Elvis Costello - She loves the jerk

We've t^Galked it to death Crying on the teleph^Amone Nights when he drinks at h^Come She h^D/F#as to whisper through the t^Gears ^{Am D}

^F#“ ^GDarling,” she says, “You never do these things ^Amto me” But I could never make her^C see He's w^D/F#asted such precious y^Emears^E

“You^Am married the wrong guy”^D/F# is all I ev^Ger say He's a no-good ^Eso-and-so Am /G# But she'll never let him go /G D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk ^C/G She loves the j^Gerk ^{Am D/A}

^GHe was the guy Always out on the l^Amake I guess he had what it t^Cakes To t^D/F#urn the heads of pretty g^Girls ^{Am D/A}

She th^Gought he would change The worst of us will settle d^Amown But he couldn't stay out of t^C/Gown Not ^D/F#even for this precious p^Emearl^E

Now she l^Amives with the lies and the b^D/F#umps and the bruises ^G He's a no-good ^Eso-and-so Am /G# But she'll never let him go /G D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk ^C/G She loves the j^Gerk ^G7

^C/GI hang up the ph^D/F#one and I pret^B7/F#end she's in my ^Emarms ^C/G What I wouldn't g^B7/F#ive for just one t^Ementh of what she g^D/F#ives Mr. Charming^E

^A He's a no-good ^F#so-and-so Bm /Bb But she'll never let him go Bm(/F#) E A Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk ^D She loves the j^Aerk ^D She loves the j^Aerk ^D She loves the j^Aerk ^D She loves the j^Aerk