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