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Elvis Costello - Lip Service Bass

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Lip Service Bass

(ver. 1)
Elvis Costello 
[Intro] [no chorus pedal]
  q   q   e e e e+q~   e e q   q    e e q   e e e. s e e e e e e e e
G|----------------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----e-----------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------2---4-|~---s-4-4---4/--|9-9-7---6-6-4--4|--------------2-|
E|0---0---4---4---|----t-----------|----------------|7-7-5-5-4-4-2---|
 
  q   q   e e e q  ~ e e e q   q    e e q   e e e q    e e e e e e e
G|----------------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----e-----------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------2---4-|~-4-s-4-4---4/--|9-9-7---6-6-4---|--------------2-|
E|0---0---4---4---|----t-----------|--------------7-|~-7-5-5-4-4-2---|
 
[Verse 1] [no chorus pedal]
     You left the  motor   running
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   q    e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---e-2-2---4-6-|----e-----------|----------------|----------------|
A|----s-----------|4---s-4-4---4/--|9-7-6-----6-7-8-|9-7-6-----6-7-9-|
E|----t-----------|----t-----------|------9-7-------|------9-7-------|
 
     But I know you're so attractive
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   e e  e e e e e e e q  ~ e e e e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|----e-------4-6-|----e-----------|--------0---1---|--------0---1---|
A|7---s-7-7-------|4---s-4-4---4---|2-2-4-2---2---2-|~-2-4-2---2---2-|
E|----t-----------|----t---------2-|----------------|----------------|
 
     Getting in some sharp practice
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   q    e e q   e e e e  e e e e e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---e-2-2---4-6-|----e-----------|4-4-2---1-1-----|----------------|
A|----s-----------|4---s-4-4---4---|------------4-2-|2-2-0-0-------2-|
E|----t-----------|----t-----------|----------------|--------4-4-2---|
 
   You better not do anything reckless
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   e e  e e q   e e q    e e q   e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----1---2-------|
D|2---e-2-2---4-6-|----e-----------|----1---2-2-3---|4-4-------4---2-|
A|----s-----------|4---s-4-4---4-0-|2-2-------------|------------2---|
E|----t-----------|----t-----------|----------------|----------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus] [no chorus pedal]
But everybody is going through the motions Everybody is going through the motions
  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e
G|2---1-----------|------------1-4-|2---1-----------|------------1-4-|
D|--------4---2---|----1---4-------|--------4---2---|----1---4-------|
A|--------------4-|2---------------|--------------4-|2---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
Are you really only going through the motions?  Lip
  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e  e e q   q   e e
G|2---1-----------|------------1-2-|4-4-2---1-------|
D|--------4---2---|----1---4-------|--------------1-|
A|--------------4-|2---------------|----------2-2---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
[Chorus] [with chorus pedal]
  Service     is all      you'll ever get     from
  q   q   q   e q  ~   e   q       q       e   s s
G|----------------|----------------r-------r-------|                 \
D|2---2---6-4-6---|----------------e-------e---9-9-|                  |
A|--------------4-|~---4---4-------s-------s-------|                  |
E|----------------|----------------t-------t-------|                  |
                                                                      |
  me                                                       Lip        |
  q       q       e   e   e   q    ~   e   q       e   e   e   e      | x2
G|------9g11------9---8---9-9g11--|~-----9g11------9---8---6---4---|  |
D|9-------------------------------|----9---------------------------|  |
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| /
 
  Service     is all      you'll ever get     from
  q   q   q   e q  ~   e   q       q       e   s s
G|----------------|----------------r-------r-------|
D|2---2---6-4-6---|----------------e-------e---9-9-|
A|--------------4-|~---4---4-------s-------s-------|
E|----------------|----------------t-------t-------|                  
  me                                                   but if you
  q       q       e   e   e   q    ~   e   q       e   e   e   e
G|------9g11------9---8---9-9g11--|~-----9g11------9---8---6---4---|
D|9-------------------------------|----9---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  change your mind,   you can send it in a letter to me
  q       q       q       q        q   q   q   q    q   q   q   q    q   q   q   e q  ~ e e e e e e e
G|------4g6-----------------------|----------------|----6---9-------|----------------|----------------|
D|4---------------7-------4-------|6-----------6---|----------------|9-----------7-9-|~---------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------7-------|0-----------0---|----6---9-------|--------5-5-6-6-|
E|--------------------------------|----7-----------|----------------|----------------|--7-7-7---------|
                                                   ^no chorus pedal starting here
[Verse 2] [no chorus pedal]
     Don't make any sudden movements
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e Q.    e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|----e-------4-6-|----e-----------|4-2-1-----1-2-3-|4-2-1-----1-2-4-|
A|7---s-7-7-------|4---s-4-4-----4-|------4-2-------|------4-2-------|
E|----t-----------|----t-----------|----------------|----------------|
 
These are dangerous amusements
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---e-2-2---4-6-|----e-----------|--------0---1---|--------0---1---|
A|----s-----------|4---s-4-4---4---|2-2-4-2---2---2-|2-2-4-2---2---2-|
E|----t-----------|----t---------2-|----------------|----------------|
 
    When did you become so choosy?
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   e e  e   e   e.    s e   e   e.    s  e e e e e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|2---e-2-2---4-6-|----e-----------|4---4---2-----2-1---1-----------|----------------|
A|----s-----------|4---s-4-4---4-0-|------------------------4-----4-|2-2-0-0-------2-|
E|----t-----------|----t-----------|--------------------------------|--------4-4-2---|
 
Don't act like you're above me, just look at your shoes
  q   e e q   e e  q   e e q   e e  q   q   q   q    q   q   e e e e
G|----r-----------|----r-----------|----------------|----1---2-------|
D|2---e-2-2---4-6-|----e-----------|----1---2---3---|4---------4---2-|
A|----s-----------|4---s-4-4---4-0-|2---------------|------------2---|
E|----t-----------|----t-----------|----------------|----------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus] [no chorus pedal]
But everybody is going through the motions Everybody is going through the motions
  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e
G|2---1-----------|------------1-4-|2---1-----------|------------1-4-|
D|--------4---2---|----1---4-------|--------4---2---|----1---4-------|
A|--------------4-|2---------------|--------------4-|2---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
Are you really only going through the motions?              Lip
  q   q   q   e e  q   q   q   e e  e   e   e   e   s s e   e   e
G|2---1-----------|------------1-2-|4---4---4---4---4p2-------------|
D|--------4---2---|----1---4-------|--------------------4-------1---|
A|--------------4-|2---------------|------------------------2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] [with chorus pedal]
  Service     is all      you'll ever get     from
  q   q   q   e q  ~   e   q       q       e   s s
G|----------------|----------------r-------r-------|                 \
D|2---2---6-4-6---|----------------e-------e---9-9-|                  |
A|--------------4-|~---4---4-------s-------s-------|                  |
E|----------------|----------------t-------t-------|                  |
  me                                                       Lip        |
  q       q       e   e   e   q    ~   e   q       e   e   e   e      | x2
G|------9g11------9---8---9-9g11--|~-----9g11------9---8---6---4---|  |
D|9-------------------------------|----9---------------------------|  |
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| /
 
  Service     is all      you'll ever get     from
  q   q   q   e q  ~   e   q       q       e   s s
G|----------------|----------------r-------r-------|
D|2---2---6-4-6---|----------------e-------e---9-9-|
A|--------------4-|~---4---4-------s-------s-------|
E|----------------|----------------t-------t-------|
 
  me                                                   but if you
  q       q       e   e   e   q    ~   e   q       e   e   e   e
G|------9g11------9---8---9-9g11--|~-----9g11------9---8---6---4---|
D|9-------------------------------|----9---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
  change your mind, you can send it in a letter to me     but if you
  q   q   q   q    q   q   q    q   q   q   q   q    q   q   q   q
G|----6-----------|----------------|------------9---|6---------------|
D|4-------7---4---|6-----------6---|7---------------|--------7---6---|
A|----------------|--------7-------|----4---7-------|----7-----------|
E|----------------|----7-----------|----------------|----------------|
 
  change your mind, you can send it in a letter to me     but if you
  q   q   q   q    q   q   q    q   e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
G|----6-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|4-------7---4---|------------6---|7-7-7-7---------|----------7---7-|
A|----------------|--------7-------|--------4-4-5-5-|6-6-7-7-9-------|
E|----------------|4---7-----------|----------------|------------9---|
 
  change your mind, you can send it in a letter to me
  q   q   q   q    q   q   q   q    q   q   q   q    q   q   q   q    B        ~        q
G|----6-----------|----------------|----9---6-------|7---5---4-------|--------|--------|----||
D|4-------7---6---|--------6-------|7-----------7---|------------7\--|2~------|~-------|----||
A|----------------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------|--------|--------|----||
E|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|--------|0---||
                                                                     ^[no chorus pedal]
            
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