This is quite a difficult song to play. You can just strum the chords if you want although it sounds better if you pick them. Elvis may not play the bass notes since the song is played with a double bass and a guitar but if you pick each chord focusing on the bass notes it sounds pretty good to me! If you need any tips or help in playing it feel free to message me, enjoy :)

^CNo ^C/Bone looks ^Amin this ^Am/Gplace for ^Fmotive ^F/Eor any ^Dsus2hope But for the ^Gdead shot of an ^Camber glass, the ^Fblue light of a ^Dsus2votive ^CRain obs^C/Bcured the ^Amwindow ^Am/Gas the ^Fpain was ^F/Edulled by the ^Dsus2grains ^GAbsolved by ^Cspoons in flames and ^Ffear in time dis^Dsus2solving

^G It's not ^G/Afor ^G/Bthe ^Cfain^C/Bt of ^Ampulse ^Am/Gor anybo^Fdy false Those ^Dsus2amateurs who simply she'd their s^Gkins ^Gsus4 ^G ^G Where ^G/Aare ^G/Bthose ^Ctrait^C/Bors ^Amnow, ^Am/Gwe once ^Fcalled patriots' Just like those^Dsus2 saints who seem to revel in their ^Gsins^Gsus4

^COh, my ^Beyes were ^Bbfilled with ^Atears that were ^Gstinging ^CAfter ^Bour as^Bbsassin's ^Awork was ^Gdone The ^Ambells and ^Ghands were ^Fonly ^Emthere for the ^Dsus2wringing F C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dsus2 And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king

^CThe trumpet ^C/Bsound lam^Amenting, ^Am/Gtramping ^Fdown ^F/Ethe blooms of the d^Dsus2eceased The double ^Gagent girl and the ^Cfallen priest were ^Fheading for the ^Dsus2border ^CSomewhere ^C/Bin the ^Amhigh com^Am/Gmand, there ^Fstayed the ^F/Epalest ^Dsus2hand ^GThat saw the order ^Ccountermand, ^Ferased a tape re^Dsus2corder And then they ^Fhung him from a window ^Ccord

^G Swallow ^G/Adown ^G/Bthat ^Cvoo^C/Bdoo ^Amvial^Am/G and ^Fstay your breath a while Bef^Dsus2ore we spill the tale that we have ^Gspun ^Gsus4 ^G ^G And ^G/Anow ^G/BI sh^Cal^C/Bl co^Amnfide ^Am/Gall that I ^Fhave denied Oh, I'm so ^Dsus2sorry for the things I've ^Gdo^Gsus4ne

Elvis Costello - Bullets for the new born king