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Version 1from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany e-mail: lyrics and chords of: Man Out Of Time by Elvis Costello And The Attractions Suggestions and corrections are always welcome! date: 95/10/15 E B E So this is where he came to hide E B E When he ran from you E In a private detective overcoat F#m And dirty dead men's shoes E B E The pretty things of Knightsbridge E B E Lying for of Minister of State E Are a far cry from the nod and wink F#m Here at Traitors' Gate G#m C#m 'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down F#sus4 And he listens for the footsteps E/B B7 That would follow him around E F#m G#m E To murder - my love - is a crime F#m G#m A F#/A# Bsus4 G#/B# C#m A E But will you still love - a man out of time E B E There's a tupenny ha'ppenny millionaire E B E Looking for a fourpenny one E With a tight grip on the short hairs F#m Of the public imagination E B E But for his private wife and kids somehow E B E Real life becomes a rumour E Days of Dutch courage, just three French letters F#m And a German sense of humor G#m C#m He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge F#sus4 He stands to be insulted E/B B7 And he pays for the privilege E F#m G#m E To murder - my love - is a crime F#m G#m A F#/A# Bsus4 G#/B# C#m A E But will you still love - a man out of time E B E The biggest wheels of industry E B E Retire sharp and short E And after the dinner overtures F#m Are nothing but an afterthought E B E Somebody's creeping in the kitchen E B E There's a reputation to be made E Whose nerves are always on the knife's edge F#m And who's up late polishing the blade G#m C#m Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning F#sus4 You drink yourself insensitive E/B B7 And hate yourself in the morning E F#m G#m E To murder - my love - is a crime F#m G#m A F#/A# Bsus4 G#/B# C#m A E But will you still love - a man out of time Seite 1 von 2