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Two Little Hitlers

Elvis Costello
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Why  are we racing to  be so old?
 I'm  up late pacing the floor I won't  be told
 You  have your reservations I'm  bought and sold
 I'll  face the music I'll face the facts
 Even  when we walk in polka dots and chequer slacks
 Bowing  and squawking Running  after titbits
 Bobbing  and squinting Just  like a nitwit
 (CHORUS)
 Two  little Hitlers will fight it out until
 One  little Hitler does the other one's will
 I  will return  I will  not burn
 Down in the basement
 I  need my head examined I need  my eyes excited
 I'd  like to join the party But  I was not invited
 You  make a member of me I'll  be delighted
 I  wouldn't cry for lost souls, you might drown
 Dirty  words for dirty minds Written in a toilet town
 Dial  me a Valentine She's  a smooth operator
 It's  all so calculated She's  got a calculator
 She's  my soft touch typewriter And  I'm the great dictator
 (Chorus)
 A  simple game of self-respect
 You  flick a switch and the world  goes off
 Nobody  jumps as you expect
 I  would have thought you would have had  enough by now
 You  call selective dating For  some effective mating
 I  thought I'd let you down, dear But  you were just deflating
 I  knew right from the start We'd  end up hating
 Pictures  of the merchandise Plastered on the wall
 We  can look so long as we don't have to talk at all
 You  say you'll never know him He's  an unnatural man
 He  doesn't want your pleasure He  wants as no one can
 He  wants to know the names of All  those he's better than
 (Chorus)
 I  will return
 I  will not burn  . . . . .

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Readable chord sheet for Two Little Hitlers by Elvis Costello

W[A]hy are we racing to[E] be so old?

I[A]'m up late pacing the floor I w[E]on't be told

Y[A]ou have your reservations I'[E]m bought and so[D]ld

I[D]'ll face the music I'll face the facts

E[E]ven when we walk in polka dots and chequer slacks

B[A]owing and squawking Ru[E]nning after titbits

B[A]obbing and squinting Ju[E7]st like a nitwit

(CHORUS)

T[D]wo little Hitlers will fight it out until

O[E]ne little Hitler does the other one's wi[A]ll

I[D] will    [E]return     I w[D]ill    not bu[E]rn

Down in the basement

I[A] need my head examined I [E]need my eyes excited

I[A]'d like to join the party Bu[E7]t I was not invited

Y[A]ou make a member of me I'[E7]ll be delighted

I[D] wouldn't cry for lost souls, you might drown

D[E]irty words for dirty minds Written in a toilet town

D[A]ial me a Valentine Sh[E7]e's a smooth operator

I[A]t's all so calculated Sh[E7]e's got a calculator

S[A]he's my soft touch typewriter An[E7]d I'm the great dictator

(Chorus)

A[A] simple game of self-respect

Y[E]ou flick a switch and the wo[A]rld goes off

N[E]obody jumps as you expe[A]ct

I[E] would have thought you would have ha[F#m]d enough by now[E]

Y[A]ou call selective dating Fo[E7]r some effective mating

I[A] thought I'd let you down, dear Bu[E7]t you were just deflating

I[A] knew right from the start We[E7]'d end up hating

P[D]ictures of the merchandise Plastered on the wall

W[E]e can look so long as we don't have to talk at all

Y[A]ou say you'll never know him He[E7]'s an unnatural man

H[A]e doesn't want your pleasure He[A] wants as no one can

H[A]e wants to know the names of Al[E7]l those he's better than

(Chorus)

I[D] will re[E]turn

I[D] will not [E]burn  . . . . .

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