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Elijah

Frank Black
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Verse}
{section: Chorus}
{section: Bridge}
{section: Solo}
{sot}e---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---9----6-\-4----6-/-9------9----6-\-4----6-/-9----|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---7----4-\-2----4-/-7------7----4-\-2----4-/-7----|
E---------------------------------------------------|{eot}
{sot}e----------------------------------2-2-2-2--4-4--5-5---12--|
B----------------------------------2-2-2-2--4-4--5-5---12--|
G---9----6-\-4----6-/-9------9-------------------------13--|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A---7----4-\-2----4-/-7------7-----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|{eot}
{sot}e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------1------------2---|
A------------2--------3------0-0--/4------|
E---0-0--/4------4-4----------------------|{eot}
-play BRIDGE 1x
{section: Verse}
{sot} (bass)
A----------2--2-2---4-2--4-2---|
E--0--0-0----------------------|{eot}
[END CHORUS]
{section: Outro}

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Arrangement source for Elijah by Frank Black

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Verse}
[E] Wish I was [B]back there in New [C#m]England
[E] Playing in [B]dirt behind the [C#m]bar
[E] Our shouting [B]voices inter[C#m]mingling with[A] “Little Little Willy” from the car

[E] Back on the[Abm7] raft down in the [A]harbor
[E] Trying to push each [Abm7]other [A]in
[E] Waving [Abm7]hi to all the fi[A]sher boys
[B] Going to deep-sea with their kin [E]

{section: Chorus}
     Better [C#m]go see Elijah[A]
     'cause he’s my only [F#]friend
     Yeah, there’s [E]only us [F#]two
     It’s just [Ab]us in the [A]end  [E]
     Better [C#m]go see Elija[A]h
     Got nothing to [F#]say
     But I know that’[E]s okay[Abm]     [A]

{section: Bridge}
[B]  Go see him now,
[B/A]  Go see him now
[B]  [Ab]Go see him now
[B] What’s that you sa[E]y?

{section: Solo}
{sot}e---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---9----6-\-4----6-/-9------9----6-\-4----6-/-9----|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---7----4-\-2----4-/-7------7----4-\-2----4-/-7----|
E---------------------------------------------------|{eot}
    [C#m]                      [A]

{sot}e----------------------------------2-2-2-2--4-4--5-5---12--|
B----------------------------------2-2-2-2--4-4--5-5---12--|
G---9----6-\-4----6-/-9------9-------------------------13--|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A---7----4-\-2----4-/-7------7-----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|{eot}
    [F#]                       [E]     [F#]       [Ab]   [A]     [E]

REPEAT  [C#m]  [A]  [F#]  part 1x

{sot}e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------1------------2---|
A------------2--------3------0-0--/4------|
E---0-0--/4------4-4----------------------|{eot}
    [E]            [Abm]         [A]

[E] On the [B]bus down to Red[C#m]ondo
[E] We’ve got eno[B]ugh for single fare[C#m]
[E] Skating [B]back down to the [C#m]condos
[A] Breathing in that dirty air
[E] Well you were [Abm7]right to never g[A]o back
[E] If I had [Abm7]only done the [A]same
[E] Too many [Abm7]years I kept on [A]trying to win that[B] California game [E]

        -play BRIDGE 1x

{section: Verse}
{sot}  (bass)
A----------2--2-2---4-2--4-2---|
E--0--0-0----------------------|{eot}

[E] Wish I was [B]back there in New [C#m]England
[E] Playing in [B]dirt behind the [C#m]bar
[E] I hear our [B]voices inter[C#m]mingling with[A] “Little Little Willy” from the car

[E] On the [Abm7]cliffs above the Bl[A]ue Coast
[E] Was that the la[Abm7]st time we were fr[A]ee?
[E] And where has every[Abm7]body gone t[A]o?
 Or was it only[B] you and me? [E]

[END CHORUS]
     Better [C#m]go see Elijah[A]
     'cause he’s my only [F#]friend
     Yeah, there’s [E]only us [F#]two
     It’s just [Ab]us in the [A]end  [E]
     Better [C#m]go see Elija[A]h
     I got something to [Abm]say
   [A]  I got something to [Ab]say

[Amaj7]   [E]

{section: Outro}
 [E]    [B]   [C#m]         [A]

 [E]   [Abm7]   [A]         [B]

 [E]    [B]   [C#m]

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