Appears On (13)
Lyrics
Cards on the table at midnite
Watch for the hand with the blade
We're shooting an old cowboy movie
Pan out No 2 camera fade
Tom he loves Kitty the cowgirl
But she only lusts, for revenge
To kill off the rat, who crippled her Dad
Tom knows that — don't make amends
Two evils can never make one right
Be sure one evil has already been done
Kitty don't see quite too clearly
Believes we should take one for one
Director says 'Now hold that a minute,
A little more light just over there on her face,
Shadow her eyes, doubt that sanity lies,
Let the public enjoy, all of her hate.'
It's only a movie, it's only a show
It's only a movie, it's only a show
Just a celluloid picture, wherever you go
Oh, it's only a movie, it's only a show
It's only a movie, it's only a show
Just a celluloid picture, wherever it shows
Oh, it's only a movie, it's only a show
Now Tom didn't like all this bullshit
Just making nice films is his trend,
To have to whisk her away on his big charger,
Ride into the sun at the end
Once again man says 'Too easy'
The punters they've all been here before
'I know what they need, the crooks got to bleed,
To make 'em go home — wanting more.'
It's only a movie, it's only a show
It's only a movie, it's only a show
Just a celluloid picture, wherever you go
It's only a movie, it's only a show
Just a celluloid picture wherever it shows
Chords
Intro: E:-------5-5-5--------------4-4-4--------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5---- B:-------5-5-5--------------5-5-5--------------6-6-6--------------5-5-5---- G:---7--------------7--5-7-------------7--5-7-------------7--5-7----------- D:------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------------------------- Am - E - Dm - Am - E - Dm - Am Notes: C-B-Bb-B Verses: B - C - Am - B - C - Dm G5 - A5 - Bb5 - C - Dm A5 - G5 - E5 - F5 - G5 E5 - G#5 - A5 - B5 - Am - E - Dm - Am - E - Dm - Am Chorus: F - E - F - E - F - Bbsus - Bb - Am
Comments (1)
My 1997 Castle Music CD edition of ‘It’s Only a Movie’ gives only a Whitney/Chapman credit for “Check Out” – nothing for Cregan. I’m going to assume that the omission of Cregan’s credit is erroneous, because every source I’ve checked denotes it as a Whitney/Chapman/Cregan song.