Elvis Costello – The Crooked Line (Guitar)

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[Intro] E A E A E B E [Verse 1]
E      A          E     A         E
Life      isn't a game     won or tied

B           E        B
   Lost by    either side

E      A                E    A
  Then   some people's idea

                 E     B
Of straight and  nar - row

         E       E7
Didn't appeal to me
[Chorus]
B                        E   E7
If you were my life's companion

A               E               B
As it seems you may turn out to be

             E
I'm contem - plating

B                        E
How I hope I'll find you waiting

       A    E           B       E
At the very end of this crooked line
[Interlude] E A E A E B E E A E A E B E [Verse 2]
E    A         E     A                 E    B
Love   isn't a trial   of strength and weak-ness

                   E    B
Through light into dark-ness

E     A              E     A
While  some people remark

               E  A
The worthwhile fi-re never

           E         E7
Started without that spark
[Chorus]
B                        E   E7
If you were my life's companion

A               E               B
As it seems you may turn out to be

             E
I'm contem - plating

B                         E
How I hope I'll find you  waiting

       A    E           B       E
At the very end of this crooked line
[Interlude] E A E A E B E E A E A E B E [Chorus]
B                        E   E7
If you were my life's companion

A               E               B
As it seems you may turn out to be

            E
I'm contem - plating

B                         E
How I hope I'll find you  waiting

       A    E           B       E
At the very end of this crooked line

       A    E           B       E
At the very end of this crooked line

       A    E           B       E
At the very end of this crooked line
[Outro]
E             A  E  A  E   B  E     A    E
Doh Did-do do do (etc over outro)