Five Small Words by Elvis Costello Tabbed by: Roger K. email: roger31@aol.com Five Small Words - Elvis Costello (from "National Ransom") Intro: E D A (4x) E D A E D A Maybe you'll recognize in time E D A E D A Maybe one day you will discover E D A E D A All the pain that lies behind E D A E D A You and your unfortunate love G C/G G Somebody might be more G B Unsuitable and strange E Abm C#m F#m With eyes that offer everything B A D [E D A (2x)] And are capable of danger E D A E D A My mind turns over lies you told E D A E D A Things said to your other lover E D A E D A Sweet as they had been to me E D A E D A You lay there telling them to each other G C/G G Now I stand outside the door G B My head is filled with phrases E Abm C#m F#m Inside someone's calling out B A D Their voices rise in praises E D A E D A Five Small Words: "Don't want you me anymore?" E D A E D A Five Small Words (well, who is keeping score?) B A Coward that you are, you would faithlessly implore B "Baby please don't leave me" A "Why don't you believe me?" A [E D A (2x)] "Why did you deceive me?" E D A E D A It didn't take some shiny dagger E D A E D A Tattooed fingers grip and hone E D A E D A I walked under some dark ladder E D A E D A I heard your final loving moan G C/G G All your indiscretions are G B So merciful and brief E Abm C#m F#m Genteel poison sprinkled on B A D Your Spa--nish handkerchief E D A E D A Five Small Words: "Don't you love me anymore?" E D A E D A Five Small Words (well, who is keeping score?) B A The coward that you are, you would faithlessly implore B "Baby please don't leave me" A "Why don't you believe me?" A [E D A (2x)] "Why did you deceive me?" E D A E D A Maybe in time you'll want me more E D A E D A Accidentally like this .45 E D A E D A This .44 Outro: [E D A (16x)] ... E www.TAB6.com