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So Like Candy

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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Play: Am
Key: Bm
for chords in original key transpose +2
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-E
E7sus4    0-2-2-2-3-0
Am/G      3-x-2-2-1-0
B7        x-2-4-2-4-2
F7        1-3-1-2-1-1
E7        0-2-0-1-0-0
Gsus4     3-x-0-0-1-3
B7/F#     2-2-4-2-4-2
F/A       x-0-3-2-1-1 = Am(aug)/Am(+5)
Am6       x-0-2-2-1-2
Am7       x-0-2-2-1-3
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[Verse 1]
[break]
 E7sus4Here lies the powder and perAmfume
 Am/GThe pretty clothes are scattered 'B7round F7the E7room
And it's Dm7so like Candy
[Verse 2]
[break]
 E7sus4Here lies the lipstick and the Amface
 Am/GThe coloured tablets keep it B7all F7in E7place
And it's Dm7so like Candy
So like Gsus4CandyG  
[Chorus]
CWhat did I do E7to make her go
AmWhy must she Am/Gbe the one
FThat I have to love
 Fm[break]  C  
So ... like Candy
[Verse 3]
[break]
 E7sus4Here lies a picture of a Amgirl
 Am/GHer arms are tight around that B7lucF7ky E7guy
And it's Dm7so like Candy
[Verse 4]
[break]
 E7sus4And in her eyes a certain Amlook
 Am/GI thought I'd seen the last of B7long F7a - E7go
And it's Dm7so like Candy
So like Gsus4CandyG  
[Chorus]
CWhat did I do E7to make her go
AmWhy must she Am/Gbe the one
FThat I have to love
FmSo ... 
[break]
[Middle 8]
I reFmmember the day that G#picture was taken
G#We were so Chappy then
GBut that's so like CCandy
FmShe seemed so sweet to me, G#I was mistaken
G#Oh no not Cthat again
GBut that's so like CCandy
             [break]
She just can't Gface Cthe Cday
                     G[  Am]
So she turns and melts away
[Interlude]
|  Am|  Am/G|  B7/F#   F7|
[Verse 5]
[break]
 E7sus4Here lie the records that she Amscratched
 Am/GAnd on the sleeve I find a B7note F7attE7ached
And it's Dm7so like Candy
[Verse 6]
[break]
 E7sus4"My Darling Dear it's such a Amwaste"
 F/AShe couldn't say "Goodye", but "Am6I admire your Am7taste"
And it's Dm7so like Candy
Dm7So like Candy
[Outro]
AmSo like Dm7Candy
AmSo like Dm7Candy
AmSo like Dm7Candy
Oh oh oh Amoh oh oh
Oh oh oh Dm7/Aoh oh oh
|  Am|   F/A|  Am6|  Am7|
|  Am|   F/A|  Am6|  Am7| 
(repeat and fade)

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So Like Candy

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E7sus4

Am/G

Dm7

Gsus4

B7/F#

F/A

Am6

Am7

Dm7/A

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Tuning: Standard

Capo: 2nd fret

Play: Am

Key: Bm

for chords in original key transpose +2

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E

E7sus4 0-2-2-2-3-0

Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0

B7 x-2-4-2-4-2

F7 1-3-1-2-1-1

E7 0-2-0-1-0-0

Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3

B7/F# 2-2-4-2-4-2

F/A x-0-3-2-1-1 = Am(aug)/Am(+5)

Am6 x-0-2-2-1-2

Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3

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[Verse 1]

[break]

E7sus4 Am

Here lies the powder and perfume

Am/G B7 F7 E7

The pretty clothes are scattered 'round the room

Dm7

And it's so like Candy

[Verse 2]

[break]

E7sus4 Am

Here lies the lipstick and the face

Am/G B7 F7 E7

The coloured tablets keep it all in place

Dm7

And it's so like Candy

Gsus4 G

So like Candy

[Chorus]

C E7

What did I do to make her go

Am Am/G

Why must she be the one

That I have to love

Fm C

[break]

So ... like Candy

[Verse 3]

[break]

E7sus4 Am

Here lies a picture of a girl

Am/G B7 F7 E7

Her arms are tight around that lucky guy

Dm7

And it's so like Candy

[Verse 4]

[break]

E7sus4 Am

And in her eyes a certain look

Am/G B7 F7 E7

I thought I'd seen the last of long a - go

Dm7

And it's so like Candy

Gsus4 G

So like Candy

[Chorus]

C E7

What did I do to make her go

Am Am/G

Why must she be the one

That I have to love

So ...

[break]

[Middle 8]

Fm G#

I remember the day that picture was taken

G# C

We were so happy then

G C

But that's so like Candy

Fm G#

She seemed so sweet to me, I was mistaken

G# C

Oh no not that again

G C

But that's so like Candy

[break]

G C C

She just can't face the day

G Am

[ ]

So she turns and melts away

[Interlude]

Am Am/G B7/F# F7

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[Verse 5]

[break]

E7sus4 Am

Here lie the records that she scratched

Am/G B7 F7 E7

And on the sleeve I find a note attached

Dm7

And it's so like Candy

[Verse 6]

[break]

E7sus4 Am

"My Darling Dear it's such a waste"

F/A Am6 Am7

She couldn't say "Goodye", but "I admire your taste"

Dm7

And it's so like Candy

Dm7

So like Candy

[Outro]

Am Dm7

So like Candy

Am Dm7

So like Candy

Am Dm7

So like Candy

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Dm7/A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Am F/A Am6 Am7

| | | | |

Am F/A Am6 Am7

| | | | |

(repeat and fade)

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