Intro: EmEm6C/EEmEm
Giving you more of what for
Em
Always worked for me before
DEm
Now I'm a shabby doll
EmD
What's going on behind the green elevator door
EmDEm
With just a shabby doll
Am
There's a hit man facing
Am
A compromising situation
Em
With just a shabby doll
D
And a very neat line in character assassination
EmDEm
She's just a shabby doll
[Refrão:
DA
She's just a shabby doll
DA
She's putting him off and putting you on
DADA
She's just the shabby doll, she's just the shabby doll
DAD
You're swearing upon, you know in your heart
DAEm
She's gone you know in your heart
Em
She's just a shabby doll ]
Em
There's a girl in this dress
Em
There's always a girl in distress
DEm
She's just a shabby doll
Em
She's so sure she's self-possessed
DEm
Then again she's half undressed
DEm
She's just a shabby doll
Am
The boy that I used to be
Am
Showed no sign of sympathy
Em
For just a shabby doll
Em
I have betrayed you and me
DEm
And paid for my own bribery
DEm
With just a shabby doll
[Refrão]
A/EDmaj7
He's the tired toy that everyone enjoyed
A/ED
He wants to be a fancy man but he's nothing but a nancy boy
CB
He's all pride and no joy
Em
And being what you might call a whore
Em
Always worked for me before
DEm
Now I'm a shabby doll
Em
Untie the gag the cat's out of the bag
DEm
But won't show his claws
D
He's just a shabby doll
Am
She said you must be joking
Em
Some things are left unspoken
Em
You're just a shabby doll
Em
He's lying limp and soaking
DEm
He was openly broken
D
By just a shabby doll
[Refrão]
o nome verdadeiro de Elvis Costello é Declam mcManus. O nome artístico veio da junção de Elvis Presley com o comediante Lou Costello (da dupla Abbot and Costello).
Antes de assinar contrato com uma gravadora nos anos 70 Costello trabalhava programando computadores.