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Beyond Belief

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[Chords]
 D- xx0232
 Dm- xx0231
 D/F#- 200232
 G- 320033
 F- 133211
[Intro]
D
[Part 1]
DHistory repeats the old conceits
The glGib replies, the same defeats
DKeep your finger on important issues
With croFcodile tears and a pocketful of tissues
[Part 2]
DI'm just the oily slick
On the wiGndup world of the nervous tick
DIn a very fashionable Fhovel
[Part 3]
DI hang around dying to be tortured
GYou'll never be alone in the bone orchard
This bD/F#attle with the bottle is nFothing so novel
[Part 4]
DSo in this almost empty Ggin palace
ThD/F#rough a two-way looking glass
You Fsee your Alice
[Part 5]
DYou know she has no sense
GFor all your jealousy
DIn a sense she still smiles veFry sweetly
[Part 6]
Charged with iDnsults and flattery
HGer body moves with malice
DDo you have to be so Fcruel to be callous
DAnd now you find you fit this Gidentikit completelyD/F#  
You say you have no secretFs and then leave discreetly
[Chorus]
GI might make it California's fault
GBe locked in Geneva's deepest vault
Just lBm/F#ike the canals of Mars and the Great Barrier ReefG  
I come to you beyond beDmlief
[Part 7]
DMy hands were clammy and cunning
GShe's been suitably stunning
DBut I know there's not a hFope in Hades
DAll the laddies cat caGll and wolf whistle
DSo called gentlemen and ladies dog Ffight like rose and thistle
End
DI got a feeling
GI'm going to get a lot of grief
D/F#Once this seemed so appealing
FNow I am beyond belief﻿
DI got a feeling
GI'm going to get a lot of grief
D/F#Once this seemed so appealing
FNow I am beyond belief﻿
DI got a feeling
GI'm going to get a lot of grief
D/F#Once this seemed so appealing
FNow I am beyond belief﻿

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Beyond Belief

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Bm/F#

[Chords]

- xx0232

- xx0231

D/F#

- 200232

- 320033

- 133211

[Intro]

[Part 1]

History repeats the old conceits

The glib replies, the same defeats

Keep your finger on important issues

With crocodile tears and a pocketful of tissues

[Part 2]

I'm just the oily slick

On the windup world of the nervous tick

D F

In a very fashionable hovel

[Part 3]

I hang around dying to be tortured

You'll never be alone in the bone orchard

D/F# F

This battle with the bottle is nothing so novel

[Part 4]

D G

So in this almost empty gin palace

D/F#

Through a two-way looking glass

You see your Alice

[Part 5]

You know she has no sense

For all your jealousy

D F

In a sense she still smiles very sweetly

[Part 6]

Charged with insults and flattery

Her body moves with malice

D F

Do you have to be so cruel to be callous

D G D/F#

And now you find you fit this identikit completely

You say you have no secrets and then leave discreetly

[Chorus]

I might make it California's fault

Be locked in Geneva's deepest vault

Bm/F# G

Just like the canals of Mars and the Great Barrier Reef

I come to you beyond belief

[Part 7]

My hands were clammy and cunning

She's been suitably stunning

D F

But I know there's not a hope in Hades

D G

All the laddies cat call and wolf whistle

D F

So called gentlemen and ladies dog fight like rose and thistle

End

I got a feeling

I'm going to get a lot of grief

D/F#

Once this seemed so appealing

Now I am beyond belief

I got a feeling

I'm going to get a lot of grief

D/F#

Once this seemed so appealing

Now I am beyond belief

I got a feeling

I'm going to get a lot of grief

D/F#

Once this seemed so appealing

Now I am beyond belief

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