Watching The Detectives Chords by Elvis Costello

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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Last girl's not the one with the defects, cellophane shrink [C] wrap's so correct.
_ [Am] _ Red dogs under _ [F] illegal _ legs.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ She looks so good that he gets [F] down and [C] _ [F] begs.
_ [C] _ She's watching her _ detectives.
_ [G] Ooh, he's so cute.
_ _ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives.
_ [G] She's bound and [Em] she'll, [F] she'll, [D] she'll, [Am] she'll.
Can't beat it up until the teardrops [Em] start.
[F] But he can't feel wounded cause he's got [C] no _ heart.
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ A loud shout at that [A] jumping sign.
[F] _ Visible shivers running down my [Am] spine.
Cut the baby, take another close.
[F] Close up of that sign that said we never know.
[A] _ He's had a junior match [E] of [F] cigarettes.
She pulls the eyes out with her face like a magnet.
[A] I don't know how much more of this I [F] can _ take.
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She's filing her [A] nails while they're [F] dragging the lake.
_ _ [C] She's watching her _ detectives.
_ Ooh, [G] he's so cute.
_ _ She's [C] watching her _ detectives.
[G] Ooh, and he's, [Em] she'll, she'll, [D] she'll, [Am] she'll.
Can't beat it up until the teardrops [G] start.
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But he can't feel wounded cause he's [C] got no heart. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it.
[F] Now, baby, see the state of the shit for emphasis.
[Am] They call it instant chess when it's past the big limit.
[F] Someone's scratching at the window.
I wonder who it is.
[A] It's a bad instance from the detective's youth.
It's long-spun appearance.
We're ready to hear the rest about that daughter's disappearance.
Your [A] healing took a miracle to get you to stay.
You don't need [Fm] my little fingers to blow [C] you away. _
_ _ _ Just [G] like watching the _ detectives.
_ _ [C] Don't get cute.
But just [G] like watching the _ detectives.
_ _ [Am] _ He gets so angry when the teardrops [F] start.
But he can't feel wounded cause he's got no [C] _ heart. _
_ _ _ [G] Watching the _ detectives.
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_ [C] Just [C] like watching the _ detectives.
_ _ [A] Watching the _ detectives.
[Em] _ _ Watching the _
[F] detectives.
_ _ [Am] Watching the [Em] _
detectives.
_ _ [F] Watching the _ detectives.
_ _ [A] Watching the detectives.
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