Penelope Halfpenny chords by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

On the 14th of January 2022, the track was released produced by Elvis Costello & Sebastian Krys.

Penelope Halfpenny chords

Song Info

Chords Info

  • Tuning: (EADGBE)
  • Key: G
  • BPM: 135
  • Chords: G, Am, C, D, Dm, Em, F, Bb,
  • Suggested Strumming: DU DU DU DU
  • D = Down Stroke, U = UpStroke, N.C = No Chords
Guitar ChordsUkulele Chords
G – 320003
Am – x02210
C – x32010
D – xx0232
Dm – 2210
Em – 022000
F – 133211
Bb – x13331
G – 0232
Am – 2000
C – 0003
D – 2220
Dm – 2210
Em – 0402
F – 2010
Bb – 3211
[Verse 1]
C
Penelope Halfpenny sat on the desk
C
Then stretched and grinned
    G
She cracked her spine
G
And so we sinned
      Am              F
While Ruth in red and Beckett in blue
Am          F
Into the confessional flew
    Dm             G
And in that box, unlocked their dreams
      Dm         G
While lovers ran hands on nylon
Bb
Penelope, Penelope, Penelope Halfpenny
 
[Verse 2]
C
Penelope Halfpenny
C
Asked a great deal
C
Turned on her heel
            G
Through her squandered ambitions 

while marking time
Am C F Taught lessons to all adjacent to crime Dm From her days reporting
G
to Scotland Yard blotter
Dm G Who got who and who got what Dm G But none of that mattered, not one jot Bb To Penelope, Penelope, Penelope,
C
Penelope Halfpenny
[Bridge] Em Am D G Ruth in red tumbled from her bed
F G
although, I know
Em Am D G Beckett in blue, hung there bleeding
F
from the springs below
G Penelope, Penelope [Verse 3] C Penelope she came and went C We assumed that all her savings were spent G Her style of drama and her shape of face Am F Disappeared with the dot of a decimal place Dm G While Beckett in blue and Ruth in red Dm G Might for all I know be dead Dm G And to the church door both were driven Dm G Or could be somewhere, happily living Dm G Just in time to be forgiven Bb Penelope, Penelope, Penelope,
C N.C.
Penelope Halfpenny
[Outro] Em Am D G F G
Em Am D G F
Em Am D G C
Em Am D G F
G F G F
G F G

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