Chords for Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Clubland (1981) [+Lyrics]
Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
G
C#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [C#]
[B] We're a [C#] handful of fat [F#]
handers [B] in a barely [G] [C#]-imputed
[F#m]
Going [Bm] [G] out of [C#] limits, going [F#] out of [B] judges, going [G] out of [C#] grades, going out [F#] with [G] bullshit
Still disaffection found [Em] out of the criminal types
[G] Lead to a [C#] higher rank and [F#] [B] man are a [G] fetish [C#] within red [F#] stripes
[B] The prize [F#] next door, [G#m] the murphs [F#] and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators had
[B] Flatware, [F#]
[B] in flatware, [F#]
[B] cuts and pieces, [G] [C#] some wise [F#] fucker
[Bm] Still there [G] to [C#] work,
[A] [Bm] you've come [G] to shoot [Em] the pony, [F#] [B] you've come to [G] do the [C#] jerk
[F#] You're [G] even halfway to paradise, believe you're halfway to bliss
The latest [C#] invitation [D] [F#] [Bm] never [D] seemed like [G] this
[F#] The [B] [F#] prize next door, [G#m] the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have [F#] your elevators [B] had
[G#m] Flatware, [F#]
in [G#m] flatware, [F#]
[E]
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
[B] [C#] some of our [G] lost [F#m] lives up [D] the [E] outskirts of [D] town
[E] [B] [C#] Meanwhile [G] in [F#m] club land, they [D] are [E] rippled [D] and down
[E] [B] [E]
[C#] [Bm] [C#]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#m] The [G] [Bm] [Em]
[D] [B] right to work [Em] is traded [D] in, [B] the right to refuse [C#] admission
[F#] [Bm] No pass out, [Em] now there's no [Bm] refund, do you find out [G] what you were [C#] missing?
[F#] [G] The crowd is taking 40 wicks, [Em] minus 10 percent
You barely get required
[F#] sleep, [B] you're gone [G] lingering [C#] with [F#] contemptment
[G] Thursday to Saturday, [Em] [G] money's gone already
Something's coming, common [F#] mistakes, [Bm] your hands have been [G] worked on [F#] steady
[B] The prize [F#] next [B] door, the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators [G#m] had
Flatware, [F#]
[B] in [E] flatware, [F#]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] in flatware
[G#m] [F#] [E] [Em]
[Bm]
[N]
[B] We're a [C#] handful of fat [F#]
handers [B] in a barely [G] [C#]-imputed
[F#m]
Going [Bm] [G] out of [C#] limits, going [F#] out of [B] judges, going [G] out of [C#] grades, going out [F#] with [G] bullshit
Still disaffection found [Em] out of the criminal types
[G] Lead to a [C#] higher rank and [F#] [B] man are a [G] fetish [C#] within red [F#] stripes
[B] The prize [F#] next door, [G#m] the murphs [F#] and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators had
[B] Flatware, [F#]
[B] in flatware, [F#]
[B] cuts and pieces, [G] [C#] some wise [F#] fucker
[Bm] Still there [G] to [C#] work,
[A] [Bm] you've come [G] to shoot [Em] the pony, [F#] [B] you've come to [G] do the [C#] jerk
[F#] You're [G] even halfway to paradise, believe you're halfway to bliss
The latest [C#] invitation [D] [F#] [Bm] never [D] seemed like [G] this
[F#] The [B] [F#] prize next door, [G#m] the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have [F#] your elevators [B] had
[G#m] Flatware, [F#]
in [G#m] flatware, [F#]
[E]
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
[B] [C#] some of our [G] lost [F#m] lives up [D] the [E] outskirts of [D] town
[E] [B] [C#] Meanwhile [G] in [F#m] club land, they [D] are [E] rippled [D] and down
[E] [B] [E]
[C#] [Bm] [C#]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#m] The [G] [Bm] [Em]
[D] [B] right to work [Em] is traded [D] in, [B] the right to refuse [C#] admission
[F#] [Bm] No pass out, [Em] now there's no [Bm] refund, do you find out [G] what you were [C#] missing?
[F#] [G] The crowd is taking 40 wicks, [Em] minus 10 percent
You barely get required
[F#] sleep, [B] you're gone [G] lingering [C#] with [F#] contemptment
[G] Thursday to Saturday, [Em] [G] money's gone already
Something's coming, common [F#] mistakes, [Bm] your hands have been [G] worked on [F#] steady
[B] The prize [F#] next [B] door, the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators [G#m] had
Flatware, [F#]
[B] in [E] flatware, [F#]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] in flatware
[G#m] [F#] [E] [Em]
[Bm]
[N]
Key:
F#
B
G
C#
E
F#
B
G
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[B] We're a [C#] handful of fat _ [F#]
handers [B] in a barely [G] _ [C#]-imputed
_ [F#m] _
Going [Bm] [G] out of [C#] limits, going [F#] out of [B] judges, going [G] out of [C#] grades, going out [F#] with [G] _ bullshit
Still _ disaffection found [Em] out of the criminal types
_ [G] Lead to a [C#] higher rank and [F#] [B] man are a [G] fetish [C#] within red [F#] stripes
[B] The prize [F#] next door, [G#m] the murphs [F#] and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators had
[B] _ Flatware, _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] in _ flatware, [F#] _ _
_ [B] cuts and pieces, [G] [C#] some wise [F#] fucker
[Bm] Still there [G] to [C#] work, _
[A] _ _ [Bm] you've come [G] to shoot [Em] the pony, [F#] _ [B] you've come to [G] do the [C#] jerk _
[F#] You're [G] even halfway to _ paradise, believe you're halfway to bliss
_ The latest _ [C#] invitation [D] _ [F#] [Bm] never [D] seemed like [G] this
[F#] _ The [B] [F#] prize next door, [G#m] the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have [F#] your elevators [B] had
[G#m] Flatware, _ [F#] _ _
_ in [G#m] flatware, _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] [C#] some of our [G] lost [F#m] lives up [D] the [E] outskirts of [D] town
[E] _ _ [B] _ [C#] Meanwhile [G] in [F#m] club land, they [D] are _ [E] rippled [D] and down
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] The [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [B] _ right to work [Em] is traded [D] in, [B] the right to refuse [C#] admission
[F#] _ _ [Bm] No pass out, [Em] now there's no [Bm] refund, do you find out [G] what you were [C#] missing?
[F#] _ [G] The crowd is taking 40 wicks, [Em] minus 10 percent
_ You barely get required _
[F#] sleep, [B] you're gone [G] lingering [C#] with _ [F#] contemptment
_ [G] Thursday _ to Saturday, _ [Em] _ [G] money's gone already
_ _ _ Something's coming, common [F#] mistakes, [Bm] your hands have been [G] worked on [F#] steady
[B] The prize [F#] next [B] door, the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators [G#m] had
Flatware, _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] in [E] flatware, [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] in flatware
[G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[B] We're a [C#] handful of fat _ [F#]
handers [B] in a barely [G] _ [C#]-imputed
_ [F#m] _
Going [Bm] [G] out of [C#] limits, going [F#] out of [B] judges, going [G] out of [C#] grades, going out [F#] with [G] _ bullshit
Still _ disaffection found [Em] out of the criminal types
_ [G] Lead to a [C#] higher rank and [F#] [B] man are a [G] fetish [C#] within red [F#] stripes
[B] The prize [F#] next door, [G#m] the murphs [F#] and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators had
[B] _ Flatware, _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] in _ flatware, [F#] _ _
_ [B] cuts and pieces, [G] [C#] some wise [F#] fucker
[Bm] Still there [G] to [C#] work, _
[A] _ _ [Bm] you've come [G] to shoot [Em] the pony, [F#] _ [B] you've come to [G] do the [C#] jerk _
[F#] You're [G] even halfway to _ paradise, believe you're halfway to bliss
_ The latest _ [C#] invitation [D] _ [F#] [Bm] never [D] seemed like [G] this
[F#] _ The [B] [F#] prize next door, [G#m] the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have [F#] your elevators [B] had
[G#m] Flatware, _ [F#] _ _
_ in [G#m] flatware, _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] [C#] some of our [G] lost [F#m] lives up [D] the [E] outskirts of [D] town
[E] _ _ [B] _ [C#] Meanwhile [G] in [F#m] club land, they [D] are _ [E] rippled [D] and down
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] The [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [B] _ right to work [Em] is traded [D] in, [B] the right to refuse [C#] admission
[F#] _ _ [Bm] No pass out, [Em] now there's no [Bm] refund, do you find out [G] what you were [C#] missing?
[F#] _ [G] The crowd is taking 40 wicks, [Em] minus 10 percent
_ You barely get required _
[F#] sleep, [B] you're gone [G] lingering [C#] with _ [F#] contemptment
_ [G] Thursday _ to Saturday, _ [Em] _ [G] money's gone already
_ _ _ Something's coming, common [F#] mistakes, [Bm] your hands have been [G] worked on [F#] steady
[B] The prize [F#] next [B] door, the [F#] murphs and [E] dads, you [F#] wears and [E] nearly-deads, have your [F#] elevators [G#m] had
Flatware, _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] in [E] flatware, [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] in flatware
[G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _