Busy Bodies Chords by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Tempo:
138.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] You think that you [A] have seen her, when [D] you lie up in [G] between her.
[D] You tell me you [A] don't care, and this [D] about us [G] getting older.
Baby [D] got us, dancing [G] in her.
[D] This about us,
[A] [D] part of the constant dreamer.
[G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D] You check [G] her ad line, [E] break her
[A] regulations.
[F#] You watch [Bm] her legs lose their [E] volume.
[A] Thermal [G] special, [F#m] this about [F] us, [Am] and we miss [E] it.
[Em]
[A] No way, [C#] no way, [G] no [A]
way.
[D] [G] Now [D]
you're in it, [A] allergic, with [D] the company [G] you're part of.
[D] You do the [A] dirty business, [D] with your latest [G] sleeping partner.
[D] You're becoming, [G] automatic, [D] busy matters.
And when we're driving,
[G] [Em]
[D] [A]
[D] You [G] want detention, [E] you [A] drive our patients, [F#] with the best [Bm] intentions.
You [E] are not the bad [A] in [G] you, this [F#m] [B] [A] about [F] us, [C] this about [E] us, [B] this about [E] [A] us.
No way, no [G] way,
[A] no way.
[G] [D] Now you've given [A] your performance, [D] so the man in you [G] is idle.
[D] You find out, when [A] the wave of the [D] rising, keeps you [G] so idle.
[D] You're suffering,
[G] satisfaction, [D] this about us, and we're rolling out of action.
[G] [Bm]
[A] [D] You are [G] shambles, you [E]
are the [A] dreaded [F#] foul.
You [Bm] are the kiss of the [E] cheers, bills of [A] winner [G] makers.
[F#m] Now [F] we miss [C] you.
[Em] It's no [A] way, no [Em] way, [A] no way, [G] [A] no [Em] [A] way.
[G] [A] No way, no way, no way,
[G] no [A]
way.
[D] [F]
[Am] [D]
[D] You tell me you [A] don't care, and this [D] about us [G] getting older.
Baby [D] got us, dancing [G] in her.
[D] This about us,
[A] [D] part of the constant dreamer.
[G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D] You check [G] her ad line, [E] break her
[A] regulations.
[F#] You watch [Bm] her legs lose their [E] volume.
[A] Thermal [G] special, [F#m] this about [F] us, [Am] and we miss [E] it.
[Em]
[A] No way, [C#] no way, [G] no [A]
way.
[D] [G] Now [D]
you're in it, [A] allergic, with [D] the company [G] you're part of.
[D] You do the [A] dirty business, [D] with your latest [G] sleeping partner.
[D] You're becoming, [G] automatic, [D] busy matters.
And when we're driving,
[G] [Em]
[D] [A]
[D] You [G] want detention, [E] you [A] drive our patients, [F#] with the best [Bm] intentions.
You [E] are not the bad [A] in [G] you, this [F#m] [B] [A] about [F] us, [C] this about [E] us, [B] this about [E] [A] us.
No way, no [G] way,
[A] no way.
[G] [D] Now you've given [A] your performance, [D] so the man in you [G] is idle.
[D] You find out, when [A] the wave of the [D] rising, keeps you [G] so idle.
[D] You're suffering,
[G] satisfaction, [D] this about us, and we're rolling out of action.
[G] [Bm]
[A] [D] You are [G] shambles, you [E]
are the [A] dreaded [F#] foul.
You [Bm] are the kiss of the [E] cheers, bills of [A] winner [G] makers.
[F#m] Now [F] we miss [C] you.
[Em] It's no [A] way, no [Em] way, [A] no way, [G] [A] no [Em] [A] way.
[G] [A] No way, no way, no way,
[G] no [A]
way.
[D] [F]
[Am] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
E
Bm
D
A
G
_ [D] _ _ You think that you [A] have seen her, when [D] you lie up in [G] between her.
[D] You tell me you [A] don't care, and this [D] about us [G] getting older.
Baby [D] got us, dancing [G] in her.
_ [D] This about us, _
[A] [D] part of the constant _ dreamer.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] You check [G] her ad line, [E] break her _
[A] _ regulations.
_ [F#] _ You watch [Bm] her legs lose their [E] volume. _
[A] Thermal [G] special, _ [F#m] _ this about [F] us, [Am] and we miss [E] it.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ No way, [C#] _ _ _ _ _ no way, _ [G] _ _ no [A] _
way.
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Now [D]
you're in it, _ [A] allergic, with [D] the company [G] you're part of.
[D] You do the [A] dirty business, _ [D] with your latest [G] sleeping partner. _
[D] You're becoming, _ _ [G] automatic, _ [D] busy matters.
_ And when we're driving,
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ You [G] want _ detention, [E] _ you [A] drive our patients, _ [F#] with the best [Bm] intentions.
You [E] are not the bad [A] in [G] you, this [F#m] _ _ [B] [A] about [F] us, [C] this about [E] us, [B] this about [E] _ [A] us. _
_ _ _ No way, _ _ _ _ no [G] way, _ _
_ _ _ [A] no way. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Now you've given [A] your performance, [D] so the man in you [G] is idle.
[D] You find out, when [A] the wave of the [D] rising, keeps you [G] so idle.
[D] You're suffering, _ _
_ [G] satisfaction, [D] this about us, and we're rolling out of action.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ You are [G] _ _ shambles, you [E] _ _ _
are the [A] _ dreaded [F#] foul.
You [Bm] are the kiss of the [E] cheers, bills of [A] winner _ [G] makers.
[F#m] _ _ Now [F] we miss [C] you.
_ _ [Em] It's no [A] way, _ _ no _ _ _ [Em] way, _ _ _ [A] no way, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] no _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] way.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ No way, no way, no way, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ no [A] _
way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] You tell me you [A] don't care, and this [D] about us [G] getting older.
Baby [D] got us, dancing [G] in her.
_ [D] This about us, _
[A] [D] part of the constant _ dreamer.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] You check [G] her ad line, [E] break her _
[A] _ regulations.
_ [F#] _ You watch [Bm] her legs lose their [E] volume. _
[A] Thermal [G] special, _ [F#m] _ this about [F] us, [Am] and we miss [E] it.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ No way, [C#] _ _ _ _ _ no way, _ [G] _ _ no [A] _
way.
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Now [D]
you're in it, _ [A] allergic, with [D] the company [G] you're part of.
[D] You do the [A] dirty business, _ [D] with your latest [G] sleeping partner. _
[D] You're becoming, _ _ [G] automatic, _ [D] busy matters.
_ And when we're driving,
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ You [G] want _ detention, [E] _ you [A] drive our patients, _ [F#] with the best [Bm] intentions.
You [E] are not the bad [A] in [G] you, this [F#m] _ _ [B] [A] about [F] us, [C] this about [E] us, [B] this about [E] _ [A] us. _
_ _ _ No way, _ _ _ _ no [G] way, _ _
_ _ _ [A] no way. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Now you've given [A] your performance, [D] so the man in you [G] is idle.
[D] You find out, when [A] the wave of the [D] rising, keeps you [G] so idle.
[D] You're suffering, _ _
_ [G] satisfaction, [D] this about us, and we're rolling out of action.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ You are [G] _ _ shambles, you [E] _ _ _
are the [A] _ dreaded [F#] foul.
You [Bm] are the kiss of the [E] cheers, bills of [A] winner _ [G] makers.
[F#m] _ _ Now [F] we miss [C] you.
_ _ [Em] It's no [A] way, _ _ no _ _ _ [Em] way, _ _ _ [A] no way, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] no _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] way.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ No way, no way, no way, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ no [A] _
way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _