Alison - Elvis Costello
[Bsus4] [B] [G#m] [A] [C#m] [B] [F#m] [G#m] [B] Oh it's so [A]funny to be seeing you after [E]so long, girl. And with the [A]way you look I understand that [G#m7]you are not [C#m]impressed.[B] [A]But I heard you let that little [G#m7]friend of [C#m]mine [D]take off your party dress.[Bsus4] [B] [A]I'm not going to get [G#m7]too [C#m]sentimental [B]like those [A]other sticky [G#m7]valentines,[C#m] [B] [A]'cause I don't know if you're [G#m7]loving [C#m]somebody. I [D]only know it isn't mine.[B] [A]Alison[E] , [G#m]I [A]know this [B]world is [G#]killing [C#m]you. Oh,[B] [A]Alison[E] , [A]my [B]aim is [E]true. [A]Well I see you've got a [E]husband now. Did [A]he leave your pretty fingers lying [G#m7]in the wedding [C#m]cake?[B] [A]You used to hold him right [G#m7]in your [C#m]hand. I'll bet [D]he took all he could [Bsus4]take.[B7] [A]Sometimes I wish that I could [G#m7]stop you from [C#m]talking [B]when I [A]hear the silly things that you[G#m7] say.[C#m] [B] [A]I think somebody better [G#m7]put out the big light,[C#m] cause I [D]can't stand to see you this [B]way. [A]Alison[E] , [G#m]I [A]know this [B]world is [G#]killing [C#m]you. Oh,[B] [A]Alison[E] , [A]my [B]aim is [E]true.[A] [D] My [B]aim is [D/E]true[F#m] [D] My [B]aim is true[E] [A] [D] My [B]aim is true[E] [A] [D] My [B]aim is true[E] [A] [D] My [B]aim is true[E] [A] [D] My[B] aim is true[E] [A] [D] My [B]aim is [E]true[A] [D] My [B]aim is [E]true[A] [D] My[B] aim is tr[E]ue[A] [D] My[B] aim is true...[E] [A] [D] [B] [E] [A] [D] [B] [E] [A]
She - Elvis Costello
[Db] [Gb] [Ab] [Db]She maybe the face I can't [Edim]forget The trace of pleasure or [Gb]regret Maybe my treasure or the [Db]price I have to [Bb7]pay [Ebm]She maybe the song that summer [Ebm7(b5)]sings Maybe the chill that autumn [Db]brings Maybe a hundred different [Gb]things Within the [Ab]measure of a [Db]day[Gb] [Absus4] [Ab] [Db]She maybe the beauty or the [Edim]beast Maybe the phantom or the [Gb]feast May turn each day into a[Db] heaven or a [Bb7]hell [Ebm]She maybe the mirror of my [Ebm7(b5)]dreams The smile reflected in [Db]a stream She may not be what she may [Eb]seem [Dbsus4]inside her [Db]she[Gb]ll [Dbsus4] [Ab] [Db] [Edim] [Gb] [Db] [Bb7] [Ebm] [Ebm7(b5)] [Db] [Eb] [Ab] [Db] [A]She who always seems so happy in her [E]proud Who's eyes can be so prouder than [D]so proud No one's allowed to see [Db]them when they cry [Gbm]She maybe the [B]love that cannot hold to [E]last May comes a [Db]need from shadows of the [Eb]past That I remember till the day I[Ab] die [Db]She maybe the reason I [Edim]survive The why and when for I'm [Gb]alive The one I care for through the [Db]rough in many [Bb7]years [Ebm]Me I'll take her laughter and her [Ebm7(b5)]tears And make them all my sou[Db]venirs For where she goes I've got to [Eb]be The meaning [Ab]of my life is [Gb]SHE [Db]SHE[Ebm7] [Db]SHE
SMILE - Elvis Costello
[F]Smile [F]Tho' your heart is aching [FM7]Smile [FM7]Even tho' it's breaking [F6]When there are [Fdim]clouds in the [Gm]sky You'll get[D] by if you [Gm]smile through your fear and sorrow [Gm7(b5)]Smile and maybe tomorrow[F] [A]You'll see the[EbM7] sun come[Dm7] shining [Dbdim]thru for [Am]you [F] [FM7] [Fdim] [F] [FM7] [Fdim] [F]Light up your face with gladness [FM7]Hide every trace of sadness [F6]Altho' a [Fdim]tear may [Gm]be ever so [D]near That's the [Gm]time you must keep trying [Gm7(b5)]Smile What's the use of crying[F] [A]You'll find that [EbM7]life is [Dm7]still wo[Dbdim]rthwhile If [C6]you just [G]smile [GM7] [G6] [Gdim] [Am] [E] [Am] [Cm] [G] [B] [FM7] [Em7] [D#dim] [D6] [G]Light up your face with gladness [GM7]Hide every trace of sadness [G6]Altho' a [Gdim]tear may [Am]be ever so [E]near That's the [Am]time you must keep trying [Cm]Smile What's the use of crying[G] [B]You'll find that [FM7]life is [Em7]still wo[D#dim]rthwhile If [D6]you just[G] smile[Gdim] [G] [Gdim] [G] Smile[Gdim] [G] [Gdim] [G] [Gdim]
Veronica - Elvis Costello
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] Is it [C]all in that [F]pretty little [C]head of [G]yours? What goes[C] on in that [F]place in the [C]dark?[G] Well, I [C]used to know a [F]girl And [C]I would have [G]sworn That [F]her name was [G]Veronica[Csus4] [C] [C]Well, she used to have A [F]carefree [C]mind of her [G]own And a [C]delicate [F]look in her [C]eye[G] [C]These days, [F]I'm afraid [C]She's not even [G]sure If her [F]name is [G]Veronica[Csus4] [C]Do you suppose[Dm] that waiting hands[Aaug] on eyes Vero[Dm7]nica has [G]gone to hide? And [Dm]all the time she [Aaug]laughs at those Who [Dm7]shout her name and [G]steal her clothes [F]Veronica [F#dim]Veronica [G] [F/G] [Em] [G] [F/G] [Em] [G] Did her [C]days drag [F]by, did the [C]favors [G]wane? Did he [C]roam down the [F]town all the [C]time?[G] Will you [C]wake from your [F]dream With a [C]wolf at the [G]door Reaching [F]out for [G]Veronica?[Csus4] [C] Well, it was all of [F]65 [C]years [G]ago When the [C]world was the [F]street Where she [C]lived[G] And a [C]young man [F]sailed On a [C]ship in the [G]sea With a [F]picture of [G]Veronica[Csus4] [C] On the [Am]Empress [Am/G]of [Am]India[Fm] And [A#]as she closed her eyes upon [C]the world[C/D] [Em] And [Am]picked upon the bones of last week's[Fm6] news She [A#7]spoke his name out loud again[A#] Do you [Dm]suppose that waiting hands[Aaug] on eyes [Dm7]Veronica has [G]gone to hide? And [Dm]all the time she [Aaug]laughs at those Who [Dm7]shout her name and [G]steal her clothes [F]Veronica [F#dim]Veronica [G] [F/G] [Em] [G] [F/G] [Em] [G] [C]Veronica [F]sits in the [C]favorite [G]chair and [C]she sits very[F] quiet and [C]still[G] And they[C] call her a [F]name That they[C] never get [G]right And if [F]they don't, then no[G]body else[Csus4] will[C] [C]But she used to have A [F]carefree [C]mind of her [G]own With [C]devilish [F]look in her [C]eye[G] Saying, [C]"You can call[F] me [C]Anything you [G]like But my [F]name is [G]Veronica"[Csus4] [C]Do you [Dm]suppose that waiting hands[Aaug] on eyes [Dm7]Veronica has [G]gone to hide? And [Dm]all the time she [Aaug]laughs at those Who [Dm7]shout her name and [G]steal her clothes [F]Veronica [F#dim]Veronica Oh...[G] [F/G] [Em] [G] [C]Veronica