Voice In The Dark
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba
You can read right through a book of matches
But that wont make you smart
You can laugh in the face of watches
But time will only break your heart
Kings reign beneath umbrellas
Hide pennies down in cellars
And money pours down and yet
No everyone gets soaking wet
When bores and bullies conspire
To stamp out your spark
Listen for
A Voice In The Dark
Not a moment too soon as we blue the moon
And a wolf begins to howl in tune
I announced for all mankind
boon
Stand aside you big baboon
Now Im the a prize invention
Youre the image of yourself
Forget your cares
And disapproving stares
Im not here to try to jump your borders
Just ask your nieces and daughters
Im flat as sole, Im happy as a clam
C..............Am7........Dm7.........G (could also be another Ddim)
But they dont know the kind of man I am
Little fish swimming in a jealous shoal
Now my net is overflowing
And I suddenly seem to be all seeing and all knowing
Ive got something right there
That you might want to hear
But have no fear
Lend a hand
Lend an ear
If your rent-money is in arrears
Well be striking up a symphony bandstand
Long of hair and loose of tooth
Therell be pirouettes and startling handstands
And who but acrobats know how to tell the truth
When is said that then redundant
They gallivant in peg-leg pants
Ill be your servant
Youll be my pal
Ill be ever faithful you know I shall
Theres no fool like an old fool
Who blames it all upon his youth
When times are tough and you find youre down
Without a star to wish upon
Just listen for
A Voice In The Dark
I was striking through a box of matches
Hoping that one would spark
I heard somebody calling to me
A voice in the dark
A sound both wild and gentle
Daring and confidential
I thought there was music playing
But it was all and only talk
When liars and bullies conspire to stamp out your spark
Fill up that empty space in your heart
Listen up, when the herald says, Hark
Believe in just a voice in the dark
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Readable chord sheet for Voice In The Dark by Elvis Costello
Ba ba ba ba ba b[C]a ba [Am7]
[Dm]ba ba [G]ba ba
[C]ba ba ba [Am7]ba
[G]Ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba b[C]a ba [Am7]
[Dm]ba ba [G]ba
[Ebdim] [G]
[C]You can read right through a book of matches [A]
[Dm]But that wont make [G]you smart
[C]You can laugh in the face of watc[C7]hes
[F]But time will only break your he[Fm]art
[F]Kings reign beneath umb[Fm]rellas
[C]Hide pennies down in c[A]ellars
[Dm]And money pours down and y[A]et
[Dm]No everyone gets soaking [G]wet
[C]When bores and bullies c[F]onspire
[E7]To stamp out your[A7] spark
[D7]Listen for
A Vo[G7]ice In The Dark [C]
[C]Not a moment too soon as we [Am7]blue the moon [Dm7] [G]
[C]And a wolf begins to [Am7]howl in [Dm7]tune [G]
[C]I announced for all mank[Am7]ind [Dm7]
[G]
[A] boon
[C]Stand aside you big baboon [C7]
Now Im the a prize inven[F]tion
Youre the image o[Fm]f yourself
Forget[C] your cares
And disapprovi[A]ng stares
[D7]Im not here to try to jump your borders
[G]Just ask your nieces and daughters
[C]Im flat as sol[Am7]e, Im happ[Dm7]y as a clam [G]
C..............Am7........Dm7.........G (could also be another D
But they dont know the kind of man I am
[C]Little fish swi[Am7]mming in a jealous [Dm7]shoal [G]
Now my net is o[C]verflowing [C7]
And I suddenly seem to be[F] all seeing and all kn[Fm]owing
Ive go[C]t something right there
That you might w[A]ant to hear
[D7]But have no fear
Lend a hand
Lend an ear
[G]If your rent-money is in arrears
[C]Well be striking up a symphony ban[A]dstand
[Dm]Long of hair and loose o[G]f tooth
[C]Therell be pirouettes and startling hands[C7]tands
[F]And who but acrobats know how to tell the truth [Fm]
[Fm]When is said that then redundant
[C]They gallivant in peg-leg pa[A]nts
[Dm]Ill be your servant
Youll be my[A] pal
[Dm]Ill be ever faithful you know I sh[G]all
[C]Theres no fool like an o[F]ld fool
[E7]Who blames it all upon his y[A]outh
[Dm]When times are tough [G]and you find youre down [C]
Without a star to wish upon [A]
Just li[D7]sten for
A Voice In The Dark [G]
[C]I was striking through a box of matche[A]s
[Dm]Hoping that one w[G]ould spark
[C]I heard somebody calling to [C7]me
[F]A voice in the dark
[F]A sound both wild and[Fm] gentle
[C]Daring and confiden[A]tial
[Dm]I thought there was music playing
B[Dm7]ut it was all and only talk [G]
[C]When liars and bullies c[F]onspire to stamp out you[C]r spark [A]
[D7]Fill up that empty space in [G]your heart
[C]Listen up, when the herald says,[A] Hark
[D7]Believe in just a voic[G]e in the dark
[C]