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Poise N Grace

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Elliott Murphy - Poise n Grace
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Elliott chords : No capo
Olivier chords : Capo on 2nd fret
Intro:
Elliott(E): A– E– D– E– D– E– A  
Olivier(O): G– D– C– D– C– D- G  
Verse:
They say I’m full of poison
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
I’m full of poison and grace
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
I’m the invisible man here
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
I leave my footprints all over the place
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Well off with their heads cries the May Queen
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Babe Ruth says heads up to you
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
When you’re riding on an American dream
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
It only matters what the linemen do.
E D E A A
O: C   D   G  G  
Chorus:
Hello from Alaska, from Madagascar or Detroit
E F# E D A
Olivier: Em   D   C  G  
Well I’ve been watching midnight cowboy, I want a fringed coat like John Voight.
E Bm F# D E
O: Am   Em   C  D  
Verse B:
Well I was working in a shoe shop
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
When Cinderella dropped by
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
She tried on some glass running shoes
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
I stole a glimpse of her thigh
E D E A A
O: C   D   G  G  
hadn’t spoken to her sisters
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
they got her busted from dealing ecstasy
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
She said well she might be living in a pumpkin
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
But you know her sisters were living in spiritual poverty.
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Chorus:
Hello from Moscow, from Oshkow and Saint Pete
E F# E D A
O: Em   D   C  G  
Well I’ve been watching east of Eden, whatever happened to Joann Fleet
E Bm F# D E
O: Am   Em   C  D  
Verse C:
Oh I’m living in a strange world
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
At least it looks that way to me
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Am I the boy in bubble
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
Or am I the old man and the sea
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Here’s to Frankenstein and Dracula
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
But their needs seem ordinary and plain
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
When you compare them to those fanatical believers
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
I hear they’re always expecting rain
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Chorus:
Hello from Milano, from Amarillo and city on the plain
E F# E D A
O: Em   D   C  G  
I’ve been watching sons of Katy Elder, I like that graceful strut of John Wayne
E Bm F# D E
O: Am   Em   C  D  
Verse D:
You know I was born in the suburbs
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Though I never understood what sub was
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Shopping malls, shiny cars, I felt like a soap opera star
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
I couldn’t stay there – enough was enough
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Sometimes what you think is mediocre
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Might turn extraordinary someday
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
What makes you laugh tomorrow
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
May be the same things that make you cry today
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Chorus:
Goodbye from Manhattan, from Garden City and Jackson Heights
E F# E D A
O: Em   D   C  G  
Oh I’ve been digging Jackson Pollack – He paints canvas like it’s a heavyweight fight.
E Bm F# D E
O: Am   Em   C  D  
Verse E  
Have I mentioned love – what must I be thinking
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
To my wedding knees I knealt
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Love yourself, love your neighbor – I love your shoes
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
I love the way they match your snakeskin belt
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
Lowboy rides the subway
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
He’s trapped in a world all his own
E A E A A
O: G   D   G  G  
You stop your medications
E A E D E
O: G   D   C  D  
You’ll find reality in the marrow of your bones
E D E A A
O: C   D   G  G  
Chorus:
Greetings from Honolulu, from Sioux City and Asbury Park
E F# E D A
O: Em   D   C  G  
I’ve been listening to Nebraska Johnny 99 hits 100 as the New Jersey sky turns dark
E Bm F# D E
O: Am   Em   C  D  
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