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Pads, Paws & Claws - Elvis Costello
Main Riff:
Bottom E -1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3
Verse One:
  Main riff -------------------------------------
She's a feline tormentor, not any vaudeville wife
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But with a drunk-town lament
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He leads her a miserable life
C7But when heG's full of E7that beerC-champagne
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Verse Two:
Main Riff-------------------------------------
And if he should wake up in some terrible dive
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And he don't know if he's so-so
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But he's so surprised he's alive
C7"Come on liGttle honeyE7, let me uCnder your hive"
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Bridge:
Main Riff--------------------
B7She pads, pads around the bedroom,
A7Practicing Cways to E7flirt
He pA7aws, pours another Cdrink and anyB7thing in a skirt
AnyC7thing wearing a necklace
B7 ----------------------------------
He thinks of claws scratching his back
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he's going out there he's not coming back
Verse 3
Main Riff------------------
She's got spider-leg fingers,
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Sharpened whenever he strays
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And she carries a bird-purse,
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With all of her womanly ways
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While he's drinking hairspray,
---------------------------------
She knows that he never would dare
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She could be in pictures if she wasn't all covered in fur
C7He's coming Ghome now E7and here's Cthe surprise
C7You wouldn'Gt believe E7the lies tChat he tries
C7She cut him Gdown to hE7er favouriCte size
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Main Riff---------------------------
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Repeat to Fade
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are just hit staccato notes whereas in the verse it has an up, up, change rhythm)

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Pads Paws And Claws

by Elvis Costello

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Pads, Paws & Claws - Elvis Costello

Main Riff:

Bottom E -1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-1-3

Verse One:

Main riff -------------------------------------

She's a feline tormentor, not any vaudeville wife

----------------------------

But with a drunk-town lament

----------------------------

He leads her a miserable life

C7 G E7 C

But when he's full of that beer-champagne

No Chord

She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws

Verse Two:

Main Riff-------------------------------------

And if he should wake up in some terrible dive

-------------------------------

And he don't know if he's so-so

--------------------------------

But he's so surprised he's alive

C7 G E7 C

"Come on little honey, let me under your hive"

No Chord

She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws

Bridge:

Main Riff--------------------

She pads, pads around the bedroom,

A7 C E7

Practicing ways to flirt

A7 C B7

He paws, pours another drink and anything in a skirt

Anything wearing a necklace

B7 ----------------------------------

He thinks of claws scratching his back

----------------------------------------

he's going out there he's not coming back

Verse 3

Main Riff------------------

She's got spider-leg fingers,

----------------------------

Sharpened whenever he strays

----------------------------

And she carries a bird-purse,

----------------------------

With all of her womanly ways

----------------------------

While he's drinking hairspray,

---------------------------------

She knows that he never would dare

--------------------------------------------------------

She could be in pictures if she wasn't all covered in fur

C7 G E7 C

He's coming home now and here's the surprise

C7 G E7 C

You wouldn't believe the lies that he tries

C7 G E7 C

She cut him down to her favourite size

No Chord

She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws

Main Riff---------------------------

She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws

Repeat to Fade

(----- etc means “Keep playing the riff” or “Keep hitting the chord”. The chords in the

are just hit staccato notes whereas in the verse it has an up, up, change rhythm)

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