Chords and lyrics for Wave A White Flag by Elvis Costello
Take off your s
F
hoes,
Gsus4
hang
G
Gadd9
up
C
your wings
Stack up the c
F
hairs, roll up the
G
rug
Savor the
E7
things that so
Am
briety
brings
But w
C
hen I hit the
G7
bottle, there’s no
C
tellin’ what I’ll
G7
do
‘Cause
C
something deep ins
G7
ide me wants to
C
turn you black and
C7
blue
F
I can’t res
Ab7
ist
you
C
,
I
E7
can’
Am
t wait
To
D7
twist your loving arms ’til you c
G7
apitulate
C
Beat me in the
G7
kitchen, and I’ll
C
beat you in the h
G7
all
There’s
C
nothing I love
G7
better than a
C
free
for
C7
all
To
F
take your pretty
Ab7
neck and see whic
C
h
wa
E7
y
i
Am
t bends
But
D7
when it is all over we will
G7
still be friends
Am
Wave a white
G7
flag
Am
, put away t
G7
he
pistol
Am
Too
many
G7
people
jus
C
t can’t ge
C7
t
kissed
But if there’s
F
nothin’ I can
Ab7
do to make
A7sus4
ame
A7
nds, baby
Dm
Hope you don’
Gsus4
t
G
mur
C
-der
C7
me
Oh, was it
Am
all right, or was it
Am
o–kay
I’ll make it
Am
all up to
E7
yo
Am
u
s
C7
omeday
Oh, but you
Dm
didn’t have to
E7
laugh
tha
Am
t
way
Oh, no, you
D7
didn’t have to laugh that
G
way
G7
Am
Wave a white
G7
flag
Am
, put away t
G7
he
pistol
Am
Too
many
G7
people
jus
C
t can’t ge
C7
t
kissed
But if there’s
F
nothin’ I can
Ab7
do to make
A7sus4
ame
A7
nds, baby
Dm
Hope you don’
Gsus4
t
G
mur
C
-der
me
Gee,
A7
baby,
Dm
hope you don’
Gsus4
t
G
mur-
C
–der
me