Pidgin English
Elvis CostelloVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There's a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention
She'll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension
But he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested
Too terrified to answer back
Too tired to have resisted
Many hands make light work
Shorthand makes life easy
When he's out on night work
Make sure no one sees me
It all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises
A change is better than a rest
Silly beggars can't be choosers
One of a thousand pities you can't categorize
There are ten commandments of love
When will you realise
There are ten commandments of love
I believe, I trust, I promise, I wish love's just a throwaway kiss
In this Pidgin English
If you're so wise use your lips and your eyes
Take it to the bridge she sighs
You go cheep cheep cheep between bulls-eyes and bluster
Stiff as your poker face
Keener than mustard
>From your own back yard to the land of exotica
>From the truth society to neurotic erotica
Silence is golden
Money talks diamonds and ermine
There's a word in Spanish
Italian and German
In sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish
Have you forgotten how to say it
In your Pidgin English?
(chorus)
PS I love you
(and so on . . . )
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for Pidgin English by Elvis Costello
[D] [D7] [G] [D] [D7] [G] T[D]here's a young girl with her ol[D7]d man who's too[G] sick to ment[D]ion S[D]he'll be turning t[D7]wenty seven [G]as she draws her wi[D]dow's pension B[D]ut he couldn't cat[D7]ch a common cold[G] he couldn't get ar[D]rested T[D]oo terrified t[D7]o answer back T[G]oo tired to have r[D7]esisted M[G]any hands make li[C]ght work S[G]horthand makes life easy W[C]hen he's out on night work M[G]ake sure no one sees me I[D]t all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises A[A7] change is better than a rest Silly beggars can't be choosers O[G]ne of a thousand pities you can't ca[D]tegorize T[G]here are[A] ten commandme[Bm]nts of love W[G]hen will you re[D]alise There are ten commandments of love I[A] believe, I trust, I promise, I wi[G]sh love's just a thr[Em]owaway kiss[Em7] I[D]n this Pidgin English If you're so wise use your lips and your eyes T[C]ake it to the bridge she sighs Y[D]ou go cheep cheep ch[D7]eep between bulls-ey[G]es and blus[D]ter S[D]tiff as your poke[D7]r face K[G]eener than musta[D]rd >[D]From your [D7]own back yard[G] to the lan[D]d of exotica >[D]From the t[D7]ruth society [G]to neurot[D7]ic erotica S[G]ilence is golde[C]n M[G]oney talks diamonds and ermine T[G]here's a [C]word in Spanish I[G]talian and German I[D]n sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish H[A7]ave you forgotten how to say it In your Pidgin English? (chorus) P[D]S I love you (and so on . . . )