Chords from the songbook, mostly +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= By Elvis Costello INTRO: Dm C G Dm C G F G D I would have waited all my life D G A Just to make love out of something other than spite C G Gm A But the beauty is the beast you're baiting Dm G Should really be worth the waiting Em A You do something ver - y special to Em A Mr. Average Em B Now the lamb lies with the lion F A Dm C G Dm C G He's just a lit - tle savage F G D G A And so you turn your back on me D F#m Gm C G And all the hot air that only echoes stale tobacco F G D Actions speak louder now than words (By just a fraction) D G A C What's the use of saying I love you when I'm drinking to distraction G Gm We save our sanity A F By saying such and such Db+ After all its been discussed F G You say you must be touched (chorus)