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New Amsterdam by Elvis Costello - Guitar Chords
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Version 1
From: (Tim Norris)
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New Amsterdam
Elvis Costello
G Em C G
You're sending me tulips, mistaken for lilies,
G Em F D
You give me your lip after punching me silly,
G Em C G
You turned my head till it rolled down the brain drain,
G Em F D
If I had any sense now, I wouldn't want it back again.
G Bb Am G
New Amsterdam, it's become much too much,
G Bb Am G
Will I have the possession of everything she touches,
G Bb Am G
Till I step on the brake to get out of her clutches?
G Bb Am G
Can I speak Double Dutch to a real double duchess?
G Em C G
Down on the mainspring, listen to the tick tock,
G Em F D
Clock all the faces that move in on your block,
G Em C G
Twice shy and dog tired because you've been bitten,
G Em F D
Everything you say now sounds like it was ghost written.
G Bb Am G
New Amsterdam, it's become much too much,
G Bb Am G
Will I have the possession of everything she touches,
G Bb Am G
Till I step on the brake to get out of her clutches?
G Bb Am G
Can I speak Double Dutch to a real double duchess?
E E A E
Like, in London, they'll take you to heart after a little while,
E E C D C G D
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile.
G Em C G
Somehow I found myself down at the dockside,
G Em F D
Thinking about the old days of Liverpool and Rotherhithe,
G Em C G
Transparent people who live on the other side,
G Em F D
Living a life that is almost like suicide,
G Bb Am G
New Amsterdam, it's become much too much,
G Bb Am G
Will I have the possession of everything she touches,
G Bb Am G
Till I step on the brake to get out of her clutches?
G Bb Am G
Can I speak Double Dutch to a real double duchess?
We also have 25 songs by Elvis Costello
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- 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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