Elvis Costello - After the fall

^BmIn an anonymous ^F#rendez-vous where the forbidden lovers ^Bmrepair They're ^Dburning down another damned ^Acandle they're ^F#mmelting the tables and ^Gchairs ^BmBeneath them applause from the ^F#balcony whenever they accomplish making ^Bmlove ^DOther times they thought they heard ^Alaughter F#m G G/F#/E (on sixth string to Em chord) coming from the balcony above

She ^Alies to his right and she ^Ecarelessly recites ^F#mAll of her brand new appet^C#mites She seems ^Abrittle and small it don't ^Esound like her at all ^F#mSince she came back to him ^F#after the fall

She said "^BmYou never visit the ^F#countryside So I've made you a country to ^Bmorder" She put ^Dup a little tent in the ^Abedroom ^F#mCrickets played on a tape re^Gcorder The ^Bmceiling was festooned with ^F#phosphorus stars She noticed his skin turning ^Bmcold ^DBurning all his clothes on the ^Abonfire F#m G G/F#/E (on sixth string to Em chord) Relax, she whispered, and tightened the blindfold

She ^Alies to his right and she ^Ecarelessly recites Fm# C#m All of her brand new appetites She seems ^Abrittle and small it don't ^Esound like her at all ^F#mSince she came back to him a^F#fter the fall

"You've ^Bmchanged, but not for the ^F#better babe I'd tell you why but what's the ^Bmuse ^D'Cause it's the same kind of ^Apity A d^F#mrunkard gives as his ^Gexcuse You were ^Bmsharp and ideal as a ^F#bobby-pin Now your eyes are deserted and ^Bmquiet We ^Dboth look like those poor shattered ^Amannequins F#m G G/F#/E (on sixth string to Em chord) Thrown through the window in a riot"

She ^Alies in his arms and ^Ewithout any qualms ^F#mRevels in shallow de^C#mlight She seems ^Abrittle and small it don't ^Esound like her at all ^F#mSince she came back to him a^F#fter the fall