The Great Unknown chords by Elvis Costello
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Verse 1
(G major) (A flatdim) (A major) (Eaug) (E major) (E flatdim) (D major) They
(G major) took old Danny Boy (C major) for a ride
From the arms (A minor) (F major) of his bride to be (G major)
Threw him into the murky wa (C major) ters
By the dog (A minor) bis (F major) cuit fact (G major) ory
Quick dry the tears and stifle (C major) cheers
As (G major) he sink (A minor) s (F major) just like a stone (G major)
Footprints set in sentimental (C major) cement (G major)
Now burden (A minor) down (F major) his bones (G major) (E minor)
(E major) Lest we forget
Here lies (A minor) the Great (G major) un (D major) known (F sharpdim)
Verse 2
(G major) My my my Deli (C major) lah
Who's the butcher (A minor) (F major) that you harbor (G major)
Take the rich (D major) man (G major) to the clean (C major) ers
And the strong (A minor) man (F major) to the barber (G major)
From her face down to her tor (C major) so
Sort of grue (A minor) some (F major) only more (G major) so
Hooks and eyes, (E minor) fingers and thumbs (E major)
Ladies and (A minor) gentlemen here she comes
The great (F sharpdim) unknown
(D major)
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Verse 3
(C major) Where shall we sing (G major)
At a wedding or a wake (D major) (Asus4)
(D major) Whose (C major) name shall we cher (Gsus4) ish
(G major) And for whose (D major) sake
Interlude 1
(Asus4) (D major) (G major) (A flatdim) (A major) (Eaug)
(A minor) (E flatdim) (D major) (G major) (A flatdim) (A major) (E minor) (E flatdim) (D major)
Verse 4
Now (G major) this year`s cannon fod (C major) der
Tell the fu (F major) ture gen (G major) eral`s jokes
They were keeping the home fires (C major) burning
As we slipped (A minor) out (F major) for a smoke (G major)
Though the (E minor) VIP`s sang
(E major) "Wooden Heart"
The band (A minor) played "Hearts (G major) (A minor) (D major) of Oak"
Interlude 2
(C major) (Gsus4) (G major) (D major) (Asus4) (C major) (Gsus4)
(G major) And (C major)
Verse 5
(D major) (Asus4) (D major) (C major) here comes the day
(Gsus4) I shall per (G major) ish (D major) all alone (Asus4)
(D major) Say here (C major) lies (G major) the great un (F major)
(E minor) known (F major) (E minor) (F major) (E minor) (F major)
(E major)
The Great Unknown
Elvis Costello
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