Strict Time
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There's a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth
I can hear you knocking but I'm not coming out
Don't want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist
'Cause there's no ventilation on a critical list
Fingers creeping up my spine are not mine to resist
Strict time
Toughen up, toughen up
Keep your lip buttoned up
Strict time
Oh the muscles flex and the fingers curl
And a cold sweat breaks out on the sweater girl
Strict time
Oh he's all hands, don't touch that dial
The courting cold wars weekend witch trial
Strict time
All the boys are straight laced and the girls are frigid
The talk is two-faced and the rules are rigid 'cause it's strict time
Strict time
(chorus)
You talk in hushed tones, I talk in lush tones
Try to look Italian through the musical Valium
Strict time
Thinking of grand larceny
Smoking the everlasting cigarette of chastity
Cute assistants staying alive
More like a hand job than the hand jive
Strict time
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Readable chord sheet for Strict Time by Elvis Costello
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] T[G]here's a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth I can hear you knocking but I'm not coming out D[C]on't want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist '[G]Cause there's no ventilation on a critical list F[D]ingers creeping up my spine are not mi[C]ne to resist S[G]trict time T[D]oughen up, toughen up K[C]eep your lip buttoned up S[G]trict time O[G]h the muscles flex and the fingers curl And a cold sweat breaks out on the sweater girl Strict time O[C]h he's all hands, don't touch that dial The courting cold wars weekend witch trial S[G]trict time A[D]ll the boys are straight laced and the gi[C]rls are frigid T[G]he talk is two-faced and the rules are rigid 'cause it's strict time Strict time (chorus) Y[G]ou talk in hushed tones, I talk in lush tones Try to look Italian through the musical Valium Strict time T[C]hinking of grand larceny S[D]moking the everlasting cigarette of chastity Cute assistants staying alive M[C]ore like a hand job than the hand j[G]ive Strict time