Chord Voice In The Dark by Elvis Costello

voice in the dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . . Am7 ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Dm . . . . G ba ba ba ba C . . . . . . . . Am7 ba ba ba ba G ba ba ba ba ba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . . Am7 ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Dm . . . . G ba ba ba D#dim G C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A you can read right through a book of matches Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G but that wont make you smart C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7 you can laugh in the face of watches F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fm but time will only break your heart F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fm kings reign beneath umbrellas C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A hide pennies down in cellars Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A and money pours down and yet Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G no everyone gets soaking wet C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F when bores and bullies conspire E7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 to stamp out your spark D7 listen for . . . . G7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C a voice in the dark C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am7 . . . . . . . . . . . Dm7 . . . . . G not a moment too soon as we blue the moon C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am7 . . . . . Dm7 . . . . . G and a wolf begins to howl in tune C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am7 . . . Dm7 i announced for all mankind . . . . . . G a boon C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7 stand aside you big baboon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . now im the a prize invention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fm youre the image of yourself . . . . . . C forget your cares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A and disapproving stares D7 im not here to try to jump your borders G just ask your nieces and daughters C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am7 . . . . . . . . Dm7 . . . . . . . . . G im flat as sole , im happy as a clam C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am7 . . . . . . . . Dm7 . . . . . . . . . G could also be another D#dim but they dont know the kind of man i Am C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dm7 . . . . . . G little fish swimming in a jealous shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7 now my net is overflowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fm and i suddenly seem to be all seeing and all knowing . . . . . . . C ive got something right there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A that you might want to hear D7 but have no fear lend a hand lend an ear G if your rent - money is in arrears C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A well be striking up a symphony bandstand Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G long of hair and loose of tooth C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7 therell be pirouettes and startling handstands F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fm and who but acrobats know how to tell the truth Fm . . . . . . . . when is said that then redundant C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A they gallivant in peg - leg pants Dm ill be your servant . . . . . . . . . . . . A youll be my pal Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G ill be ever faithful you know i shall C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F theres no fool like an old fool E7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A who blames it all upon his youth Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C when times are tough and you find youre down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A without a star to wish upon . . . . . . . D7 just listen for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G a voice in the dark C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A i was striking through a box of matches Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G hoping that one would spark C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7 i heard somebody calling to me F . . . . . . . . . . . a voice in the dark F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fm a sound both wild and gentle C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A daring and confidential Dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i thought there was music playing . Dm7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G but it was all and only talk C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . . . . . . . . . A when liars and bullies conspire to stamp out your spark D7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G fill up that empty space in your heart C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A listen up , when the herald says , hark D7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C believe in just a voice in the dark