Elvis Costello - 45

^ABells are chimi^Gng for ^Dvictory ^{C D D}There's a page ^Cback in ^Ghistory ^AForty five ^{G A G}

^AThey came back ^Gto the ^Dworld that they fought ^Cfor ^{D D}Didn't turn out ^Cjust ^Glike they thought ^AForty five ^{G A}

^DHere is a ^Esong to sing ^D/F#to do the ^E/G#measuring ^D/AWhat you lose, what you ga^E/Bin, what you win?

^ANine years late^Gr a ^Dchild is born^{C D D}There's a record, ^Cso you ^Gput it on ^AForty five ^{G A}

^ANine years more, ^Gif we're ^Dlucky now ^{C D D}Nine year old ^Cputs his ^Gmoney down ^AForty five ^{G A}

^AEvery scratch, ^Gevery ^Dclick, every heart^Cbeat^{D D}Every breath ^Cthat I ^Gheld for you ^AForty five ^{G A}

^AThere's a stack ^Gof shel^Dlac and vi^Cnyl ^{D D}Which is yours ^Cnow and ^Gwhich is mine? ^AForty five ^{G A}

^DHere is a ^Esong to sing ^D/F#to do the ^E/G#measuring ^D/AWhat you lose, what you ga^E/Bin, what you win?

^ABass and tre^Gble heal ^Devery hurt^{C D D}There's a re^Cbel in a ^Gnylon shirt ^ABut the words ^Gare a ^Dmystery, I've heard

^F#m'Til you turn it down to ^Bmthirty three and a third ^A'Cause it helps ^Gwith the ^Delocu^Ction^{D D}Corpora^Ctions turn^G revolutions ^AForty five ^{G A}

^DSo don't you ^Eweep and shed ^D/F#Just change your ^E/G#name instead ^D/AWhat you lose when it ^E/Ball goes to your head?

^AI heard some^Gthing pe^Dculiar ^Csaid ^{D D}"Perhaps he's got a ^Cshot and ^Gnow he's dead" ^AForty five ^{G A}

^ABells are chi^Gming and ^Dtears are fal^Cling ^{D D}It creeps up on ^Cyou with^Gout a warning ^AForty five ^{G A}

^AEvery scratch, ^Gevery ^Dclick, every heart^Cbeat ^{D D}Every breath ^Cthat I ^Gbless I'd be lost, I confess

^AForty five,^{G A G A}forty-five,^{G A G A}Forty five,^{G A G A}forty-five,^{G A G}yeah

^A Ooo ooo ^Gooo ^Aooo oo-oo ooo ^Gooo ^A Ooo ooo ^Gooo ^Aooo oo-oo ooo ^Gooo ^A Ooo ooo ^Gooo ^Aooo oo-oo ooo ^Gooo