Crawling To The Usa Chords - Elvis Costello

Verse 1

C Am C E F C I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny C Am C E F C And slide inside the telephone wire that runs beneath the briny F Bb F F Bb Am G Till i found the easier way of crawling to the U - S - A

Chorus

C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am (You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there?s on-ly one way C Bb C F Bb Am G (Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A G

Verse 2

with this on a second guitar for first two lines:

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A|-3------3------7--7-5-|

{tab: E|----3-3---3-5---------|}

C Am C Am Saw it late one night on a secret channel (Crawling to the USA) C Am C Am It's farther down along the tunnel (Crawling to the USA) F Bb F F Bb Am It's way beyond the final station, that's the one they nev -er mention

Chorus

C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am (You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there?s on-ly one way C Bb C F Bb Am G (Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A G

Verse 3

C Am C Am You don't have to pay them that much (crawling to the USA) C Am C Am You had better bring bring your lunch (crawling to the USA) F Bb F F Bb Am It's undercover around the houses, up your skirt and down your trousers

Chorus

C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am (You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there?s on-ly one way C Bb C F Bb Am G (Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A G

Verse 4

C Am C F C She said, "I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me C Am C F C Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me F Bb F F Bb Am Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese

Chorus

C Bb C F Bb Am Bb Am (You had better not go too far) There?s one way out there's on-ly one way C Bb C F Bb Am G (Leave your mother and your father) Crawling to the U - S - A G

Outro

(with Verse 2 riff) C Am C Am Crawling to the U - S - A, Crawling to the U - S - A...(repeat and fade)