Five Small Words
Elvis CostelloVersion1
90
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]