Crawling To The Usa
Elvis Costello Key
Am
Scroll
3
C
8-10-10-9-8-8-------------------|
Bb
6-8-8-7-6-6---------------------|
Am
5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------|
F x-8-10-10-10-8------------------|
E x-7-9-9-9-7---------------------|
G
Verse 1
C Am C E F C
I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny
C Am C E F C
And slide inside the telephone wire that runs beneath the briny
F Bb F F Bb Am G
Till i found the easier way of crawling to the U - S - A.
Chorus
C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am
(You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there?s on-ly one way
C Bb C F Bb Am G
(Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A.
G
Verse 2
with this on a second guitar for first two lines:
D|----------------------|
A|-3------3------7--7-5-|
E|----3-3---3-5---------|
C Am C Am
Saw it late one night on a secret channel (Crawling to the USA)
C Am C Am
It's farther down along the tunnel (Crawling to the USA)
F Bb F F Bb Am
It's way beyond the final station, that's the one they nev -er mention
Chorus
C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am
(You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there?s on-ly one way
C Bb C F Bb Am G
(Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A.
G
Verse 3
C Am C Am
You don't have to pay them that much (crawling to the USA)
C Am C Am
You had better bring bring your lunch (crawling to the USA)
F Bb F F Bb Am
It's undercover around the houses, up your skirt and down your trousers
Chorus
C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am
(You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there?s on-ly one way
C Bb C F Bb Am G
(Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A.
G
Verse 4
C Am C F C
She said, "I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me
C Am C F C
Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me
F Bb F F Bb Am
Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese
Chorus
C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am
(You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there's on-ly one way
C Bb C F Bb Am G
(Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A.
G
Outro
(with Verse 2 riff)
C Am C Am
Crawling to the U - S - A, Crawling to the U - S - A...(repeat and fade)
Chords Used