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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
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lyrics and chords of: Man Out Of Time by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

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date: 95/10/15



E                                     B  E
So this is where he came to hide
E                                     B  E
When he ran from you
E
In a private detective overcoat
F#m
And dirty dead men's shoes

E                                     B  E
The pretty things of Knightsbridge
E                                     B  E
Lying for of Minister of State
E
Are a far cry from the nod and wink
          F#m
Here at Traitors' Gate

           G#m                         C#m
'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down
       F#sus4
And he listens for the footsteps
E/B                     B7
That would follow him around

E          F#m              G#m    E
To murder - my love - is a crime
    F#m  G#m   A  F#/A# Bsus4 G#/B#  C#m  A  E
But will you still love - a man out of time

E                                     B  E
There's a tupenny ha'ppenny millionaire
E                                     B  E
Looking for a fourpenny one
E
With a tight grip on the short hairs
        F#m
Of the public imagination

E                                     B  E
But for his private wife and kids somehow
      E                               B  E
Real life becomes a rumour
     E
Days of Dutch courage, just three French letters
       F#m
And a German sense of humor

G#m                                C#m
He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge
   F#sus4
He stands to be insulted
       E/B               B7
And he pays for the privilege

E          F#m              G#m    E
To murder - my love - is a crime
    F#m  G#m   A  F#/A# Bsus4 G#/B#  C#m  A  E
But will you still love - a man out of time

E                                     B  E
The biggest wheels of industry
E                                     B  E
Retire sharp and short
E
And after the dinner overtures
F#m
Are nothing but an afterthought

E                                     B  E
Somebody's creeping in the kitchen
   E                                  B  E
There's a reputation to be made
E
Whose nerves are always on the knife's edge
    F#m
And who's up late polishing the blade

G#m                            C#m
Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning
   F#sus4
You drink yourself insensitive
     E/B                    B7
And hate yourself in the morning

E          F#m              G#m    E
To murder - my love - is a crime
    F#m  G#m   A  F#/A# Bsus4 G#/B#  C#m  A  E
But will you still love - a man out of time

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Elvis Costello - Man Out of Time
Elvis Costello and the Attractions performing "Man Out of Time" in 1982. From the album Imperial Bedroom. ----- So this is where he came to hide When he ran from you In a private detective's overcoat And dirty dead man's shoes The pretty things of Knightsbridge Lying for a minister of state Are a far cry from the nod and wink Here at traitor's gate 'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down And he listens for the footsteps that would follow him around To murder my love is crime But will you still love A man out of time There's a tuppeny hapenny millionaire Looking for a fourpenny one With a tight grip on the short hairs Of the public imagination But for his private wife and kids somehow Real life becomes a rumour Days of dutch courage Just three French letters and a German sense of humour He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge He stands to be insulted and he pays for the privilege (chorus) The biggest wheels of industry Retire sharp and short And the after dinner overtures Are nothing but an after thought Somebody's creeping in the kitchen There's a reputation to be made Whose nerves are always on a knife's edge? Who's up late polishing the blade? Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning You drink yourself insensitive and hate yourself in the morning

Naked Eyes Man Out Of Time
The Naked Eyes acoustic cover of Elvis Costello's Man Out Of Time from the Oglio Records release Fumbling With The Covers

Elvis Costello - The Delivery Man - Live 2004
"Abel was able," so Vivian said Her shoulders flung forward Her lips in a purse She talks like the beauty that she never was Of the fabulous wild nights that she never has In a certain light he looked like Elvis In a certain way he feels like Jesus Everyone dreams of him just as they can But he's only the humble Delivery Man Geraldine blushes and brushes away The cigarette ashes that Vivian scatters Stares out of the window at the things that she says While gossip within her competes the widow Ever since he's gone, she feels like crying all the time She knows for sure Vivian is lying Now she has a daughter to raise as she can And she just wouldn't trust that Delivery Man Ivy puts down the ghost story she's reading Looks up at that face on the wall Thinking about how her father lay bleeding Shot in the back 'cos orders were misleading And how a flag and a medal don't have any meaning On the 5th of July as they tore down the fair And he'd seen all the local girls who were worth kissing With the smell of the gunpowder still in air They noticed that Abel and Ivy were missing In a certain light he looked like Elvis In a certain way he seemed like Jesus He said "Why can't you be kind to me like you were meant to be? When they let me out, I had a brand new identity Now everyone dreams of me just as they can I want to be your Delivery Man" In a certain light he looked like Elvis In a certain way he seemed like Jesus In a certain light he looked like Elvis In a certain way he felt like Jesus

Elvis Costello - Monkey to Man
With The Imposters, Live, 2004 A long time ago, our point of view Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew Now the world is full of sorrow and pain And it's time for us to speak up again You're slack and sorry, such an arrogant brood The only purpose you serve is to bring us our food We sit here staring at your pomp and pout Outside the bars we use for keeping you out You've taken everything that you wanted Broke it up and plundered it and hunted Ever since we said it You went and took the credit It's been headed this way since the world began When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man Every time that man struggles and fails He makes up some kind of fairytales After all of the misery that he has caused He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs Points up to heaven with cathedral spires All the time indulging in his base desires Ever since we said it He went and took the credit It's been headed this way since the world began When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man Big and useless as he has become With his crying statues and his flying bomb Goes 'round acting like the chosen one Excuse us if we treat him like our idiot cousin He hangs up flowers and bells and rhymes Hoping to hell that someone's forgiven his crimes Fills up the air with his pride and praise He's a big disgrace to our beastly ways In the fashionable nightclubs and finer precincts Man uses words to dress up his vile instincts Ever since we said it He went and took the credit It's been headed this way since the world began When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man

Promises Promises - Naked Eyes Acoustic
Peter Byrne from Naked Eyes. The acoustic version of Promises Promises from "Fumbling With The Covers", a beautiful album of acoustic favorites. Fumbling With The Covers Track Listing When The Lights Go Out (Naked Eyes) Rocket Man (Elton John) Youre Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Bob Dylan) Cry Baby Cry (Beatles) Promises, Promises (Naked Eyes) Man Out Of Time (Elvis Costello) Sad Lisa (Cat Stevens) King Bee (Rolling Stones) Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) Always Something There To Remind Me (Naked Eyes)