5ive Gears In Reverse

Elvis Costello
Key
Em
Scroll
3
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|------------5----|
A|-7--5---5-7---7--|
E|--7--------------|
Riff #2
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------5-----|
D|-6---4---4-6---6---|
A|-------6-----------|
E|-------------------|
Intro
E7
 
Verse
N.C. E7 Riff #1
Five gears in reverse
E7 G#7
Riff #2
For girls looking at the big lift
G#7 E7
Riff #1
Somebody send out for the night nurse
E7 G#7
Riff #2
Please don't stick me on the late shift
G#7 A7
If you don't know by now
A7 E7
Nobody’s gonna tell you
E7 A7
If you don't know by now
A7 G#7
The shock will probably kill you
Chorus
G#7 A
But if your patience is exhausted and you still cannot decide
A E
You're sitting in the garage contemplating suicide
E A
And you have no motivation you can't even catch your breath
A G# A
All of this acceleration is driving you to
G5 G#5 A5 C5 D5 D#5 E5
death
Verse
N.C. E7 Riff #1
Five gears in reverse
E7 G#7
Riff #2
You think I don't know what I’m doing
G#7 E7
Riff #1
Another fashionable first
E7 G#7
Riff #2
Like walking down the road to ruin
G#7 A7
But if you're safe and sound
A7 E7
Don't let me interrupt you
E7 A7
And if you're gagged and bound
A7 G#7
Well how can I corrupt you?
Chorus
G#7 A
But if your patience is exhausted and you still cannot decide
A E
You're sitting in the garage contemplating suicide
E A
And you have no motivation you can't even catch your breath
A G# A
All of this acceleration is driving you to
G5 G#5 A5 C5 D5 D#5 E5
death
Chords Used
E7
G#74
A7×
A×
E
G#4