She chords by Elvis Costello (Official Version)

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Db
Db/F
Gbadd9
Absus4
Ab
Edim7
Gb
Bb/D
Ebm7
Gbm
Db/Ab
Gb6
Ab7
Gb/Ab
Eb/G
Ab7sus4
A
E
D
C#
F#m
B7
C#7
Eb7
G#/C

Intro 1

Db/F

Gbadd9

Absus4

Verse 1
Db 
Edim7 
She may be the face I can't forget
Gb 
A trace of pleasure or regret
Db 
May be my treasure or the price
Bb/D 
I have to pay
Ebm7 
Gbm 
She    may be the song that summer sings
Db/Ab 
May be the chill that autumn brings
Gb6 
May be a hundred different things
Ab7 
Db 
Gb 
Gb/Ab 
Ab 
Within the measure of a day

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Verse 2

Edim7

She may be the beauty or the beast

May be the famine or the feast

Bb/D

May turn each day into a Heaven or a Hell

Ebm7

Gbm

She may be the mirror of my dreams

Db/Ab

A smile reflected in a stream

Eb/G

She may not be what she may things

Ab7sus4

Ab7

Gb/Ab

Inside her shell

Interlude 1
Db 
Edim7 
Gb 
Db 
Bb/D 
Ebm7 
Gbm 
Db/Ab 
Eb/G 
Ab7sus4 
Ab7 
Db 

Bridge 1
A 
E 
She, who always seems so happy in a crowd
D 
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
C# 
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
F#m 
B7 
E 
She   may be the love that cannot hope to last
C#7 
Eb7 
May come to me    from shadows of the past
G#/C 
That I remember 'til the day I die

Verse 3
Db 
Edim7 
She may be the reason I survive
Gb 
The why and wherefore I'm alive
Db 
The one I'll care for through the rough
Bb/D 
and ready years
Ebm7 
Gbm 
Me,    I'll take her laughter and her tears
Db/Ab 
And make them all my souvenirs
Eb/G 
For where she goes I've got to be
Ab7 
The meaning of    my life is
Gb 
Db/F 
She, she
Ebm7 
Db 
Oh, she

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
Db/F
Gbadd9
Absus4
Ab
Edim7
Gb
Bb/D
Ebm7
Gbm
Db/Ab
Gb6
Ab7
Gb/Ab
Eb/G
Ab7sus4
A
E
D
C#
F#m
B7
C#7
Eb7
G#/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Db majorBPM: 64

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Absus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Edim7: x-x-2-3-2-3
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Gbm: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Gb6: 2-x-1-3-2-x
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Gb/Ab: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Ab7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
G#/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of She by Elvis Costello, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Elvis Costello.