Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pretty Words (Ukulele)
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G I ask you nicely D Em F C Get my face slapped under wraps G What's going on precisely D Em Is there something wrong perhaps? C D7 G Surprise, surprise (surprise, surprise) D C D7 G D Em D It's more like a booby trap than a booby prize G D Em F C Civil disobedience from a soldier with a dirty rifle G D Em You're loosening all the screws that hold the hinges of my life C D7 G Fat cats and army brats C D7 G D Em F C Hep cats in dog tag pawing over girly mags
CHORUS:
G F Bm C#m D E6 Pretty words don't mean much anymore G Bb Em F#m I don't mean to be mean much anymore G C All I see are snapshots, bigshots, tender spots
(1) mug shots, machine slots
(2) machine slots, mug shots
'Till you don't know what's what
Em F C You don't know what you got G D Em F C Curious women running after curious men G Curiosity didn't kill the cat D Em It was a poisoned pen C D7 G D But there's not much choice (it's Hobson's choice) C D7 G D Em D Between a cruel mouth and a jealous voice G Got back to London D Em Picked a paper from the man G No words of consolation D Em Just cartoons and titter tatter C D7 G Well well, fancy that C D7 G C Millions murdered for a kiss me quick hat G No backbone, blood and guts D Em F Better keep your big mouth shut
(Chorus)
F C G You don't know what you got . . . .