Jack of All Parades Elvis Costello
<br/> Let me know about any corrections.<br/> <br/> JACK OF ALL PARADES<br/> Elvis Costello<br/> From 'King Of America'<br/> <br/> ---------------------<br/> ---------------------<br/> ---------------------<br/> -------------0-------<br/> -0----0--------------<br/> ----0----0-1---1--3-- [2 times, then:]<br/> <br/> <br/> -----------------------<br/> -----------------------<br/> -----------------------<br/> -----------------------<br/> -0----0----0----0------<br/> ----0----0----0----0---<br/> <br/> <br/> A D A<br/> When we first met I didn't know what to do<br/> D A<br/> My old love lines were all worn out on you<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> And the world walked round at my mouth<br/> A E A<br/> They lit me up and they snuffed me out<br/> <br/> Chorus<br/> A E A<br/> And I was everybody's boy<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> But soon that thrill just fades<br/> D E A E F#m<br/> To be the love of one true heart<br/> D E A<br/> Or the Jack of all parades<br/> <br/> [Do opening riff here]<br/> <br/> A<br/> You won't know who to thank<br/> D A<br/> You won't know who to blame<br/> D A<br/> It's just a part of the Murdering Game<br/> <br/> Cos down in the fleshpots<br/> D A<br/> Where they pay you in pounds<br/> <br/> They're laughing like drains<br/> D A<br/> And baying like bloodhounds<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> For the Jack of all parades<br/> D E A A7<br/> The Jack of all parades<br/> <br/> D<br/> Once I knew a girl<br/> Dm<br/> That looked so much like Judy Garland<br/> A<br/> That people would stop and give her money<br/> D Dm<br/> And everybody was Frankie, Jimmy or Bobby<br/> A E<br/> Not the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,<br/> A D E<br/> Oh the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,<br/> A E A<br/> Oh the Jack, of all Parades.<br/> <br/> [Intro riff again]<br/> <br/> A D A<br/> Now the way that I feel is no longer news<br/> D A<br/> You know my love and how to refuse it<br/> <br/> Cause you know where the door is<br/> D A<br/> And how to use it<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> Oh you know you do<br/> A<br/> But from my chequered past<br/> D A<br/> To this shattered terrace<br/> <br/> Where you can't keep your mind off<br/> D A<br/> the Crimes of Paris<br/> <br/> And you can't keep your peace<br/> D A<br/> And try to forget it<br/> <br/> And I can't forgive you<br/> D A<br/> For things you haven't done yet<br/> <br/> A E A<br/> Oh I was anybody's boy<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> But soon that thrill just fades<br/> D E A E F#m<br/> To be the love of one true heart<br/> D E A<br/> Or the Jack of all parades<br/> <br/> A [tacet]<br/> When we first met I didn't know what to do<br/> A [tacet]<br/> My old love lines were all worn out on you<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> And the world walked 'round my mouth<br/> A<br/> I didn't mean to say it<br/> E A<br/> I just blurted it out<br/> D D/C#<br/> As you pretended not to notice<br/> Bm<br/> Or be taken aback<br/> E A<br/> And I loved you there and then<br/> E A<br/> It's as simple as that<br/> <br/> A E A<br/> Oh I was everybody's boy<br/> D D/C# Bm<br/> But soon that thrill just fades<br/> D E A E F#m<br/> To be the love of one true heart<br/> D E A<br/> Or the Jack of all parades<br/> A E A E F#m<br/> To be the love of one true heart<br/> D E A<br/> Or the Jack of all parades<br/> D E A<br/> Oh the Jack of all parades<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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