The Loved Ones Chords & Lyrics - Elvis Costello

[INTRO]
[A] [C#m] [A] [C#m]

[VERSE 1]
[A]Don`t get smart [C#m]or sarcastic
[A]He snaps back jus[C#m]t like elastic
[A]Spare us the theatrics and[C#m] the verbal gymnastics
[A]We break wise guys [C#m]just like matchsticks

[CHORUS]
[F#m]What would the [C#m]loved ones say (Your pride and joy is all blown up}
[F#m]What would the loved ones s[A]ay (The bride and boy are barely grown up)

[VERSE 2]
[D]You`re not my parti[E]cular poison
[A]I`ve got nothing a[F#]gainst you myself
[Bm]You could have been a [E]danger to the boys and girls
[F#m]Now you`re a danger to yourself

[CHORUS]
[E]Oh, what would the l[D]oved ones say, w[E]hat would the loved ones s[A]ay?
[F#m]Oh, what would the [C#m]loved ones say, [F#m]what would the loved ones [A]say?

[VERSE 3]
[Bm]The ugly little scenes [E]run round your head
[Am]The ugly little d[D]reams you get a [G]needle and no [D]thread
[Bm]They stiched you u[E]p this time
[Am]They say you'll [Fm]do
[C]They bitch [Am]about your pretty [F]face turning ugly on [C]you.

[VERSE 4]
[A]The butcher the baker and the [C#m]bassline maker
[A]Sayin' you can leave her, [C#m]I can take her
[A]You spend your whole life like a [C#m]minute or two later
[A]One day its going to end [C#m]sooner than greater

[CHORUS]
[F#m]What would the [C#m]loved ones say (He`ll be remembered young and pretty}
[F#m]What would the loved ones s[A]ay (Now he`s a hit in every city)

[VERSE 5]
[D]Now there`s a name we'l[E]l never forget
[A]There`s one born e[F#]very minute or two
[Bm]Don't pin a m[E]edal on me yet
[F#m]They might be waiting for you

[CHORUS]
[E]Oh, what would the l[D]oved ones say, w[E]hat would the loved ones s[A]ay?
[F#m]Oh, what would the [C#m]loved ones say, [F#m]what would the loved ones [A]say?

[OUTRO]
[E]PPS I [D]l-o-v-e [E]y-o-u [D]
[E]PPS I [D]l-o-v-e [E]y-o-u [D]
[E]PPS I [D]l-o-v-e [E]y-o-u [D]
[E]PPS I [D]l-o-v-e [E]y-o-u [D]