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Nellie

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Emajor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

to play along with the album recording,
tune your guitar 25 cents (1/4 step) higher
than standard EADGBe.
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EDoes she wander deep inside her slumber fF#mrom dream to dream?
What Bdoes she dream?
EYou know you love her, but do you really know her?
F#mI look in her face I kBnow I’m somewhere in there.
F#mBut, she’s somebody else, she’s sBomebody new.
And I can’t F#mhelp myself from Bgoing wandering with her
From F#mroom to room: today, tomorrow, today
[Chorus]
Oh ENellie, oh NeEmaj7llie, oh NeE7llie, yeah  AaahE  
Oh ENellie, oh NeEmaj7llie, oh NeE7llie, yeah  AaahE  
[Verse 2]
EDoes she wander deep inside her slumber fF#mrom dream to dream?
What Bdoes she dream?
EOh to hold her, so happy just to know her
F#mI got an old notebook, it’s Bfilled with bits and baubles.
I wanna F#mtighten it up and Bput it in her room
between the F#mhyacinth and the Bbook of Aesop’s fables. 
I wanna F#mgo there soon: today, tomorrow, today
[Chorus]
Oh ENellie, oh NeEmaj7llie, oh NeE7llie, yeah  AaahE  
Oh ENellie, oh NeEmaj7llie, oh NeE7llie, yeah  AaahE  
[Chorus Riff]
e|--12-9----9-12----9--7-----|
B|-------12------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

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Nellie

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Emaj7

to play along with the album recording,

tune your guitar 25 cents (1/4 step) higher

than standard EADGBe.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E F#m

Does she wander deep inside her slumber from dream to dream?

What does she dream?

You know you love her, but do you really know her?

F#m B

I look in her face I know I’m somewhere in there.

F#m B

But, she’s somebody else, she’s somebody new.

F#m B

And I can’t help myself from going wandering with her

F#m

From room to room: today, tomorrow, today

[Chorus]

E Emaj7 E7 A E

Oh Nellie, oh Nellie, oh Nellie, yeah aah

E Emaj7 E7 A E

Oh Nellie, oh Nellie, oh Nellie, yeah aah

[Verse 2]

E F#m

Does she wander deep inside her slumber from dream to dream?

What does she dream?

Oh to hold her, so happy just to know her

F#m B

I got an old notebook, it’s filled with bits and baubles.

F#m B

I wanna tighten it up and put it in her room

F#m B

between the hyacinth and the book of Aesop’s fables.

F#m

I wanna go there soon: today, tomorrow, today

[Chorus]

E Emaj7 E7 A E

Oh Nellie, oh Nellie, oh Nellie, yeah aah

E Emaj7 E7 A E

Oh Nellie, oh Nellie, oh Nellie, yeah aah

[Chorus Riff]

e|--12-9----9-12----9--7-----|

B|-------12------------------|

G|---------------------------|

D|---------------------------|

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

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

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