Last Boat Leaving chords by
Elvis Costello

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Bbdim

Verse 1
A A 
 
Hush my little one
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
don`t cry so
B B 
 
You know your
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Daddy`s bound to go
A A 
 
They took his pride
Bm Bm 
 
They took his voice
Don`t upset him now,
F# F# 
 
don`t make a noise
G G 
 
They said "You`re lucky son
Gm Gm 
 
Bbdim Bbdim 
 
you've still got a choice"
Bm Bm 
 
Bbaug Bbaug 
 
D D 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
Last boat leaving
G G 
 

Verse 2
D D 
 
Don`t waste your tears
It`s not as if I`m in chains
Bm Bm 
 
I don`t want to go  now,
A A 
 
Bbdim Bbdim 
 
it would be bet      ter for
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
You, too, if I don`t look
D D 
 
back when we sail

Verse 3
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Hush my dear, while I whisper it in
C C 
 
B B 
 
your ear
We`re not going to sail tonight
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
We`re going to disappear
D D 
 
And it feels like a punishment,
A A 
 
but I don`t know what for
B B 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Take care of your mother, son,
F# F# 
 
it`s you that she adores
G G 
 
`Cos no matter how long we sail
Gm Gm 
 
we`ll never reach the shore
Bm Bm 
 
Bbaug Bbaug 
 
D D 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
G G 
 
Last
Gm Gm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
boat leaving

Verse 4
D D 
 
So dry your tears
It`s not as if I`m in chains
Bm Bm 
 
When you go to school, son,
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
you`ll read my story in history books
A A 
 
D D 
 
Only they won`t mention my name

Verse 5
D D 
 
So hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
A A 
 
D D 
 
I hope that you never have
to do what I`ve done
Do you know what I've done?
Am Am 
 
B B 
 
Why I`m going away? On the last
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
boat leaving this stinking town
Bm Bm 
 
Bbaug Bbaug 
 
D D 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
It`s the last boat leaving,
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
it`s the last boat leaving

Verse 6
Bb Bb 
 
You've had my innocence,
C C 
 
you've had my heartbreak
Gm Gm 
 
You've taken the place
where I once belonged
C C 
 
D D 
 
Now what more can you take?

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