Artist: Richard Thompson
[VERSE 1]
I sa[E]w you last night with that fel[A]la
the [E]up-to-date version of[C#m] me
He was sm[E]ug as a lottery w[A]inner
You were w[E]arm as a re[B]ptile can b[E]e
What a ch[E]ange from the last time I [A]saw you
With those t[E]ears running down if you p[C#m]lease
From s[E]ad to happy so qu[A]ickly
That's one h[E]undred and e[B]ighty degr[E]ees
[CHORUS]
But cr[A]ocodiles do it much b[E]etter
they're m[A]uch more humane and forg[B]iving
Their v[E]ictims are d[F#m]ead
in a m[E/G#]inute it's s[A]aid
While y[E]ours have to c[B]arry on l[E]iving
And those cr[A]ocodile tears you've been sh[E]edding
Some d[A]ay they might come back to h[B]aunt you
Oh, I b[E]et you one [F#m]day
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing aw[A]ay
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you w[E]ant to
[E] [F#m] [E/G#] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[VERSE 2]
And the n[E]ight that you said it was o[A]ver
I got a h[E]istory lesson for f[C#m]ree
I tho[E]ught it was you did the l[A]ying and cheating
It tu[E]rns out it mu[B]st have been [E]me
When t[E]he tears started flowing that cl[A]inched it
I kn[E]ew you'd be running a[C#m]way
to the a[E]rms of your new love -
poor de[A]vil, he gets you
for tw[E]enty four h[B]ours a d[E]ay
[CHORUS]
But cr[A]ocodiles do it much b[E]etter
they're m[A]uch more humane and forg[B]iving
Their v[E]ictims are d[F#m]ead
in a m[E/G#]inute it's s[A]aid
While y[E]ours have to c[B]arry on l[E]iving
And those cr[A]ocodile tears you've been sh[E]edding
Some d[A]ay they might come back to h[B]aunt you
Oh, I b[E]et you one [F#m]day
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing awa[A]y
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you w[E]ant to
[E] [F#m] [E/G#] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[VERSE 3]
Well I h[E]ope he lives up to your st[A]andards
St[E]andards I could never [C#m]keep
I was [E]always to quick on the tr[A]igger, you said
not to m[E]ention to du[B]mb and to ch[E]eap
And I se[E]e all your petty reve[A]nges
The dr[E]ama goes on, does it [C#m]ever
But that p[E]icture of us, in the n[A]ude, on the bus
To p[E]ut it on F[B]acebook was cl[E]ever
[CHORUS]
But cr[A]ocodiles do it much b[E]etter
they're m[A]uch more humane and forg[B]iving
Their v[E]ictims are d[F#m]ead
in a m[E/G#]inute it's s[A]aid
While y[E]ours have to c[B]arry on l[E]iving
And those c[A]rocodile tears you've been s[E]hedding
Some d[A]ay they might come back to h[B]aunt you
Oh, I b[E]et you one d[F#m]ay
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing awa[A]y
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you w[E]ant to
Oh, I b[E]et you one d[F#m]ay
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing awa[A]y
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you [C#m]want to [E]
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Final four lines from an older version (as seen on several YouTube videos):
But w[E]atching you acting the v[A]ictim
Is like w[E]atching the news on [C#m]tv
You c[E]an't stand to see
all the bl[A]ood and the gore
yet you ca[E]n't take your e[B]yes off the scr[E]een
I sa[E]w you last night with that fel[A]la
the [E]up-to-date version of[C#m] me
He was sm[E]ug as a lottery w[A]inner
You were w[E]arm as a re[B]ptile can b[E]e
What a ch[E]ange from the last time I [A]saw you
With those t[E]ears running down if you p[C#m]lease
From s[E]ad to happy so qu[A]ickly
That's one h[E]undred and e[B]ighty degr[E]ees
[CHORUS]
But cr[A]ocodiles do it much b[E]etter
they're m[A]uch more humane and forg[B]iving
Their v[E]ictims are d[F#m]ead
in a m[E/G#]inute it's s[A]aid
While y[E]ours have to c[B]arry on l[E]iving
And those cr[A]ocodile tears you've been sh[E]edding
Some d[A]ay they might come back to h[B]aunt you
Oh, I b[E]et you one [F#m]day
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing aw[A]ay
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you w[E]ant to
[E] [F#m] [E/G#] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[VERSE 2]
And the n[E]ight that you said it was o[A]ver
I got a h[E]istory lesson for f[C#m]ree
I tho[E]ught it was you did the l[A]ying and cheating
It tu[E]rns out it mu[B]st have been [E]me
When t[E]he tears started flowing that cl[A]inched it
I kn[E]ew you'd be running a[C#m]way
to the a[E]rms of your new love -
poor de[A]vil, he gets you
for tw[E]enty four h[B]ours a d[E]ay
[CHORUS]
But cr[A]ocodiles do it much b[E]etter
they're m[A]uch more humane and forg[B]iving
Their v[E]ictims are d[F#m]ead
in a m[E/G#]inute it's s[A]aid
While y[E]ours have to c[B]arry on l[E]iving
And those cr[A]ocodile tears you've been sh[E]edding
Some d[A]ay they might come back to h[B]aunt you
Oh, I b[E]et you one [F#m]day
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing awa[A]y
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you w[E]ant to
[E] [F#m] [E/G#] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[VERSE 3]
Well I h[E]ope he lives up to your st[A]andards
St[E]andards I could never [C#m]keep
I was [E]always to quick on the tr[A]igger, you said
not to m[E]ention to du[B]mb and to ch[E]eap
And I se[E]e all your petty reve[A]nges
The dr[E]ama goes on, does it [C#m]ever
But that p[E]icture of us, in the n[A]ude, on the bus
To p[E]ut it on F[B]acebook was cl[E]ever
[CHORUS]
But cr[A]ocodiles do it much b[E]etter
they're m[A]uch more humane and forg[B]iving
Their v[E]ictims are d[F#m]ead
in a m[E/G#]inute it's s[A]aid
While y[E]ours have to c[B]arry on l[E]iving
And those c[A]rocodile tears you've been s[E]hedding
Some d[A]ay they might come back to h[B]aunt you
Oh, I b[E]et you one d[F#m]ay
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing awa[A]y
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you w[E]ant to
Oh, I b[E]et you one d[F#m]ay
you'll be s[E/G#]obbing awa[A]y
'cause you h[E]ave to
and n[B]ot 'cause you [C#m]want to [E]
-----
Final four lines from an older version (as seen on several YouTube videos):
But w[E]atching you acting the v[A]ictim
Is like w[E]atching the news on [C#m]tv
You c[E]an't stand to see
all the bl[A]ood and the gore
yet you ca[E]n't take your e[B]yes off the scr[E]een
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