Pads, Paws & Claws - Elvis Costello
Main Riff:
Verse One:
She's a feline tormentor, not any vaudeville wife
But with a drunk-town lament
He leads her a miserable life
[C7]But when he[G]'s full of[E7] that beer[C]-champagne
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Verse Two:
And if he should wake up in some terrible dive
And he don't know if he's so-so
But he's so surprised he's alive
[C7]"Come on li[G]ttle honey[E7], let me u[C]nder your hive"
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Bridge:
[B7]She pads, pads around the bedroom,
[A7]Practicing [C]ways to [E7]flirt
He p[A7]aws, pours another[C] drink and any[B7]thing in a skirt
Any[C7]thing wearing a necklace
He thinks of claws scratching his back
he's going out there he's not coming back
Verse 3
She's got spider-leg fingers,
Sharpened whenever he strays
And she carries a bird-purse,
With all of her womanly ways
While he's drinking hairspray,
She knows that he never would dare
She could be in pictures if she wasn't all covered in fur
[C7]He's coming[G] home now [E7]and here's[C] the surprise
[C7]You wouldn'[G]t believe [E7]the lies t[C]hat he tries
[C7]She cut him[G] down to h[E7]er favouri[C]te size
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Repeat to Fade
(----- etc means ?Keep playing the riff? or ?Keep hitting the chord?. The chords in the
are just hit staccato notes whereas in the verse it has an up, up, change rhythm)
Main Riff:
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Verse One:
Main riff -------------------------------------
She's a feline tormentor, not any vaudeville wife
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But with a drunk-town lament
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He leads her a miserable life
[C7]But when he[G]'s full of[E7] that beer[C]-champagne
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Verse Two:
Main Riff-------------------------------------
And if he should wake up in some terrible dive
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And he don't know if he's so-so
--------------------------------
But he's so surprised he's alive
[C7]"Come on li[G]ttle honey[E7], let me u[C]nder your hive"
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Bridge:
Main Riff--------------------
[B7]She pads, pads around the bedroom,
[A7]Practicing [C]ways to [E7]flirt
He p[A7]aws, pours another[C] drink and any[B7]thing in a skirt
Any[C7]thing wearing a necklace
B7 ----------------------------------
He thinks of claws scratching his back
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he's going out there he's not coming back
Verse 3
Main Riff------------------
She's got spider-leg fingers,
----------------------------
Sharpened whenever he strays
----------------------------
And she carries a bird-purse,
----------------------------
With all of her womanly ways
----------------------------
While he's drinking hairspray,
---------------------------------
She knows that he never would dare
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She could be in pictures if she wasn't all covered in fur
[C7]He's coming[G] home now [E7]and here's[C] the surprise
[C7]You wouldn'[G]t believe [E7]the lies t[C]hat he tries
[C7]She cut him[G] down to h[E7]er favouri[C]te size
No Chord
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Main Riff---------------------------
She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws
Repeat to Fade
(----- etc means ?Keep playing the riff? or ?Keep hitting the chord?. The chords in the
are just hit staccato notes whereas in the verse it has an up, up, change rhythm)
