Im Ahead If I Can Quit While Im Behind

Elvis Costello
Key
E
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E F#m A B E
Verse 1
E
Send out some invitations
E
Gonna have me a big celebration
A E
I'm giving up everything I thought was mine
E
If your love for him is stronger
F#m
Let's not drag it out much longer
A B E
I'm ahead if I can quit while I'm behind
Verse 2
E
Ain't got much left to hold on to
E
It ain't worth what I might go through
A E
And this old heart of mine can't try much more of that
E
Drinking coffee at my learning
F#m
Your love won't be returning
A B E
I'm ahead if I can quit while I'm behind
Chorus
A B E
I'll be ahead if I can quit while I'm behind
A B E
I'll be ahead if I can quit while I'm behind
Bridge
A
You know I'd pull a gun on the way I feel
E
If I thought my heartaches would run
A
And if I put cotton wool in my ears long ago
E
I wouldn't know the life that I know now
A B E
I'm ahead if I can quit whilе I'm behind
Interlude
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Verse 3
E
I'd write a song about something rеal funny
A E
If I thought somebody might laugh
E
I'd write a song about a whole lot of money
A E
If I thought I could get me some cash
A
I'd write a song about the trip I'm on
E
I wish I'd never taken L-U-V
B
Love sure got me on a big fat bummer
A E
And it sure 'nuff working on me
Solo
A E A E
Chorus
A B E
And I'm ahead if I can quit while I'm behind
A B E
I'll be ahead if I can quit while I'm behind
Chords Used
E
F#m
A×
B×