Biography:
Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus on 25 August 1954) is an internationally known English singer-songwriter. Gaining prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-70s, he burst into fame with his critically acclaimed 1977 debut 'My Aim Is True', still one of the most successful debuts of all time. He soon did much work in the genres of punk rock, power pop, and New Wave after he formed Elvis Costello & The Attractions.
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Other songs:
- Alison
- Alsion
- Beautiful
- Cheap Rewards
- Everyday I Write The Book
- Mystery Dance
- Oliver's Army
- Pump It Up
- She
- This Is Hell
- Watching The Detectives
- Whats So Funny
- 45
- A Condemned Man
- Accidents Will Happen
- After The Fall
- Alibi Factory
- All Grown Up
- All The Rage
- All These Strangers
- All This Useless Beauty
- Almost Blue
- American Without Tears
- B Movie
- Baby Plays Around
- Back On My Feet
- Beyond Belief
- Big Boys
- Big Sisters Clothes
- Blame It On Cain
- Blue Chair
- Brilliant Mistake
- Brown To Blue
- Bullets For The New Born King
- Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter
- Busy Bodies
- Charm School
- Cheap Reward
- Church Underground
- Clowntime Is Over
- Clubland
- Coal
- Complicated Shadows
- Couldnt Call It Unexpected No4
- Crawling To The Usa
- Crimes Of Paris
- Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
- Deportee
- Different Finger
- Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Dr Watson I Presume
- Eisenhower Blues
- Favourite Hour
- Fish N Chip Paper
- Five Small Words
- Forgive Her Anything
- From A Whisper To A Scream
- Georgie And Her Rival
- Girls Talk
- Glitter Gulch
- Gloomy Sunday
- God Give Me Strength
- Gods Comic
- Good Year For The Roses
- Goon Squad
- Green Shirt
- Hand In Hand
- Harpies Bizarre
- Heart Shaped Bruise
- Heres Red Shoes
- High Fidelity
- Home Is Anywhere
- Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind
- Hoover Factory
- How To Be Dumb
- Human Hands
- Human Touch
- I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down
- I Dont Want To Go Home
- I Dont Want To Go To Chelsea
- I Dreamed Of My Old Lover
- I Hope Youre Happy Now
- I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself
- I Lost You
- I Still Have That Other Girl
- I Want To Vanish
- I Want You
- If I Could Put Them All Together
- Ill Wear It Proudly
- Im In The Mood Again
- Im Not Angry
- Im Your Toy
- Imagination
- In Another Room
- Inch By Inch
- Indoor Fireworks
- Jack Of All Parades
- Jimmie Standing In The Rain
- Joe Porterhouse
- Jump Up
- Kid About It
- Kinder Murder
- Less Than Zero
- Let Him Dangle
- Lip Service
- Lipstick Vogue
- Little Palaces
- Little Savage
- Little Triggers
- Living In Paradise
- Londons Brilliant Parade
- Love Went Mad
- Loveable
- Lovers Walk
- Luxembourg
- Man Out Of Time
- Miracle Man
- Monkey To Man
- My Babys Gone
- My Funny Valentine
- My Mood Swings
- My Youngest Son Came Home Today
- New Amsterdam
- New Amsterdam Youve Got To Hide Your Love Away
- New Lace Sleeves
- No Action
- No Dancing
- Olivers Army
- One Bell Ringing
- Our Little Angel
- Pads Paws And Claws
- Party Girl
- Pay It Back
- Peace In Our Time
- Pidgin English
- Poison Moon
- Poisoned Rose
- Pony St
- Poor Fractured Atlas
- Poor Napoleon
- Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
- Pretty Words
- Psycho
- Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness
- Radio Radio
- Radio Sweetheart
- Riot Act
- Rocking Horse Road
- Running Out Of Angels
- Satellite
- Shabby Doll
- Shamed Into Love
- She Loves The Jerk
- Shipbuilding
- Sleep Of The Just
- Sleepless Nights
- Sneaky Feelings
- So Like Candy
- Song With Rose
- St Stephens Day Murders
- Starting To Come To Me
- Still
- Still Too Soon To Know
- Strict Time
- Success
- Suffering Face
- Suit Of Lights
- Sulfur To Sugarcane
- Sulky Girl
- Sweet Dreams
- Taking My Life In Your Hands
- Tear Off Your Own Head Its A Doll Revolution
- Thats Not The Part Of Him Youre Leaving
- The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes
- The Beat
- The Big Light
- The Element Within Her
- The Ghost Of Tom Joad Do Re Mi
- The Greatest Love
- The Imposter
- The Long Honeymoon
- The Loved Ones
- The Only Flame In Town
- The Other End
- The Other Side Of Summer
- The Scarlet Tide
- The Spell That You Cast
- The Sweetest Punch
- The World And His Wife
- This House Is Empty Now
- This Years Girl
- Toledo
- Tommys Coming Home
- Too Far Gone
- Tramp The Dirt Down
- Tripwire
- Two Little Hitlers
- Uncomplicated
- Under Lime
- Unwanted Number
- Veronica
- Voice In The Dark
- Waiting For The End Of The World
- Watch Your Step
- Wave A White Flag
- Whats So Funny Bout Peace Love And Understanding
- When I Was Cruel
- When It Signs
- When It Sings
- Who Do You Think You Are
- Withered And Died
- Worthless Thing
- You Belong To Me
- You Little Fool
- You Shouldnt Look At Me That Way
- You Tripped At Every Step
- Youll Never Be A Man
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WATCHING THE DETECTIVES - ELVIS COSTELLO
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Tabbed by: Ben Robinson (brob711)
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
When hitting the chords, palm mute them a bit and slowly strum them.
Am F
e|--0---1----|
B|--1---1----|
G|--2---2----|
D|--2---3----|
A|--0---3----|
E|--x---x----|
During the Chorus, play the chords like this:
Am F C G D
e|--5---1---3---3---5--|
B|--5---1---5---5---5--|
G|--5---2---5---5---7--|
D|--7---3---5---4---7--|
A|--7---3---3---3---7--|
E|--5---1---x---3---5--|
Am F
Am F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0--2vvvvv-----------------3--2--3---------|
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------1vvvvv-|
Am
Nice girls, not one with a defect
F
Cellophane shrink wrap, so correct
Am F
Red dogs under illegal legs
Am F
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
CHORUS:
C
She is watching the detectives
G
"Ooh, he's so cute"
C
Watching the detectives
G C F D
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
Am G
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F C G
But he can't be wounded cos he's got no heart
Am
Long shot of that jumping sign
F
Visible shivers running down my spine
Am F
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Am F
Close up of the sign that says, "We never close"
Am
You snatch a tune, you match a cigarette
F
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
Am F
I don't know how much more of this I can take
Am F
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
(CHORUS)
Am
You think you're alone, until you realize you're in it
F
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
Am
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
F
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
Am
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
F
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Am
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
F
It only took my little fingers to blow you away
C G
Just like watching the detectives,
C
Don't get cute
G
Watching the detectives,
Am G F
I get so angry when the teardrops start
C
But he can't be wounded cos he's got no heart
G F
Watching the detectives,
Am F
Watching the detectives
Am F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0--2vvvvv-----------------3--2--3---------|
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------1vvvvv-|
When Elvis does it live, he sometimes does this in the end:
Am F Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------1---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------2-----------2---|
D|-------------------------------------------3--------------3--------2---|
A|--------0--2vvvvv-----------------3--2--3-----3--2--3--------------0---|
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
************************************
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| b Bend
| r Release
************************************
WATCHING THE DETECTIVES - ELVIS COSTELLO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Ben Robinson (brob711)
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
When hitting the chords, palm mute them a bit and slowly strum them.
Am F
e|--0---1----|
B|--1---1----|
G|--2---2----|
D|--2---3----|
A|--0---3----|
E|--x---x----|
During the Chorus, play the chords like this:
Am F C G D
e|--5---1---3---3---5--|
B|--5---1---5---5---5--|
G|--5---2---5---5---7--|
D|--7---3---5---4---7--|
A|--7---3---3---3---7--|
E|--5---1---x---3---5--|
Am F
Am F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0--2vvvvv-----------------3--2--3---------|
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------1vvvvv-|
Am
Nice girls, not one with a defect
F
Cellophane shrink wrap, so correct
Am F
Red dogs under illegal legs
Am F
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
CHORUS:
C
She is watching the detectives
G
"Ooh, he's so cute"
C
Watching the detectives
G C F D
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
Am G
They beat him up until the teardrops start
F C G
But he can't be wounded cos he's got no heart
Am
Long shot of that jumping sign
F
Visible shivers running down my spine
Am F
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Am F
Close up of the sign that says, "We never close"
Am
You snatch a tune, you match a cigarette
F
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
Am F
I don't know how much more of this I can take
Am F
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
(CHORUS)
Am
You think you're alone, until you realize you're in it
F
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
Am
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
F
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
Am
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
F
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Am
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
F
It only took my little fingers to blow you away
C G
Just like watching the detectives,
C
Don't get cute
G
Watching the detectives,
Am G F
I get so angry when the teardrops start
C
But he can't be wounded cos he's got no heart
G F
Watching the detectives,
Am F
Watching the detectives
Am F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0--2vvvvv-----------------3--2--3---------|
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------1vvvvv-|
When Elvis does it live, he sometimes does this in the end:
Am F Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------1---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------2-----------2---|
D|-------------------------------------------3--------------3--------2---|
A|--------0--2vvvvv-----------------3--2--3-----3--2--3--------------0---|
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------------------------------x---|
************************************
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| b Bend
| r Release
************************************
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