Last Boat Leaving chords by Elvis Costello
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Intro 1
(D major) (A minor) (B major)
(G minor) (B flat major) (B flatdim) (D major)
Verse 1
Hush my little one (A major)
don`t cry (A minor) so (D major)
(B major) You know your
(E minor) Daddy`s bound to (A major) go (D major)
They took his pride (A major)
They took his voice (B minor)
Don`t upset him now,
don`t (F sharp major) make a noise
(G major) They said "You`re lucky son
(G minor) you've still got a choice" (B flatdim)
(B minor) Last (B flataug) (D major) (A flatdim) boat leaving
(G major)
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Verse 2
Don`t (D major) waste your tears
It`s not as if I`m in chains
I don`t want to (B minor) go now,
(A major) it would be (B flatdim) bet ter for
(B minor) You, (E major) too, if I (A major) don`t look
back (D major) when we sail
Verse 3
(D major)
Hush my dear, while I (A minor) whisper it in
your ear (C major) (B major)
We`re not going to sail tonight
(E minor) We`re going to dis (A major) appear
And it (D major) feels like a punishment,
but (A major) I don`t know what for
(B major) Take care of your mother (B minor) , son,
it`s (F sharp major) you that she adores
(G major) `Cos no matter how long we sail
we`ll never reach (G minor) the shore
(B minor) Last (B flataug) (D major) (A flatdim) (G major)
(G minor) (G major) boat (D major) leaving
Verse 4
So dry your (D major) tears
It`s not as if I`m in chains
When you go to school, (B minor) son,
(A major) you`ll read my (B minor) story in history (E major) books
(A major) Only they won`t men (D major) tion my name
Verse 5
So (D major) hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
I (A major) hope that (D major) you never have
to do what I`ve done
Do you know what I've done?
Why (A minor) I`m going away? On (B major) the last
boat (B minor) leaving (E minor) this stinking (A major) town
It`s (B minor) the last (B flataug) (D major) (A flatdim) boat leaving,
(G major) it`s the last (B minor) (B flat major) (D major) boat (E major) leaving
Verse 6
(B flat major) You've had my innocence,
(C major) you've had my heartbreak
You've (G minor) taken the place
where I once belonged
Now (C major) what more can you (D major) take?
Outro 1
(B minor) (B flat major) (G minor) (D major)
Last Boat Leaving
Elvis Costello
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