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Watching The Detectives chords by 
Allen ToussaintElvis Costello 
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Intro 1
Am
F
C
F
Am
F
Am
F
G
Am
Verse 1
Am
Nice girls,
not one with a defect
F
Cellophane shrink- wrapped, so correct
G
Am
F
Red dogs under illegal legs
Am
She looks so good that he
F
gets down and begs
Verse 2
F
G
C
She is watching the detectives
G
Ooh, he's so cute
C
She is watching the detectives
G
Em
F
D
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
Am
G
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F
But he can't be wounded
C
'cause he's got no heart
G
Verse 3
Am
F
Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running
Am
down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
F
Close- up of the sign that says,
"We never close"
Am
He snatched at you and
you match his cigarette
F
She pulls the eyes out with
a face like a magnet
Am
I don't know how much
F
more of this I can take
Am
She's filing her nails while
F
they're dragging the lake
Verse 4
F
C
She is watching the detectives
G
Ooh, he's so cute
C
She is watching the detectives
G
Em
Oh, when they shoot, shoot,
F
Am
shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F
But he can't be wounded 'cause
C
he's got no heart
Am
G
Verse 5
Am
You think you're alone until
you realize you're in it
F
Now fear is here to stay,
love is here for a visit
G
Am
They call it instant justice when
it's past the legal limit
F
Someone's scratching at the window,
I wonder who is it?
Am
The detectives come to check if
you belong to the parents
F
Who are ready to hear the worst about
their daughter's disappearance
Am
Though it nearly took
a miracle to get you to stay
F
It only took my little fingers
to blow you away
C
Verse 6
G
Dm
Just like watching the detectives
C
Don't get cute
G
It's just like watching the detectives
Am
Oh, I get so angry when
C
the teardrops start
F
But he can't be wounded 'cause
C
he's got no heart
Verse 7
C
G
Am
Watching the detectives
C
F
It's just like watching the detectives
Am
Watching the detectives
F
Watching the detectives
Verse 8
F
Am
Watching the detectives
F
They're watching the detectives
Am
They're watching the
Em
Am
detectives
F
Watching the detectives
Am
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