Elvis Costello & The Attractions – The World And His Wife (Ukulele)

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lyrics and chords of: The World And His Wife (LIVE!) by Elvis Costello (This is the live-version from the Punch The Clock re-issue) G Em D C G
           G                                            Em
The family circle gathers round from very far and near

        D                         C                         G
To pass around the same remarks they passed away last year

          G                                             Em
The little girl you dangeled on your knee without mishap

                 D                        C               G
Stirs something in your memory and something in your lap

          Am                         Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss

Bb                                                    Dm      D
I would say that something here is very much in this

G                             Em
But it?s a living and this is the life

               D       C      G
For the world and his wife

          D     C#7     F#m
The world and his wife

           Am                                            Em
The kissing cousins step outside to cuddle and confess

Bb                                                    Dm      D
She says sweet nothing at all it?s much more of a mess

              G                               Em
She says our mother and someone else?s father

   D                                 C       G
Went for two weeks holiday in Taramasalata

    G                                                Em
Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on walking

      D                               C                         G
Between mum and the walls - god only knows who does the takling

          Am                         Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss

Bb                                                    Dm      D
I would say that something here is very much in this

G                             Em
But it?s a living and this is the life

               D       C         G
For the world and his wife

          D     C#7     F#m
The world and his wife

             Am                                           Em
The conversation melts like chocolate down our open jaws

                      Bb                                             Dm     D
Through the loud appeal of laughter and the counting of score draws

        G                                                      Em
But later on in the evening through the tears and fol de rol

                           D            C              G
Come the sentimental feelings for the lure of vitriol

     G                                                   Em
Longing thoughts go hankering for the old home overseas

                 D                      C                     G
With a blindfold and a national anthem sung in diferent keys

          Am                         Em
The juniper berry has a very deadly kiss

Bb                                                    Dm     D
I would say that something here is very much in this

G                               Em
But it?s a living and this is the life

               D       C      G
For the world and his wife

          D       C      G
The world and his wife

          F       C      G
The world and his wife