So Like Candy

Words & Music:

Paul McCartney & Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus (Elvis Costello)

 

The version posted on the Elvis Costello fan site is so astounding that I had to replace my previous version with it.  Note the chord voicings, they are key.  Transcribers are:  Jeremy Thompson with input from: Marika Whaley, Mike Hernandez and David Lifton.  Enjoy

 

Chord Voicings:

F#7(I):   0 4 4 3 0 0               A7:    x 0 2 0 2 0

Bm:       x 2 4 4 3 2               Asus4: x 0 2 2 3 0

Bm/A:     x 0 4 4 3 2               G:     3 2 0 0 0 3

C#7:      x 4 3 4 2 x               Gm:    3 5 5 3 3 3

C#7/G:    3 x 3 4 2 x               Bm/G:  x 2 5 4 3 x

F#7(II):  2 4 2 3 5 2               Bm/G#: x 2 6 4 3 x

Em7:      0 2 2 0 3 0               B7:    x 2 x 2 0 2

F#7(III): x 4 4 3 2 0

 

F#7(I) [let ring]           Bm    Bm/A

Here lies the powder and perfume.

                                 C#7    C#7/G F#7(II)

The pretty clothes are scattered 'round the-- room.

         Em7 [with riff, see below]

And it's so like Candy

F#7(III) [let ring]            Bm    Bm/A

Here lies the lipstick and the face.

                             C#7 C#7/G F#7(II)

The coloured tablets keep it all in--- place.

        Em7 [with riff] Em7     Asus4  A7

And it's so like Candy, so like Candy

 

CHORUS:

D             F#7(III)

What did I do to make her go?

Bm           Bm/A       G                   Gm      D

Why must she be the one that I have to love so like Candy?

 

F#7(III) [let ring]      Bm   Bm/A

Here lies a picture of a girl.

Her arms are tight around that lucky guy.

And it's so like Candy.

And in her eyes a certain look

I thought I'd seen the last of long ago.

And it's so like Candy, so like Candy


CHORUS:

D             F#7(III)

What did I do to make her go?

Bm           Bm/A       G

Why must she be the one that I have to love so...?

 

BRIDGE:

    Gm                       Bb                             D

I remember the day that that picture was taken.  We were so happy then.

A7                 D

But that's so like Candy.

Gm                        Bb                           D

She seemed so sweet to me I was mistaken.  Oh, no, not that again,

A7                 D

But that's so like Candy.

               A7       D     A7                Asus4 Bm [let ring]

She just can't face the day.  So, she turns and melts away.

 

MELLOTRON SOLO:

[Bm]            Bm/A               C#7  C#7/G   F#7(III)

E---7-9-12-10-9-8-7---------------------------------

B-7-----------------7-----------7-6--------5--------

G---------------------7-6-7\6/7--------4-6---7-6-4-3

D------------------------------------6--------------

A---------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------

 

F#7(III) [let ring]           Bm   Bm/A

Here lie the records that she scratched

And on the sleeve I find a note attached

And it's so like Candy

F#7(III) [let ring]          Bm   Bm/A

"My Darling Dear it's such a waste"

                                     Bm/G#     B7

She couldn't say "goodbye," but "I admire your taste"

         Em7 [with riff]  Em7

And it's so like Candy--, so like Candy.

Bm                  Em7   [A        G]

So (so) like (like) Candy (so like Candy) [3x]

 

Bm      Em7   [A  G]  Bm   Bm/G   Bm/G#   B7  [repeat and out]

 

 

 

Em7 riff:

hold Em7, then play:

A---------0-2-4

E---0-2-3------

 





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