Elvis Costello – Veronica (Ukulele)
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany e-mail: [email protected] lyrics and chords of: Veronica by Elvis Costello
Suggestions and corrections are always welcome!
date: 95/10/15
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C F C/E G/D G Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? C F C G What goes on in that place in the dark? C F C/E G/D G Well I used to know a girl and I would have sworn F G Csus4 C That her name was Veronica C F C/E G/D G Well she used to have a carefree mind of her own C F C G And a delicate look in her eye C F C/E G/D G These days I'm afraid she's not even shure F G Csus4 C If her name is Veronica C Dm Dm(maj7) Do you suppose, that waiting hands on eyes Dm7 G Veronica has gone to hide? Dm Dm(maj7) And all the time she laughs at those Dm7 G Who shout her name and steal her clothes F F#?7 Veronica - Veronica - Veronica
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C F C/E G/D G Did the days drag by? Did the favour wane? C F C G Did he roam down the town all the time? C F C/E G/D G Will you wake from a dream, with the wolf at the door F G Csus4 C Reaching out for Veronica? C F C/E G/D G Well it was all sixty-five years ago C F C G When the world was the street where she lived C F C/E G/D G And a young man sailed on a ship in the sea F G Csus4 C With a picture of Veronica Am Fm On the "Empress of India" Bb C And as she closed her eyes upon the world Am Fm And picked upon the bones of last week's news Bb She spoke his name out loud again C Dm Dm(maj7) Do you suppose, that waiting hands on eyes Dm7 G Veronica has gone to hide? Dm Dm(maj7) And all the time she laughs at those Dm7 G Who shout her name and steal her clothes F F#?7 Veronica - Veronica - Veronica
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C F C/E G/D G Veronica sits in her favourite chair C F C G And she sits very quiet and still C F C/E G/D G And they call her name that they never get right F G Csus4 C And if they don't then nobody else will C F C/E G/D G But she used to have a carefree mind of her own C F C G With devilish look in her eye C F C/E G/D G Saying "You can call me anything you like F G Csus4 C But my name is Veronica" C Dm Dm(maj7) Do you suppose, that waiting hands on eyes Dm7 G Veronica has gone to hide? Dm Dm(maj7) And all the time she laughs at those Dm7 G Who shout her name and steal her clothes F F#?7 Veronica - Veronica - Veronica
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