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Costello Elvis - Accidents Will Happen guitar chord

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Date: Sat, 7 Oct 95 21:26:07 UT

From: "Christian Korbanka"

Subject: lyrics and chords of ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN by E. COSTELLO

from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany

e-mail:

Christian_Korbanka@msn.com

lyrics and chords of: Accidents Will Happen by

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Suggestions and corrections are always

welcome!

          D                      D/C#        D/B      D/A

Oh, I just don4t know where to begin

G                               G/F#    

        Em7                 A

Though he says he4ll wait forever - it4s now

or never

                 D                        F#m7-5/C F#m7-5/A  G  

G/F#

But she keeps him hanging on - the silly champion

        Em          

             Em/D     A/C#        A     D/F#

She says she can4t go home

without a chapter one

    Dm

Accidents will happen

         F            

     G

We only hit and run

        C                        F              

          Bb                 C

he used to be your victim, now you4re not the

only one

      Dm

Accidents will happen

         F                 G

We

only hit and run

C                        F                  Bb  C          

         Bb/D    Bb

I don4t want to hear it, 4cause I know what I4ve done

              D            D/C#        D/B    D/A

There4s so many fish in

the sea

                  G                  G/F#                        Em7

   A

That only rise up in the sweat and smoke like mercury

                

D                          F#m7-5/C F#7-5/A          G    G/F#

But they keep

you hanging on - they say you4re so young

           Em              Em/D    

          A/C#    A    D/F#

Your mind is made up, but your mouth is undone

Dm

Accidents will happen

         F                 G

We only hit and run

        C                        F                         Bb                

C

he used to be your victim, now you4re not the only one

      Dm

Accidents will happen

         F                 G

We only hit and run

C  

                     F                  Bb  C                    Bb/D   G  D  

D/F#

I don4t want to hear it, 4cause I know what I4ve done

              

        Bm                                 Em

And it4s the damage that we do

and never know

               Bm                                     Asus4  

A   A6

It4s the words that we don4t say that scare me so.

     A       D  

            D/C#      D/B   D/A

There4s so many people to see

              

     G                    G/F#                   Em7                 A

So

many people you can check upon and add to your collection

                 D

                       F#m5-7/C F#m5-7/A   G     G/F#

But they keep you

hanging on - until your well hung

           Em                 Em/D        

A/C#     A    D/F#

Your mouth is made up but your mind is undone

Dm

Accidents will happen

         F                 G

We only hit and run

    

    C                        F                         Bb                 C

he used to be your victim, now you4re not the only one

      Dm

Accidents

will happen

         F                 G

We only hit and run

C            

           F                  Bb  C                    Bb/D

I don4t want to

hear it, 4cause I know what I4ve

Bb    C                 Bb   C              

     D    D(no 3rd) Dsus2 D(no 3rd) Dsus2

I know what I4ve, I know what I4ve

done

F6 Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7

I know, I know

D/F# Dsus2/F# D/F# Dsus2/F#

I

know, I know

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