Spooky Girlfriend

Elvis Costello

Transposer:

Many of the chords are implicit. x2 I want a girl to make a mess To do no wrong she must confess And then perhaps hitch up her dress ’Cos when the flashbulbs explode She’s such a sensitive soul... x2 I want a girl who is helpless and frail Who won’t pull on my ponytail I want a girl who has no past She’s made up now But that won’t last ’Cos when she sits on my knee And then she whispers to me "Can’t you see I could be I could be Your spooky girlfriend" "I could be I could be Your spooky girlfriend" x2 The broken toys are all scattered in the attic And the newspapers play with the words of the fanatic And the greeting cards are your most poetic lyric And the flat champagne is the sweet sugar syrup I want to paint you with glitter and with dirt Picture you with innocence and hurt The shutter closes Exposes the shot she says "Are you looking up my skirt?" When you say "No" She says "Why not?" I want a girl to turn my screw To wind my watch to buckle my shoe And if she won’t her mother will do Cause when she does as she’s told We’ll all turn platinum and gold But when she sits on my knee I hear her whispers to me "Can’t you see? "I could be your spooky girlfriend" (repeat with and vocal harmonies)

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F#, Eb, E, A, Bb, G#, B, B7, E7

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C, Am, G, Bm, D, Em, A

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C, Eb, G#, F, Bb, B9, Eb7, C7, F7, G#7, Gm7, Bb7, Db9, Bb9

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Em, C, B7, G, D, Am7

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G, C, D, B7, A7

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D, Db, Bm, D7, A, G, F#, Em, E, C

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F, G, C, C7, E7, Am, D7, G7, G#7, A7, Dm

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D, A, G, F#, Em, C, A7

Riot Act

A, Dm, C, F, D, G, Bm, Em, D/C, Bm7, B5, Bbmaj7, Em7, Dbm, Bb, c

She (ver. 2)

C/a, C, Am7, F, G, A, Dm, Fm, G#, Eb, Db, Bb, D

La chanson évoque le désir d'une relation peu conventionnelle où l'innocence se confond avec la fragilité. Le protagoniste fantasme sur une partenaire qui soit à la fois mystérieuse et vulnérable, cherchant une connexion unique, presque ludique. Il apprécie l'idée d'une complicité teintée d'innocence, où les jeux de rôles et les allusions ludiques ajoutent une touche de fantaisie. Le contexte peut refléter une quête d'authenticité dans les relations modernes, souvent marquées par des attentes contradictoires. Le personnage aspire à découvrir une profondeur émotionnelle, tout en jouant avec des éléments de candeur et de nostalgie. Cette dynamique met en avant la tension entre le désir d'un amour léger et les attentes plus sombres que la vie peut parfois apporter.

Le Chansonnier