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Miracle Man

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[Intro]
E   C#m   E   C#m
[Verse]
EYou never asked me C#mwhat I wanted. You oEnly asked me C#mwhy.
I Enever thought that C#mso much trouble was a rEestin' on mBy replEy,F#m  
G#mI could sAay it was the nights when EI was lonely
and yAou were the only one who'd C#mcome.
I could tAell you that I like your sEensitivity,
when yF#ou know it's the way that you wBalk.
[Chorus]
AWhy do you have to say that there's Ealways someone
who can dAo it better than I cEan?
But dAon't you think that I know that wEalking on the water
            BN.C.            B   B   B   B   B   B  B  
won't make me a miracle man?
[Verse]
EBaby's gotta have the tC#mhings she wants.
You know she's gEotta have the things she C#mloves.
She's got a tEen-inch bamboo C#mcigarette holder
and her bElack patent lBeather glEoves.F#m  
G#mAnd I'm dAoing everything just trEyin' to please her,
even crAawling around on all fC#mours.
Oh, I thAought by now that it was gEonna be easy,
but she stF#ill seems to want for mBore.
[Chorus]
AWhy do you have to say that there's Ealways someone
who can dAo it better than I cEan?
But dAon't you think that I know that wEalking on the water
         BN.C.               B   B   B   B   B   B  B  
won't make me a miracle man?
[Interlude]
E   C#m   E   C#m
[Verse]
EYeah they're givin' you a C#mbad reputation
just becEause you've never been denC#mied.
 EYou try to say you've done it C#mall before.
Baby, you knEow that you jBust get tEired.F#m  
G#mYet eAverybody loves you sEo much, girl.
I just dAon't know how you stand the stC#mrain.
Oh, but AI'm the one who's hEere tonight
and I don't wF#anna do it all in vBain.
[Chorus]
AWhy do you have to say that there's Ealways someone
who can dAo it better than I cEan?
But dAon't you think that I know that wEalking on the water
         BN.C.                B   B   B   B   B   B  B  
won't make me a miracle man?           Ah
[Outro]
EyeahC#m  E  C#m  
     E                    C#m                E       C#mA miracle
Eman          C#mA miracle Eman                C#mA miracle
Eman          C#mA miracle Eman                C#mA miracle
Eman          C#mA miracle Eman                C#mA miracle mEan
michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls, OR

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Miracle Man

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

G#m

[Intro]

E C#m E C#m

[Verse]

E C#m E C#m

You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why.

E C#m E B E F#m

I never thought that so much trouble was a restin' on my reply,

G#m A E

I could say it was the nights when I was lonely

A C#m

and you were the only one who'd come.

A E

I could tell you that I like your sensitivity,

F# B

when you know it's the way that you walk.

[Chorus]

A E

Why do you have to say that there's always someone

A E

who can do it better than I can?

A E

But don't you think that I know that walking on the water

B B B B B B B B

N.C.

won't make me a miracle man?

[Verse]

E C#m

Baby's gotta have the things she wants.

E C#m

You know she's gotta have the things she loves.

E C#m

She's got a ten-inch bamboo cigarette holder

E B E F#m

and her black patent leather gloves.

G#m A E

And I'm doing everything just tryin' to please her,

A C#m

even crawling around on all fours.

A E

Oh, I thought by now that it was gonna be easy,

F# B

but she still seems to want for more.

[Chorus]

A E

Why do you have to say that there's always someone

A E

who can do it better than I can?

A E

But don't you think that I know that walking on the water

B B B B B B B B

N.C.

won't make me a miracle man?

[Interlude]

E C#m E C#m

[Verse]

E C#m

Yeah they're givin' you a bad reputation

E C#m

just because you've never been denied.

E C#m

You try to say you've done it all before.

E B E F#m

Baby, you know that you just get tired.

G#m A E

Yet everybody loves you so much, girl.

A C#m

I just don't know how you stand the strain.

A E

Oh, but I'm the one who's here tonight

F# B

and I don't wanna do it all in vain.

[Chorus]

A E

Why do you have to say that there's always someone

A E

who can do it better than I can?

A E

But don't you think that I know that walking on the water

B B B B B B B B

N.C.

won't make me a miracle man? Ah

[Outro]

E C#m E C#m

yeah

E C#m E C#m

A miracle

E C#m E C#m

man A miracle man A miracle

E C#m E C#m

man A miracle man A miracle

E C#m E C#m E

man A miracle man A miracle man

michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls, OR

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