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Song title:      Veronica
Original Album:	 Spike

Words and Music by Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney
Copyright © 1989 Warner Bros. Records
Published by Warner Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:

[play: INTRO Figure]  [x2]

INTRO Figure
Acoustic guitar:
  C               F                 C               G
|-0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3---|

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

                                              [second time: Is it...]


VERSE1:

Acoustic guitar:
  C               F                 C               G
|-0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               F                 C               G
..all     in that pretty  little    head    of      yours?  What goes

  on      in that place   in  the   dark?                   Well, I

  used to know a  girl    and I     could   have    sworn   that her



Acoustic guitar:
  F               G                 C
|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-3---3---3---2---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F               G                 C
  name    was Ver-on i            - ca                      Well, she



Acoustic guitar:
  C               F                 C               G
|-0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               F                 C               G
  used to have a  care  - free      mind    of  her own     and a 

  de -li -cate    look    in her    eye

  These   days    I'm a - fraid     she's not even  sure    if her



Acoustic guitar:
  F               G                 C
|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|-0---0---0---0---0---------------|
|-1-------1-------0-------0-------|-1---1---1---1---1---------------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---0---------------|
|-3-------3-------0-------0-------|-2---2---2---2---2---------------|
|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F               G                 C
  name    is  Ver-on -i -         - ca                  Do  you supp-...



CHORUS:
Chords:
Dm        xx0231    F      x33211
Dm(maj7)  xx0221    D#dim  xx1212
Dm7       xx0211    C/G    332010
G         320003

        | Dm              | Dm(maj7)        | Dm7     | G
Do you suppose that waiting hands on eyes, Veronica has gone to hide?

  | Dm             | Dm(maj7)          | Dm7              | G
And all the time she laughs at those who shout her name and steal her clothes

 | F |   % | D#dim |  % | G F | C/G G | G F | C/G G |
Veronica, Veronica, Veronica



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C  x32010
F  x33211
G  320033

      | C         F         | C       G
Did the days drag by, did the favours wane?
     | C             F          | C    G 
Did he roam down the town all the while?
       | C              F            | C           G
Will you wake from your dream with the wolf at the door
       | F          G | C
Reaching out for Veroni-ca?


    | C          F        | C      G
Well, it was all sixty-five years ago
       | C             F              | C     G
When the world was the street where she lived
    | C         F         | C           G
And a young man sailed on a ship in the sea
     | F             G | C |
With a picture of Veroni-ca



BRIDGE:
Chords:
Am     x02210    Bb7    x13131
Am7/G  302010    C      x32010
Am7    x02010    Cmaj9  x20010
Fm     x33111

       Am      Am7/G   Am7  | Fm
On the Empress of    Indi-a
  | Bb7                  | %        C   | Cmaj9
And as she closed her eyes upon the world
    Am                                   Fm
And picked upon the bones of last week's news
    Bb7               | %        | Bb
She spoke his name out loud again.


[repeat CHORUS]


VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C  x32010    G    320033
F  x33211    C/G  332010


 | C     F         | C         G           | C         F       | G
Veronica sits in her favourite chair and she sits very quiet and still
       | C        F            | C         G
And they call her name that they never get right
     | F               G         | C
And if they don't then no one else will 

       | C              F      | C           G
But, she used to have a carefree mind of her own
     | C        F         | C   G
With a devilish look in her eye
      | C       F     | C            G         | F          G | C
Saying "You can call me anything you like but my name is Veroni-ca


[repeat CHORUS]

[end on:]

   C/G
Veronica...