Elvis costello ' Town Cryer ' Chords
Tempo:
137.75 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [C] I'm the town [Em] [F] cryer, and [C] everybody knows I'm a little damned with [F] a lot [C] to go
[Am] Maybe you don't [G] believe my [F#] heart is in the right place
[Am] Why don't you [C] take a good look [Am] at my face
[Bm] Other boys use their [A] splendor, [G#] all they tremble [Bm] in death
They're so teddy bear [A] tender and [G#] tragically hip
[Bm] I'm [Em]
never gonna cry [Bm] again, I'm gonna be as [E] strong as them
[G] They say they die for [Em] love and [B] then they live it out
[Bm] They'll give you something to cry about
[Am] Suddenly [G] you're ready for [D] all the pieces
[G] [C] I'm the town crier, [F]
and everybody [C] knows
I'm a little damned with a [F] lot of [C] time to go
[Am] Maybe you [C] don't believe [E] my [F#] heart is [Am] in the right place
Why don't you [C] take a good [A] look [F#] at my [Am] [A] face
[Bm] Other boys [A] use their splendor, [E] all they [Bm] tremble in death
They're so [D] teddy bear tender [G#]
and tragically hip
[G] Loving and [Em] happiness go [A] on and on
[Bm]
Suffering friends of your fatal jump
[Em] Living for the fancy that you're gonna [Bm] get hurt
Just a little boy lost in a [D] big mansion
And [Am] suddenly [G] you're [Em] ready for all [D] the pieces
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I'm the town crier, [F]
and everybody [C] knows
I'm a little damned with [F] a lot of time [Cm] to go
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Maybe [C] you don't believe my heart [F#] is in the right [Am] place
Why don't [Em] you take a good look at [F#] my [Am] face
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Other boys [A] use [G#] their splendor, [Bm] all they tremble in death
[D] They're so teddy [A] bear [G#] tender and [G] tragically [C] hip
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[C] [G] [C] I'm the town [Em] [F] cryer, and [C] everybody knows I'm a little damned with [F] a lot [C] to go
[Am] Maybe you don't [G] believe my [F#] heart is in the right place
[Am] Why don't you [C] take a good look [Am] at my face
[Bm] Other boys use their [A] splendor, [G#] all they tremble [Bm] in death
They're so teddy bear [A] tender and [G#] tragically hip
[Bm] I'm [Em]
never gonna cry [Bm] again, I'm gonna be as [E] strong as them
[G] They say they die for [Em] love and [B] then they live it out
[Bm] They'll give you something to cry about
[Am] Suddenly [G] you're ready for [D] all the pieces
[G] [C] I'm the town crier, [F]
and everybody [C] knows
I'm a little damned with a [F] lot of [C] time to go
[Am] Maybe you [C] don't believe [E] my [F#] heart is [Am] in the right place
Why don't you [C] take a good [A] look [F#] at my [Am] [A] face
[Bm] Other boys [A] use their splendor, [E] all they [Bm] tremble in death
They're so [D] teddy bear tender [G#]
and tragically hip
[G] Loving and [Em] happiness go [A] on and on
[Bm]
Suffering friends of your fatal jump
[Em] Living for the fancy that you're gonna [Bm] get hurt
Just a little boy lost in a [D] big mansion
And [Am] suddenly [G] you're [Em] ready for all [D] the pieces
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I'm the town crier, [F]
and everybody [C] knows
I'm a little damned with [F] a lot of time [Cm] to go
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Maybe [C] you don't believe my heart [F#] is in the right [Am] place
Why don't [Em] you take a good look at [F#] my [Am] face
[Bm]
Other boys [A] use [G#] their splendor, [Bm] all they tremble in death
[D] They're so teddy [A] bear [G#] tender and [G] tragically [C] hip
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_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] I'm the town _ _ [Em] _ [F] cryer, and [C] everybody knows _ I'm a little _ damned with [F] a lot _ [C] to go
[Am] _ Maybe you don't [G] believe my [F#] heart is in the right _ place
[Am] _ Why don't you [C] take a good look [Am] at my _ _ _ face
_ [Bm] Other boys use their [A] splendor, [G#] all they tremble [Bm] in death
They're so teddy bear [A] tender and _ [G#] tragically _ hip
[Bm] I'm _ _ [Em] _
never gonna cry [Bm] _ again, _ I'm gonna be as [E] strong as them
[G] They say they die for [Em] love and [B] then they live it out
[Bm] They'll give you something to cry about
[Am] _ Suddenly [G] _ you're ready for [D] all the _ pieces
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] I'm the town crier, _ _ [F] _
and everybody _ [C] knows
I'm a little _ damned with a [F] lot of [C] time to go
_ [Am] Maybe you [C] don't believe [E] my [F#] heart is [Am] in the right _ place
_ Why don't you [C] take a good [A] look [F#] at my _ [Am] _ _ [A] face
_ [Bm] Other boys [A] use their splendor, [E] all they [Bm] tremble in death
_ They're so [D] teddy bear tender _ [G#] _
and _ _ tragically hip
[G] Loving and [Em] happiness go [A] on and on
[Bm] _
Suffering friends of your fatal jump
_ [Em] Living for the fancy that you're gonna [Bm] get hurt
Just a little boy lost in a [D] big mansion
And [Am] suddenly [G] you're [Em] ready for all [D] the pieces
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I'm the town crier, _ _ [F] _ _
and everybody [C] _ knows _
I'm a little _ _ damned with [F] a lot _ of time [Cm] to go
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Maybe [C] you don't believe my heart [F#] is in the right [Am] _ place
Why don't [Em] you take a good look at [F#] my _ _ [Am] face
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Other boys [A] use [G#] their _ splendor, [Bm] all they tremble in death
_ [D] They're so teddy [A] bear [G#] tender and _ [G] _ _ tragically [C] hip
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_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] I'm the town _ _ [Em] _ [F] cryer, and [C] everybody knows _ I'm a little _ damned with [F] a lot _ [C] to go
[Am] _ Maybe you don't [G] believe my [F#] heart is in the right _ place
[Am] _ Why don't you [C] take a good look [Am] at my _ _ _ face
_ [Bm] Other boys use their [A] splendor, [G#] all they tremble [Bm] in death
They're so teddy bear [A] tender and _ [G#] tragically _ hip
[Bm] I'm _ _ [Em] _
never gonna cry [Bm] _ again, _ I'm gonna be as [E] strong as them
[G] They say they die for [Em] love and [B] then they live it out
[Bm] They'll give you something to cry about
[Am] _ Suddenly [G] _ you're ready for [D] all the _ pieces
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] I'm the town crier, _ _ [F] _
and everybody _ [C] knows
I'm a little _ damned with a [F] lot of [C] time to go
_ [Am] Maybe you [C] don't believe [E] my [F#] heart is [Am] in the right _ place
_ Why don't you [C] take a good [A] look [F#] at my _ [Am] _ _ [A] face
_ [Bm] Other boys [A] use their splendor, [E] all they [Bm] tremble in death
_ They're so [D] teddy bear tender _ [G#] _
and _ _ tragically hip
[G] Loving and [Em] happiness go [A] on and on
[Bm] _
Suffering friends of your fatal jump
_ [Em] Living for the fancy that you're gonna [Bm] get hurt
Just a little boy lost in a [D] big mansion
And [Am] suddenly [G] you're [Em] ready for all [D] the pieces
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I'm the town crier, _ _ [F] _ _
and everybody [C] _ knows _
I'm a little _ _ damned with [F] a lot _ of time [Cm] to go
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Maybe [C] you don't believe my heart [F#] is in the right [Am] _ place
Why don't [Em] you take a good look at [F#] my _ _ [Am] face
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Other boys [A] use [G#] their _ splendor, [Bm] all they tremble in death
_ [D] They're so teddy [A] bear [G#] tender and _ [G] _ _ tragically [C] hip
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