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Wave A White Flag

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Capo on first fret!
Ab7=xx1112
EmMaj7 =021000
A7sus4=x02030
Gsus4=320013
A7=x02020
AmMaj7=x02110
Gadd9=320203
Take off your sFhoes, Gsus4hang    Gup Gadd9your   Cwings
Stack up the cFhairs, roll up the Grug
Savor the E7things that sobAmriety brings
D7    D7sus4  D7  D7sus2  D7  (then a single note run..G on the bass Estring,then D E F 
the D string...)
Drain   in    the  last  from a jug
But wChen I hit the G7bottle, there's no Ctellin' what I'll G7do
'Cause Csomething deep insG7ide me wants to Cturn you black and C7blue
FI can't resAb7ist you, CI  E7can't  Amwait
To D7twist your loving arms 'til you caG7pitulate
CBeat me in the G7kitchen, and I'll Cbeat you in the haG7ll
There's Cnothing I love G7better than a Cfree for C7all
To Ftake your pretty Ab7neck and see which Cway E7it  Ambends
But D7when it is all over we will G7still be friends
     AmAmMaj7     G7             Am  G7  
Wave a white  flag, put away the pistol
AmToo many G7people just Ccan't get C7kissed
But if there's Fnothin' I can Ab7do to make amA7sus4ends,   A7baby
DmHope you don't Gsus4mur-dGer CmeC7  
             AmAmMaj7             AmAmMaj7
Oh, was it all right, or was it  o--kay
I'll make it Amall up to E7you AmsomeC7day
Oh, but you Dmdidn't have to E7laugh that Amway
Oh, no, you D7didn't have to laugh that GwayG7  
     AmAmMaj7     G7             Am  G7  
Wave a white  flag, put away the pistol
AmToo many G7people just Ccan't get C7kissed
But if there's Fnothin' I can Ab7do to make amA7sus4ends,   A7baby
DmHope you don't Gsus4mur-dGer Cme
Gee, A7baby, Dmhope you don't Gsus4mur---Gder Cme

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Wave A White Flag

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab7

A7sus4

Gsus4

Gadd9

Capo on first fret!

Ab7

=xx1112

EmMaj7 =021000

A7sus4

=x02030

Gsus4

=320013

=x02020

AmMaj7=x02110

Gadd9

=320203

F Gsus4 G Gadd9 C

Take off your shoes, hang up your wings

F G

Stack up the chairs, roll up the rug

E7 Am

Savor the things that sobriety brings

D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7 (then a single note run..G on the bass Estring,then D E F

the D string...)

Drain in the last from a jug

C G7 C G7

But when I hit the bottle, there's no tellin' what I'll do

C G7 C C7

'Cause something deep inside me wants to turn you black and blue

F Ab7 C E7 Am

I can't resist you, I can't wait

D7 G7

To twist your loving arms 'til you capitulate

C G7 C G7

Beat me in the kitchen, and I'll beat you in the hall

C G7 C C7

There's nothing I love better than a free for all

F Ab7 C E7 Am

To take your pretty neck and see which way it bends

D7 G7

But when it is all over we will still be friends

Am G7 Am G7

AmMaj7

Wave a white flag, put away the pistol

Am G7 C C7

Too many people just can't get kissed

F Ab7 A7sus4 A7

But if there's nothin' I can do to make amends, baby

Dm Gsus4 G C C7

Hope you don't mur-der me

Am Am

AmMaj7 AmMaj7

Oh, was it all right, or was it o--kay

Am E7 Am C7

I'll make it all up to you someday

Dm E7 Am

Oh, but you didn't have to laugh that way

D7 G G7

Oh, no, you didn't have to laugh that way

Am G7 Am G7

AmMaj7

Wave a white flag, put away the pistol

Am G7 C C7

Too many people just can't get kissed

F Ab7 A7sus4 A7

But if there's nothin' I can do to make amends, baby

Dm Gsus4 G C

Hope you don't mur-der me

A7 Dm Gsus4 G C

Gee, baby, hope you don't mur---der me

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