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Harpies Bizarre by Elvis Costello
Harpies Bizarre
[intro E]
Here's what the keyboards play:
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------|
D:1--2--------1--2--------1--2--------1--2-------|
A:------1--2-----------0--------4--3--------3--2-|
E:------------------4----------------------------|
E B A B
He selects the plainest face form a spiteful row of girls
E B A G#7
Elegant insulted women, a flaw of cultured pearls
C#m G#m G# C#m
C#m G#m G# C#m
He drops a name or two, she fails to catch
A E
At last he's met his match
B E
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants her so much
[intro E]
E B A B
She puts up half-hearted resistance, like she was taught to do
E B A G#7
She's heard some of those small town playboys but this is something new
C#m G#m G# C#m
His promise seems dangerous, she'd like to believe
A E
He says "You'd better leave"
B E
"You've only got yourself to blame, shame, or deceive"
E7 A
The waiting lines are long
Am E
They never get too far
B
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
E
Harpies Bizarre
7xE 1xB
7xB 1xE
7xC 1xA
7xB 1xE
4xBm 3xF# 1xBm
4xD 3xA7 1xD
[intro E]
E B
I looked on but hesitated
A B
I failed to interrupt
E B
You're so hard to tell the truth too
A G#7
So easy to corrupt
C#m G#m
I'll memorize your face
G# C#m
Your tragic smile
A E
The hurt look in your eyes
B E
As you betrayed yourself to the part of him that dies
E7 A
The waiting lines are long
Am E
They never get too far
E7 A Am E
They're shining up their shoes to kick a falling star
E7 A
You think you should be somebody
Am E
But you don't know who you are
B
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
E
Harpies Bizarre
[repeat Intro section and fade]
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version 2
E B
He selects the plainest face
A B
From a spiteful row of girls
E B
Elegant insulted women
A G#
A flaw of cultured pearls
C#m G#m
He drops a name or two
G# G#m
She fails to catch
A E
At least he's met his match
B E
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants her so much
E B
She puts up half-hearted resistance
A B
Like she was taught to do
E B
She's heard some of those small town playboys
A G#
But this is something new
C#m G#m
His promise seems dangerous
G# C#m
She'd like to believe
A E
He says "You'd better leave"
B E
"You've only got yourself to blame, shame or deceive"
E7 A
The waiting lines are long
A7 E
They never get too far
B
Everyone wearing that medal wirh pride
E
Harpies Bizzare
E B
I looked on but hesitated
A B
I failed to interrupt
E B
You're so hard to tell the truth to
A G#
So easy to corrupt
C#m G#m
I'll memorize your face
G# C#m
Your tragic smile
A E
The hurt look in your eyes
B E
As you betrayed yourself to the part of hime that dies
E7 A
The waiting lines are long
A7 E
They never get too far
E7 A
They're shinig up their shoes
A7 E
To kick a falling star
E7 A/E
You think you should be somebody
A7/E E
But you don't know who you are
B
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
E
Harpies Bizzare
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