Tablature shabby doll - Elvis Costello

          



 

  

  

  From michael@magick.net Thu May 15 17:02:18 1997

  Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:11:22 GMT

  From: michael p mccullough <michael@magick.net>

  To: guitar@olga.net, schnitzi@east.isx.com

  Subject: TAB: SHABBY DOLL by ELVIS COSTELLO

  Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature,alt.guitar.tab,alt.fan.elvis.costello

  

  

  

  Hello,

  

  Here are a few more chord charts (not really TAB after all)

  for some Elvis Costello songs.

  

  Don't forget to use a single spaced font for this!

  

  Please let me know if there are any errors, corrections, and so on.

  

  Thanks,

  

  michael

  michael@magick.net

  

  Lyrics from:

  http://east.isx.com/~schnitzi/ec/albums.html

  

  Chords from the songbook, mostly

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  Shabby Doll 

  By Elvis Costello

  >From the Album:  Imperial Bedroom

  

  Em6   = 022020

  C/E   = 032010

  A/E   = 002220

  Dmaj7 = XX0333

  

  INTRO:

  

  Em   Em6  C/E  Em

  

  

  Em

  Giving you more of what for

  

  Always worked for me before

            D            Em

  Now I'm a shabby doll

  Em                                   D

  What's going on behind the green elevator door

  Em          D             Em

  With just a shabby doll

  

            Am

  There's a hit man facing

  

  A compromising situation

                Em

  With just a shabby doll

                                          D

  And a very neat line in character assassination

  Em           D             Em

  She's just a shabby doll 

  

  CHORUS:

  D            A

  She's just a shabby doll

        D                   A

  She's putting him off and putting you on 

  D              A           D               A

  She's just the shabby doll, she's just the shabby doll

         D              A                      D

  You're swearing upon, you know in your heart

  D              A                     Em

  She's gone you know in your heart

  She's just a shabby doll

  

  Em

  There's a girl in this dress

  There's always a girl in distress 

               D              Em

  She's just a shabby doll

  She's so sure she's self-possessed

        D                         Em

  Then again she's half undressed

               D             Em

  She's just a shabby doll

  

      Am

  The boy that I used to be

  Showed no sign of sympathy

             Em

  For just a shabby doll

  I have betrayed you and me

              D                 Em

  And paid for my own bribery

              D           Em

  With just a shabby doll

  

  (chorus)

  

  BRIDGE:

  A/E (002220)                  Dmaj7 (XX0333)

  He's the tired toy that everyone enjoyed

     A/E                              D

  He wants to be a fancy man but he's nothing but a nancy boy

  C                     B

  He's all pride and no joy

  

  Em

  And being what you might call a whore

  Always worked for me before

            D           Em

  Now I'm a shabby doll 

  Untie the gag the cat's out of the bag 

      D                    Em

  But won't show his claws

              D

  He's just a shabby doll

  

  Am     

  She said you must be joking

  Some things are left unspoken 

                Em

  You're just a shabby doll

  He's lying limp and soaking

             D         Em

  He was openly broken

            D

  By just a shabby doll

  

  (chorus)

  

  

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 Shabby doll, de Elvis costello 

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