Harpies Bizarre

HARPIES BIZARD  / Elvis Costello
E|E|------------------------------

E|--|| 

By Declan Patric Aloysius MacManus
From Elvis Costello's "Mighty Like a
 Rose", (c) 1991

The lyrics were type by one 
anonymous who provided the lyrics 
for the album,
available via ftp from cs.uwp.edu.
The "Intro E" sections for organ can
 be played on guitar, as transcribed
 in
TAB (using TAB MASTER). The little 
woodwind instrument solo is not 
[yet!]
transcribed, but the chords are 
available, with added beat measures:
 7xE 1xB
mean that in two 4/4 bars, play 7 
beats of chord E, and then 1 beat of
 B.
Enjoy! 
Comments/corrections/additions/ideas/questions are always welcome,
at my e-mail address: 
ofirz1@ccsg.tau.ac.il

        Ofir
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HARPIES BIZARD  / Elvis Costello
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By Declan Patric Aloysius MacManus
From Elvis Costello's "Mighty Like a
 Rose", (c) 1991


[intro E]


e|----||---------------| 
B|----||---------------| 
G|----||---------------| 


D:1--2--------1--2--------1--2--------1--2-------|
A:|------1--2-----------0--------
E:|------------------4-----------


E              B                 
He selects the plainest face form
   A               B
 a spiteful row of girls
E         B             A       
Elegant insulted women, a flaw 
           G#7
of cultured pearls
C#m         G#m         G#      
      C#m
C#m         G#m         G#      
 He drops a name or two, she 
      C#m
fails to catch
   A                 E
At last he's met his match
                  B                
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants 
       E
her so much


[intro E]


E                B               
She puts up half-hearted 
   A                       B
resistance, like she was taught to 
do
E                         B      
She's heard some of those small 
             A                     
town playboys but this is something
G#7
 new
C#m                G#m        G#
 His promise seems dangerous, 
            C#m
she'd like to believe
   A                  E
He says "You'd better leave"
                     B             
"You've only got yourself to blame,
           E
 shame, or deceive"


E7                    A
The waiting lines are long
Am                 E
They never get too far
Everyone wearing that medal with 
B
pride
        E
Harpies Bizarre


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7xE    1xB
7xB    1xE
7xC    1xA
7xB    1xE
4xBm   3xF#   1xBm
4xD    3xA7   1xD

[intro E]


E               B
I looked on but hesitated
A                 B
 I failed to interrupt
E                 B
You're so hard to tell the truth too
A             G#7
 So easy to corrupt
C#m       G#m
 I'll memorize your face
G#           C#m
 Your tragic smile
    A                 E
The hurt look in your eyes
                    B              
As you betrayed yourself to the 
              E
part of him that dies


E7                    A
The waiting lines are long
     Am            E
They never get too far
        E7               A        
They're shining up their shoes to 
Am             E
kick a falling star
    E7                  A
You think you should be somebody
        Am                 E
But you don't know who you are
Everyone wearing that medal with 
B
pride
        E
Harpies Bizarre

[repeat Intro section and fade]

[From Ofir Zwebner                  
      Jul 19 '94 at 12:20 pm 180]

from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, 
Germany
lyrics and chords of: Harpies 
Bizarre by Elvis Costello And The 
Attractions

Suggestions and corrections are 
always welcome!
date: 95/10/15

E                 B
He selects the plainest face
A                        B
From a spiteful row of girls
E          B
Elegant insulted women
A                    G#
A flaw of cultured pearls
C#m        G#m
He drops a name or two
G#            G#m
She fails to catch
     A                  E
At least he's met his match
                  B                
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants 
        E
her so much

E                  B
She puts up half-hearted resistance
A                      B
Like she was taught to do
E                           B
She's heard some of those small town
 playboys
A                     G#
But this is something new
C#m                  G#m
His promise seems dangerous
G#              C#m
She'd like to believe
    A                   E
He says "You'd better leave"
                    B              
"You've only got yourself to blame,
             E
 shame or deceive"

      E7               A
The waiting lines are long
      A7            E
They never get too far
Everyone wearing that medal wirh 
  B
pride
           E
Harpies Bizzare

E                  B
I looked on but hesitated
A               B
I failed to interrupt
E                  B
You're so hard to tell the truth to
A            G#
So easy to corrupt
C#m    G#m
I'll memorize your face
G#           C#m
Your tragic smile
     A                 E
The hurt look in your eyes
                   B               
As you betrayed yourself to the 
                E
part of hime that dies

      E7               A
The waiting lines are long
      A7            E
They never get too far
          E7              A
They're shinig up their shoes
    A7             E
To kick a falling star
     E7                   A/E
You think you should be somebody
        A7/E                E
But you don't know who you are
Everyone wearing that medal with 
  B
pride
           E
Harpies Bizzare