Chords for Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Fish 'N' Chip Paper (1981) [+Lyrics]
Tempo:
130.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
Eb
Bb
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
So the modern dandelions have to [F] be condented And the rasta London sun would make a barman
out of bar [Eb] daddy
Oh [F]
girl, I've your dreams to have you high But I'm not a rich guy, you're the man of
the moment Who's alive [Eb] for a punch
[F]
[Bb] If you've got some for the high [G] If you've got some [Eb] for the sale
If you've got some [F] out as [G] bride You might kill [Bb] the devil
Oh, I'm [G] not worth a cent If [Ab] I am a strip [Fm] of tail
[Bb] If [F] you want your feet, [D] you better speak up now [Ab] If I don't mean a thing, wait, [A] I [F] guess
it [G] infuses the matter Fish [Ab] and [Dbm] paper
[Db] [F] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [D]
[F] Girl, sister's leaving And it's time to run away
But you can just look at the pictures You don't actually have to read [Eb] it
Ooh ooh ooh [F] ooh ooh ooh
Madam, a laundrette is looking For your unorthodox
And the milkman is working With the new hood [Eb] school
[F]
[Bb] It says
If you've got some for [Gm] the high If you've got some for [Eb] the sale
If you got somebody [G] who's bright, you might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith [Fm] Hotel
[Db] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] That I speak of now, it [Ab] don't mean a thing
Let our [Gb] yesterdays be [Ab] the [B]
tomorrows be
[Db]
[Bb] If you got somebody [Gm] to hide, if you got somebody [Eb] to sell
If you got somebody [Fm] who's bright, you [F] might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith [Fm] Hotel
[Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[N]
out of bar [Eb] daddy
Oh [F]
girl, I've your dreams to have you high But I'm not a rich guy, you're the man of
the moment Who's alive [Eb] for a punch
[F]
[Bb] If you've got some for the high [G] If you've got some [Eb] for the sale
If you've got some [F] out as [G] bride You might kill [Bb] the devil
Oh, I'm [G] not worth a cent If [Ab] I am a strip [Fm] of tail
[Bb] If [F] you want your feet, [D] you better speak up now [Ab] If I don't mean a thing, wait, [A] I [F] guess
it [G] infuses the matter Fish [Ab] and [Dbm] paper
[Db] [F] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [D]
[F] Girl, sister's leaving And it's time to run away
But you can just look at the pictures You don't actually have to read [Eb] it
Ooh ooh ooh [F] ooh ooh ooh
Madam, a laundrette is looking For your unorthodox
And the milkman is working With the new hood [Eb] school
[F]
[Bb] It says
If you've got some for [Gm] the high If you've got some for [Eb] the sale
If you got somebody [G] who's bright, you might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith [Fm] Hotel
[Db] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] That I speak of now, it [Ab] don't mean a thing
Let our [Gb] yesterdays be [Ab] the [B]
tomorrows be
[Db]
[Bb] If you got somebody [Gm] to hide, if you got somebody [Eb] to sell
If you got somebody [Fm] who's bright, you [F] might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith [Fm] Hotel
[Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
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Eb
Bb
Ab
G
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Bb
_ _ So the modern dandelions have to [F] be condented And the rasta London sun would make a barman
out of bar [Eb] daddy
Oh _ [F] _
_ _ girl, I've your dreams to have you high But I'm not a rich guy, you're the man of
the moment Who's alive [Eb] for a _ punch
_ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ If you've got some for the high [G] If you've got some [Eb] for the sale
If you've got some [F] out as [G] bride You might kill [Bb] the devil
Oh, I'm [G] not worth a cent If [Ab] I am a strip [Fm] of tail
[Bb] If _ _ _ [F] you want your feet, [D] you better speak up now [Ab] If I don't mean a thing, wait, [A] I [F] guess
it [G] infuses the matter Fish [Ab] and [Dbm] paper _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ Girl, sister's leaving And it's time to run away
But you can just look at the pictures You don't actually have to read [Eb] it
Ooh ooh ooh [F] ooh ooh ooh
_ Madam, a laundrette is looking For your unorthodox
And the milkman is working With the new hood [Eb] school
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] It says
If you've got some for [Gm] the high If you've got some for [Eb] the sale
If you got somebody [G] who's bright, you might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith _ [Fm] Hotel
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] That I speak of now, it [Ab] don't mean a thing
Let our [Gb] _ yesterdays be [Ab] the [B]
tomorrows be
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] If you got somebody [Gm] to hide, if you got somebody [Eb] to sell
If you got somebody [Fm] who's bright, you [F] might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith _ [Fm] Hotel
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
out of bar [Eb] daddy
Oh _ [F] _
_ _ girl, I've your dreams to have you high But I'm not a rich guy, you're the man of
the moment Who's alive [Eb] for a _ punch
_ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ If you've got some for the high [G] If you've got some [Eb] for the sale
If you've got some [F] out as [G] bride You might kill [Bb] the devil
Oh, I'm [G] not worth a cent If [Ab] I am a strip [Fm] of tail
[Bb] If _ _ _ [F] you want your feet, [D] you better speak up now [Ab] If I don't mean a thing, wait, [A] I [F] guess
it [G] infuses the matter Fish [Ab] and [Dbm] paper _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ Girl, sister's leaving And it's time to run away
But you can just look at the pictures You don't actually have to read [Eb] it
Ooh ooh ooh [F] ooh ooh ooh
_ Madam, a laundrette is looking For your unorthodox
And the milkman is working With the new hood [Eb] school
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] It says
If you've got some for [Gm] the high If you've got some for [Eb] the sale
If you got somebody [G] who's bright, you might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith _ [Fm] Hotel
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] That I speak of now, it [Ab] don't mean a thing
Let our [Gb] _ yesterdays be [Ab] the [B]
tomorrows be
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] If you got somebody [Gm] to hide, if you got somebody [Eb] to sell
If you got somebody [Fm] who's bright, you [F] might kiss [Bb] her tail
Oh, I'd love [G] with a fat fan if [Ab] I had a Smith _ [Fm] Hotel
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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