(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes chords by Elvis Costello

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Oh, I used to be disgusted
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And now I try to be amused
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But since their wings have got rusted
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You know, the angels wanna
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wear my red shoes
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But when they told me 'bout
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their side of the bargain
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That's when I   knew
that I could not refuse
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And I   won't get any older,
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now that angels wanna wear my red shoes
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Oh, oh,

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Verse 2

I was watching while

you're dancing away

Our love got fractured in

the echo and sway

How come everybody wants

to be your friend?

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You know that it still hurts me just to say it

Verse 3
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Oh, I know that she's disgusted
(oh, why's that?)
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Because she's feeling so abused
(oh, that's too bad)
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She gets tired of the lust
(oh, I'm so sad)
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But it's so hard to refuse
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Can you say that I'm too old
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When the angels have stolen
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my red shoes?

Verse 4
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Oh, oh I said,
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"I'm so happy I  could die"
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She said, "Drop dead," then
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left with another guy
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That's what you get if you go chas
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ing after vengeance
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Ever since you got me punctured,
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this has been my sentence

Verse 5
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Oh, I used to be disgusted
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But now I try to be amused
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But since their wings have got rusted
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You know, the angels wanna
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wear my red shoes
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But when they told me 'bout
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their side of the bargain
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That's when I  knew that
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I could not refuse
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And I   won't get any older,
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now that the angels wanna wear my red shoes

Verse 6
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Oh, I won't get any older,
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now the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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Em 
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
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the angels wanna wear my red shoes
Red shoes,
the angels wanna wear my red shoes