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Latest revision as of 03:45, 11 January 2024
The man from the television crawled into the train |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
John Easdale And Friends | performed live, Knitting Factory tribute, 2003-03-27 | 2003 | info |
Charles Jenkins | performed live, 2013-02-02, Pure Pop Records, Melbourne, Australia | 2013 | YouTube • Charlesjenkins.com.au |
Ted Leo with Lemuria | performed live, 2012-12-21, New York | 2012 | YouTube |
Phil Pritchett | performed live, 1999-05-16, Waco, TX | 1999 | archive.org |
Radio Costello | performed live, 2023-10-01, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield, England | 2023 |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2013 | YouTube |
Chords
Intro | G C F | repeat four times G C F G C The man from the television crawled into the train. F G C F G C F I wonder who he's gonna stick it in this time. C Bb F C Bb Everyone was looking for a little entertainment, F G C so they'll probably pull his hands off F G C when they find out his name. F D F C And then they shut down the power all along the line, D F C and we got stuck in the tunnel where no lights shine. D F C They got to touching all the girls were to scared to call out. D Nobody was saying anything at all. G C F G C F We were waiting for the end of the world, G C F G C F waiting for the end of the world, G C F G waiting for the end of the world. Em G Dear Lord I sincerely hope you're coming G C F 'cause you really started something. | G C F | repeat three times Things got back to normal as the train began to roll again. We got to the station about twenty minutes later. | G C F | repeat two times The legendary hitchhiker says that he knows where it's at. Now he'd like to go to Spain or somewhere like that, with his two-tone Bible and his funny cigarettes, his suntan lotion and his castanets. He was waiting for the end of the world, waiting for the end of the world, waiting for the end of the world. Dear Lord I sincerely hope you're coming 'cause you really started something. And then the bride, the groom, the congregation and the priest all got onto the train when we were three stations east, yeah. Hiding from a scandal in the national press, they had been trying to get married since they stole the wedding dress. You may see them drowning as you stroll along the beach, but don't throw out the lifeline till they're clean out of reach. G C F G C F Waiting for the end of the world. G C F G C F Waiting for the end of the world. Repeat to fade
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True • lyrics • chords • MAIT info page • Viva England • Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue • Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue
- Lyrics • Lyrics (français) • Covers