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I Don't Want To Go by Elvis Costello
I Don't Want To Go
--Intro: Main riff:
Bm A G A Bm A G A
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|Guitar#1
D|-----------------x-7/9999-9-7-----|----------------x-7/9999-9-7-----|
A|------------------------------9-7-|--5-5-5-5-7------------------9-7-|
E|----------------------------------|-------------5-------------------|
| | |
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|Guitar#2
D|-----9------7-----------------7---|----9------7-----------------7---|
A|---------------------5------------|--------------------5------------|
E|--7----7--5--------3---3--5-5---5-|-7----7--5--------3---3--5-5---5-|
Bm A G A Bm A G A
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|Guitar#1
D|-----------------x-7/9999-9-7-----|----------------x-7/9999-9-7---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-7--------------------9-7-|--5-5-5-5-7------------------9-7-5---|
E|------------5---------------------|-------------5-----------------------|
| | |
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|Guitar#2
D|-----9------7-----------------7---|----9------7-----------------7-------|
A|---------------------5------------|--------------------5----------------|
E|--7----7--5--------3---3--5-5---5-|-7----7--5--------3---3--5-5---5-7---|
--Verses:
No guitar 1. Guitar 2 plays roughly what is in the intro, until...
I don't want to go to Chelsea
G F#m Em D
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-------2----0--0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|----3----3--2----2--0----0-------|
Oh no, it does not move me even though I've seen the movie
G D G D G D G D
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-x-5-4-2-0------5-------------|---5-3-4-------------5-------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------3----3--2-3-2-3--|------------------3----3--2--3-----|
I don't want to check your pulse. I don't want nobody else
G D G D G D G D
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------5-------------|---0-3-4-----------5-------------|
A|---5-3-4----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------3----3--2-3-2-3--|----------------3----3--2-3-2-3--|
I don't want to go to Chelsea
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---0-3-4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-----------------0-0-------|
--Breaks between verses, main riff is played, like in intro.
--After second verse, main riff is played over and over, to fade.
--Third guitar part that comes in at (2:54):
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------4~-4~-4~---|-6~-6~-6~-6~--9~-999~-11~-11~--|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--77-7-7-7-5-------------------77-7-7-7-5-----------------|
G|--11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-|-------------7-6-444-4-4------------------7-6-444-4-4-----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------7-4--------------------------7-4-|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
...fadeout...
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
|Bm A |G A |Bm A |G A |
Bm A G A
Photographs of fancy tricks
Bm A G A
to get your kicks at sixty-six.
Bm A G A
He thinks of all the lips he licks
Bm A G A
and all the girls that he's gonna fix.
Bm A G A
She gave a little flirt, gave herself a little cuddle,
Bm A G A
But there's no place here for the miniskirt waddle.
Bm A G A
Capital punishment, she's last year's model.
G A G A
They call her Natasha, but she looks like Elsie.
G F#m Em D
I don't want to go to Chelsea.
G D G D
Oh no, it does not move me,
G D G D
Even though I've seen the movie,
G D G D
I don't want to check your pulse.
G D G D
I don't want nobody else.
G D E
I don't want to go to Chelsea.
|Bm A |G A |Bm A |G A |
Bm A G A Bm A G A
Everybody's got new orders. Be a nice girl and kiss the warders.
Bm A G A Bm A G A
Now the teacher is away, all the kids begin to play.
|Bm A |G A |Bm A |G A |
Bm A G A
Men come screaming, dressed in white coats,
Bm A G A
Shake you very gently by the throat.
G A G A
One's named Gus, one's named Alfie.
G F#m Em D
I don't want to go to Chelsea.
G D G D
Oh, no, it does not move me,
G D G D
Even though I've seen the movie.
G D G D
I don't want to check your pulse.
G D G D
I don't want nobody else.
G D E
I don't want to go to Chelsea.
|Bm A |G A |Bm A |G A |
(repeat 1st verse & chorus)
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