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Elongo
Bedouin Soundclash   
From Album Light The Horizon(2011)
New Single From Bedouin, one of their best yet!
CHORDS: 
     EADGBE
 Am7|X02013|
   G|320003|
  Dm|XX0231|
   C|X32013|
   F|XX3211|
  F9|XX3213|
Intro: Am7   G  (Play Four Times)
Verse:
Am7The last of some bad debriGs
DmFalls through the coconut treCes
GTwilight claims mCe
F9Inching calmlGy 
Am7Through restaurant radioGs
DmCame a calypso C  
GStood with elonCgo
F9Inside a shadoGw
Chorus:
CElongo, ElongGo
Dmfrom here to Fsan Gpedro
we draw lines Cin the sF9andG  
CElongo, how long thougGh
DmUntil we will Fget back Ghome 
The sun is Csetting F9lowG  
Am7   G  (Play Four Times)
Verse 2:
Am7Will youth come and goG  
DmSinging the songs they knowC  
GLike Mother TeresCa 
F9A vicious SiddharthGa
Am7And you fly paper planes G  
DmA cow wake is where they lay C  
Gthe roots of your Cfamily 
F9The guns of your history                                       G  
Chorus:
CElongo, ElongGo
Dmfrom here to Fsan Gpedro
we draw lines Cin the sF9andG  
CElongo, how long thougGh
DmUntil we will Fget back Ghome 
The sun is Csetting F9low
Bridge:
DmIs it Csailing Gaway 
DmOr am I Cwaiting in Gvain 
DmDo you Cbreak all your Gchains 
DmFor it to aCll wash Gaway
Chorus:
CElongo, ElongGo
Dmfrom here to Fsan Gpedro
we draw lines Cin the sF9andG  
CElongo, how long thougGh
DmUntil we will Fget back Ghome 
The sun is Csetting F9lowG  
Outro:
CElongo, ElongoG  Dm  F  
GFrom here to San PedCro F9  G  
CElongo, Elongo G  Dm  F  
GFrom here to San Pedro C  F9  C  
GWe draw lines in the sands C  
GWe draw lines in the sands

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Elongo

by Bedouin Soundclash

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Am7

Elongo

Bedouin Soundclash

From Album Light The Horizon(2011)

New Single From Bedouin, one of their best yet!

CHORDS:

EADGBE

Am7

|X02013|

|320003|

|XX0231|

|X32013|

|XX3211|

|XX3213|

Intro: Am7 G (Play Four Times)

Verse:

Am7 G

The last of some bad debris

Dm C

Falls through the coconut trees

G C

Twilight claims me

F9 G

Inching calmly

Am7 G

Through restaurant radios

Dm C

Came a calypso

G C

Stood with elongo

F9 G

Inside a shadow

Chorus:

C G

Elongo, Elongo

Dm F G

from here to san pedro

C F9 G

we draw lines in the sand

C G

Elongo, how long though

Dm F G

Until we will get back home

C F9 G

The sun is setting low

Am7 G (Play Four Times)

Verse 2:

Am7 G

Will youth come and go

Dm C

Singing the songs they know

G C

Like Mother Teresa

F9 G

A vicious Siddhartha

Am7 G

And you fly paper planes

Dm C

A cow wake is where they lay

G C

the roots of your family

F9 G

The guns of your history

Chorus:

C G

Elongo, Elongo

Dm F G

from here to san pedro

C F9 G

we draw lines in the sand

C G

Elongo, how long though

Dm F G

Until we will get back home

C F9

The sun is setting low

Bridge:

Dm C G

Is it sailing away

Dm C G

Or am I waiting in vain

Dm C G

Do you break all your chains

Dm C G

For it to all wash away

Chorus:

C G

Elongo, Elongo

Dm F G

from here to san pedro

C F9 G

we draw lines in the sand

C G

Elongo, how long though

Dm F G

Until we will get back home

C F9 G

The sun is setting low

Outro:

C G Dm F

Elongo, Elongo

G C F9 G

From here to San Pedro

C G Dm F

Elongo, Elongo

G C F9 C

From here to San Pedro

G C

We draw lines in the sands

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