So Like Candy Chords by Elvis Costello
Tempo:
85.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#
D
C#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Here lies the [F#] powder and perfume, [Bm]
the dirty clothes that [C#] scattered [G] round [F#] the room.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
[B] [C#] Here lies the [F#] lipstick and the [Bm] face, [A] the colored tablets [C#] keep it [G] all in [F#] place.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
Like [A] candy.
[D] What did I do [F#] to make her go?
[Bm] Why must she be the [G] one that I have to love [Gm] so?
Like [D] candy.
[C#] Here lies the picture of [F#] a girl,
[Bm] [A] her arms [D] are tied around [C#] that [G] lucky [F#] guy.
And [Em] it's sold like candy.
[C#] And in her eyes a [Bm] certain look, [A] I thought I'd seen the [C#] last of long [F#] ago.
[E] And it's [Em] sold like candy.
And it's sold [A] like candy.
[D] What did I do to [F#]
make her go?
Why must she [D] be the one [G] that I have to [Gm] love so?
I remember the day that [A#] that picture was taken.
We were so [D] happy then, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
[Gm] She seems so sweet to me, [A#] I was mistaken.
Oh no, not [D] that again, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
She just can't face the day, [A] so she turns and [B] melts away.
[F#m]
[C#] [G] [E]
Here lie the [F#] records that she scratched, [Bm] [A]
and on the sleeve I find [C#] a note [G]
[F#] attached.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
[C#] My darling did herself to [Bm] waste, [G] she couldn't say goodbye, [Bm] but I admired her taste.
And [Em] it's sold like [E] candy.
[Em] Sold like candy.
[Bm] Sold like [E] candy.
[Bm] Sold like candy.
Sold [D] like [E] candy.
Sold like candy.
[Bm] [D] [B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[F#] [B]
[Bm]
[F#] [B]
[Bm] [G]
the dirty clothes that [C#] scattered [G] round [F#] the room.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
[B] [C#] Here lies the [F#] lipstick and the [Bm] face, [A] the colored tablets [C#] keep it [G] all in [F#] place.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
Like [A] candy.
[D] What did I do [F#] to make her go?
[Bm] Why must she be the [G] one that I have to love [Gm] so?
Like [D] candy.
[C#] Here lies the picture of [F#] a girl,
[Bm] [A] her arms [D] are tied around [C#] that [G] lucky [F#] guy.
And [Em] it's sold like candy.
[C#] And in her eyes a [Bm] certain look, [A] I thought I'd seen the [C#] last of long [F#] ago.
[E] And it's [Em] sold like candy.
And it's sold [A] like candy.
[D] What did I do to [F#]
make her go?
Why must she [D] be the one [G] that I have to [Gm] love so?
I remember the day that [A#] that picture was taken.
We were so [D] happy then, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
[Gm] She seems so sweet to me, [A#] I was mistaken.
Oh no, not [D] that again, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
She just can't face the day, [A] so she turns and [B] melts away.
[F#m]
[C#] [G] [E]
Here lie the [F#] records that she scratched, [Bm] [A]
and on the sleeve I find [C#] a note [G]
[F#] attached.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
[C#] My darling did herself to [Bm] waste, [G] she couldn't say goodbye, [Bm] but I admired her taste.
And [Em] it's sold like [E] candy.
[Em] Sold like candy.
[Bm] Sold like [E] candy.
[Bm] Sold like candy.
Sold [D] like [E] candy.
Sold like candy.
[Bm] [D] [B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[F#] [B]
[Bm]
[F#] [B]
[Bm] [G]
Key:
Bm
F#
D
C#
G
Bm
F#
D
_ _ _ Here _ _ _ _ lies the [F#] powder and perfume, [Bm] _
_ the dirty clothes that [C#] scattered [G] round [F#] the room.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
[B] _ [C#] Here lies the [F#] lipstick and the _ [Bm] face, [A] the colored tablets [C#] keep it [G] all in [F#] place.
And it's [Em] sold _ like candy.
_ _ _ _ Like [A] candy.
_ _ [D] What did I do [F#] to make her go?
[Bm] Why must she be the [G] one that I have to love [Gm] so?
_ Like [D] candy.
_ _ [C#] Here lies the picture of [F#] a girl, _
[Bm] _ _ [A] her arms [D] are tied around [C#] that [G] lucky _ [F#] guy.
And [Em] it's sold like candy.
_ _ [C#] And in her eyes a [Bm] certain look, _ [A] I thought I'd seen the [C#] last of long [F#] ago. _
_ [E] And it's [Em] sold like candy.
And _ it's sold [A] like candy.
_ [D] What did I do to [F#]
make her go?
Why must she [D] be the one [G] that I have to [Gm] love so?
I remember the day that [A#] that picture was taken.
We were so [D] happy then, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
[Gm] She seems so sweet to me, [A#] I was mistaken.
Oh no, not [D] that again, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
She just can't face the day, [A] so she turns and [B] melts away.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ [E]
Here lie the [F#] records that she scratched, [Bm] _ [A]
and on the sleeve I find [C#] a note [G] _
[F#] attached.
_ And it's [Em] sold like candy.
_ [C#] My darling did herself to [Bm] waste, _ _ [G] she couldn't say goodbye, [Bm] but I admired her taste.
And [Em] it's sold like _ [E] candy.
_ [Em] Sold _ like candy.
_ [Bm] Sold _ like [E] candy.
[Bm] _ _ Sold like candy. _
_ Sold [D] _ like [E] candy.
Sold like candy.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ the dirty clothes that [C#] scattered [G] round [F#] the room.
And it's [Em] sold like candy.
[B] _ [C#] Here lies the [F#] lipstick and the _ [Bm] face, [A] the colored tablets [C#] keep it [G] all in [F#] place.
And it's [Em] sold _ like candy.
_ _ _ _ Like [A] candy.
_ _ [D] What did I do [F#] to make her go?
[Bm] Why must she be the [G] one that I have to love [Gm] so?
_ Like [D] candy.
_ _ [C#] Here lies the picture of [F#] a girl, _
[Bm] _ _ [A] her arms [D] are tied around [C#] that [G] lucky _ [F#] guy.
And [Em] it's sold like candy.
_ _ [C#] And in her eyes a [Bm] certain look, _ [A] I thought I'd seen the [C#] last of long [F#] ago. _
_ [E] And it's [Em] sold like candy.
And _ it's sold [A] like candy.
_ [D] What did I do to [F#]
make her go?
Why must she [D] be the one [G] that I have to [Gm] love so?
I remember the day that [A#] that picture was taken.
We were so [D] happy then, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
[Gm] She seems so sweet to me, [A#] I was mistaken.
Oh no, not [D] that again, [A] but that's [D] sold like candy.
She just can't face the day, [A] so she turns and [B] melts away.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ [E]
Here lie the [F#] records that she scratched, [Bm] _ [A]
and on the sleeve I find [C#] a note [G] _
[F#] attached.
_ And it's [Em] sold like candy.
_ [C#] My darling did herself to [Bm] waste, _ _ [G] she couldn't say goodbye, [Bm] but I admired her taste.
And [Em] it's sold like _ [E] candy.
_ [Em] Sold _ like candy.
_ [Bm] Sold _ like [E] candy.
[Bm] _ _ Sold like candy. _
_ Sold [D] _ like [E] candy.
Sold like candy.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _