Elvis Costello - Heart Shaped Bruise

intro : A7

D
tell me now
G D
or are you only teasing?
F#m
i felt the cold hard facts of life
G A
five degrees from freezing
G A D
does it amuse you to always hurt me so?
G
i try my best it’s not enough
A
should i give up and let you?

D G
what more is there to take from me?
D G
there’s nothing else to give you , dear
D G
there’s nothing more that i can lose
C D G
except this heart shaped bruise

C#m
it will fade
A D
from purple to violet
C#m
it will fade
A D G A ( A7 )
just as the day dissolves into twilight

D
tell me now
G D
or Am i only dreaming?
F#m
you said that you’d be mine for life
G A
and now you say you’re leaving
G A D
if i could hold you once more before you go
G
when i approach you just lash out
A
should i give up and let you?

D G
what more is there to take from me?
D G
there’s nothing else to give you , dear
D G
there’s nothing more that i can lose
C D G
except this heart shaped bruise

C#m
it will fade
A D
from purple to violet
C A
it will fade
C A
it will fade
C A
it will fade