Shabby Doll

												
Shabby Doll
By Elvis Costello
>From the Album:  Imperial Bedroom

Em6   = 022020
C/E   = 032010
A/E   = 002220
Dmaj7 = XX0333

INTRO:

Em   Em6  C/E  Em


Em
Giving you more of what for

Always worked for me before
          D            Em
Now I'm a shabby doll
Em                          D
What's going on behind the green elevator door
Em          D             Em
With just a shabby doll

          Am
There's a hit man facing

A compromising situation
              Em
With just a shabby doll
                      D
And a very neat line in character assassination
Em           D             Em
She's just a shabby doll

CBoRUS:
D            A
She's just a shabby doll
      D          A
She's putting him off and putting you on
D              A           D               A
She's just the shabby doll, she's just the shabby doll
       D              A             D
You're swearing upon, you know in your heart
D              A            Em
She's gone you know in your heart
She's just a shabby doll

Em
There's a girl in this dress
There's always a girl in distress
             D              Em
She's just a shabby doll
She's so sure she's self-possessed
      D                Em
Then again she's half undressed
             D             Em
She's just a shabby doll

    Am
The boy that I used to be
Showed no sign of sympathy
           Em
For just a shabby doll
I have betrayed you and me
            D                 Em
And paid for my own bribery
            D           Em
With just a shabby doll

(chorus)

BrIDGE:
A/E (002220)         Dmaj7 (XX0333)
Be's the tired toy that everyone enjoyed
   A/E                     D
Be wants to be a fancy man but he's nothing but a nancy boy
C            B
Be's all pride and no joy

Em
And being what you might call a whore
Always worked for me before
          D           Em
Now I'm a shabby doll
Untie the gag the cat's out of the bag
    D           Em
But won't show his claws
            D
Be's just a shabby doll

Am
She said you must be joking
Some things are left unspoken
              Em
You're just a shabby doll
Be's lying limp and soaking
           D         Em
Be was openly broken
          D
By just a shabby doll

(chorus)


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