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Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            Here it is, by request.  This is from memory, so don't blame me for typos
or mistakes.  If anyone is looking for other Elvis tabs, email me, and
I'll see what I can do.  Also, check out the homepage on WWW.  Enjoy,

  Chords     E A D G B E
    C#m       - - 2 1 2 0
    G#m       4 6 6 4 4 4
    Amaj7     - 0 2 1 2 0
    B         - 2 4 4 4 2
    E         0 2 2 1 0 0
    F#m       2 4 4 2 2 2
    C#        - - 3 1 2 1
    A         - 0 2 2 2 0

[Intro] (2x) C#m G#m Amaj7 B

        E                          G#m                 C#m
Don't tell me you don't know what love is when you're old enough to
       G#m                C#m                       F#m
know better.  When you find strange hands in your sweater, when
          G#m         C#                          F#m
your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote, I'm a man with a
            G#m           B
mission in two or three editions, and?

[Chorus]
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      A         B                E   G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
 A B

[Verse 1]
           C#m                                      E
Chapter one, we didn't really get along, Chapter two, I think I
  G#m              E  A B     C#m
fell in love with you.  you said you'd stand by me in the
                                       F#m
middle of Chapter three, but you were up to your old tricks in Chapters
 G#m             B
four, five, and six, and?

[Chorus]
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      A         B                E   G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
A B

[Verse 2]
                C#m                                            E
The way you walk, the way you talk and try to kiss me and laugh in four
     G#m       E   A B C#m
or five paragraphs.       All your compliments and your
                      F#m                G#m        B
cutting remarks are captured here in my quotation marks, and?

[Chorus]
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      A         B                E   G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.
A B

        E                           G#m          C#m
Don't tell me you don't know the diff'rence, between a lover and a
  G#m              C#m                      F#m         G#m
fighter.  With my pen and my electric typewriter, even in a
                      C#                          F#m
perfect world where ev'ryone was equal, I'd still own the film rights
         G#m            B
and be working on the sequel.

{Coda]
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ryday, ev'ryday,
      A         B                C#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.

G#m A B E G#m A B

     E         G#m       A         B
Ev'ryday, ev'ryday, ev'ryday, ev'ryday I write the book.

(repeat unitl fade) 
        

We also have 25 songs by Elvis Costello

• Accidents Will Happen
• Alison
• Almost Blue
• Blame It On Cain
• Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
• Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
• Everyday I Write The Book
• Girls Talk
• Good Year For The Roses
• I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down
• I Want You
• Indoor Fireworks
• Man Out Of Time
• Miracle Man
• My Funny Valentine
• New Amsterdam
• No Action
• Olivers Army
• Pump It Up
• Radio Radio
• She
• Shipbuilding
• The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
• Veronica
• Watching The Detectives

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