Elvis Costello - Pouring water on a drowning man
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Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 21:29:12 -0500
From: "D. William Bennett" <dbennett@networx.on.ca>
Subject: c/costello_elvis/pouring_water_on_a_drowning_man.crd
Pouring Water On a Drowning Man - By Elvis Costello From "Kojak Variety"
Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
(Elvis Costello from the album "Kojak
Variety - Words and Music by D.
Baker/D. McCormick)
Transcribed by D.
William Bennett
N.C. C F C
You push me when I'm
falling
CAnd then you put me dCown F C
C
CI guessF I misCsed my calling
CI should Am
have been a clown
E7How much more
E7How much Ammore cGan F
I stand
CYou're pouring water
FOn a drowning C
man
You put me on the right track
And then you put me down
You stab me in
the back
Everytime I turn around
Criticize my lovin'
When I'm doing the
very best I can
You're pouring water
On a drowning man
Chorus:
N.C.
DmYou're pouring water
On a Gdrowning Cman
DmYou treat me like
The Gfool that IAm am
E7
AmYou bet that I like everything you do
Put Gsalt in my C
wounds
It's Fsad but it's Gtrue
You warm me with your
kisses
Then you leave me in the cold
How can I know your wishes
When I've
never been told
Won't you please forgive me
Just try and understand
You're
pouring water
On a drowning man
Chorus
You're pouring water
On a drowning
man
You treat me like
The fool that I am
You bet that I like everything you
do
Put salt in my wounds
It's sad but it's true
You warm me with your
kisses
Then you leave me in the cold
How can I know your wishes
When I've
never been told
Won't you please forgive me
Just try and understand
You're
pouring water
On a poor drowning man
CI got tears in my F
eyes
FOh, I'm a drowningC man
CI got F
tears in my eyes
CYou're pouring water
FOn a drowing man
CYou're pouring
water
FOn a poor drowning man
Cfade out