Elvis Costello - Brilliant Disguise Chords

Tempo:
112.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Costello - Brilliant Disguise chords
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I hold you in my arms, [G]
oh there's a band playing
What are those words whispered baby, just as you [D] turn away
[A] Well [G] I saw you last [C] night,
[G] out on the edge of town
I wanna read your mind and know just what I got in this [D] new thing I found
So [Em] tell me what I [G] see,
[Em] when I look [G] into your eyes
[Em] Is that you, [G] [D]
baby, [Em] are just a [C] brilliant [Em]
disguise
I [D] [G]
heard someone call your name, underneath my willow
I saw something tucked in shame, [D] underneath your pillow
Well [G] I tried so hard baby, [C] [G] but I just can't see
What a woman like you, [C] [G]
[D] is doing with me
So [Em] tell me who [G] I see, [C] [Em]
when I look into [G] your eyes
Is that you, [D] baby, [Em] are just a [C] brilliant disguise
[D] I, [G]
now [D] look at me baby, struggling [G] to do everything right
And [C] then it all falls apart, [G] when out go the lights
I'm just [D] a lonely pilgrim, I walk [C] this world in well
I wanna [G] know if it's you I don't trust, cause [Em] I damn [D] sure don't trust myself
[G] Now you play the loving woman, [C] [A] I play [G] the faithful man
Just [D] don't look too [C] close, [G] [D] into the palm of my [A] [D] hand
[G] When we stood at the altar, the gypsy swore our future looked right
But in the wee wee hours, maybe baby, [D] the gypsy lied
So [Em] when you look [G] at me, [C] [Em] you better look hard [G] and look [C] twice
[Em] Is that [G] me, [D] baby, [Em] are [C] just a [Em] brilliant disguise
[G] As, tonight our bed is cold, I'm lost in the darkness of our love
God have mercy on a man, who doubts [A] what he should have
[G] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Brilliant Disguise chords, with this master sequence: D, G, C and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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I hold you in my arms, _ [G] _
oh there's a band playing _ _
What are those words whispered baby, _ _ just as you [D] turn away _ _
[A] Well [G] I saw you last [C] night, _
[G] _ out on the edge of town _ _
_ I wanna read your mind and know just what I got in this [D] new thing I found _
So [Em] tell me what I [G] see, _
[Em] _ when I look [G] into your eyes
[Em] _ Is that you, [G] _ _ [D]
baby, [Em] are just a [C] _ brilliant [Em] _
disguise
I [D] _ _ _ [G] _
heard _ _ _ _ _ someone call your name, _ _ _ underneath my willow
I saw something tucked in shame, _ _ _ [D] underneath your pillow
_ _ Well [G] I tried so hard baby, [C] _ _ [G] but I just can't see
_ What _ a woman like you, [C] _ [G] _
[D] is doing with me
So [Em] tell me who [G] I see, [C] _ [Em] _
when I look into [G] your eyes _
Is that you, _ _ [D] baby, [Em] are just a [C] _ brilliant _ disguise
[D] I, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ now [D] look at me baby, _ _ struggling [G] to do everything right
And [C] then it all falls apart, _ _ [G] when out go the lights
_ I'm just [D] a lonely pilgrim, _ I walk [C] this world in well
I wanna [G] know if it's you I don't trust, _ cause [Em] I damn [D] sure don't trust myself
_ _ [G] Now you play the loving woman, [C] _ _ _ [A] I play [G] the faithful man
_ Just [D] don't look too [C] close, _ _ [G] _ [D] into the palm of my [A] _ [D] hand
_ [G] When we stood at the altar, _ the gypsy swore our future looked right
_ But in the wee wee hours, maybe baby, [D] the gypsy lied
So _ [Em] when you look [G] at me, [C] _ _ [Em] you better look hard [G] and look [C] twice
_ [Em] Is that [G] me, _ [D] baby, [Em] are [C] just a _ _ [Em] brilliant _ disguise
[G] As, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tonight our bed is cold, _ I'm lost in the darkness of our love
_ God have mercy on a man, who doubts [A] what he should have
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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The album Undercover includes this song, written by Bruce Springsteen.

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