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Artist(s) - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach 
Song - Toledo 
Album - Painted From Memory 1998  
Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
Chord Shapes:
      Em/G= xx5450 
         or 3x5450
      F#m7= 244220
       Bm7= x24232
     Cadd9= x32030
     Aadd9= x02420
         or x07600
        E5= x79xxx
      C#m7= x46454
  Emaj7/G#= 476444
       B/A= x04442
      G#m7= 464444
  Emaj9/G#= 47447x
      Fdim= xx3434
         D= xx0232
    Dm(maj7)= xx0221
       Dm6= xx0201
[Intro]
| Em/G/  /  /  / | F#m7/  /  /  / | Em/G/  /  /  / | F#m7/  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
 Em/GAll through the F#m7night you teleBm7phoned
 I saw the Cadd9light blinking red
 Beside the Aadd9cradle
 Em/GBut you don't F#m7know how far I've Bm7gone
 Now I must Cadd9live with the lie
 That I Aadd9made
[Pre-Chorus]
 E5But C#m7if     Emaj7/G#I          F#m7call, B/AI know I won't have to G#m7say it
 E5You'll C#m7hear     Emaj9/G#my         F#m7voice - B/Asomething is bound to bG#m7etray itFdim  
[Chorus]
 Aadd9But do people living in Toledo
 F#m7Know that their name hasn't travelled very well?
 DAnd does anybody in Ohio
 Bm7Dream of that Spanish citadel?
 Aadd9But it's no use saying that I love you
 F#m7And how that girl really didn't mean a thing to me
 DFor if anyone should look into your eyes
 Bm7It's not forgiveness that they're going to see. 
[Post-Chorus]
 Aadd9You hearF#m7... her voice Dm(maj7)- "How  Dmcould you do Dm6that?"
 Aadd9You hearF#m7... her voice Dm(maj7)- "How  Dm6could you do that?"
[Instrumental]
| Em/G/  /  /  / | F#m7/  /  /  / | Em/G/  /  /  / | F#m7/  /  /  / |
[Verse 2]
 Em/GSo I walked oF#m7utside in the bBm7right
 Sunshine and Cadd9lovers pass by
 Smiling and Aadd9joking
 Em/GBut they don't F#m7know the fool I Bm7was
 Why should they Cadd9care what was lost
 What was Aadd9broken?
[Pre-Chorus]
 E5But C#m7if     Emaj7/G#I          F#m7call, B/AI know I won't have to G#m7say it
 E5You'll C#m7hear     Emaj9/G#my         F#m7voice - B/Asomething is bound to bG#m7etray it Fdim  
[Chorus]
 Aadd9But do people living in Toledo
 F#m7Know that their name hasn't travelled very well?
 DAnd does anybody in Ohio
 Bm7Dream of that Spanish citadel?
 Aadd9But it's no use saying that I love you
 F#m7And how that girl really didn't mean a thing to me
 DFor if anyone should look into your eyes
 Bm7It's not forgiveness that they're going to see.
[Outro]
 Aadd9But do people living in Toledo
 F#m7Know that their name hasn't travelled very well?
 DAnd does anybody in Ohio
 Bm7Dream of that Spanish citadel?
 Aadd9But we still have Florence, Alabama
 F#m7We don't have Paris, and we don't have Rome 
 DOr New York, or even Amsterdam
 Bm7None of those lonely towns will be my home.Aadd9.. 
End

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Toledo

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

F#m7

Bm7

Cadd9

Aadd9

C#m7

Emaj7/G#

B/A

G#m7

Emaj9/G#

Fdim

Dm(maj7)

Dm6

Artist(s) - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

Song - Toledo

1998

Album - Painted From Memory

Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach

Chord Shapes:

Em/G

= xx5450

or 3x5450

F#m7

= 244220

Bm7

= x24232

Cadd9

= x32030

Aadd9

= x02420

or x07600

= x79xxx

C#m7

= x46454

Emaj7/G#

= 476444

B/A

= x04442

G#m7

= 464444

Emaj9/G#

= 47447x

Fdim

= xx3434

= xx0232

Dm(maj7)

= xx0221

Dm6

= xx0201

[Intro]

Em/G F#m7 Em/G F#m7

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Em/G F#m7 Bm7

All through the night you telephoned

Cadd9

I saw the light blinking red

Aadd9

Beside the cradle

Em/G F#m7 Bm7

But you don't know how far I've gone

Cadd9

Now I must live with the lie

Aadd9

That I made

[Pre-Chorus]

E5 C#m7 Emaj7/G# F#m7 B/A G#m7

But if I call, I know I won't have to say it

E5 C#m7 Emaj9/G# F#m7 B/A G#m7 Fdim

You'll hear my voice - something is bound to betray it

[Chorus]

Aadd9

But do people living in Toledo

F#m7

Know that their name hasn't travelled very well?

And does anybody in Ohio

Bm7

Dream of that Spanish citadel?

Aadd9

But it's no use saying that I love you

F#m7

And how that girl really didn't mean a thing to me

For if anyone should look into your eyes

Bm7

It's not forgiveness that they're going to see.

[Post-Chorus]

Aadd9 F#m7 Dm(maj7) Dm Dm6

You hear... her voice - "How could you do that?"

Aadd9 F#m7 Dm(maj7) Dm6

You hear... her voice - "How could you do that?"

[Instrumental]

Em/G F#m7 Em/G F#m7

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 2]

Em/G F#m7 Bm7

So I walked outside in the bright

Cadd9

Sunshine and lovers pass by

Aadd9

Smiling and joking

Em/G F#m7 Bm7

But they don't know the fool I was

Cadd9

Why should they care what was lost

Aadd9

What was broken?

[Pre-Chorus]

E5 C#m7 Emaj7/G# F#m7 B/A G#m7

But if I call, I know I won't have to say it

E5 C#m7 Emaj9/G# F#m7 B/A G#m7 Fdim

You'll hear my voice - something is bound to betray it

[Chorus]

Aadd9

But do people living in Toledo

F#m7

Know that their name hasn't travelled very well?

And does anybody in Ohio

Bm7

Dream of that Spanish citadel?

Aadd9

But it's no use saying that I love you

F#m7

And how that girl really didn't mean a thing to me

For if anyone should look into your eyes

Bm7

It's not forgiveness that they're going to see.

[Outro]

Aadd9

But do people living in Toledo

F#m7

Know that their name hasn't travelled very well?

And does anybody in Ohio

Bm7

Dream of that Spanish citadel?

Aadd9

But we still have Florence, Alabama

F#m7

We don't have Paris, and we don't have Rome

Or New York, or even Amsterdam

Bm7 Aadd9

None of those lonely towns will be my home...

End

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