Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Riot Act (Guitar)

A   Dm    A               Dm   A
         Forever

        Dm      C            F
doesn't mean forever anymore

A Dm        A
I said forever

               Dm                      C                 F
But it doesn't look like I'm gonna be around much anymore

D                  G
When the heat gets so tropical

Bm               Em
And the talk gets  so topical

D          D/C                 Bm7 (can use B5)
Riot act - you can read me the riot act

Bbmaj7            Em7
You can make me a matter of fact

     A
Or a villain in a million

  Em7                         A
A slip of the tongue is gonna keep me civilian

C#m             C              Bm
Why do you talk such stupid nonsense

            Bb               A
When my mind could rest much easier

C#m        C                  Bm
Instead of all this dumb dumb insolence

           Bb              A
I would be happier with amnesia

A    Dm         A
They say forget her

                         Dm                C                F
Now it looks like you're either gonna be before me or against me

A  Dm          A
I  got your letter

               Dm                 C             F
Now they say I don't care for the color that it paints me

D               G
Trying to be so bad is bad enough

Bm            Em
Don't make me laugh by talking tough

D              G
Don't put your heart out on your sleeve

Em
When your remarks are off the cuff