Chord Pony St by Elvis Costello

the perfect introduction to an album like brutal youth , which i describe as all of ec&a’s previous work thrown into a blender to create a fantastic mix . intro : D Dsus4 D 5x G she lives on pony street G C and they should scatter flowers at her feet D C G but when they come calling i think it’s appalling Am D G they’re sober and they’re polite D C G they’re deeply respectful when i would expect them Am D to keep her out all night G that little martinet G C will get her own way yet D C G if you need instruction in mindless destruction Am D G i’ll show you a thing or two D C G Am you used to adore me but now my life flashes before me D for you to view D A D G Em oh mother , oh mother , sometimes you are so mortifying D A D G Em from the hole in your leopard skin tights i can tell you’ve been spying D A D G Em but your generation confesses before it transgresses D A D G Em those super - 8 movies of Daddy in your disco dresses G if you’re going out tonight C Am i won’t wait up reading "das kapital" A watching "home shopping club" D while you’re flogging a dead horse C G D G all the way down pony street D G D where you live after a fashion C G D G all the way down pony street D G C the life and the soul of every indiscretion Am D that lives on , that lives on , that lives on C G/B pony street D A D G Em daughter , oh daughter , you know i will love you forever D A D G Em but spare me the white ankle socks with the lace and the leather F A D G Em for you and your cartoon threat do no good to resist me F A D G Em for i Am the genuine thing but for you it’s just history G if you’re going out tonight C Am how can you be sure where you lay your pretty head A mother may have been before D so you’re flogging a dead horse C G D G all the way down pony street D G D where you live after a fashion C G D G all the way down pony street D G C the life and the soul of every indiscretion Am Am that lives on , that lives on Am A A that lives on , that lives on , that lives on D Dsus4 D she lives on pony street 2x D Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D she lives on , she lives on 2x D Dsus4 D until fade out