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Five Small Words

Elvis Costello
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Maybe  you'll recognize  in  time
Maybe  one day you  will discover
All  the pain that lies  behind
You  and your unfortunate  love
 Somebody might  be more
 Unsuitable and strange
 With eyes  that offer everything
 (2x)]
  And are capable of danger
My  mind turns over lies  you told
Things  said to your other lover
Sweet  as they had been  to me
 You lay  there telling them to  each  other
Now  I stand outside  the  door
My  head is filled with  phrases
Inside someone's calling  out
 Their voices rise  in praises
Five  Small Words:  "Don't want  you me anymore?"
Five  Small Words (well,  who  is keeping score?)
Coward  that you are, you would faithlessly  implore
"Baby  please don't leave me"
"Why  don't you believe me?"
 (2x)]
 "Why did you deceive me?"
 It didn't  take some shiny  dagger
Tattooed  fingers grip  and hone
I  walked under some  dark  ladder
 I heard  your final loving moan
All  your indiscretions are
So  merciful and  brief
Genteel poison  sprinkled  on
 Your Spa--nish  handkerchief
Five  Small Words:  "Don't you  love me anymore?"
Five  Small Words (well, who  is keeping score?)
 The  coward that you are, you would faithlessly  implore
"Baby  please don't leave me"
"Why  don't you believe me?"
 (2x)]
 "Why did you deceive me?"
Maybe  in time you'll want  me more
 Accidentally  like this .45
 This .44
 (16x)] ...

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Readable chord sheet for Five Small Words by Elvis Costello

[E]   [D] [A]

[E]Maybe you'll reco[D]gnize in[A] time [E]    [D]      [A]
[E]Maybe one day you[D] will di[A]scover[E]   [D]     [A]
[E]All the pain that [D]lies b[A]ehind  [E]     [D]       [A]
[E]You and your un[D]fortu[A]nate lo[E]ve [D]   [A]

[G] Somebody [C/G]might be [G]more
[G] Unsuitable and [B]strange
With [E]eyes that [Abm]offer [C#m]every[F#m]thing
[B]          [A]        [D]            [[E]   [D] [A] (2x)]
   And are capable of danger

[E]My mind turns over [D]lies you [A]told  [E]     [D]       [A]
[E]Things said to your [D]other [A]lover  [E]     [D]       [A]
[E]Sweet as they had [D]been to [A]me    [E]       [D]         [A]
You [E]lay there telling them [D]to each[A] other[E]   [D]     [A]

[G]Now I stand ou[C/G]tside the[G] door
[G]My head is filled with[B] phrases
[E]Inside [Abm]someone's [C#m]calling[F#m] out
[B]  Their [A]voices [D]rise in praises

[E]Five Small [D]Words:[A] "Don't [E]want you me anym[D]ore?"[A]
[E]Five Small [D]Words [A](well, w[E]ho is keeping sc[D]ore?)[A]
[B]Coward that you are, you would [A]faithlessly implore
[B]"Baby please don't leave me"
[A]"Why don't you believe me?"
[A]                           [[E]   [D] [A] (2x)]
"Why did you deceive me?"

It [E]didn't take some [D]shiny d[A]agger [E]    [D]      [A]
[E]Tattooed fingers [D]grip and [A]hone  [E]     [D]       [A]
[E]I walked under [D]some dark[A] ladder [E]    [D]      [A]
I [E]heard your final [D]loving [A]moan   [E]      [D]        [A]

[G]All your indis[C/G]cretions [G]are
[G]So merciful and  [B] brief
[E]Genteel [Abm]poiso[C#m]n spri[F#m]nkled on
[B] Your [A]Spa--[D]nish handkerchief

[E]Five Small [D]Words:[A] "Don't [E]you love me anym[D]ore?"[A]
[E]Five Small [D]Words [A](well, [E]who is keeping s[D]core?[A])
The[B] coward that you are, you would [A]faithlessly implore
[B]"Baby please don't leave me"
[A]"Why don't you believe me?"
[A]                          [[E]   [D] [A] (2x)]
"Why did you deceive me?"

[E]Maybe in time you'll [D]want me [A]more   [E]      [D]        [A]
Acci[E]dentally like this [D].4[A]5   [E]      [D]        [A]
This [E].44 [D]   [A]        [E]           [D]             [A]

[[E]   [D] [A] (16x)]  ...  [E]

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