Elvis Costello - Little atoms

^GI arose and marigold lay ^Cdown with ^G/Bcurious ^D/Airis^{G G}Cherry gave to victor her ^Cprudence^G/B and her^D/A vir^Gus ^GFor the sake of purity i ^Ccan re^G/Bcall the ^D/Atime and ^Gplace ^GBetween wisdom and murder ^Cshe gave ^G/Bup her ^D/Aimmaculate ^Gface

My ^Dpoor belated chastity fell ^Gfoul of grown up games With ^Dfalse and lovely modesty I ^Emcan recall the names i'll miss In the ^Cparticle of ^Dme that cares for ^Emthis I be^Ctrayed those little ^Datoms with a ^Gkiss

^GPatience has her virtue still, but ^Cevery ^G/Bgrace must ^D/Ahave its ^Gprice ^GI through some felicity may ^Cspin a ^G/Btale of ^D/Aconstant ^Gvice ^GI took my better nature out, ^Cdrowned it ^G/Bin the ^D/Ababbling ^Gstream ^GTook the blossom of my youth and ^Cblew it ^G/Ball to ^D/Asmithe^Greens

My ^Dpoor belated chastity fell ^Gfoul of grown up games With ^Dfalse and lovely modesty I ^Emcan recall the names i'll miss In the ^Cparticle of ^Dme that cares for ^Emthis I be^Ctrayed those little ^Datoms with a ^Gkiss

^GAnd if you still don't like my so^Cng then ^G/Byou can^D/A just ^Ggo to hell ^GI don't care if i'm right or wron^Cg or if ^G/Bmy type^D/Awriter^G can spell ^GBut i cannot promise you i've sai^Cd "goodb^G/Bye" to ^D/Achildi^Gsh things ^GThere's still some pretty insults^C left an^G/Bd such ^D/Asport ^Gin threatening

My ^Dpoor belated chastity fell ^Gfoul of grown up games With ^Dfalse and lovely modesty I ^Emcan recall the names i'll miss In the ^Cparticle of ^Dme that cares for ^Emthis I be^Ctrayed those little ^Datoms with a ^Gkiss

And ^Emfor the sake of clarity They are "^Emfaith", "hope", and "charity" In the ^Cparticle of ^Dme that cares for ^Emthis I bet^Crayed those little ^Datoms with ^Ga kiss ^GUn^Cti^G/Bl fa^D/Ade ^G