ELVIS COSTELLO - LITTLE PALACES CHORDS

Little Palaces yarlas@psych.ucla.edu Introduction: Em D G (3 1 4) C D G (3 1 4) C D G (3 1 4) D G D Em (2 1 1 strum)

^EmIn Choco^Dlate ^GTown all the ^Ctrains are paint^Ded ^Gbrown, and the ^Csilver ^Dpaper of the ^Gwrapper. There's a ^Emdapper litt^Dle ^Gman, and he ^Cwears a wax ^Dmu^Gstache That he ^Ctwists with nic^Dotine ^Gfingers as he ^Cdrops his ciga^Drette ^Gash. And ^Dsomeone comes and sweeps it up, and ^Gthen he doffs his cap And there's a ^Drat in someone's bedroom, and they're ^Gshutting someone's trap. And they'll ^Emsoon be pulling ^Ddown the little palaces.

And the ^Emdoors swing back ^Dand ^Gforward, from the ^Cpast into ^Dthe ^Gpresent And the ^Cbedside cru^Dci^Gfixion turns from ^Cwood to ^Dphospho^Grescent. And they're ^Dmoving problem families from the ^GSouth up to the North, ^DMother's crying over some soft ^Gsoap opera divorce, And you ^Csay you didn't do it, but you ^Fknow you did of ^Dcourse, And they'll ^Emsoon be pulling ^Ddown the little palaces.

It's like ^Emshouting in ^Da ^Gmatchbox, filled with ^Cplasterboard ^Dand ^Ghope, Like a ^Cpicture of ^DPrince ^GWilliam in the ^Carms of John ^Dthe ^GPope. There's a ^Emworld of good ^Din^Gtentions, and ^Cpity in ^Dtheir ^Geyes, =A0 C D G C D G The sedated homes of England, are theirs to vandalize.

So you ^Dknock the kids about a bit, ^Gbecause they've got your name, And you ^Dknock the kids about a bit, un^Gtil they feel the same. And they ^Emfeel like knocking ^Ddown the little palaces.

Instrumental: Em D G (3 1 4) C D G (3 1 4) C D G (3 1 4) D G D (4 2 2) Em D G (3 1 4) C D G (3 1 4 C D G (3 1 4) D G D Em (2 1 1 strum)

You're the ^Emtwinkle in ^Dyour ^Gdaddy's eye, a ^Cname you ^Dspray and ^Gscribble, You made the ^Cgirls all turn ^Dtheir ^Gheads, and in ^Cturn they made ^Dyou ^Gmiserable. To ^Embe the heir ^Dap^Gparent, to the ^Ckingdom of ^Dthe ^Ginvisible. So you ^Dknock the kids about a bit, ^Gbecause they've got your name, And you ^Dknock the kids about a bit, un^Gtil they feel the same. And they ^Emfeel like knocking ^Ddown yeah they ^Cfeel like knocking ^Gdown, Oh they ^Emfeel like knocking ^Ddown the little palaces.

Repeat instrumental twice

Elvis Costello - Little palaces