Elvis Costello - Miracle Man Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


 E     C♯m      E     C♯m

YEou never asked me whC♯mat I wanted. YoEu only asked me why.

 C♯m  I nEever thought that so mC♯much trouble was a restEin' on my reBply,  E

IA could say it was the nights wEhen I was lonely

aAnd you were the only one whoC♯m'd come.

IA could tell you that I likeE your sensitivity,

wF♯hen you know it's the way that yoBu walk.

WAhy do you have to say that there's alwaEys someone

wAho can do it better than IE can?

BAut don't you think that I know thaEt walking on the water

 B n.
 C
wBon'Bt mBakeB meB a miracle man?

BEaby's gotta have the thC♯mings she wants.

YEou know she's gotta have the thingC♯ms she loves.

SEhe's got a ten-incC♯mh bamboo cigarette holder

aEnd her black pBatent leaEther gloves.

AAnd I'm doing everything just Etryin' to please her,

eAven crawling around on C♯mall fours.

OAh, I thought by now that it Ewas gonna be easy,

bF♯ut she still seems to wanBt for more.

YEeah they're givin' you a baC♯md reputation just becauEse you've never

 C♯m             E                    C♯m                    E

denied.     You try to say you've done it all before. Baby, you know
that you

jBust get tiEred. Yet eveArybody loves you so mucEh, girl.

 A                            C♯m               A

IE just don't know how you stand the strain. Oh, but I'm the one who's
here

tF♯onight, and I don't Bwanna do it all in vain.