Elvis Costello & The Attractions – New Lace Sleeves (Ukulele)

C
Bad lovers face to face in the morning

Am
Shy apologies and polite regrets

F
Slow dances that left no warning of

Dm
Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning

F                    G                C
Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere

C                   Am
Even presidents have newspaper lovers

F                     Fm
Ministers go crawling under covers

C        Am
She's no angel

C       F
He's no saint

C           Am              F
They're all covered up with white washed grease paint

G
And you say...

C           F                           G           Am
The teacher never told you anything but white lies

Bb                C/Bb
But you never see the lies

          F/A   Fm/Ab
And you believe

Bb/Ab                     C/G
Oh you know you have been captured

    F                  Am/E
You feel so civilized

D               F                       C
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves

C
The salty lips of the socialite sisters

           Am
With their continental fingers that have

F
never seen working blisters

Dm
Oh I know they've got their problems

F            G
I wish I was one of them

C              Am
They say daddy's coming home soon

F                                 Fm
With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon

C       Am
No more fast buck

C                       F
And when are they gonna learn their lesson

C                   Am                F             G
When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions

C                                         Bb
look so pretty in your new lace sleeves