G
Once upon a time, I had a little money.
Government burglars took it long before I could mail it to you.
C7
Still you are the only one.
G
Now, I can't let it slip away.
D
So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it,
D7G
Well, this is what I'm gonna say:
Em7G
Blame it on Cain. Don't blame it on me.
CDCG
Oh, oh, oh, it's nobody's fault, but we need somebody to burn.
Well, if I was a saint with a silver cup
And the money got low, we could always heat it up or trade it in.
But then the radio that heaven will be wired to your purse.
And then you can run down the wave band, coast to coast, hand in hand.
D7C
Better or worse, curse for curse, don't be disatisfied.
DG
So, you're not satisfied.
Em7G
Blame it on Cain. Don't blame it on me.
CD
Oh, oh, oh, it's nobody's fault,
CG
But we need somebody to burn.
I think I've lived a little too long on the outskirts of town.
I think I'm goin' insane from talking to myself for so long.
Oh, but I never been accused.
When they step upon your face, you wear that good luck grin.
D7
I gotta break out one weekend if I do somebody in.
But ev'ry single time I feel a little stronger,
CD
They tell me it's a crime. Well how much longer?
Em7G
Blame it on Cain. Don't blame it on me.
CD
Oh, oh, oh, it's nobody's fault,
CG
But we need somebody to burn.
Em7G
Blame it on Cain. Don't blame it on me.
CD
Oh, oh, oh, it's nobody's fault.
CG
But it just seems to be his turn.
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 23:21:18 -0800
Subject: CRD: ELVIS COSTELLO ///// BAME IT ON CAIN
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Now everybody's breakin' up somebody else's home,
CG
before somebody else starts breaking up their own.
CG
I get you in my dreams.
CG
You should hear the things you say.
CG
It's not that it's so much fun,
Am7GFF#
but it's safer that way.
GCG
Sneaky feeling, sneaky feelings,
Am7
you can't let those kind of feeling show.
GCG
I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you,
Am7GEm7
but I've still got a long way to go.
CGCG
Why don't we call it a day, and we can both confess.
CG
You can force me to use a little tenderness.
CGCGCG
White lies, alibis, anything but say that it's true.
CGCG
Now we could sit like lovers, staring in each other's eyes,
Am7DG
but the magic of the moment might become too much for you.
GCG
Sneaky feelings, sneaky feelings,
Am7
you can't let those kind of feeling show.
GCG
I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you,
Am7GAm7G
But I still got a long way to go, Oh I still got a long way to go . .