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Tabbed By: Mark MacDonald
E-mail: mtm0412@aim.com
Tuning: Standard (w/ capo on the third fret)
Ok, so this version of Blame It On Cain is at the end of my copy of My Aim Is True. I
been able to find any tabs of it online so here we are.
Elvis Costello plays this version on a single acoustic guitar with a capo on the 3rd
The chord names that I wrote above the lyrics are the chord names WITHOUT a capo, so with
capo on the 3rd fret, just form those regular chords.
The lyrics for this version are also a little different than the full-band version of
It On Cain. Hope someone finds this useful.
D G D G
Once upon a time, I had a little money
D G
Government burglars took it long
D
before I could mail it to you
B C B
But you are the only one
D G D
Now I can't let it slip away
Ab A Ab A
So if the man with the ticker tape
Ab A
tries to take it
D
well this is what I'm gonna say
Bm
Blame it on Cain
D D7
Don't blame it on me
G A
It's nobody's fault
G D
But we need somebody to burn
Bm
Blame it on Cain
G D
Please don't blame it on me
G A
It's nobody's fault
G D
But it just seems to be his turn
D G
Oh well if I was a saint with
D G
a silver cup
D G
and the money got low
D
we could always heat it up
B
or trade it in
C B D
D
But then the radio that heaven will be wired to your purse.
Ab A Ab
then you can run down the wave band,
A Ab
coast to coast, hand in hand.
A Ab A
Bad to worse, curse for curse,
G C G
don't be dissatisfied.
A D
So you're not satisfied.
Bm
Blame it on Cain
D D7
Don't blame it on me
G A
It's nobody's fault
G D
But we need somebody to burn
Bm
Blame it on Cain
G D
Please don't blame it on me
G A
It's nobody's fault
G D
But it just seems to be his turn
D G
I think I've lived a little too long
D G
on the outskirts of town
D G
I think I'm going insane
D B C B
from talking to myself for so long
D G D
Oh, but I've never been accused
Ab A Ab
But when they step upon your face,
A
They wear that good look grin.
Ab A Ab
I gotta break out one weekend
A Ab
Before I do somebody in.
A Ab
But every single time
A
I feel a little stronger,
B
A voice says it's a crime
A
But how much longer?
Bm
Blame it on Cain
D D7
Don't blame it on me
G A
It's nobody's fault
G D
But we need somebody to burn
Bm
Blame it on Cain
G D
Please don't blame it on me
G A
It's nobody's fault
G D
But it just seems to be his turn
