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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS – COMPLICATED SHADOWS
[Intro]
  A   D   Gx4
[Verse]
Well, you kAnow your time has coDmeG  
And you're sAorry for what you've dDonGe
You should've neDver been playing with a gun in those complicated shAadoDwsG  
Well, there's a lAine that you must tDoeG  
And it will sAoon be time to DgoG  
But it's darker Dthan you know in those complicated shAadowsD  G  A  D  
[Chorus]
All you ganGgsters and rude clowns,   Who were shoDoting up the town
When you shEould've found someone to put the blaAme onD  G  A  D  
Though the fGury's hot and hard,   I still sDee that cold graveyard
There's a soElitary stone that's got your name on
[Verse]
You don't hAave to take it from mDeG  
But I kAnow of what I sDpakGe
You think yoAu're like iron and steDelG  
But iron and sEteel will bend and break in these complicated shAadowsD  G  A  D  G  
No...
  A    D    Gx3
A  D
[Chorus]
Sometimes jGustice, you will find,   Is just dDumb not color blind
And your Epoor shattered mind can't take it Aall inD  G  A  D  
All those phaGntoms and their shades, Should jump Dup on Judgement Day
And sEay to the Almighty "I'm still stinking of sin"
[Verse]
But the jAury was dismiDsseGd
Took his nAeck and they gave it a tDwisGt
So you sDee, you won't be missed in those complicated shaAdowsD  G  A  D  
You can sAay just what you lDikeG  
In a vAoice like a John Ford fDilmG  
Take the lAaw into your haDndsG  
And you will sDoon get tired of killing in those complicated shAadowsD  G  
Complicated sAhadows Dx3G  
[Outro]
   A   D   Gx12

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Complicated Shadows

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS – COMPLICATED SHADOWS

[Intro]

A D G

[Verse]

A D G

Well, you know your time has come

A D G

And you're sorry for what you've done

D A D G

You should've never been playing with a gun in those complicated shadows

A D G

Well, there's a line that you must toe

A D G

And it will soon be time to go

D A D G A D

But it's darker than you know in those complicated shadows

[Chorus]

G D

All you gangsters and rude clowns, Who were shooting up the town

E A D G A D

When you should've found someone to put the blame on

G D

Though the fury's hot and hard, I still see that cold graveyard

There's a solitary stone that's got your name on

[Verse]

A D G

You don't have to take it from me

A D G

But I know of what I spake

A D G

You think you're like iron and steel

E A D G A D G

But iron and steel will bend and break in these complicated shadows

No...

A D G

A D

[Chorus]

G D

Sometimes justice, you will find, Is just dumb not color blind

E A D G A D

And your poor shattered mind can't take it all in

G D

All those phantoms and their shades, Should jump up on Judgement Day

And say to the Almighty "I'm still stinking of sin"

[Verse]

A D G

But the jury was dismissed

A D G

Took his neck and they gave it a twist

D A D G A D

So you see, you won't be missed in those complicated shadows

A D G

You can say just what you like

A D G

In a voice like a John Ford film

A D G

Take the law into your hands

D A D G

And you will soon get tired of killing in those complicated shadows

A D G

Complicated shadows x3

[Outro]

A D G

x12

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