Dletter...
To the Abig investi - Dgation,
    GWho put these Dfinger prints on Amy imagi - Dnation?
[Chorus]
You A/Etease, and you D/F#flirt,
And you Gshine all the D/F#buttons on A/Eyour green Dshirt,
You can Gplease yourself,
But sDomebody's gonna get it! A/C#  A  
[Coda]
You can Gplease yourself,
But sDomebody's gonna get it!A/C#  A  
You can Gplease yourself,
But sDomebody's gonna get it!A/C#  A  
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to better match my
The remaining chord boxes can be the default
   A7          A6          Asus4
CurD/F#rently only oGne diagram A/C#per chord can be saved
A and A7 you want to display.

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Green Shirt

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

A7sus4

A/E

D/F#

A/C#

Album: This years model

CAPO: 3rd fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of C)

Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:

A = x02220 A/E = 00222x or xx2220

D = xx0232 D/F# = 20023x or xx4232

A7 = x02223 G = 32003x or xx5433

A6 = x02222 A * = x02225

Asus4 = x02230 E = 022100

A7 * = x02020 A/C# = x4xxxx

A7sus4 = x02030

Emphasise the bass note of each chord.

There's two inversions each for the A and A7 chords,

Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of

the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks

======================================================

[Intro]

e|---0-------------|

B|---2--2----------|

G|------2--2-------|

D|---------2---2---|

A|-------------0---|

E|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

There's a smart young woman, on a light blue screen,

That comes into my room every night,

A7 A6 A Asus4

And she takes all her red, yellow, orange and green,

A7 A7sus4 A Asus4 D

And she turns them into black and ...white

[Chorus]

A/E D/F#

But you tease, and you flirt,

G D/F# A/E D

And you shine all the buttons on your green shirt,

You can please yourself,

D A

But somebody's gonna get it!

[Link]

G D A

Better cut off all i - dentifying labels,

G D E

Be - fore they put you on the torture table

[Verse 2]

'Cause, somewhere in the Quisling Clinic,

There's a short-hand typist...

...Taking seconds over minutes,

A7 A6 A Asus4

She's listening into the Venus line,

A7 A7sus4

She's picking out names,

A Asus4 D

I hope none of them are mine

[Chorus]

A/E D/F#

But you tease, and you flirt,

G D/F# A/E D

And you shine all the buttons on your green shirt,

You can please yourself,

D A

But somebody's gonna get it!

[Bridge]

G D

Never said I was a stool- pigeon,

G D

Never said I was a diplomat,

G D

Everybody is under suspicion,

A D

But you don't want to hear about that

[Chorus]

A/E D/F#

But you tease, and you flirt,

G D/F# A/E D

And you shine all the buttons on your green shirt,

You can please yourself,

D A

But somebody's gonna get it!

[Link]

G D

Better send a begging letter...

A D

To the big investi - gation,

G D A D

Who put these finger prints on my imagi - nation?

[Chorus]

A/E D/F#

You tease, and you flirt,

G D/F# A/E D

And you shine all the buttons on your green shirt,

You can please yourself,

D A/C# A

But somebody's gonna get it!

[Coda]

You can please yourself,

D A/C# A

But somebody's gonna get it!

You can please yourself,

D A/C# A

But somebody's gonna get it!

For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to better match my

The remaining chord boxes can be the default

A7 A6 Asus4

D/F# G A/C#

Currently only one diagram per chord can be saved

A and A7 you want to display.

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