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Pay it Back        By Elvis C.
GStop thief; you're gonna come to grief
if you Cdon't take a little more care.
You're gonna Gget more Em7than the Cfamily Gplan
from this one shoeCstring afGfair.
Em      A                   C       G          F
  I may be crazy but I can't contemplate being trapped between the
doctor
and the CmagistBmrate.
GOne of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back,
Cone of these days.
GOne of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back,
Cone of these days.
GAnd then they told me I could be somebody
if I Cdidn't let too much get in my way.
And I Gtried so Em7hard just to Cbe myGself,
but I keep on Cfading Gaway.
Until the Emlights went Aout, I didn't Cknow what to Gdo.
If I could Ffool myself, then maybe CI'd fool you Bmtoo.
(chorus)
GI wouldn't say that I was raised on romance.
CLet's not get stuck in the past.
I love you Gmore Em7than everyCthing in the Gworld.
I don't expect Cthat will Glast.
  EmThey told me everything was CguaranGteed.
 FSomebody somewhere must've Clied to Bmme.
(chorus)

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Pay It Back

by Elvis Costello

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Pay it Back By Elvis C.

Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief

if you don't take a little more care.

G Em7 C G

You're gonna get more than the family plan

C G

from this one shoestring affair.

Em A C G F

I may be crazy but I can't contemplate being trapped between the

doctor

C Bm

and the magistrate.

One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back,

one of these days.

One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back,

one of these days.

And then they told me I could be somebody

if I didn't let too much get in my way.

G Em7 C G

And I tried so hard just to be myself,

C G

but I keep on fading away.

Em A C G

Until the lights went out, I didn't know what to do.

F C Bm

If I could fool myself, then maybe I'd fool you too.

(chorus)

I wouldn't say that I was raised on romance.

Let's not get stuck in the past.

G Em7 C G

I love you more than everything in the world.

C G

I don't expect that will last.

Em C G

They told me everything was guaranteed.

F C Bm

Somebody somewhere must've lied to me.

(chorus)

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