Song: 5ive Gears in Reverse Artist: Elvis Costello Written by: Elvis Costello Album: Get Happy (1980) Riff #1 e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------5----| A|-7--5---5-7---7--| E|--7------------| Riff #2 e|------------| B|------------| G|------------5-----| D|-6---4---4-6---6---| A|-------6-----------| E|------------| [Intro] [Verse] N.C. E7 Riff #1 Five gears in reverse E7 G#7 Riff #2 For girls looking at the big lift G#7 E7 Riff #1 Somebody send out for the night nurse E7 G#7 Riff #2 Please don’t stick me on the late shift If you don’t know by now Nobody’s gonna tell you If you don’t know by now The shock will probably kill you [Chorus] But if your patience is exhausted and you still cannot decide You’re sitting in the garage contemplating suicide And you have no motivation you can’t even catch your breath All of this acceleration is driving you to death [Verse] N.C. E7 Riff #1 Five gears in reverse E7 G#7 Riff #2 You think I don’t know what I’m doing G#7 E7 Riff #1 Another fashionable first E7 G#7 Riff #2 Like walking down the road to ruin But if you’re safe and sound Don’t let me interrupt you And if you’re gagged and bound Well how can I corrupt you? [Chorus] But if your patience is exhausted and you still cannot decide You’re sitting in the garage contemplating suicide And you have no motivation you can’t even catch your breath All of this acceleration is driving you to death [Outro]