Elvis Costello - Pretty words

^GI ask you nicely Get my face slapped ^Dunder ^Emwraps ^{F C G}What's going on precisely Is there something ^Dwrong per^Emhaps? ^CSurprise, ^D7sur^Gprise (surprise, surprise) ^{D C} It's more like ^D7a b^Gooby trap ^Dthan a booby pri^Emze ^{D G}Civil disobedience from a soldier with a ^Ddirty ^Emrifle ^{F C G}You're loosening all the screws that hold the hinges ^Dof my ^Emlife ^CFat cats a^D7nd ^Garmy brats ^CHep cats ^D7in ^Gdog tag ^Dpawing over gir^Emly mags ^{F C}

^GPretty words don't ^Fmean much any^Bmmore^{C#m D E6 G}I don't mean to be ^Bbmean much anymore ^{Em F#m G}All I see are ^Csnapshots, bigshots, tender spots (1) mug shots, machine slots (2) machine slots, mug shots 'Till you don't know what's what You don't know what you got ^{Em F C}

^GCurious women running after cur^Dious ^Emmen ^{F C G}Curiosity didn't kill the cat It was a ^Dpoisoned ^Empen ^CBut there's not ^D7much^G choice (it's Hobson's ^Dchoice) ^CBetween ^D7a c^Gruel mouth ^Dand a jealous v^Emoice ^{D G}Got back to London Picked a paper ^Dfrom the ^Emman ^GNo words of consolation Just cartoons and ^Dtitter ^Emtatter ^CWell well,^D7 fa^Gncy that ^CMillions murdered ^D7for^G a kiss me quick ^Chat No backbone, ^Gblood and guts ^DBetter keep your big^Em mouth ^Fshut

^FYou don't know ^Cwhat you got .^G . . .