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Elevator

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Chords
C#?________042010  (C w/base C#)
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")
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)
  Ablame meDm, for the elevator
  Dmi know you will A(oh ya you will)
  Ait's not meDm, who's the operator
  Dmbut you're going down A(down, down)
  Ayou'll beDm, sorry when you're singing
  Dmall aloneA  
::BRIDGE:: (played over the last A chord)
E---------------------|
B----5---8-6-5---6----|
G------6-------7------|
D--7---------------7--|
A---------------------|
e---------------------|
don't take me DmupDm/G  
                    CC#?    Am  
i'll just fall down once again
              Dm    Dm/G&B
don't take me DmupDm/G  
                    CC#?    Am  
i'll just fall down once again
don't take me uDmpDm/G  
                   CC#?      Am  
i'll only find my way back down
              Dm    Dm/G&B
B w/D______XXX43X
A w/C______XXX21X
C w/E______XXXX10
               B w/D      A w/C       B w/D     A w/C
      B w/D     A w/C       B w/D       A w/C
      C w/E    B w/D  C w/E            B w/D
        B w/D       A w/C           B w/D     A w/C
      C w/E            B w/D              C w/E    B w/D        A
don't take me DmupDm/G  
                          CC#?         Am  
i'll just fall down like i knew that i would
don't take me DmupDm/G  
                 CC#?       Am  
i'll only find my way back down
              Dm    Dm/G&B
::INTRO:: X 4  (starts on "down", and Verse chords can be played underneath)
 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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Elevator

by Hot Hot Heat

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Dm/G

Chords

C#?________042010 (C w/base C#)

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")

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)

A Dm

blame me, for the elevator

Dm A

i know you will (oh ya you will)

A Dm

it's not me, who's the operator

Dm A

but you're going down (down, down)

A Dm

you'll be, sorry when you're singing

Dm A

all alone

::BRIDGE:: (played over the last A chord)

E---------------------|

B----5---8-6-5---6----|

G------6-------7------|

D--7---------------7--|

A---------------------|

e---------------------|

Dm Dm/G

don't take me up

C Am

C#?

i'll just fall down once again

Dm Dm/G&B

Dm Dm/G

don't take me up

C Am

C#?

i'll just fall down once again

Dm Dm/G

don't take me up

C Am

C#?

i'll only find my way back down

Dm Dm/G&B

B w/D______XXX43X

A w/C______XXX21X

C w/E______XXXX10

B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C

C w/E B w/D C w/E B w/D

B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C

C w/E B w/D C w/E B w/D A

Dm Dm/G

don't take me up

C Am

C#?

i'll just fall down like i knew that i would

Dm Dm/G

don't take me up

C Am

C#?

i'll only find my way back down

Dm Dm/G&B

::INTRO:: X 4 (starts on "down", and Verse chords can be played underneath)

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

IN.

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