(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (1977 / Live At The Nashville Rooms) chords by Elvis Costello

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Verse 1
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This  (A major) is called
I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea.
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I think you know what I mean.  (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) And all the girls  (A major) in the  (G major) sconce are  (A major) fix
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She  (B minor) gave a  (A major) little  (G major) flick,
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gave  (A major) her (G major) self a little cuddle
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 (A major) But there's  (B minor) no   place yet
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for  (G major) the men to stay wild
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Capit (A major)  (B minor) al   punishment,
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 (G major) she's last year's model
They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsa
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I don't want  (F sharp minor) to     (E minor) go   to Chelsea  (G major) 
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Oh no,  (E minor)  (G major) does that move me
Even though I seem to move it
I don't want to check your pulse
I don't want nobody else
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I don't want to go  (E minor) to Chelsea  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
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Every (D major) body's  (A major)  (G major) got new orders  (A major) 
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 (B minor) Be   a  (A major) nice girl,  (G major) kiss the wa (A major) ters
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 (B minor) Now  the  (A major) teacher is  (G major) away  (A major) 
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All  (B minor) the  (D major) kids  (A major) be gin  (G major) to play  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (D major) Men  (B minor) come scream (G major) in' dressed in white
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Goat  (A major)  (B minor) shake you very gently  (D major)  (A major) by  (G major) the throat
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One slim cuss,  (A major)  (G major) one slim outfit
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I don't want  (F sharp minor) to    go  (E minor) to jail,  (D major) sir
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Oh  (G major) no,  (E minor) it  (G major) does not move  (F sharp minor) me
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Even  (G major) though  (D major) I've  (G major) seen the movie  (F major) 
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 (G major) I don't want to check your pulse
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I don't want  (D major) nobody  (G major) else
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 (B minor) I  (G major) don't want to go  (E minor) to jail,  (G major) 
sir
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Verse 2
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You're  (D major) supposed to grab
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 (A major) some fancy  (G major) trick (A major) s
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To  (B minor) get  (D major) your  (A major) kicks at six  (G major) to six  (A major) 
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An (B minor) d fix up  (A major) all the lips  (G major) and  (A major) lips
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And  (D major) all the  (A major) girls you're  (G major) supposed to kiss
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She  (B minor) gave a little flirt,  (A major) 
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gave her (G major) self a little cuddle  (A major) 
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But there's no place  (B minor)  (A major) here
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for the  (G major) men to skirt around
Capital punishment,
she's last year's model
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They call her Natasha when  (A major) she looks  (G major) like Elsa
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I don't want to go  (E minor) to jail,  (G major) sir
Oh no, it does not move me
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Even though  (D major) I  (G major) seem to move it
I don't want to check your pulse
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I don't  (D major) want  (G major) nobody else
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I don't want to  (E minor) go   to jail,  (G major) 