Dr Watson I Presume
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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I sat in a motel room with the doctor
Just before we were supposed to sing
He said regarding this guardian wing
This black and clipped misshapen thing
Hobbling on from claw to ring
Hung upside down and cawing
Pecking at carrion of the fallen
Battalion
Thawing
On frozen mooring
Blackbird in a crust no more
They fell down 4 and 20
Bloodstained the land of want and plenty
Now raven standing at his shoulder
Stared with eyes of molten solder
Dripping on a lacquer box
Introducing keys to locks
Seven talents there where hidden
Mysterious and some forbidden
Take the honey from the comb
Ravel thread around the loom
Dig the dirt up from the tomb
Doctor ...Watson, I presume
One will follow
Two unknown sorrow
Three for laughter
Four ever after
Five-foot flood when the waters hit
Six feet deep, the eternal pit
Seven prayers and seven pleas
To eight imagined deities
Cat o' nine tails
Cat of nine lives
Brides turned into old wives tales
Your complexion colours then it pales
And into the sunset it sails
Soon these secrets will be scattered
Heaven knows what lies inside
It took a moment to discover
A lifetime to decide
Take the honey from the comb
Ravel thread around the loom
Dig the dirt up from the tomb
Dr. Watson, I presume
I sat in a motel room with the doctor
Just before we were supposed to sing
He said regarding this guardian wing
This black and clipped misshapen thing
Hobbling on from claw to ring
Hung upside down and cawing
Pecking at carrion of the fallen
Battalion
Thawing
On frozen mooring
Blackbird in a crust no more
They fell down 4 and 20
Bloodstained the land of want and plenty
Now raven standing at his shoulder
Stared with eyes of molten solder
Dripping on a lacquer box
Introducing keys to locks
Seven talents there where hidden
Mysterious and some forbidden
Take the honey from the comb
Ravel thread around the loom
Dig the dirt up from the tomb
Doctor Watson, I presume
One will follow
Two unknown sorrow
Three for laughter
Four ever after
Five-foot flood when the waters hit
Six feet deep, the eternal pit
Seven prayers and seven pleas
To eight imagined deities
Cat o' nine tails
Cat of nine lives
Brides turned into old wives tales
Your complexion colours then it pales
And into the sunset it sails
Soon these secrets will be scattered
Heaven knows what lies inside
It took a moment to discover
A lifetime to decide
Take the honey from the comb
Ravel thread around the loom
Dig the dirt up from the tomb
Dr. Watson, I presume
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Readable chord sheet for Dr Watson I Presume by Elvis Costello
[Em]I sat in a motel room with the doctor [Am]Just before we were[Em] supposed to sing [Am]He said regarding this guardian[Em] wing [Am]This black and clipped misshapen [Em]thing [Am]Hobbling on from claw to [G]ring [D] [Am]Hung upside down a[D]nd cawing [G]Pecking at carri[Em]on of the fallen [Am]Battalion [D]Thawing On fro[C]zen mooring Blackbird in a crust no more They fell down 4 and 20 Bloodstained the land of want and plenty Now raven standing at his shoulder Stared with eyes of molten solder [G]Drippin[D]g on a lacque[C]r box [G] [G]Introdu[D]cing keys [C]to locks [G] [G]Seven ta[D]lents there[Am] wher[C/B]e hidde[C]n [C]Mysterious and some for[D]bidden [Em]Take the hon[D]ey from t[C]he comb [G] [Em]Ravel thread[D] around t[C]he loom [G] [Em]Dig the dirt[D] up from [C]the tomb [G] [Am]Doct[C/B]or ..[C].Watson, I [D]presum[G]e One will follow Two unknown sorrow Three for laughter Four ever after Five-foot flood when the waters hit Six feet deep, the eternal pit Seven prayers and seven pleas To eight imagined deities Cat o' nine tails Cat of nine lives Brides turned into old wives tales Your complexion colours then it pales And into the sunset it sails Soon these secrets will be scattered Heaven knows what lies inside It took a moment to discover A lifetime to decide Take the honey from the comb Ravel thread around the loom Dig the dirt up from the tomb Dr. Watson, I presume [Am]I sat in a motel room with the doctor [Dm]Just before we were[Am] supposed to sing [Dm]He said regarding this guardian[Am] wing [Dm]This black and clipped misshapen [Am]thing [Dm]Hobbling on from claw to [C]ring [G] [Dm]Hung upside down a[G]nd cawing [C]Pecking at carri[Am]on of the fallen [Dm]Battalion [G]Thawing On fro[F]zen mooring Blackbird in a crust no more They fell down 4 and 20 Bloodstained the land of want and plenty Now raven standing at his shoulder Stared with eyes of molten solder [C]Drippin[G]g on a lacque[F]r box [C] [C]Introdu[G]cing keys to [F]locks [C] [C]Seven ta[G]lents there wh[Dm]ere hidden [F] [F]Mysterious and some for[G]bidden [Am]Take the hon[G]ey from t[F]he comb [C] [Am]Ravel thread[G] around t[F]he loom [C] [Am]Dig the dirt[G] up from [F]the tomb [C] [Dm]Doctor W[F]atson, I pr[G]esume [C] One will follow Two unknown sorrow Three for laughter Four ever after Five-foot flood when the waters hit Six feet deep, the eternal pit Seven prayers and seven pleas To eight imagined deities Cat o' nine tails Cat of nine lives Brides turned into old wives tales Your complexion colours then it pales And into the sunset it sails Soon these secrets will be scattered Heaven knows what lies inside It took a moment to discover A lifetime to decide Take the honey from the comb Ravel thread around the loom Dig the dirt up from the tomb Dr. Watson, I presume