Elvis Costello - Voice in the dark

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^CYou can read right through a ^A7book of matches ^Dm7But that won’t make y^G7ou smart ^CYou can laugh in the ^C7face of watches ^FBut time will only ^Fmbreak your heart

^FKings reign be^Fmneath umbrellas ^CHide pennies ^A7down in cellars ^DmAnd money pours ^A7down and yet ^Dm7No everyone gets ^G7soaking wet

^CWhen bores and bullies c^Fonspire ^E7To stamp out your^A7 spark ^D7Listen for… A Vo^G7ice In The Dark ^C

^CNot a moment too ^Am7soon as we ^Dm7blue the^G7 moon ^CAnd a wolf ^Am7begins to ^Dm7howl in ^G7tune ^CI announced for ^Am7all mank^Dm7ind a ^G7boon ^CStand aside you big ba^C7boon Now I’m the ^Fa prize invention You’re the ^Fmimage of yourself ^CForget your cares And disa^A7pproving stares ^D7I’m not here to try to jump your borders ^G7Just ask your nieces and daughters ^CI’m flat as sol^Am7e, I’m happ^Dm7y as a clam ^G7 C Am7 Dm7 G7 [C A/C# D7 G7] But they don’t know the kind of man I am (alt for this line only) ^CLittle fish swi^Am7mming in a ^Dm7jealous s^G7hoal Now my ^Cnet is overflow^C7ing And I suddenly ^Fseem to be all seeing ^Fmand all knowing I’ve go^Ct something right there That you ^A7might want to hear ^D7But have no fear Lend a hand Lend an ear ^G7If your rent-money is in arrears

^CWe’ll be striking up a symphony ^A7bandstand ^Dm7Long of hair and ^G7loose of tooth ^CThere’ll be pirouettes and ^C7startling handstands ^FAnd who but acrobats know how to ^Fmtell the truth ^FWhen is said that ^Fmthen redundant ^CThey gallivant in ^A7peg-leg pants ^Dm7I‘ll be your servant You’ll ^A7be my pal ^Dm7I’ll be ever faithful you ^G7know I shall ^CThere’s no fool ^Flike an old fool ^E7Who blames it all ^A7upon his youth ^Dm7When times are ^G7tough and you find you’re down ^Em7Without a ^A7star to wish upon ^D7Just listen for a ^G7Voice In The D^Cark

^CI was striking through a ^A7box of matches ^Dm7Hoping that ^G7one would spark ^CI heard somebody ^C7calling to me ^FA voice in the dark

^FA sound both wild and^Fm gentle ^Em7Daring and ^A7confidential ^Dm7I thought there was ^A7music playing ^Dm7But it was all and^G7 only talk

^CWhen liars and ^Fbullies conspire ^E7to stamp out ^A7your spark ^D7Fill up that empty ^Gspace in your heart ^Em7Listen up, when the ^A7herald says, “Hark” ^D7Believe in just a ^G7voice in the ^Cdark…