Complicated Shadows
Elvis CostelloVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro x 4
Well, you know your time has come
And you're sorry for what you've done
You should've never been playing with a gun in those complicated shadows
Well, there's a line that you must toe
And it will soon be time to go
But it's darker than you know in those complicated shadows
All you gangsters and rude clowns, Who were shooting up the town
When you should've found someone to put the blame on
Though the fury's hot and hard, I still see that cold graveyard
There's a solitary stone that's got your name on
You don't have to take it from me
But I know of what I spake
You think you're like iron and steel
But iron and steel will bend and break in these complicated shadows
No... (solo) x3
Sometimes justice, you will find, Is just dumb not color blind
And your poor shattered mind can't take it all in
All those phantoms and their shades, Should jump up on Judgement Day
And say to the Almighty "I'm still stinking of sin"
But the jury was dismissed
Took his neck and they gave it a twist
So you see, you won't be missed in those complicated shadows
You can say just what you like
In a voice like a John Ford film
Take the law into your hands
And you will soon get tired of killing in those complicated shadows
Complicated shadows x 3
x 12
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Readable chord sheet for Complicated Shadows by Elvis Costello
Intro [A] [D] [G] x 4 Well, you k[A]now your time has co[D]me[G] And you're s[A]orry for what you've d[D]on[G]e You should've ne[D]ver been playing with a gun in those complicated sh[A]ado[D]ws[G] Well, there's a l[A]ine that you must t[D]oe[G] And it will s[A]oon be time to [D]go[G] But it's darker[D] than you know in those complicated sh[A]adows [D] [G] [A] [D] All you gan[G]gsters and rude clowns, Who were sho[D]oting up the town When you sh[E]ould've found someone to put the bla[A]me on[D] [G] [A] [D] Though the f[G]ury's hot and hard, I still s[D]ee that cold graveyard There's a so[E]litary stone that's got your name on You don't h[A]ave to take it from m[D]e [G] But I k[A]now of what I s[D]pak[G]e You think yo[A]u're like iron and ste[D]el [G] But iron and s[E]teel will bend and break in these complicated sh[A]adows [D] [G] [A] [D] [G] No... (solo) [A] [D] [G] x3 [A] [D] Sometimes j[G]ustice, you will find, Is just d[D]umb not color blind And your [E]poor shattered mind can't take it [A]all in [D] [G] [A] [D] All those pha[G]ntoms and their shades, Should jump [D]up on Judgement Day And s[E]ay to the Almighty "I'm still stinking of sin" But the j[A]ury was dismi[D]sse[G]d Took his n[A]eck and they gave it a t[D]wis[G]t So you s[D]ee, you won't be missed in those complicated sha[A]dows [D] [G] [A] [D] You can s[A]ay just what you l[D]ike[G] In a v[A]oice like a John Ford f[D]ilm[G] Take the l[A]aw into your ha[D]nds[G] And you will s[D]oon get tired of killing in those complicated sh[A]adows[D] [G] Complicated s[A]hadows [D]x 3[G] [A] [D] [G] x 12