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

Verse 1
Db 
Edim7 
 (D flat major) She may be the face I can't for (Edim7) get
Gb 
A trace of pleasure or re (G flat major) gret
Db 
May be my treasure or the  (D flat major) price
Bb/D 
I have to  (B flat/D) pay
Ebm7 
Gbm 
 (E flat minor7) She    may be the song that summer  (G flat minor) sings
Db/Ab 
May be the chill that autumn  (D flat/Ab) brings
Gb6 
May be a hundred different  (G flat6) things
Ab7 
Db 
Gb 
Gb/Ab 
Ab 
Within the  (A flat7) measure of a  (D flat major) day  (G flat major)  (G flat/Ab)  (A flat major) 

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Verse 2

She may be the beauty or the beast

May be the famine or the feast

May turn each day into a Heaven or a Hell

She may be the mirror of my dreams

A smile reflected in a stream

She may not be what she may things

Inside her shell

Interlude 1
Db 
Edim7 
 (D flat major)  (Edim7) 
Gb 
Db 
Bb/D 
 (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (B flat/D) 
Ebm7 
Gbm 
 (E flat minor7)  (G flat minor) 
Db/Ab 
Eb/G 
Ab7sus4 
Ab7 
 (D flat/Ab)  (E flat/G)  (A flat7sus4)  (A flat7) 
Db 
 (D flat major) 

Bridge 1
A 
E 
 (A major) She, who always seems so happy in a  (E major) crowd
D 
Whose eyes can be so private and so  (D major) proud
C# 
No one's allowed to see them  (C sharp major) when they cry
F#m 
B7 
E 
 (F sharp minor) She   may be the  (B7) love that cannot hope to  (E major) last
C#7 
Eb7 
May come to  (C sharp7) me    from shadows of the  (E flat7) past
G#/C 
That I remember 'til the day I  (G sharp/C) die

Verse 3
Db 
Edim7 
 (D flat major) She may be the reason I sur (Edim7) vive
Gb 
The why and wherefore I'm a (G flat major) live
Db 
The one I'll care for through the  (D flat major) rough
Bb/D 
and ready  (B flat/D) years
Ebm7 
Gbm 
 (E flat minor7) Me,    I'll take her laughter and her  (G flat minor) tears
Db/Ab 
And make them all my souve (D flat/Ab) nirs
Eb/G 
For where she goes I've got to  (E flat/G) be
Ab7 
The meaning  (A flat7) of    my life is
Gb 
Db/F 
 (G flat major) She,  (D flat/F) she
Ebm7 
Db 
 (E flat minor7) Oh,  (D flat major) 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.