Chewing gum chords by
Elvis Costello
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Key: A minor

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
With their cardboard hands by their sides,
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Here`s a naked man and lady
And they`re yours to cut out
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
and keep
So you can dress them up
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
maybe
They don`t know just who they are,
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
or who they`re supposed to be
You can make them happy or sad
D D 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Or assume their identity
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 2
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
So here they are in the
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
departure lounge
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
It`s the "Gateway to the East"
G G 
 
She is just another mail- order bride
Am Am 
 
She doesn't know he`s a
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
kinky beast
G G 
 
So he gives her a picture of
Am Am 
 
Maradona and child
D D 
 
She wants to "roll and rock"
Am Am 
 
As  he spills his beer over her,
bumps and he
Grinds, as he repeats
"Bangkok"
[Chorus:] There must be something that

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
is better than this
D D 
 
It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss
Am Am 
 
Begins with you bawling
and it ends up in tears
E E 
 
Oh my little one, take that chewing gum
Am Am 
 
out of your ears
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 4
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
She might as well be in the jungle
D D 
 
She might as well be on
Am Am 
 
the moon
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
He`s away on a business trip, in  Dusseldorf,
D D 
 
but she`s becoming immune
Am Am 
 
To  the lack of glamor and danger
D D 
 
in a West- German city today
Am Am 
 
The nearest she comes to the
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
"Dynasty" he promised her
D D 
 
Is a Chinese takeaway

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Am Am 
 
[Chorus]
G G 
 
Though he only taught her three little words,
Am Am 
 
it
Doesn't matter if they`re
D D 
 
dirty or clean
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
He can only control what they look like
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
He  can never possess what
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
they mean
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Now he wants to whisper in her ear
D D 
 
All the shrinking nothingness
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
But something always comes
Am Am 
 
between them,
G G 
 
I wonder if you can guess

Outro 1
[Chorus]
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
G# G# 
 
Am Am 
 
E E

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