Elvis Costello - This is hell
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Tuning: G C E A
[Verse]
DThis is hell thiAs is hell IG am sorry to Emtell you
It nevDer gets better oAr worse Em7 A
DBut you get used to Ait after a Gspell Em
For heaven Dis hell in AreverseCadd9
The bruiserG spun a hula hoop
As all the barmen D/Apreen and pout
The neon IG of night club flickers
D/AOn an off and finally blew out C
The irritating jingle of the Ambelly dancing phoney turkish girl C
The eerie glare of ultraviolet peAmrfect dental work
DThis is helAl I am sorrGy to tell yEmou
It nevDer gets better oAr worse Em7 A
DBut you get used to Ait after a Gspell Em
For heaven Dis hell in AreverseCadd9
The failedG Don Juan in the big bow-tie
Is very sorrD/Ay that he spoke
For he s mGislaid his punchline more than
D/AHalfway through a very tasteless joke C
The Fr ulein caught him peeking down her gown Am
He s yelling in her ear C
And all at once the music stopped Am
As he was intimately bellowing My dear A
This is hellD this is hell I Aam sorry toG tell you Em
It nevDer gets better oAr worse Em7 A
DBut you get used to Ait after a Gspell Em
For heaven Dis hell in AreverseCadd9
The shiDmrt you wore with courage G
And the violent nCylon suit F
ReappDmear upon your back G
And undermine Cthe polished line F
You try to shoot iDmt s not the torment G
Of the flames tChat finally see your flFesh corrupted D
It's the small humiliation that your memory piles up G
This is heEm7ll this is hell D
My favouriteG thing is playing again an again D
But it'Gs by Julie Andrews and not by John ColtDrane
EndlesGs balmy breezes and perfect sunsets framDed
VintaGge wine for breakfast and naked starlets floDating in Champagne C
All the passions of your youth Am
Are tranquilised and tamed C
You may think it looks familiar Am
Though you may know it by another name A
This is hellD this is hell I Aam sorry toG tell you Em
It nevDer gets better oAr worse Em7 A
DBut you get used to Ait after a Gspell Em
For heaven Dis hell in AreverseCadd9
This is hell this is hell D