Elvis Costello - 15 Petals Chords

[Intro]
Em
 
 
[Chorus]
   B7
15 petals
                                Em
One for every year I spent with you
                    B7                Em  B7  Em
Jewels and precious metals will never do
 
 
[Verse]
G5         A5
I love you twisted
    G5 Em
And I  love you straight
G5           A5         Em
I'd write it down but I can't concentrate
                                    A5
Words won't me obey they do as they please
                          Em
And all I am left with is these...
 
 
[Chorus]
   B7
15 petals
                                Em
One for every year I spent with you
                    B7                Em  B7  Em
Jewels and precious metals will never do
 
 
[Verse]
G5           A5
The thorn is blunted
        G5 Em
And the perfume will fade
G5            A5
I stand where sun is set
Em
I crave the shade
                                 A5
Down in the tavern with Mary and Joe
                               Em
Palms reached for alms as they throw...
 
 
[Chorus]
   B7
15 petals
                              Em
One for every hour that we're apart
                  B7
Tears and useless battles
           Em   B7  Em
I'll never start
 
 
[Verse]
     G5       A5
Mussolini highway
          G5   Em
There's a frankincense tree
G5            A5          Em
I picked some up there to carry with me
                                    A5
You take me to places where I never go
                         Em
I love you more than you know
 
 
[Chorus]
   B7
15 petals
                                     Em
Scattered in the path where you will tread
   B7              Em
15 petals of vivid red
 
 
[Break]
B7  Em  B7  Em  B7  Em
       Hey!    Hey!   Whoa-oh! Do-do-do
 
 
[Outro]
G5           A5            G5 Em
One wine-bar vamp with the polythene face
    G5        A5          G5 Em
Ein Panzer Kommander with no hair in place
    G5         A5               G5    Em
The crooked battallions drilled holes in the square
Em
Oh!