New Amsterdam
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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You're sending me tulips, mistaken for lilies,
You give me your lip after punching me silly,
You turned my head till it rolled down the brain drain,
If I had any sense now, I wouldn't want it back again.
New Amsterdam, it's become much too much,
Will I have the possession of everything she touches,
Till I step on the brake to get out of her clutches?
Can I speak Double Dutch to a real double duchess?
Down on the mainspring, listen to the tick tock,
Clock all the faces that move in on your block,
Twice shy and dog tired because you've been bitten,
Everything you say now sounds like it was ghost written.
New Amsterdam, it's become much too much,
Will I have the possession of everything she touches,
Till I step on the brake to get out of her clutches?
Can I speak Double Dutch to a real double duchess?
Like, in London, they'll take you to heart after a little while,
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile.
Somehow I found myself down at the dockside,
Thinking about the old days of Liverpool and Rotherhithe,
Transparent people who live on the other side,
Living a life that is almost like suicide,
New Amsterdam, it's become much too much,
Will I have the possession of everything she touches,
Till I step on the brake to get out of her clutches?
Can I speak Double Dutch to a real double duchess?
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Readable chord sheet for New Amsterdam by Elvis Costello
You're [G]sending me [Em]tulips, mis[C]taken for [G]lilies, You [G]give me your [Em]lip after [F]punching me [D]silly, [G]You turned my [Em]head till it [C]rolled down the [G]brain drain, If I [G]had any [Em]sense now, I [F]wouldn't want it [D]back again. [G]New Amster[Bb]dam, it's be[Am]come much too [G]much, Will I [G]have the poss[Bb]ession of [Am]everything she [G]touches, Till I [G]step on the [Bb]brake to get [Am]out of her [G]clutches? Can I [G]speak Double [Bb]Dutch to a[Am] real double [G]duchess? [G]Down on the [Em]mainspring, [C]listen to the [G]tick tock, [G]Clock all the [Em]faces that [F]move in on [D]your block, [G]Twice shy and [Em]dog tired be[C]cause you've been [G]bitten, [G]Everything you [Em]say now [F]sounds like it was [D]ghost written. [G]New Amster[Bb]dam, it's be[Am]come much too [G]much, Will I [G]have the poss[Bb]ession of [Am]everything she [G]touches, Till I [G]step on the [Bb]brake to get [Am]out of her [G]clutches? Can I [G]speak Double [Bb]Dutch to a [Am]real double [G]duchess? Like, in [E]London, they'll [E]take you to [A]heart after a [E]little while, Though I [E]look right at [E]home, I still [C]feel like an [D]exile. [C] [G] [D] [G]Somehow I [Em]found myself [C]down at the [G]dockside, [G]Thinking about the [Em]old days of [F]Liverpool and [D]Rotherhithe, [G]Transparent [Em]people who [C]live on the [G]other side, [G]Living a [Em]life that is [F]almost like [D]suicide, [G]New Amster[Bb]dam, it's be[Am]come much too [G]much, Will I [G]have the poss[Bb]ession of [Am]everything she [G]touches, Till I [G]step on the [Bb]brake to get [Am]out of her [G]clutches? Can I [G]speak Double [Bb]Dutch to a [Am]real double [G]duchess?