New Lace Sleeves by Elvis Costello #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From michael@magick.net Fri May 16 08:01:50 1997 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 02:02:53 GMT From: michael p mccullough To: schnitzi@east.isx.com, guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: New Lace Sleeves //// Elvis Costello Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature,alt.guitar.tab,alt.fan.elvis-costello New Lace Sleeves Words & Music by: Elvis Costello >From the album: TRUST 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 outro riff: (?) e---------------| B---------------| G---------------| D---------------| A--3-3-3-3-2-3--| E---------------| ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278 michael@magick.net michaelm@cdsnet.net all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday (joyce/FW) http://www.magick.net/~michael/ http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html www.TAB6.com