THIS YEAR'S GIRL ELVIS COSTELLO
A G E~
D Bm A
See her picture in a thousand places cause she's This Year's Girl
D Bm F#m
You think you are owed little pieces Of This Year's Girl
G A G A
Forget your fancy letters, forget your English grammar
G A D
'Cause you don't really give a damn about This Year's Girl
A G E~
Still you're hopin' that she's well spoken 'cause she's This Years Girl
You want her broken with her mouth wide open 'cause she's This Year's Girl
Never know when it's real attraction, all these promises of satisfaction
While she's being bought to distraction bein' This Year's Girl
Bm
Time's runnin' out
G D
She's not happy with the cost
Bm7
There'd be no doubts only
A G E
She's still got as much time as she's lost
D Bm A
A bright spark might corner the market in This Year's Girl
D Bm F#m
You see yourself growin' on the cobweb with This Year's Girl
G A G A
Those disco synthesizers, those daily tranquillisers
G A G A
Those parties filled with prizes, those bedroom alibis
G A D Bm
All this but no surprises for This Year's Girl
G A F#m Bm
All this but no surprises for This Year's Girl
G A D
All this but no surprises for This Year's Girl
A G E~
Transcribed by Les Caldarevic - les_cal@yahoo.com.au - 24/1/2003
(Corrections welcome)
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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