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Song title:      (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Original Album:	 This Year's Model (US)

Words and Music by Elvis Costello
Copyright © 1978 Stiff Records
Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
I've added a 6-string guitar part playing the song's bass figure,
in case you don't have a bass or if you're two guitars busking this.


INTRO:

[play: Guitar Figure 1]

Guitar Figure 1

PART A
  Bm      A       G         A       Bm      A       G         A  
|-------------------7-7-7-7-5-----|-----------5-------7-7-7-7-5-----|
|-----------------------------7-5-|---------5-------------------7-5-|
|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Bass guitar:                                                        |
|---11--------9-------7-------9---|---11--------9-------7-------9---|
|-9----9--7---------5---5-7-7---7-|-9----9--7---------5---5-7-7---7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
6-string guitar playing bass:                                       |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---9---------7-------5-------7---|---9---------7-------5-------7---|
|-7---7---5---------3---3-5-5---7-|-7---7---5---------3---3-5-5---7-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


PART B

  Bm      A       G         A       Bm      A       G         A  
|-----------5-------7-7-7-7-5-----|-----------5-------7-7-7-7-5-----|
|---------5-------------------7-5-|---------5-------------------7-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Bass guitar:                                                        |
|---11--------9-------7-------9---|---11--------9-------7-------9---|
|-9----9--7---------5---5-7-7---7-|-9----9--7---------5---5-7-7---7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
6-string guitar playing bass:                                       |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---9---------7-------5-------7---|---9---------7-------5-------7---|
|-7---7---5---------3---3-5-5---7-|-7---7---5---------3---3-5-5---7-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE:
Chords:
Bm  x24432              F#m  244222
A   x02220 or 577655    Em   022000
G   320033 or 355433    D    x00232 or x57775

Bm     A         G     A      Bm             A        G     A
  Photographs of fancy tricks    to get your kicks at sixty-six.
Bm             A       G            A   
  He thinks of all the lips that he licks  
Bm            A               G        A
  And all the girls that he's going to fix.

    Bm            A              G             A
She gave a little flirt, gave herself a little cuddle,
            Bm       A            G          A
But there's no place here for the mini-skirt waddle.
    Bm        A                G      A
Capital punishment, she's last year's model.
     G          A              G          A
They call her Natasha, but she looks like Elsie.

G         F#m     Em    D
  I don't want to go to Chelsea.


CHORUS:
Chords:
G  320033 or 355433
D  x00232 or x57775

G   D      G        D        
Oh, no, it does not move me,
G      D           G        D
  Even though I've seen the movie.
G         D       G          D    
  I don't want to check your pulse.
G         D      G    D
  I don't want nobody else.

G         D       N.C.
  I don't want to go to Chelsea.


[repeat Guitar Figure 1 PART A]


VERSE:
Chords:
Bm  x24432              F#m  244222
A   x02220 or 577655    Em   022000
G   320033 or 355433    D    x00232 or x57775

Bm     A      G       A      Bm      A             G        A
  Ev'rybody's got new orders    Be a nice girl and kiss the warders.
Bm        A       G   A    Bm         A     G       A
  Now the teacher is away,    all the kids begin to play.


[electric piano fill]


Bm         A          G          A
  Men come screaming, dressed in white coats,
Bm               A      G      A
  Shake you very gently by the throat.

G           A    G           A
One's named Gus, one's named Alfie.
G         F#m     Em    D
  I don't want to go to Chelsea.


[repeat CHORUS]

[repeat Guitar Figure 1 ]

[repeat 1st VERSE]

[repeat Guitar Figure 1 until fade]