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Elevator

Hot Hot Heat
Version1
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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.

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