Watching the Detectives chords by
Elvis Costello
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Key: A minor

Intro 1

Am

F

C

F

Am

F

Am

F

G

Am

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Nice girls,
not one with a defect
F F 
 
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so so correct
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Red dogs under illegal legs
Am Am 
 
She looks so good that he
F F 
 
gets down and  begs

Verse 2
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
She is watching the detectives
G G 
 
Ooh, he's so cute
C C 
 
She is watching the detectives
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
D D 
 
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F F 
 
But he can't be wounded
C C 
 
'cause he's got no heart
G G 
 

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running
Am Am 
 
down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
F F 
 
Close-up of of the sign that says,
"We never close"
Am Am 
 
He snatched at you and
you match his cigarette
F F 
 
She pulls the eyes out with
a face like a magnet
Am Am 
 
I don't know how much
F F 
 
more of this I can take
Am Am 
 
She's filing her nails while
F F 
 
they're dragging the lake

Verse 4
F F 
 
C C 
 
She is watching the detectives
G G 
 
Ooh, he's so cute
C C 
 
She is watching the detectives
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh, when they shoot, shoot,
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F F 
 
But he can't be wounded 'cause
C C 
 
he's got no heart
Am Am 
 
G G 
 

Verse 5
Am Am 
 
You think you're alone until
you realize you're in it
F F 
 
Now fear is here to stay,
love is here for a visit
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
They call it instant justice when
it's past the legal limit
F F 
 
Someone's scratching at the window,
I wonder who is it?
Am Am 
 
The detectives come to check if
you belong to the parents
F F 
 
Who are ready to hear the worst about
their daughter's disappearance
Am Am 
 
Though it nearly took
a miracle to get you to stay
F F 
 
It only took my little fingers
to blow you away
C C 
 

Verse 6
G G 
 
Just like watching the detectives
C C 
 
Don't get cute
G G 
 
It's just like watching the detectives
Am Am 
 
Oh, I get so angry when
C C 
 
the teardrops start
F F 
 
But he can't be wounded 'cause
C C 
 
he's got no heart

Verse 7
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Watching the detectives
C C 
 
F F 
 
It's just like watching the detectives
Am Am 
 
Watching the detectives
F F 
 
Watching the detectives

Verse 8
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Watching the detectives
F F 
 
They're watching the detectives
Am Am 
 
They're watching the
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
detectives
F F 
 
Watching the detectives
Am Am 
 

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