less than zero
elvis costello

| F A# C | F C | F A# C | F C |

F A# C F
calling mister oswald with the swastika tattoo ,
C F A# C F
there is a vacancy waiting in the english voodoo ,
C A# Gm
carving “v” for vandal on the guilty boy’s head .
A# Gm
when he’s had enough of that , maybe you’ll take him to bed
C [ ch ] Dm/F [ /Ch ] C [ ch ] Dm/F [ /Ch ] C
to teach him he’s alive before he wishes he was dead .

| C F C | – |

A# F
turn up the t . v . no one list’ning will suspect .
A# F
even your mother won’t detect it , so your father won’t know .
A# F
they think that i’ve got no respect ,
D#m F
but ev’rything means less than zero .
A# F C F
hey , ooh hey ,
C F A# F C
hey , ooh hey .

F A# C F
oswald and his sister are doing it again
C F A# C F
they’ve got the finest home movies that you have ever seen
C A# Gm
they’ve got a thousand variations , every service with a smile
A# Gm
they’re gonna take a little break and they’ll be back after a while
C [ ch ] Dm/F [ /Ch ] C [ ch ] Dm/F [ /Ch ] C
well , i hear that south america is coming into style

| C F C | – |

A# F
turn up the t . v . no one list’ning will suspect .
A# F
even your mother won’t detect it , so your father won’t know .
A# F
they think that i’ve got no respect ,
D#m F
but ev’rything means less than zero .
A# F C F
hey , ooh hey ,
C F A# F C
hey , ooh hey .

F A# C F
a pistol was still smoking , a man lay on the floor
C F A# C F
mr . oswald said he had an understanding with the law
C A# Gm
he said he heard about a couple living in the usa
A# Gm
he said they traded in their baby for a chevrolet
C [ ch ] Dm/F [ /Ch ] C [ ch ] Dm/F [ /Ch ] C
let’s talk about the future , now we’ve put the past away

| C F C | – |

A# F
turn up the t . v . no one list’ning will suspect .
A# F
even your mother won’t detect it , so your father won’t know .
A# F
they think that i’ve got no respect ,
D#m F
but ev’rything means less than zero .
A# F C F
hey , ooh hey ,
C F A# F C
hey , ooh hey .

hey , oo hey – ey
hey , oo hey – ey
( repeat and fade )