Baby Plays Around by Elvis Costello, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Baby Plays Around

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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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Here's the chords/lyrics to "Baby Plays Around" from Elvis Costello's
"Spike" album. Someone requested this a while back but it's taken me
a while to get around to typing it in.

It's in CHORD format, ie run it through the CHORD program that was
recently posted and you get a nice postscript songsheet.

Paul Robins

email: [email protected]

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{t:Baby Plays Around}
{t:words & music by D.P.A. Mac Manus & Cait O'Riordan}
{define:A/G 1 0 2 2 2 - 3}
{define:B/D# 0 2 4 4 1 - -}
{define:Dm/F 0 1 3 2 0 - 1 }
{define:Bm7-5 0 0 3 2 3 2 0}
{define:D/F# 0 2 3 2 0 0 2}
{define:A7/E 0 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define:C#m7-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 -}
{define:D#^o 0 2 1 2 1 - -}
{define:F^o 0 1 2 2 3 - -}
{define:B7/D# 0 2 0 2 1 - -}
{define:F6 0 1 3 2 3 1 1}
{define:E11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0}
{define:C#m7 4 1 2 1 3 1 - }
[A]It's not [A7]open [D] to discussion any[Dsus]more,
[A]She's out[B/D#] again tonight, [E] And I'm a[C#m7]lone once more,
[D]She's all I [Bm7]have [Bm7-5]worth [C#m7] waiting [F#m]for,
but [B/D#]baby plays A[Bm7]round. [E]
[A]And so it [A/G]seems I've always [D/F#]been the last to [Dm/F]know,
[A]To hold [B/D#]on to that girl, [E] I had to [C#m7]let her go.
[D/F#] I wish to [Dm/F] God I [C#m7]didn't love her [F#m]so,
[B/D#] 'Cause [E11]baby plays A[A]round.

[A/G]I try to be [D/F#]strong, [A7/E] hold on to my [D]pride.[C#m7-5]
[Em7] She doesn't [A7]even know it's [D]wrong,
how much I [D#^o]hurt inside.[F^o]
And heaven knows I've tried but [F#m]
ba[Bm7]by plays a[Dm]round, just a [Esus]play thing.[F^o]
Its hard to reconcile the facts I'm [E7]facing.

[A]It's not [A7]open [D] to discussion any[Dsus]more,
[A]She walk's[B/D#] those shiny streets, [E] I walk the [C#m7]worn out floor.
[D]She's all I [Bm7]have [Bm7-5]worth [C#m7] living [F#m]for,

[B/D#]Baby [F6]plays, baby [D]plays A[Fmaj7]round [F7]

[Em7] [B7/D#] [Em] [Dm7]
[A] [F] [A7]