God's comic - Elvis Costello

[Em B7] [Em B7] [Em G] [Am - A# B]

[Em] I wish you'd [B7]known me when [Em] I was ali[B7]ve
[G] I [G/F#] was a [Em] fun[D]ny [C] fell[D]ow
[Am7] The crowd would [B7] hoot and [C] holler for m[B7]ore
[Am7] I wore a [B7] drunks red [C] nose for ap[B7]plause

[G G/F#] Oh [Em] yes I [D] was a [C] comical [D] priest
With a [G] joke for [G/F#] the [Em] flock [D] and a [C] hand up your [D] fleece
[Em] Drooling the [B7] drink and the [Em] lipstick and [D] grease paint
[G] Down [G/F#] the c[Em]ard[D]board [C] front of my [D] dirty dog [C] collar [G B7]

Now im [Em] dead now im [B7] dead now im [Em] dead now im [D] dead
And im [G] go[G/F#] ing [Em] on [D] to meet my re[D]ward
I was [Em] scared I was [B7] scared I was [Em] scared I was [D] scared
[G G/F#] He [Em] might [D] have [C] never [D] heard God[C]s Comic [G B7]

[Em] So there he [B7] was on a [Em] water [B7] bed
[G] Drin[G/F#] king a [Em] cola [D] of a [C] mystery [D] brand
[Am7] Reading an [B7] airport [C] novellet[B7]te
[Am7] Listening to a[B7]ndrew loydd [C] webbers [B7] requi[Em]em

[G G/F#] He [Em] said be[D]fore it had [C] really beg[D]un
I [G] prefer [G/F#] the [Em] one [D] ab[C]out my [D]son
I've been [Em] wading through [B7] all this unbel[Em]ievable [D] junk and
[G] Wonde[G/F#] ring [Em]if I [D] should have [C] given it [D] all to the m[C]onkeys [G B7]

Now im [Em] dead now im [B7] dead now im [Em] dead now im [D] dead
And im [G] go[G/F#] ing [Em] on [D] to meet my re[D]ward
I was [Em] scared I was [B7] scared I was [Em] scared I was [D] scared
[G G/F#] He [Em] might [D] have [C] never [D] heard God[C]s Comic [G]

[C] Im going to [D] take a little trip
[C] Down parad[D]ises endless [G] shores
They say that travel broadens the mind
till you cant get you [B7] head out of [E] doors

[Em] I'm sitting [B7] here on the [Em] top of the [B7] world
[G G/F#] I hang ar[Em]ound [D] in the [C] longest [D] night
[Am7] Until each [B7] beast has [C] gone to [B7] bed
[Am7] And then I [B7] say god [C] bless and [B7] turn out the [Em] light

While you [G] lie in [G/F#] the [Em] dark [D]af[C]raid to [D] breathe
And you [G] beg and [G/F#] you [Em] promise and [D] you [C] bargain and you [D] plead
[G] Some[G/F#]times you conf[Em]use me [D] with [C] santa [D] claus
[G] It's [G/F#] the b[Em]ig w[D]hite [C]beard I sup[D]pose

I'm going [Em]up to the [B7] pole where you [Em] folks die of [D] cold
[G G/F#] I [Em] might [D] be [C] gone for a [D] while if you [C] need me [G B7]

Now im [Em] dead now im [B7] dead now im [Em] dead now im [D] dead
And im [G] go[G/F#] ing [Em] on [D] to meet my re[D]ward
I was [Em] scared I was [B7] scared I was [Em] scared I was [D] scared
[G G/F#] He [Em] might [D] have [C] never [D] heard God[C]s Comic [G]