Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords
Lyrics
Tears on your blackmail
Written to ransom
A point of the fingernail
Says that he's handsome
(chorus):
Clowntime is over
Time to take cover
While others just talk and talk
Somebody's watching where the others don't walk
Clowntime is over
A voice in the shadows
Says that his men know
He don't step back as expected
He's otherwise and unprotected
(chorus)
Almost too good to be true
Who do you? Why do you? What do you do?
While everybody's hiding under covers
Who's making lover's lane safe again for lovers?
(chorus)
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Credits
- Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Collections:
Soundtracks:
Various Artists collections:
Alternate Versions:
- High Fidelity, 1980
- Taking Liberties, 1980
- Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980
- Get Happy!! (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
- Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
- Singles, Volume 2, 2003
- Produced by: Elvis Costello
- Musicians:
- Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums
- Alison/Living A Little, Laughing A Little/Tracks Of My Tears/Tears Of A Clown/No More Tearstained Make-Up/Clowntime Is Over (Medley) - (live at the Supper Club, New York 1996-05-22)
- Costello & Nieve, 1996
- Produced by: (none credited)
- Musicians:
- Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
Covers
Recorded by:
- none
- This section may be incomplete.
Performed by:
- none
- This section may be incomplete.
Bootlegs
- This section is incomplete.
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Chords
[C] [F] [C] [Ab]
[C]Tears on your [F]blackmail
[Am]Written turn to [Dm]ransom
[C]A point of the [F]fingernail
[Am]Says he's so [Dm]handsome
Chorus:
[C]Clowntime is [F]over
[Ab]Time to take [Fm]over
[C]While others just [F]talk and talk
[Am]Somebody's [Dm]watching where the others don't walk[G]
[G]Clowntime is over
[C] [F] [C] [Ab]
[C]A voice in the [F]shadows
[Am]Says that his [Dm]men know
[C]He don't step [F]back as expected
[Am]He's otherwise [Dm] unprotected
(Chorus)
[C]Almost too [F]good to be true
[Am]Who do you
[Dm]What do you
Why do you [C]do?
While everybody's [F]hiding under covers
[Am]Who's making lover's lane [Dm]safe again for lovers?
(Chorus)
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