Elevator
Hot Hot HeatVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
__________002220
_________000231
_______300231
__________032010
?________042010 ( w/base )
_________002210
&_____300201 (Dm/ with open string)
w/______XXX43X
w/______XXX21X
C w/E______XXXX10 (these last 3 chords shown again below near "lead in")
::INTRO:: (in song is played on piano)
E------------------5-8-7-5---5--|
B----5---8-6-5---6---------6----|
G------6-------7----------------|
D--7----------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------| x 6 (after 1st 2 times, is played with A and
A>>>>>>>>>>>Dm>>>>>>>>>>>>> D chords underneath as shown)
::Verse 1::
blame me, for the elevator
i know you will (oh ya you will)
it's not me, who's the operator
but you're going down (down, down)
you'll be, sorry when you're singing
all alone
::BRIDGE:: (played over the last A chord)
E---------------------|
B----5---8-6-5---6----|
G------6-------7------|
D--7---------------7--|
A---------------------|
e---------------------|
::Chorus 1::
don't take me up
i'll just fall down once again
&
don't take me up
i'll just fall down (play intro 2X)
::Verse 2::
wake me, when you're educated
i know you will (oh ya you will)
you'll be, self-medicated
you're spinning round (and round and round)
you'll be there, but no one will even
know your name
::BRIDGE::
::Chorus 2::
don't take me up
i'll just fall down once again
don't take me up
i'll only find my way back down
&
don't take me up
::"lead in"::
w/______XXX43X
w/______XXX21X
w/______XXXX10
w/ w/ w/ w/
it's true i've dabbled at times, with confident lines
w/ w/ w/ w/
i was half of a man, nearly half of the time
w/ w/ w/ w/
in an innocent way, i thought it could stay
w/ w/ w/ w/
with us both on the ground, with us fooling around
w/ w/ w/ w/
let's just stay on the ground, let's stay fooling around on the ground
::INTRO:: X 1 then ::BRIDGE:: X 1
::Chorus 3::
don't take me up
i'll just fall down like i knew that i would
don't take me up
i'll only find my way back down
&
don't take me up
i'll just fall down
::INTRO:: X 4 (starts on "down", and Verse chords can be played underneath)
i'll just fall down (end of 2nd INTRO)
i'll just fall... (end of 4th INTRO)
E----X------|
B----5------|
G----6------|
D----7------|
A----0------|
e----X------|
down.
moreNOTES:: Verses=play each chord once and let ring
Chorus=play Dm, Dm/G, Am each 8 times and C, C? each 4 times , like you're
on each count/beat, but let last chord ring
"lead in"= play each chord 4 times like on each beat
FIN.
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Readable chord sheet for Elevator by Hot Hot Heat
[A]__________002220
[Dm]_________000231
[Dm/G]_______300231
[C]__________032010
[C#]?________042010 ([C] w/base [C#])
[Am]_________002210
[Dm/G]&[B]_____300201 (Dm/[G] with open [B] string)
[B] w/[D]______XXX43X
[A] w/[C]______XXX21X
C w/E______XXXX10 (these last 3 chords shown again below near "lead in")
::INTRO:: (in song is played on piano)
E------------------5-8-7-5---5--|
B----5---8-6-5---6---------6----|
G------6-------7----------------|
D--7----------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------| x 6 (after 1st 2 times, is played with A and
A>>>>>>>>>>>Dm>>>>>>>>>>>>> D chords underneath as shown)
::Verse 1::
[A] blame me[Dm], for the elevator
[Dm] i know you will[A] (oh ya you will)
[A] it's not me[Dm], who's the operator
[Dm] but you're going down[A] (down, down)
[A] you'll be[Dm], sorry when you're singing
[Dm] all alone[A]
::BRIDGE:: (played over the last A chord)
E---------------------|
B----5---8-6-5---6----|
G------6-------7------|
D--7---------------7--|
A---------------------|
e---------------------|
::Chorus 1::
don't take me [Dm]up [Dm/G]
i'll just fall dow[C]n o[C#]nce aga[Am]in
[Dm] [Dm/G]&[B]
don't take me up
i'll just fall down (play intro 2X)
::Verse 2::
wake me, when you're educated
i know you will (oh ya you will)
you'll be, self-medicated
you're spinning round (and round and round)
you'll be there, but no one will even
know your name
::BRIDGE::
::Chorus 2::
don't take me [Dm]up [Dm/G]
i'll just fall dow[C]n o[C#]nce aga[Am]in
don't take me u[Dm]p [Dm/G]
i'll only fin[C]d my wa[C#]y back do[Am]wn
[Dm] [Dm/G]&[B]
don't take me up
::"lead in"::
[B] w/[D]______XXX43X
[A] w/[C]______XXX21X
[C] w/[E]______XXXX10
[B] w/[D] [A] w/[C] [B] w/[D] [A] w/[C]
it's true i've dabbled at times, with confident lines
[B] w/[D] [A] w/[C] [B] w/[D] [A] w/[C]
i was half of a man, nearly half of the time
[C] w/[E] [B] w/[D] [C] w/[E] [B] w/[D]
in an innocent way, i thought it could stay
[B] w/[D] [A] w/[C] [B] w/[D] [A] w/[C]
with us both on the ground, with us fooling around
[C] w/[E] [B] w/[D] [C] w/[E] [B] w/[D] [A]
let's just stay on the ground, let's stay fooling around on the ground
::INTRO:: X 1 then ::BRIDGE:: X 1
::Chorus 3::
don't take me [Dm]up [Dm/G]
i'll just fall [C]down like i [C#]knew that i [Am]would
don't take me [Dm]up [Dm/G]
i'll only fi[C]nd my [C#]way back d[Am]own
[Dm] [Dm/G]&[B]
don't take me up
i'll just fall down
::INTRO:: X 4 (starts on "down", and Verse chords can be played underneath)
i'll just fall down (end of 2nd INTRO)
i'll just fall... (end of 4th INTRO)
E----X------|
B----5------|
G----6------|
D----7------|
A----0------|
e----X------|
down.
moreNOTES:: Verses=play each chord once and let ring
Chorus=play Dm, Dm/G, Am each 8 times and C, C
on each count/beat, but let last chord ring
"lead in"= play each chord 4 times like on each beat
FIN.