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CIn the Arrivederci GRoma nightclub Ambar and grill
FStanding in the fiberglass Cruins
Watching Gtime Fstand Bbstill
CAll your troubles Gyou confess
To G/Banother faceless Cbackless dress
CSchnaps, chianti, G/Bporter and ouzo
AmPerond Am/Gvodka, Am/F#sambuca I D7love you Fso
DeportCee
CThere's a tatty beauty Gtalkin in riddles
AmRome burns Am/Gdown and Am/F#every..D7body Ffiddles
DeportCee
But a Fthousand dollars won't Cbuy you a Yankee Dmwife unless
There's a Fthousand years of Chistory drowned Gin this Fchaser Bbglass
And Cnow I wish that Gshe was mine
I Amcould have Am/Gbeen a Am/F#king in D76/8 Ftime
DeportCee  Oh
It's a Ambrittle charm but she's Dhad Amenough
Still she wrote her name Dupon his paper Gcuff
And you Cdon't know where to start or where to Gstop
All this Cpillow talk is nothing F7more than
              D7       G    G/F    G/E    G/D(on  Dstring)
Finally talking shop
GWhen I Ccame here tonight my Gpockets were overAmflowing
They Ftook my return Cticket without me GevFen kBbnowing
Well CI pray to the saints anGd all the martyrs
For the G/Bsecret life of CFrank Sinatra
CBut none of these things C7ever come to pFass
In AmAmerica Am/Gthe law Am/F#is a pD7iece of Fass
DeportCee  So its
CSchnaps, chianti, G/Bporter and ouzo
AmPerond Am/Gvodka, Am/F#sambuca I D7love you Fso
DeportCee   FDeporteCe  FPoor DepCortee

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Deportee

by Elvis Costello

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am/G

Am/F#

G/F

G/E

G/D

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C G Am

In the Arrivederci Roma nightclub bar and grill

F C

Standing in the fiberglass ruins

G F Bb

Watching time stand still

C G

All your troubles you confess

G/B C

To another faceless backless dress

C G/B

Schnaps, chianti, porter and ouzo

Am Am/G Am/F# D7 F

Perond vodka, sambuca I love you so

Deportee

C G

There's a tatty beauty talkin in riddles

Am Am/G Am/F# D7 F

Rome burns down and every..body fiddles

Deportee

F C Dm

But a thousand dollars won't buy you a Yankee wife unless

F C G F Bb

There's a thousand years of history drowned in this chaser glass

C G

And now I wish that she was mine

Am Am/G Am/F# D7 F

I could have been a king in 6/8 time

Deportee Oh

Am D Am

It's a brittle charm but she's had enough

D G

Still she wrote her name upon his paper cuff

C G

And you don't know where to start or where to stop

C F7

All this pillow talk is nothing more than

D7 G G/F G/E G/D D

(on string)

Finally talking shop

G C G Am

When I came here tonight my pockets were overflowing

F C G F Bb

They took my return ticket without me even knowing

C G

Well I pray to the saints and all the martyrs

G/B C

For the secret life of Frank Sinatra

C C7 F

But none of these things ever come to pass

Am Am/G Am/F# D7 F

In America the law is a piece of ass

Deportee So its

C G/B

Schnaps, chianti, porter and ouzo

Am Am/G Am/F# D7 F

Perond vodka, sambuca I love you so

C F C F C

Deportee Deportee Poor Deportee

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