Watching the Detectives
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives chords by Elvis Costello

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    • Intro 1




    Verse 1
    Nice 
    girls, 

    not 
    one 
    with 
    a 
    defect 

    Cellophane 
    shrink-wrapped, 
    so 
    so 
    correct 

    Red 
    dogs 
    under 
    illegal 
    legs 

    She 
    looks 
    so 
    good 
    that 
    he 

    gets 
    down 
    an
    d 
    begs 

    Verse 2
    She 
    is 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Ooh, 
    he's 
    so 
    cute 

    She 
    is 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    When 
    they 
    shoot, 
    shoot, 
    shoot, 
    shoot 

    They 
    beat 
    him 
    up 
    until 
    the 
    teardrops 
    start 

    But he 
    can't 
    be 
    wounded 

    'cause 
    he's 
    got 
    no 
    heart 

    Verse 3

    Long 
    shot 
    at that 
    jumping 
    sign 

    Invisible 
    shivers 
    running 

    down 
    my 
    spine 

    Cut 
    to 
    baby 
    taking 
    off 
    her clothes 

    Close-up 
    of 
    of the 
    sign 
    that 
    says, 

    "We never 
    close" 

    He snatched 
    at 
    you 
    and 

    you match 
    his 
    cigarette 

    She 
    pulls 
    the 
    eyes 
    out 
    with 

    a face 
    like 
    a magnet 

    I 
    don't 
    know 
    how 
    much 

    more 
    of 
    this 
    I 
    can 
    take 

    She's 
    filing 
    her 
    nails 
    while 

    they're 
    drag
    ging 
    the 
    lake 

    Verse 4
    She 
    is 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Ooh, 
    he's 
    so 
    cute 

    She 
    is 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Oh, 
    when 
    they 
    shoot, 
    shoot, 

    shoot, 
    shoot 

    They beat 
    him 
    up 
    until 
    the 
    teardrops 
    start 

    But he 
    can't 
    be wounded 
    'cause 

    he's 
    got 
    no 
    heart 

    Verse 5

    You 
    think 
    you're alone 
    until 

    you 
    realize 
    you're 
    in 
    it 

    Now 
    fear 
    is 
    here 
    to 
    stay, 

    love 
    is 
    here 
    for 
    a 
    visit 

    They 
    call 
    it 
    instant 
    justice 
    when 

    it's 
    past 
    the 
    legal 
    limit 

    Someone's 
    scratching 
    at 
    the 
    window, 

    I 
    wonder 
    who 
    is 
    it? 

    The 
    de
    tectives 
    come 
    to 
    check 
    if 

    you 
    belong 
    to 
    the 
    parents 

    Who 
    are ready 
    to 
    hear 
    the 
    worst 
    about 

    their 
    daughter's 
    disappearance 

    Though 
    it nearly 
    took 

    a miracle 
    to get 
    you 
    to stay 

    It 
    only 
    took 
    my 
    little 
    fingers 

    to blow 
    you 
    away 

    Verse 6

    Just 
    like 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Don't 
    get 
    cute 

    It's 
    just 
    like 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Oh, I 
    get 
    so 
    angry 
    when 

    the 
    teardrops 
    start 

    But he 
    can't 
    be wounded 
    'cause 

    he's 
    got 
    no 
    heart 

    Verse 7

    Watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    It's 
    just 
    like 
    watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    Verse 8

    Watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    They're watching 
    the 
    detectives 

    They're 
    watching 
    the 

    de
    tect
    ives 

    Watching 
    the 
    detectives 


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