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Am F

A -----0-2-|-3-2-3---- 2x

E -0-3-----|-------1--

	Am
	Nice girls, not one with a defect

	F
	Cellophane shrink wrap, so correct

	Am	F
	Red dogs under illegal l	egs

	Am	F
	She looks so good that he gets down and	begs

	C
She is	watching the detectives

	G
"Ooh,	he's so cute"

	C
	Watching the detectives

	G	C	F	D
When they	shoot,	shoot,	shoot,	shoot

	Am	G	F
	They beat him up until the teardrops start

	C	G
But he can't be wounded cos he's got no he	art

	Am
	Long shot of that jumping sign

	F
	Visible shivers running down my spine

	Am
	Cut to baby taking off her clothes

	F
	Close up of the sign that says, "We never close"

	Am
	You snatch a tune, you match a cigarette

	F
	She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet

	Am	F
	I don't know how much more of this I ca	n take

	Am	F
	She's filing her nails while they're dragging t	he lake ...

	Am
	You think you're alone, until you realize you're in it

	F
Now	fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit

	Am
They	call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit

	F
Someone's	scratching at the door, I wonder who is it?

	Am
The de	tectives come to check if you belong to the parents

	F
Who are	ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance

	Am
Though it	nearly took a miracle to get you to stay

	F	C
It only	took my little fingers to blow you a	way

	G
Just like	watching the detectives,

	C
	Don't get cute

	G
	Watching the detectives,

	Am	G	F
	I get so angry when the teardrops start

	C
But he can't be wounded cos he's got no he	art

	G	Am	F	Am
	Watching the detectives,		Watching the detectives

	F

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Watching The Detectives

Elvis Costello

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