Elvis Costello – The Last Confession Of Vivian Whip (Guitar)

G#               Cm         D#      Fm
Hear the last confession of Vivian Whip

F#                C7
If you're reading this

    A#m       D#7
"My life was lonely

G#           Cm
Never hurt a fly

   D#7      G#
Or spared a kiss

B              F#
Never killed a soul

C#7       F#7
Except my own"

    B               F#7
But when I took you in my arms

                 B
I wonder why it took so long

                         F#7
For me to recognize this precious song

                    B
Had it been playing all along?

G#
Just when I needed it

       A#m
When I couldn't conceive that it's

   G#                C
So hard to lose your nerve

   C#       C#m
To just get what you need

    G#                  A#m   D# C# D# D#7
And not, not what you deserve

G#maj7         Cm            D#7   Fm
See the first impression of Vivian Whip

C#           Cm
Still denied parole

     A#m       D#
He's etched in charcoal

G#            Cm     D#       G#
"Never hurt a fly or killed a soul

B             F#
Entertained a doubt

C#7     F#7
I cared about"

    B              F#7
But now I fear we fear too much

                   B
I tried my best to keep my watch

                  F#7
To bear up in the light that strips

                    B
So stop my mouth up with your lips