Chords for Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Strict Time (1981) [+Lyrics]

Tempo:
187.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Strict Time (1981) [+Lyrics] chords
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[C]
[G] [D]
[Cm]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
Oh, muscles, [C] legs and [G] fingers, girl, and a cold sweat [C] brings out [G] on a sweater girl.
[C] Oh, here's how hands don't touch that dial, the [F] boxing, court watch, weekend witch [G] trials.
[C]
[D] All of my straight legs, damn [C] girls, are frigid.
The clock is two, says, damn the rules are rigid,
cause [G] it's strict time.
[D] Duff it up, [G] duff it up, keep it lit, [C] burn it down.
Strict [G] time.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Talking [C] hushed, don't [G] try talking lush, don't try to [C] look it down and do the musical, [G] damn it, girl.
[C]
[G] [C]
Bacon, that brand, lots of beef, smoking the heaven, that's a cigarette of [D] chastity.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] Good assistant, stayin' [C] alive, my [F] life got hand jobs and a [G] hand job.
Strict time.
[C]
[G] [D] Duff it up, [G] duff it up, keep it lit, [C] burn it down.
[G] Strict time.
[C]
[G]
[D] Duff it up, duff it up, keep it lit, burn [C] it down.
Strict [G] time.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Strict time.
[C]
[G] Strict time.
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Strict Time chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C and G in sequence. Set your pace at 62 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 125. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C# Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, muscles, [C] legs and [G] fingers, girl, and a cold sweat [C] brings out [G] on a sweater _ girl. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Oh, here's how hands don't touch that dial, the [F] boxing, court watch, weekend witch [G] _ _ _ trials.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ All of my straight legs, damn [C] girls, are frigid.
The clock is two, says, damn the rules are rigid,
cause [G] it's strict _ time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Duff it up, [G] duff it up, keep it lit, [C] burn it down. _ _ _
_ Strict [G] _ time.
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Talking [C] hushed, don't [G] try talking lush, don't try to [C] look it down and do the musical, [G] damn it, girl.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Bacon, that brand, lots of beef, _ smoking the heaven, that's a cigarette of [D] chastity.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Good assistant, stayin' [C] alive, my [F] life got hand jobs and a [G] hand job. _
_ Strict time.
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Duff it up, [G] duff it up, keep it lit, [C] burn it down. _ _ _ _
_ [G] Strict time.
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Duff it up, duff it up, keep it lit, burn [C] it down. _ _ _ _
Strict [G] time.
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Strict time.
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] Strict time.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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