Busy Bodies
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
So you think that you have seen her,
When you?re lying in between her
And you tell me that you don?t care
Busy bodies getting nowhere
Everybody?s getting meaner
Busy bodies caught in the concertina
You check her outline, break her regulations
You watch her legs through several service stations
Busy bodies, very busy, getting nowhere
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere
Now you?re ready for a merger
With the company you?re part of
And you do the dirty business
With your latest sleeping partner
You?re becoming automatic
Busy bodies out playing with the traffic
You want attention. You try my patience
With the best intentions you are nothing but a nuisance
Busy bodies, busy busy, getting nowhere
Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere
Now you?ve given your performance
Though the matinee was idle
And you find out that a wave of
Her right hand could seem so tidal
Just a second satisfaction
Busy bodies temp
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Readable chord sheet for Busy Bodies by Elvis Costello
So you think th[D]at you have seen her, [A/C#] When you?re lying in [D/F#]between her [G] And you tell me[D] that you don?t care [A/C#] Busy bodi[D/F#]es getting nowhere [G] Everybo[D]dy?s getting meaner [G] Busy bodies [D]caught in t[A]he concertina [D] [D] [F#] [G] [D] [Bm7] [A] [D]You check her outline, br[G]eak her re[E]gulations [A] [F#]You[C#] watch her legs[Bm] th[D]rough several service s[E]tations [A] [G] [F#m]Busy bodies, ve[F]ry busy, getting[Em] nowhere [A7] Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere Now you?re ready for [D]a merger [A/C#] With the company [D/F#]you?re part of [G] And you do the [D]dirty business [A/C#] With your latest [D/F#]sleeping partner [G] You?re becoming a[D]utomatic [G] Busy bodies[D] out play[A]ing with the traffic [D] [D] [F#] [G] [D] [Bm7] [A] [D]You want attention[G]. You t[E]ry my patience [A] [F#]Wit[C#]h the best intent[Bm]ion[D]s you are nothing but [E]a nuisance [A] [G] [F#m]Busy bodies, bu[F]sy busy, getting[Em] nowhere [A7] Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere Now you?ve given your[D] performance [A/C#] Though the matinee w[D/F#]as idle [G] And you find ou[D]t that a wave of [A/C#] Her right hand [D/F#]could seem so tidal [G] Just a second [D]satisfaction [G] Busy bodies [D]temp [A] [D] [D] [F#] [G] [D] [Bm7] [A]