Elvis Costello - The World And His Wife Chords

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


Intro  G    [G/f#]   Em    D  C   G

GThe family circle gathers round fGrom verEmy far and near

To Dpass around the Csame remarks they Gpassed away last year

The Glittle girl you dangled on yGour knEmee without mishap

Stirs Dsomething in your Cmemory and Gsomething in your lap

B♭I believe that something here is Dvery much amiss

GBut its a living aGnd  thEmis is the life

For the Dworld Cand his Dwife

The world C♯and his F♯mwife

The Amkissing cousins step outside to Emcuddle and confess

B♭She says sweet nothing at all its Dmuch more of a mess

She says Gour mother Gand soEmmeone elses father

DWent for two weeks Choliday in GTaramasalata

GDaddy went out with the rGubbish anEmd he kept on talking

BeDtween Mum and the Cwalls god only Gknows who does the talking

The conversation melts like chocolate down our open jaws
Through the loud appeal of laughter
and the counting score drawers
But later on in the evening through the tears and fol de rol
Come the setimental feelings of the lure of vitriol
Longing thoughts go hankering for the old home overseas
With a blindfold and a national anthem sung in different keys

Suggestions and corrections are always welcome!
date: 95/10/15

G  Em
D  C  G

The family Gcircle gathers round from very far and near     Em
To pass Daround the same remarks thCey passed away last year          G
The littleG girl you dangeled on your knee without mishapEm
Stirs something iDn your memory and somethiCng in your lap        G

The junipeAmr berry has a very deadly kEmiss
B♭I would say that something here is very much in this  Dm                     D

GBut it?s a living and this is Emthe life
For the world aDnd his wCife         G
The world Dand hiC♯7s wife  F♯m

The kissingAm cousins step outside to cuddle and confess   Em
B♭She says sweet nothing at all it?s much more of a messDm                       D
She says our mGother and someone else?s father Em
WenDt for two weeks holiday in TaramasCalata              G
DaddGy went out with the rubbish and he kept on walkinEmg
BetweeDn mum and the walls - god only kCnows who does the takling G

The junipeAmr berry has a very deadly kEmiss
B♭I would say that something here is very much in this  Dm                     D

GBut it?s a living and this is Emthe life
For the world aDnd his wCife       G
The world Dand hiC♯7s wife  F♯m

The conversatAmion melts like chocolate down our open jaws     Em
Through the loud appeaB♭l of laughter and the counting of score draws      Dm                                D
But lateGr on in the evening through the tears and fol de rol   Em
Come the sentimental feelinDgs for the luCre of vitriol       G
LongiGng thoughts go hankering for the old home overseas      Em
With a blindfold Dand a national anthem sCung in diferent keys   G

The junipeAmr berry has a very deadly kEmiss
B♭I would say that something here is very much in this  Dm                     D

GBut it?s a living and this is thEme life
For the world aDnd his wCife       G
The world Dand his Cwife      G
The world Fand his Cwife      G

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