Capo: 3 Tuning:

Blame It On Cain (acoustic version) - Elvis Costello Capo on 3 From the bonus tracks on My Aim Is True. To do the D then Dsus2 and D7 then Am/D you just play D or D7 and then lift your finger off the high E and let it jangle a little. You can clearly hear it in the original recording. This tab is pretty close to correct. I'm sure there's some little jangles I didn't catch. I love this song. Enjoy. [Intro] D G D G D G D G [Verse]

^DOnce upon a ^Gtime, I ^Dhad a little ^Gmoney Government ^Dburglars took it ^Glong before I could ^Dmail it to you But you are the ^Gonly one ^C ^G Now I can't let it slip away^D ^G ^D ^Dsus2 So ^Ab5if the ^A5man with the ticker tape ^Ab5 ^A5 tries to take it ^Ab5 ^A5 well this is what I'm gonna ^Dsay

[Chorus]

Blame it on ^BmCain^Bm/F# Don't bla^Dme ^Dsus2it on me ^D7 ^Am/D It's^G nobody's fa^Ault^A7sus4 But we ^Gneed somebody to b^Durn Blame it on ^BmCain^Bm/F# ^GPlease don't blame it on ^Dme It's nobody's^G fault ^A ^A7sus4 But it ^Gjust seems to be his ^Dturn

[Verse]

Oh well ^Dif I was a ^Gsaint with a^D silver ^Gcup and the ^Dmoney got ^Glow

we could^D always heat it up or trade it ^Gin But th^Cen t^Ghe radio that heaven will be wir^Ded to your^G purse.^D ^Dsus2 then ^Ab5you can r^A5un down the wave ba^Ab5nd, ^A5coast to coast, hand in h^Ab5and. ^A5Bad to worse, curse for c^Ab5urse, ^A5 don't be dissati^Gsfied. ^C ^G So you're ^A7sus4not satisfied. ^D

[Chorus]

Blame it on ^BmCain^Bm/F# Don't blame it on ^Dme^Dsus2 ^D7 ^Am/D It's^G nobody's f^Aau^A7sus4lt But we ^Gneed somebody to b^Durn Blame it on ^BmCain^Bm/F# ^GPlease don't blame it on ^Dme It's nobody's^G fault ^A ^A7sus4 But it ^Gjust seems to be his ^Dturn

[Verse]

I think I've ^Dlived a little too ^Glong on the ^Doutskirts of ^Gtown I think I'm ^Dgoing in^Gsane from ^Dtalking to myself for so ^Glong ^C ^G Oh, but I've never been ac^Dcused ^G ^D ^Dsus2 Bu^Ab5t when they^A5 step upon your face, They we^Ab5ar tha^A5t good look grin. I ^Ab5gotta br^A5eak out one weekend Befo^Ab5re I ^A5do somebody in. ^Ab5But ev^A5ery single time ^A5I fe^Abel a little stronger, A ^Gvoice says it's a crime But ^A7sus4how much longer?

[Chorus]

Blame it on ^BmCain^Bm/F# Don't blame it on ^Dme^Dsus2 ^D7 ^Am/D It's^G nobody's f^Aaul^A7sus4t But we ^Gneed somebody to b^Durn Blame it on ^BmCain^Bm/F# ^GPlease don't blame it on ^Dme^Dsus2 It's nobody's^G fault ^A ^A7sus4 But it ^Gjust seems to be his ^Dturn

Elvis Costello - Blame it on cain