Chord Tramp The Dirt Down by Elvis Costello

G : 320003 D/F# : 2x0232 Em : 022000 C : x32010 ch Bm/D /Ch : x5443x A/C# : x4222x E/G# : 4x245x G D/F# Em C G i saw a newspaper picture from the political campaign Em ch Bm/D /Ch A/C# C G a woman was kissing a child , who was obviously in pain Em ch Bm/D /Ch A/C# C G she spills w/ compassion , as that young child’s face in her hands she grips Em ch Bm/D /Ch A/C# C G C can you imagine all that greed and avarice coming down on that childs lips G D/F# Em D well i hope you don’t die too soon C G i pray the lord my soul to save Em ch Bm/D /Ch A/C# C G oh i’ll be a good boy , i’ll try so hard to behave Em ch Bm/D /Ch A/C# C G because there’s one thing i know , i’d like to live long enough to savor C Bm Am G Am G that’s when they finally put you in the ground C Bm Am G Am G D i’ll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down D Em D/F# G ? D when england was the whore of the world margaret was her madam Em D/F# Em ? G and the future looked as brigh and as clear as the black tarmacadam G C well i hope that she sleeps well at night , isn’t haunted by every tiny detail Am E/G# G D/F# Em D cos when she held that lovely face in her hands all she thought was betrayal and now the cynical ones say that it all ends the same in the long run try telling that to the desperate father who just squeezed the life from his only son and how it’s only voices in your head and dreams you never dreamt try telling him the subtle difference between justice and contempt try telling me she isn’t angry with this pitiful discontent when they flaunt it in your face as you line up for punishment and then expect you to say "thank you" straighten up , look proud and pleased because you’ve only got the symptoms , you haven’t got the whole disease just like a schoolboy , whose head’s like a tin - can filled up with dreams then poured down the drain try telling that to the boys on both sides , being blown to bits or beaten and maimed who takes all the glory and none of the shame well i hope you live long now , i pray the lord your soul to keep i think i’ll be going before we fold our arms and start to weep i never thought for a moment that human life could be so cheap ’cos when they finally put you in the ground they’ll stand there laughing and tramp the dirt down don’t feel as though you have to play all the chords , i change it up every time and just play what feels right , hope you all enjoy :