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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: [email protected]
lyrics and chords of: This Is Hell by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
This is heDll, this is hAell, I am  G...sorry to tEmell you,
                  D            A        G(G) (G/F#) (G/E)
It ...never gets better, or worse,
   DBut you'll get usAed to it,     Gafter a sEm7pell,
For heDaven is hAell in re - Cadd9verse!
The bruGiser spun a hula -  hoop
While all the baDrmen preen and pout,
The neGon "I" of "night club" flickers Don and off,
And finally blew oCut,
The irritating jingle Amof the belly-dancing phoney TurCkish girls,
The eerie glare of uAmltra - violet perfect dental work!
    DThis is hell, this is hAell, I am  G...sorry to tEmell you,
It .D..never gets betAter or woGrse! (It never gets beEm7tter or worse!)
   DBut you'll get uAsed to it,     Gafter a sEm7pell,
For heDaven is hAell in re - Cadd9verse!
The faGiled Don Juan, in the big bow-tie,
Is very soDrry that he spoke,
For hGe's mislaid his punch-line,
More than hDalf- way through a very tasteless jCoke,
The Fräulein caught him peeking dAmown her gown,
He's yelling in her eCar,
And all at once the music stAmopped,
As he was intimately bellAowing, "My dA7ear...
...This is hDell, this is heAll, I am .G..sorry to tEmell you,
It nevDer gets beAtter or woGrse, (It never gets bEm7etter or worse!)
   DBut you'll get uAsed to it,     Gafter a sEmpell,
For heDaven is hAell in re - Cadd9verse!
The sDmhirt you wore with couGrage,
And the viColent nEmylon sFuit,
Reap - pDmear upon your bGack,
And under - mCine the polished lFine you try to shoot,
    DmIt's not the toGrment of the flaCmes,
That fiEmnally seFize your flesh cor - ruDpted,
It's the small humiliations that your memory piles Gup, 
(This is  hell!) This is hEm7ell, (This is hell!) this is hDell! (Hell!)
'My favoGurite things' are playing a - gDain, and again,
But itG's by Julie Andrews, and nDot by John Coltrane,
EndGless balmy breezes in perDfect sunsets framed,
VinGtage wine for breakfast, and naDked starlets floating in Cham - paCgne
All the passions of your yAmouth ...are tranquilised and taCmed,
You may think it looks fa - miAmliar,
Though Am7you may know it Aby another nA7ame...
...This is hDell, this is helAl, I am .G..sorry to tEmell you,
It nevDer gets beAtter or woGrse, (It never gets bEm7etter or worse!)
   DBut you'll get uAsed to it,     Gafter a sEmpell,
For heDaven is hAell in re - Cadd9verse, (This is hell!)  This hell!D  

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This Is Hell

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

G/E

Em7

Cadd9

Am7

from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany

e-mail: [email protected]

lyrics and chords of: This Is Hell by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

D A G Em

This is hell, this is hell, I am ...sorry to tell you,

D A G G G/F# G/E

() () ()

It ...never gets better, or worse,

D A G Em7

But you'll get used to it, after a spell,

D A Cadd9

For heaven is hell in re - verse!

The bruiser spun a hula - hoop

While all the barmen preen and pout,

G D

The neon "I" of "night club" flickers on and off,

And finally blew out,

Am C

The irritating jingle of the belly-dancing phoney Turkish girls,

The eerie glare of ultra - violet perfect dental work!

D A G Em

This is hell, this is hell, I am ...sorry to tell you,

D A G Em7

It ...never gets better or worse! (It never gets better or worse!)

D A G Em7

But you'll get used to it, after a spell,

D A Cadd9

For heaven is hell in re - verse!

The failed Don Juan, in the big bow-tie,

Is very sorry that he spoke,

For he's mislaid his punch-line,

D C

More than half- way through a very tasteless joke,

The Fräulein caught him peeking down her gown,

He's yelling in her ear,

And all at once the music stopped,

A A7

As he was intimately bellowing, "My dear...

D A G Em

...This is hell, this is hell, I am ...sorry to tell you,

D A G Em7

It never gets better or worse, (It never gets better or worse!)

D A G Em

But you'll get used to it, after a spell,

D A Cadd9

For heaven is hell in re - verse!

Dm G

The shirt you wore with courage,

C Em F

And the violent nylon suit,

Dm G

Reap - pear upon your back,

C F

And under - mine the polished line you try to shoot,

Dm G C

It's not the torment of the flames,

Em F D

That finally seize your flesh cor - rupted,

It's the small humiliations that your memory piles up,

Em7 D

(This is hell!) This is hell, (This is hell!) this is hell! (Hell!)

G D

'My favourite things' are playing a - gain, and again,

G D

But it's by Julie Andrews, and not by John Coltrane,

G D

Endless balmy breezes in perfect sunsets framed,

G D C

Vintage wine for breakfast, and naked starlets floating in Cham - pagne

Am C

All the passions of your youth ...are tranquilised and tamed,

You may think it looks fa - miliar,

Am7 A A7

Though you may know it by another name...

D A G Em

...This is hell, this is hell, I am ...sorry to tell you,

D A G Em7

It never gets better or worse, (It never gets better or worse!)

D A G Em

But you'll get used to it, after a spell,

D A Cadd9 D

For heaven is hell in re - verse, (This is hell!) This hell!

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