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Charm School
By Elvis Costello
From the Album: Punch the Clock
Intro:
G  Dm  G  D
GMen made out of monkeys
DMen made into mice
GHappy days are here again
And Fall the drinks half Dprice
A Cgirl with a Amtrick and a Emman with a CcallEmingB7  
EmTrying to make a living out of B7your downfalling
Chorus:
EmTRYING TO MAKE A LIVING out of E7anything at all
AmDidn't they teach you anything exFcept how to be cruel
In that Ccharm schoolF  C  
GYou and I as lovers
Were Dnothing but a farce
GTRYING TO MAKE A SILK PURSE
FOUT OF A SOW'S DARSE
CSaying 'Why Amdon't you watch me'
EmHardly speaking CSOTTO VOCE
(Chorus)
EmI've got a notion
I've got an angle
Asus4Take your dreams and promises
And put them through the mangle
DmThey say it's hell to finance too
And I just want to romance Gsus4youG  
GIn this perpetual nightclub
DI'll be yours eternal
GThough the hours are long
FAnd the noise inDfernal
CJUST ONE SHAMEFUL AmACT OR SOMETIMES EmTWO
WE MAKE CBELIEVE WE'RE MAKING EmDO
(Chorus)

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Charm School

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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Asus4

Gsus4

Charm School

By Elvis Costello

From the Album: Punch the Clock

Intro:

G Dm G D

Men made out of monkeys

Men made into mice

Happy days are here again

F D

And all the drinks half price

C Am Em C Em B7

A girl with a trick and a man with a calling

Em B7

Trying to make a living out of your downfalling

Chorus:

Em E7

TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING out of anything at all

Am F

Didn't they teach you anything except how to be cruel

C F C

In that charm school

You and I as lovers

Were nothing but a farce

TRYING TO MAKE A SILK PURSE

F D

OUT OF A SOW'S ARSE

C Am

Saying 'Why don't you watch me'

Em C

Hardly speaking SOTTO VOCE

(Chorus)

I've got a notion

I've got an angle

Asus4

Take your dreams and promises

And put them through the mangle

They say it's hell to finance too

Gsus4 G

And I just want to romance you

In this perpetual nightclub

I'll be yours eternal

Though the hours are long

F D

And the noise infernal

C Am Em

JUST ONE SHAMEFUL ACT OR SOMETIMES TWO

C Em

WE MAKE BELIEVE WE'RE MAKING DO

(Chorus)

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