------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN - Elvis Costello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : revolving_soul Tuning: EADG (standard) Verse 1 (0:00) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5------------5--4------------4--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Oh, I Just don't know where to be- G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|2------------2--0------------0--|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|3------------3--2------------2--| gin though he says he'll wait forever G|--------------------------------|-----------------7-----------6--| D|--------------------------------|-------------7------------------| A|----------------0---2---3---4---|5-------------------------------| E|0---2---3---4-------------------|--------------------------------| It's now or never but she keeps him hanging on G|5-----------4-------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------7-------------6--|5------------5---4-----------4--| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| the silly champion she G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|7------/10-----\5------/10------|\4-----/12-----\9-----------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| says she can't go home with out her chaperone Chorus 1 (0:20) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------5------7----|8-----------9---10------10------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Accidents will happen We only hit and run G|9---9---9-------10--10--10------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|8---8---8-------10--10--10------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| He used to be your victim now you're not the only one G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------5------7----|8-----------9---10------10------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Accidents will happen We only hit and run G|9---9---9-------10--10--10------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|8---8---8-------10--10--10------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I don't want to hear it 'cause I know what I've G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| A|5-------------------1-------3---|5-------------------1-------3---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| done Verse 2 (0:41) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------1-------3---|5-------5-------4-------4-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| There's so many fish in the G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|2-------2-------0-------0-------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2-------| sea they only rise up in the sweat and smoke like G|--------------------------------|-----------------7-----------6--| D|--------------------------------|-------------7------------------| A|----------------0---2---3---4---|5-------------------------------| E|0---2---3---4-------------------|--------------------------------| mercury but they keep you hanging on G|5-----------4-------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------7-------------6--|5------------5---4-----------4--| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| they say you're so young your G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|7------/10-----\5------/10------|\4-----/12-----\9-----------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| mind is made up but your mouth is undone Chorus 2 (0:59) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------5------7----|8-----------9---10------10------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Accidents will happen We only hit and run G|9---9---9-------10--10--10------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|8---8---8-------10--10--10------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| He used to be your victim now you're not the only one G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------5------7----|8-----------9---10------10------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Accidents will happen We only hit and run G|9---9---9-------10--10--10------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|8---8---8-------10--10--10------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I don't want to hear it 'cause I know what I've G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| A|5-------------------1-------3---|5-------------------1-------3---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| done G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------1-------3---|5-------------------------------| E|3-------------------------------|------------------------10/-----| Bridge (1:25) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|2---2---4---4---5---5---6---6---| E|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| and it's the damage that we do and G|--------------------------------|4---4---6---6---7---7---8---8---| D|2---2---4---4---5---5---6---6---|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| never know and it's the words that we don't say that Verse 3 (1:33) G|9\------4-----------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|----------------12\-----7-------|5------------5--4------------4--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| scare me so there's so many people to G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|2------------2--0------------0--|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|3------------3--2------------2--| see so many people to check upon and G|--------------------------------|-----------------7-----------6--| D|--------------------------------|-------------7------------------| A|----------------0---2---3---4---|5-------------------------------| E|0---2---3---4-------------------|--------------------------------| add to your collection but they keep you hanging on G|5-----------4-------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------7-------------6--|5------------5---4-----------4--| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| until you're well hung your G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|7------/10-----\5------/10------|\4-----/12-----\9-----------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| mouth is made up but your mind is undone Chorus 2 (1:51) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------5------7----|8-----------9---10------10------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Accidents will happen We only hit and run G|9---9---9---9---10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|8---8---8---8---10--10--10\-----| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| He used to be your victim now you're not the only one G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------5------7----|8-----------9---10------10------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Accidents will happen We only hit and run G|9---9---9---9---10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|8---8---8---8---10--10--10--10--| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I don't want to hear it 'cause I know what I've G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|8---8---8---8---10--10--10--10--|8---8---8---8---10--10--10\-----| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know what I've I know what I've G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-------------------------------|--------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| done Outro (2:15) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|8-------------------5-------7---|8-------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know 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D|4------------------/9-----------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|2-------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|8-------------------5-------7---|8-------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|8-------------------5-------7---|8-------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|4-------------------------------|/16b17r16b17r16----------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|8-------------------5-------7---|8-------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I know I know G|--------------------------------| D|4-------------------------------| A|--------------------5-------7---| E|--------------------------------| (fade out) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note 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