Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Clubland Chords

Tempo:
124.75 bpm
Chords used:

F#

G

B

C#

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Clubland chords
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[E]
[C#] [Bm] [G]
[C#] [D] [B] In a [G] better future
[F#m] I [Bm] [G]
[C#] plan to go [F#] out
I'm [Bm] legit going
[G] off the rails, [C#] going
off [F#m] with the [G]
kids
Still, still, still
[Em]
The criminal tide
[Bm]
[G] leads to a [C#] higher
rank [F#] and man
[Bm] I [G] refuse to [C#] defend race [F#] rights
[B]
Next [F#] stop, [G#m] the [F#] mums and [B] dads US
[F#] and [E] immigrants, [F#] have you ever been [B] black men?
[F#] [B]
[G#m] Men?
[F#] [Bm] Peace [G] and some [C#m] wise
[Bm] pocket, [F#] [Bm] good to [C#] work [F#] [Bm] Come [G] to
[C#] shoot the pony
[F#] [Bm] Come to [G] [C#] the jerk
[F#] [G]
Halfway to paradise
Halfway to blue, ladies [C#] invitation
[D] Never seemed [C#] like
[F#] this
[B] [F#] Next stop, [B] the [F#] mums and [E] dads, US
[F#] and [E] immigrants, have [F#] you ever
been [B] half [G#m]-black?
[F#] [B]
Half-black?
[F#] [E]
[B]
[C#]
[F#] [B]
[C#] I'm not going [G] [F#m] [D]
[E] to [D] town
[E] [B]
[A] Meanwhile
[G] in [F#m] club land
they [D] are [E] holding [D] [E] [B]
[Bm] [E] [C#] [Bm]
[C#] [F#] [Bm]
down
[F#m] [G]
[Bm] To
[Em] [D] [Bm]
[B] [Em] orchestrate [D] it [B] in
the right to [C#] refuse [F#] admission
[B]
No pass [C#] out
There's [Bm] no [F#m] refund
[G] If you were [C#] [F#] missing
[G]
It's taken far too much
[Em]
10 [G]%
[C#] required [F#] to [Bm] go [G] with [C#] [F#] First
[G]
day to Saturday
[Em]
[G] Money's gone already
Something's [Em] coming
come on, [F#] these days
[Bm] Your [G] hands and work [F#] unsteady
[B]
Next [F#] stop, [G#m] the [F#] mums
and dads, [E]
US
[F#] and [E] immigrants, have you
[F#] ever [B] been half-black?
[F#] [B]
Half [G#m]-black?
[F#] [B]
Half [G#m]-black?
[F#] [B]
[F#] [C#m] [E]
[Em] [Bm]
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Key:  
F#
134211112
G
2131
B
12341112
C#
12341114
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
G
2131
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Costello,Elvis And T - Clubland chords, practice the chord sequence G#m, F#, Bm, G, C#, B, G#m, F# and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 62 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 125 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] In a [G] better _ future
[F#m] I _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[C#] plan to go [F#] out
I'm [Bm] legit going
[G] off the rails, [C#] going
off [F#m] with the [G] _
kids
Still, still, still
_ _ [Em] _
The criminal tide
_ [Bm] _
[G] leads to a [C#] higher
rank [F#] and man
[Bm] I [G] refuse to [C#] defend race [F#] rights
_ [B]
Next [F#] stop, [G#m] the [F#] mums and [B] dads US
[F#] and [E] immigrants, [F#] have you ever been [B] black _ men?
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] Men?
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Peace [G] and some [C#m] wise
[Bm] pocket, [F#] _ _ [Bm] good to [C#] work _ [F#] _ [Bm] Come [G] to
[C#] shoot the pony
[F#] _ [Bm] Come to _ [G] [C#] the jerk
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ Halfway to paradise _ _
_ Halfway to blue, _ _ _ ladies [C#] _ invitation
[D] _ Never seemed [C#] like
_ [F#] this _ _
[B] [F#] Next stop, [B] the [F#] mums and [E] dads, US
[F#] and [E] immigrants, have [F#] you ever
been [B] half [G#m]-black?
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B]
Half-black?
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
[C#] I'm not going [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] to [D] town
_ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] Meanwhile
[G] in [F#m] club land
they [D] are _ [E] holding [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ down
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
[Bm] To
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ orchestrate [D] it [B] in
the right to [C#] refuse _ [F#] admission
_ [B]
No pass [C#] out
There's [Bm] no [F#m] refund
[G] If you were [C#] _ [F#] missing
_ [G]
It's taken far too much
[Em] _
10 [G]% _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] required [F#] to [Bm] go [G] with [C#] _ _ _ [F#] First
[G] _
_ _ day to Saturday
_ [Em] _
[G] Money's gone already _ _ _
Something's [Em] coming
come on, [F#] these days
[Bm] Your [G] hands and work _ [F#] unsteady
_ [B]
Next [F#] stop, [G#m] the [F#] mums
and dads, [E]
US
[F#] and [E] immigrants, have you
[F#] ever [B] been half-black?
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
Half [G#m]-black?
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
Half [G#m]-black?
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Half

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