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Eli's Comin':Three Dog Night.
#10 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL
Records in 1969.
***(My apologies if the lyrics are slightly off.
    I couldn't find lyrics which matched up and
    had to take them off the recording. They should
    be close, though.)***
INTRO:
DEli's comin'..FEli's comin' (Eli's a-comin')..
Well, you Ambetter hide your heart..Emyour AmhearFtttt..
Emyour Dmheartttt..
DmEli's a-comin', and the cards say..a broken 
   DA...Am  Dm   Am  
heart.
CHORUS:
DEli's comin', Fhide your heart, girl.
GEli's comin', Ahide your heart, girl.
DmGirl, Eli's a-comin', you Fbetter hide.
GGirl, Eli's a-comin', you Abetter hide.
DmGirl, Eli's a-comin', you Fbetter hide.
GGirl, Eli's comin', Amhide your Dmheart, girl..(hide it)
you Fbetter, better hide your Gheart..AEli's comin', Dmbetter walk.
#1.
DmWalk, but you'll Dnever get aAm7way..no, you'll Dmnever get away 
from the Aburnin' Dmheartache.
DmI walked to Apollo by the Fbay..EmeveryAwhere I Dmgo, Gthough..
GEli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
GEli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
GEli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, Ebut, 
Emshe's a girl, she'll never get away.)
BRIDGE:
DmEli's comin' (Fhide it, Ghide it, Ahide it)...
DmGirl, Eli's a-comin', you Fbetter hide.
GGirl, Eli's a-comin', you Abetter hide.
DmGirl, Eli's a-comin', you Fbetter hide.
GGirl, Eli's Acomin', hide your Dmheart, girl (hide it.)
You Fbetter, better hide your Gheart..AEli's comin', Dmbetter walk.
#2.
DmWalk, but you'll Dnever get aAm7way..no, you'll Dmnever get away 
from the Aburnin' Dmheartache.
DmI walked to Apollo by the Fbay..EmeveryAwhere I Dmgo, Gthough..
GEli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
GEli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
GEli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, Ebut, 
Emshe's a girl, she'll never get away..she's a girl, get down 
on your knees. 
OUTRO:
AmNo-no, Ano-no..Lord, I said no-no, no-no, no-no
(DmHide it) Fshe can (hide it) Ghide it..
(Hide it) Ayou better (hide it) Dmsomebody..
(Hide it) Fyou got to (hide it) Goh, my..
(Hide it) Amoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Elis Comin

by Three Dog Night

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Am7

Eli's Comin':Three Dog Night.

#10 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL

Records in 1969.

***(My apologies if the lyrics are slightly off.

I couldn't find lyrics which matched up and

had to take them off the recording. They should

be close, though.)***

INTRO:

D F

Eli's comin'..Eli's comin' (Eli's a-comin')..

Am Em Am F

Well, you better hide your heart..your heartttt..

Em Dm

your heartttt..

Eli's a-comin', and the cards say..a broken

D Dm Am

A...Am

heart.

CHORUS:

D F

Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.

G A

Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.

Dm F

Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.

G A

Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.

Dm F

Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.

G Am Dm

Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl..(hide it)

F G A Dm

you better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk.

#1.

Dm D Am7 Dm

Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away

A Dm

from the burnin' heartache.

Dm F Em A Dm G

I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though..

Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..

G E

Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,

she's a girl, she'll never get away.)

BRIDGE:

Dm F G A

Eli's comin' (hide it, hide it, hide it)...

Dm F

Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.

G A

Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.

Dm F

Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.

G A Dm

Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl (hide it.)

F G A Dm

You better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk.

#2.

Dm D Am7 Dm

Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away

A Dm

from the burnin' heartache.

Dm F Em A Dm G

I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though..

Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..

G E

Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,

she's a girl, she'll never get away..she's a girl, get down

on your knees.

OUTRO:

Am A

No-no, no-no..Lord, I said no-no, no-no, no-no

Dm F G

(Hide it) she can (hide it) hide it..

A Dm

(Hide it) you better (hide it) somebody..

F G

(Hide it) you got to (hide it) oh, my..

(Hide it) oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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