Elvis Costello - The Last Confession Of Vivian Whip Chords

[Intro]
G# Cm D#7 G#
 
[Verse 1]
G#               Cm         D#      Fm
Hear the last confession of Vivian Whip
F#                C7
If you're reading this
    A#m       D#7
"My life was lonely
G#           Cm
Never hurt a fly
   D#7      G#
Or spared a kiss
B              F#
Never killed a soul
C#7       F#7
Except my own"
 
 
[Bridge 1]
    B               F#7
But when I took you in my arms
                 B
I wonder why it took so long
                         F#7
For me to recognize this precious song
                    B
Had it been playing all along?
 
 
[Bridge 2]
G#
Just when I needed it
       A#m
When I couldn't conceive that it's
   G#                C
So hard to lose your nerve
   C#       C#m
To just get what you need
    G#                  A#m   D# C# D# D#7
And not, not what you deserve
 
 
[Verse 2]
G#maj7         Cm            D#7   Fm
See the first impression of Vivian Whip
C#           Cm
Still denied parole
     A#m       D#
He's etched in charcoal
G#            Cm     D#       G#
"Never hurt a fly or killed a soul
B             F#
Entertained a doubt
C#7     F#7
I cared about"
 
[Bridge 1]
    B              F#7
But now I fear we fear too much
                   B
I tried my best to keep my watch
                  F#7
To bear up in the light that strips
                    B
So stop my mouth up with your lips