WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Elvis Costello - Last Boat Leaving Chords | Ver. 1
[Verse]
D Am
Hush my little one don't cry so
B7 Em A
You know your daddy was bound to go
D A
They took his pride they took his voice
Bm F#
Don't upset him now don't make a noise
G Gm
They said, "You're lucky son still got the choice"
Bm G
Last boat leaving
[Chorus]
A D A D A D A D
Don't waste your tears it's not as if I'm in chains
A D A Bm A A7/A# Bm E
I don't want to go now, it would be better for you too
A D/F#
If you don't look back when we sail
(Last boat leaving, last boat leaving)
[Verse]
D Am
Hush my dear, while I whisper it in your ear
B7 Em A
We're not going to sail tonight we're going to disappear
D A
And it feels like punishment, but I don't know what for
Bm F#
Take care of your mother son it's you that she adores
G Gm
'Cause no matter how long we sail we'll never reach the shore
Bm G
Last boat leaving
[Chorus]
A D A D A D A D
So dry your tears it's not as if I'm in chains
A D A Bm A A7/A# Bm E
When you go to school son you'll read my story in history books
A D/F#
Only they won't mention my name
(Last boat leaving, last boat leaving)
[Verse]
A G D/F#
So hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
A G D/F#
I hope that you never have to do what I've done
Do you know what I've done?
Am B7 Em A
Why I'm going away? On the last boat leaving this stinking town
Bm G Bm E
Last boat leaving, it’s the last boat leaving
A# C
You've had my innocence, you've had my heartbreak
Gm
You've taken the place where I once belonged
C/E D Bm A# Gm D
Now what more can you take?
