COSTELLO ELVIS - "Heres Red Shoes" Tablature

From: William Vaughan
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 10:18:22 -0400 (EDT)


Here's Red Shoes by Elvis Costello. I was surprised not to find this in the
archieves, so I took a shot at it - if someone wants to make corrections (esp.
someone with the songbook), go for it.


Intro E A E Esus4

E
Oh I used to be disgusted

G#m
and now I try to be amused.

E
But since their wings have got rusted,

A B E
you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

e f# g# A E
But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,

A E
that's when I knew that I could not refuse.

B A E Esus4 E
And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.





A B E
I was watching while you're dancing away.

B A E
Our love got fractured in the echo and sway.

A B E
How come everybody wants to be your friend?

G#m B
You know that it still hurts me just to say it.




E
Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that)

G#m
Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad)

E
She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad)

B
but it's so hard to refuse.

A
How can you say that I'm too old,

E B A E E Esus4 E
when the angels have stolen my red shoes.


A B E
Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die."

B A E
She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy.

A B E
That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance.

G#m B
Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence.

*same as first four lines in first stanza and repeat on the chords for extra
lines*
Oh I used to be disgusted
and now I try to be amused.
But since their wings have got rusted,
you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.