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Song title:      (The Angels Want To Wear My) Red Shoes
Original Album:	 My Aim Is True

Words and Music by Elvis Costello
Copyright © 1977 Stiff Records (UK)
Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:

[play: INTRO Figure]

INTRO Figure

Electric guitar1:
  E                                 B
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--12--12--12------12--12--12--|-10--9---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------11--9____---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


Electric guitar1:
  E                                 B
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--12--12--12------12--12--12--|-10--9---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------11--9-p-8---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------11--9-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


Electric guitar1:
  E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-----------10------------------9h10------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------10h11-9-------9---8-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------11--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


Electric guitar1:
  E                                 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-----------7-------------------|-6-----------7-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

                                                            Well, I...

VERSE1:
Chords:
E    022100    A  x02220
G#m  466444    B  x24442
E7   020130

      | E                   | %         | G#m             | %
Well, I used to be disgusted,   and now I try to be amused.
              | E7                   | %
But since their wings have got rusted,
            | A            B         | E
You know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

            | A                             | E
But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,
            | A                     | E
That's when I knew that I could not refuse.
          | B                    | A            B         | A    | E |
And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.


BRIDGE1:
Chords:
A  x02220    E    022100
B  x24442    G#m  466444

  | A                        | B      E |
Oh,   I was watching while you dance away.
| B                             | A        E |
    Our love got fractured in the echo and sway.
| A                         | B       E |
  How come everybody wants to be your friend?
  | G#m                               | B |
You know that it still hurts me just to say it.


VERSE2:
Chords:
E    022100    A  x02220
G#m  466444    B  x24442
E7   020130

    | E                        | %
Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh, why's that?)
           | G#m               | %
'Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh, that's too bad)
       | A                 | %
She gets tired of the lust, (oh, I'm so sad)
          | B       | %
But it's so hard to refuse.
          | A
How can you say that I'm too old,
       | E           B       | A        | E |
when the angels have stolen my red shoes.


BRIDGE2:
Chords:
A  x02220    E    022100
B  x24442    G#m  466444

  | A                     | B       E |
Oh,   I said "I'm so happy, I could die."
| B                                   | A      E |
  She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy.
| A                           | B             E |
  That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance.
   | G#m                                       | B |
Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence.


[repeat VERSE1]


OUTRO:
Chords:
A  x02220
E  022100

          | B                    | A            B         | A    | E |
Oh, I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

A                E                          A
  Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red shoes
               E                          A
Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red shoes

[repeat to fade]