[ New Lace Sleeves von Elvis Costello ]


 



C

Bad lovers face to face in the morning

Am

Shy apologies and polite regrets

F

Slow dances that left no warning of

Dm

Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning

F                    G                C

Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere

C                   Am

Even presidents have newspaper lovers

F                     Fm     

Ministers go crawling under covers

C        Am

She's no angel

C       F

He's no saint

C           Am              F       

They're all covered up with white washed grease paint  (alt: white washed newsprint)

G

And you say...





Chorus:

C           F                           G           Am

The teacher never told you anything but white lies

Bb                C/Bb

But you never see the lies

          F/A   Fm/Ab

And you believe

Bb/Ab                     C/G

Oh you know you have been captured

    F                  Am/E

You feel so civilized

D               F                       C

And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves





C

The salty lips of the socialite sisters

           Am

With their continental fingers that have

F

never seen working blisters

Dm

Oh I know they've got their problems

F            G      

I wish I was one of them

C              Am

They say daddy's coming home soon

F                                 Fm                  

With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon

C       Am

No more fast buck

C                       F

And when are they gonna learn their lesson

C                   Am                F             G

When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions And you say...





**Chorus



C                                         Bb

Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves



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