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Elvis Costello - Kid About It
I got the version of this song from a Youtube post of him doing it acoustically 
(Milwaukee, 10 June 2014). Plus working also from what was here. The ending is different from 
album version. I feel I got it pretty close and took liberties (pun) lol to add the big jazzy
G major chord for the last chord ending it.
GHe saw no tears in her F#meyesB9  
EmSay you wouldn't kid about Ait
GShe's telling all of those F#mlies
She B9swore she'd never told befEmore
But I doubt it
So Che bit his tongue
And Bmtried hard to capture his Ambreath
When she said I waited all my Dlife
For just a little D/F#death
Say you wouldn't Gkid about itF#m  
B9Say you wouldn't Em7kid about it
Asus9                           G  F#m  
Say you wouldn't kid about it
                B9             Em   Eb7(XX1323) or (x6564x)
Say you wouldn't kid about it
CSometimes he takes himself Emso seriously
CShe makes her movements mysEmteriously
Slow fast or    FfuriousDmlyF7  
CIt's a big responsibility
With a Emface full of mixed ability
CBig dreams of elegance
EmSinging "The FLeaving of CLiverpool"
And Dsus4/F#turning into AmericD7/F#ans
Say you wouldn't Gkid about it
GSo what if this is a man's F#mworldB9  
I Emwant to be a kid again about Ait
GGive me back my sadF#mness
I B9couldn't hide it     Emeven if I tried girl
CWe fight so frail
BmMaking love tooth and Amnail
You gave me the kiss of my Dsus4/F#life
I might even live to tell the taleD/F#  
Say you wouldn't Gkid about itF#m  
B9Say you wouldn't Emkid about it
ASay you wouldn't kiGd about itF#m  
B9Say you wouldn't kEmid about it
  G  CSay you wouldn't CmSay you wouldn't
  GSay you wouldn't GSay you wouldn'tGM7  

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Kid About It

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D/F#

Em7

Eb7

Dsus4/F#

D7/F#

GM7

Elvis Costello - Kid About It

I got the version of this song from a Youtube post of him doing it acoustically

(Milwaukee, 10 June 2014). Plus working also from what was here. The ending is different from

album version. I feel I got it pretty close and took liberties (pun) lol to add the big jazzy

G major chord for the last chord ending it.

G F#m B9

He saw no tears in her eyes

Em A

Say you wouldn't kid about it

G F#m

She's telling all of those lies

B9 Em

She swore she'd never told before

But I doubt it

So he bit his tongue

Bm Am

And tried hard to capture his breath

When she said I waited all my life

D/F#

For just a little death

G F#m

Say you wouldn't kid about it

B9 Em7

Say you wouldn't kid about it

G F#m

Asus9

Say you wouldn't kid about it

B9 Em Eb7

(XX1323) or (x6564x)

Say you wouldn't kid about it

C Em

Sometimes he takes himself so seriously

C Em

She makes her movements mysteriously

F Dm F7

Slow fast or furiously

It's a big responsibility

With a face full of mixed ability

Big dreams of elegance

Em F C

Singing "The Leaving of Liverpool"

Dsus4/F# D7/F#

And turning into Americans

Say you wouldn't kid about it

G F#m B9

So what if this is a man's world

Em A

I want to be a kid again about it

G F#m

Give me back my sadness

B9 Em

I couldn't hide it even if I tried girl

We fight so frail

Bm Am

Making love tooth and nail

Dsus4/F#

You gave me the kiss of my life

D/F#

I might even live to tell the tale

G F#m

Say you wouldn't kid about it

B9 Em

Say you wouldn't kid about it

A G F#m

Say you wouldn't kid about it

B9 Em

Say you wouldn't kid about it

G C Cm

Say you wouldn't Say you wouldn't

G G GM7

Say you wouldn't Say you wouldn't

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