New Lace Sleeves - Elvis Costello & The Attractions Chords
Chords: C, Am, F, Dm, G, Fm, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Bb, C/Bb
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New Lace Sleeves
Words & Music by: Elvis Costello
From the album: TRUST
[Verse 1]
C
Bad lovers face to face in the morning
Am
Shy apologies and polite regrets
F
Slow dances that left no warning of
Dm
Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning
F G C
Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere
Am
Even presidents have newspaper lovers
F Fm
Ministers go crawling under covers
C Am
She's no angel
C F
He's no saint
C Am F G
They're all covered up with whitewash and grease paint
And you say...
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Am
The teacher never told you anything but white lies
Bb C/Bb
But you never see the lies
F/A Fm/Ab
And you believe
Bb/Ab C/G
Oh, you know you have been captured
F Am/E
You feel so civilized
D F C
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
[Verse 2]
C
The salty lips of the socialite sisters
Am
With their continental fingers that have
F
never seen working blisters
Dm
Oh, I know they've got their problems
F G
I wish I was one of them
C Am
They say daddy's coming home soon
F Fm
With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon
C Am
No more fast buck
C F
And when are they gonna learn their lesson
C Am F G
When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions
And you say...
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