Elvis Costello – Dr Watson I Presume (Guitar)
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Em I sat in a motel room with the doctor Am.................Em Just before we were supposed to sing Am.............................Em He said regarding this guardian wing Am...............................Em This black and clipped misshapen thing Am.......................G...........D Hobbling on from claw to ring Am................D Hung upside down and cawing G...............Em Pecking at carrion of the fallen Am Battalion D Thawing ......C On frozen mooring
Blackbird in a crust no more
They fell down 4 and 20
Bloodstained the land of want and plenty
Now raven standing at his shoulder
Stared with eyes of molten solder
G......D............C..........G Dripping on a lacquer box G......D.........C.........G Introducing keys to locks G.......D..........Am...C/B....C Seven talents there where hidden C......................D Mysterious and some forbidden Em..........D........C............G Take the honey from the comb Em..........D........C............G Ravel thread around the loom Em..........D........C............G Dig the dirt up from the tomb Am..C/B..C..........D.....G Doctor ...Watson, I presume
One will follow
Two unknown sorrow
Three for laughter
Four ever after
Five-foot flood when the waters hit
Six feet deep, the eternal pit
Seven prayers and seven pleas
To eight imagined deities
Cat o' nine tails
Cat of nine lives
Brides turned into old wives tales
Your complexion colours then it pales
And into the sunset it sails
Soon these secrets will be scattered
Heaven knows what lies inside
It took a moment to discover
A lifetime to decide
Take the honey from the comb
Ravel thread around the loom
Dig the dirt up from the tomb
Dr. Watson, I presume
You can also play with a capo (7th fret I believe) as in
Am I sat in a motel room with the doctor Dm.................Am Just before we were supposed to sing Dm.............................Am He said regarding this guardian wing Dm...............................Am This black and clipped misshapen thing Dm.......................C...........G Hobbling on from claw to ring Dm................G Hung upside down and cawing C...............Am Pecking at carrion of the fallen Dm Battalion G Thawing ......F On frozen mooring
Blackbird in a crust no more
They fell down 4 and 20
Bloodstained the land of want and plenty
Now raven standing at his shoulder
Stared with eyes of molten solder
C......G............F..........C Dripping on a lacquer box C......G............F..........C Introducing keys to locks C.......G.............Dm..........F Seven talents there where hidden F......................G Mysterious and some forbidden Am..........G........F............C Take the honey from the comb Am..........G........F............C Ravel thread around the loom Am..........G........F............C Dig the dirt up from the tomb Dm......F..........G.....C Doctor Watson, I presume
One will follow
Two unknown sorrow
Three for laughter
Four ever after
Five-foot flood when the waters hit
Six feet deep, the eternal pit
Seven prayers and seven pleas
To eight imagined deities
Cat o' nine tails
Cat of nine lives
Brides turned into old wives tales
Your complexion colours then it pales
And into the sunset it sails
Soon these secrets will be scattered
Heaven knows what lies inside
It took a moment to discover
A lifetime to decide
Take the honey from the comb
Ravel thread around the loom
Dig the dirt up from the tomb
Dr. Watson, I presume