After the Fall Elvis Costello
In an anonymous [Bm]rendez-vous wher[F#]e the forbidden lovers repair[Bm]
They're [D]burning down another damned [A]candle
they're [F#m]melting the tables and [G]chairs
[Bm]Beneath them applause from the [F#]balcony
whenever they accomplish making [Bm]love
[D]Other times they thought they heard [A]laughter
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coming from the balcony above
She [A]lies to his right and she [E]carelessly recites
[F#m]All of her brand new appet[C#m]ites
She seems [A]brittle and small it don't [E]sound like her at all
[F#m]Since she came back to him [F#]after the fall
She said "[Bm]You never visit the [F#]countryside
So I've made you a country to [Bm]order"
She put [D]up a little tent in the [A]bedroom
[F#m]Crickets played on a tape re[G]corder
The [Bm]ceiling was festooned with [F#]phosphorus stars
She noticed his skin turning [Bm]cold
[D]Burning all his clothes on the [A]bonfire
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Relax, she whispered, and tightened the blindfold
She [A]lies to his right and she [E]carelessly recites
[Fm#]All of her brand new appe[C#m]tites
She seems [A]brittle and small it don't [E]sound like her at all
[F#m]Since she came back to him a[F#]fter the fall
"You've [Bm]changed, but not for the [F#]better babe
I'd tell you why but what's the [Bm]use
[D]'Cause it's the same kind of [A]pity
A d[F#m]runkard gives as his [G]excuse
You were [Bm]sharp and ideal as a [F#]bobby-pin
Now your eyes are deserted and [Bm]quiet
We [D]both look like those poor shattered [A]mannequins
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Thrown through the window in a riot"
She [A]lies in his arms and [E]without any qualms
[F#m]Revels in shallow de[C#m]light
She seems [A]brittle and small it don't [E]sound like her at all
[F#m]Since she came back to him a[F#]fter the fall
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