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.
Once upon a time, I had a little money
Government burglars took it long
before I could mail it to you
But you are the only one
Now I can't let it slip away
So if the man with the ticker tape
tries to take it
well this is what I'm gonna say
Blame it on Cain
Don't blame it on me
It's nobody's fault
But we need somebody to burn
Blame it on Cain
Please don't blame it on me
It's nobody's fault
But it just seems to be his turn
Oh well if I was a saint with
a silver cup
and the money got low
we could always heat it up
or trade it in
But then the radio that heaven will be wired to your purse.
then you can run down the wave band,
coast to coast, hand in hand.
Bad to worse, curse for curse,
don't be dissatisfied.
So you're not satisfied.
Blame it on Cain
Don't blame it on me
It's nobody's fault
But we need somebody to burn
Blame it on Cain
Please don't blame it on me
It's nobody's fault
But it just seems to be his turn
I think I've lived a little too long
on the outskirts of town
I think I'm going insane
from talking to myself for so long
Oh, but I've never been accused
But when they step upon your face,
They wear that good look grin.
I gotta break out one weekend
Before I do somebody in.
But every single time
I feel a little stronger,
A voice says it's a crime
But how much longer?
Blame it on Cain
Don't blame it on me
It's nobody's fault
But we need somebody to burn
Blame it on Cain
Please don't blame it on me
It's nobody's fault
But it just seems to be his turn