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G G We've talked it to death Am Crying on the telephone C Nights when he drinks at home D/F# G Am D She has to whisper through the tears F# G “Darling,” she says, Am “You never do these things to me” C But I could never make her see D/F# Em E He's wasted such precious years Am D/F# G “You married the wrong guy” is all I ever say E He's a no-good so-and-so Am /G# But she'll never let him go /G D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk C/G G Am D/A She loves the jerk G He was the guy Am Always out on the lake C I guess he had what it takes D/F# G Am D/A To turn the heads of pretty girls [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/elvis-costello/369117.html ] G She thought he would change Am The worst of us will settle down C/G But he couldn't stay out of town D/F# Em E Not even for this precious pearl Am D/F# Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises G E He's a no-good so-and-so Am /G# But she'll never let him go /G D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk C/G G G7 She loves the jerk C/G D/F# [ch]B7/F#[/ch] Em I hang up the phone and I pretend she's in my arms C/G [ch]B7/F#[/ch] Em D/F# E What I wouldn't give for just one tenth of what she gives Mr. Charming A F# He's a no-good so-and-so Bm /Bb But she'll never let him go Bm(/F#) E A Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A |