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{t:Baby Plays Around}
{t:words & music by D.P.A. Mac Manus & Cait O'Riordan}
{define:A/G 1 0 2 2 2 - 3}
{define:B/D# 0 2 4 4 1 - -}
{define:Dm/F 0 1 3 2 0 - 1 }
{define:Bm7-5 0 0 3 2 3 2 0}
{define:D/F# 0 2 3 2 0 0 2}
{define:A7/E 0 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define:C#m7-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 -}
{define:D#^o 0 2 1 2 1 - -}
{define:F^o 0 1 2 2 3 - -}
{define:B7/D# 0 2 0 2 1 - -}
{define:F6 0 1 3 2 3 1 1}
{define:E11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0}
{define:C#m7 4 1 2 1 3 1 - }
AIt's not A7open   Dto discussion anyDsusmore,
AShe's out B/D#again tonight,   EAnd I'm aC#m7lone once more,
DShe's all I Bm7have [Bm7-5]worth  C#m7waiting F#mfor,
but [B/D#]baby plays A[Bm7]round. [E]
AAnd so it A/Gseems I've always D/F#been the last to Dm/Fknow,
ATo hold B/D#on to that girl,   EI had to C#m7let her go.
  D/F#I wish to  Dm/FGod I C#m7didn't love her F#mso,
[B/D#]  'Cause [E11]baby plays A[A]round.
A/GI try to be D/F#strong,  A7/Ehold on to my Dpride.[C#m7-5]
 Em7She doesn't A7even know it's Dwrong,
how much I [D#^o]hurt inside.[F^o]
And heaven knows I've tried but F#m  
baBm7by plays aDmround, just a Esusplay thing.[F^o]
Its hard to reconcile the facts I'm E7facing.
AIt's not A7open   Dto discussion anyDsusmore,
AShe walk's B/D#those shiny streets,   EI walk the C#m7worn out floor.
DShe's all I Bm7have [Bm7-5]worth  C#m7living F#mfor,
[B/D#]Baby [F6]plays, baby [D]plays A[Fmaj7]round  [F7]
[Em7]           [B7/D#]                 [Em]            [Dm7]
[A]             [F]                     [A7]

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Baby Plays Around

by Elvis Costello

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Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

Bm7

E11

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

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Here's the chords/lyrics to "Baby Plays Around" from Elvis Costello's

It's in CHORD format, ie run it through the CHORD program that was

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{t:Baby Plays Around}

{t:words & music by D.P.A. Mac Manus & Cait O'Riordan}

{define:A/G 1 0 2 2 2 - 3}

{define:B/D# 0 2 4 4 1 - -}

{define:Dm/F 0 1 3 2 0 - 1 }

{define:Bm7-5 0 0 3 2 3 2 0}

{define:D/F# 0 2 3 2 0 0 2}

{define:A7/E 0 0 2 0 2 0 0}

{define:C#m7-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 -}

{define:D#^o 0 2 1 2 1 - -}

{define:F^o 0 1 2 2 3 - -}

{define:B7/D# 0 2 0 2 1 - -}

{define:F6 0 1 3 2 3 1 1}

{define:E11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0}

{define:C#m7 4 1 2 1 3 1 - }

A A7 D Dsus

It's not open to discussion anymore,

A B/D# E C#m7

She's out again tonight, And I'm alone once more,

D Bm7 C#m7 F#m

She's all I have [Bm7-5]worth waiting for,

B/D# A Bm7 E

but []baby plays []round. []

A A/G D/F# Dm/F

And so it seems I've always been the last to know,

A B/D# E C#m7

To hold on to that girl, I had to let her go.

D/F# Dm/F C#m7 F#m

I wish to God I didn't love her so,

B/D# E11 A A

[] 'Cause []baby plays []round.

A/G D/F# A7/E D

I try to be strong, hold on to my pride.[C#m7-5]

Em7 A7 D

She doesn't even know it's wrong,

how much I [D#^o]hurt inside.[F^o]

F#m

And heaven knows I've tried but

Bm7 Dm Esus

baby plays around, just a play thing.[F^o]

Its hard to reconcile the facts I'm facing.

A A7 D Dsus

It's not open to discussion anymore,

A B/D# E C#m7

She walk's those shiny streets, I walk the worn out floor.

D Bm7 C#m7 F#m

She's all I have [Bm7-5]worth living for,

B/D# F6 D A Fmaj7 F7

[]Baby []plays, baby []plays []round []

Em7 B7 D# Em Dm7

[] [/] [] []

A F A7

[] [] []

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