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Eldorado

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1/56

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 56Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tuning: EADGBe
Capo 3
Chords used(relative to capo):
e|--E5x----F5x----G5x----A5x----Emx----Fx----Gx----Ax--|
B|--x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x--|
G|--x----x----x----x----0----2----4----6--|
D|--2----3----5----7----2----3----5----7--|
A|--2----3----5----7----2----3----5----7--|
E|--0----1----3----5----0----1----3----5--|
                  For the verses:
    E5 is picked like this:         
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-2-------0-2---------0-2-------0-2-----| 
A|---2-----2---2-----2---2-2-----2---2-----2---|
E|-0---------0---------0-----------0---------0-|
     F5 like this:         G5 like this:  
 e|-----------------| e|-----------------|
 B|-----------------| B|-----------------|
 G|-----------------| G|-----------------|
 D|--------3--------| D|--------5--------|
 A|----3-----3---3--| A|----5-----5---5--|
 E|--1---1-----1----| E|--3---3-----3----|
                Riffs:
       (Riff 1):             (Riff 2):
e|-------------------|    e|-----------|  
B|-------------------|    B|-----------|
G|-------------------|    G|-----------|
D|--2h4/6-4-7p6-4-6--|    D|--4p2-0-2--|
A|-------------------|    A|-----------|
E|-------------------|    E|-----------|
E5
   E5He's a man-sized Eldorado
   E5Hooved a doo,  And who could blame himF5  
   G5Who could blame him
   E5Where we going? What's the ticket?
   Just the mention of Berlin makes me sexyF5  
   G5it makes me sexy
   E5And tired of thinking about drinking
   For thinking of drG5inking
   While thinking about drA5inking
   And thinking about drE5inking
   It's a G5man-sized iA5nsideE5  
E5
                                 E5(Riff 1)
   Look in here, it's all hardwood
   E5What's that smell? Smells like coffeeF5  
   G5It smells like coffee
                                       E5(Riff 2)
   If you regret it please say something
   I've got no genius for evil that makes me commonF5  
   G5It makes me common
   EmAnd tired of loving, recovering
   Loving, recGovering
   Loving, recAovering
              E5      (Riff 2)
   Loving, recovering
                   G        A    E5(Riff 2)    G  A  
   It's a man-sized inside
 E5(Riff 2)
                           E5(Riff 1)
   He's a man-sized Eldorado
   E5Whoopty-do If you can't take itF5  
   G5you can't take it
                                       E5(Riff 2)
   Where's he going? What's that ticking?
   Just the mention of Berlin makes me sexyF5  
   G5It makes me sexy
   EmAnd tired of thinking about drinking
   For thinking of drGinking
   While thinking about drAinking
                             E5(Riff 2)
   And thinking about drinking
   GTired of loving, recAovering
   Loving, recE5overing
          (Riff 2)
   Loving, recovering
   Loving, recoGveringA  
                  E5(Riff 2)     G  A  
   It's a man-sized inside
            E5(Riff 2)   G     A    E5(Riff 2)
   It's a man-sized inside
        G    A   E5(Riff 2)
   Insi......de
   InsGideA  
    E5(Riff 2)   G  A  
   In.......side
       E5(Riff 2)
   Inside
     G      A   E5(Riff 2)
   In.....side
        G    A   E5(Riff 2)  
   Insi.....de
     G    A   E5(Riff 2)
   In.....side
   (Continue and fade...)

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Eldorado

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning: EADGBe

Capo 3

Chords used(relative to capo):

E5 F5 G5 A5 Em F G A

e|--x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x--|

B|--x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x--|

G|--x----x----x----x----0----2----4----6--|

D|--2----3----5----7----2----3----5----7--|

A|--2----3----5----7----2----3----5----7--|

E|--0----1----3----5----0----1----3----5--|

For the verses:

E5 is picked like this:

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

B|---------------------------------------------|

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

D|-----0-2-------0-2---------0-2-------0-2-----|

A|---2-----2---2-----2---2-2-----2---2-----2---|

E|-0---------0---------0-----------0---------0-|

F5 like this: G5 like this:

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

B|-----------------| B|-----------------|

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

D|--------3--------| D|--------5--------|

A|----3-----3---3--| A|----5-----5---5--|

E|--1---1-----1----| E|--3---3-----3----|

Riffs:

(Riff 1): (Riff 2):

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

B|-------------------| B|-----------|

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

D|--2h4/6-4-7p6-4-6--| D|--4p2-0-2--|

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

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

He's a man-sized Eldorado

E5 F5

Hooved a doo, And who could blame him

Who could blame him

Where we going? What's the ticket?

Just the mention of Berlin makes me sexy

it makes me sexy

And tired of thinking about drinking

For thinking of drinking

While thinking about drinking

And thinking about drinking

G5 A5 E5

It's a man-sized inside

(Riff 1)

Look in here, it's all hardwood

E5 F5

What's that smell? Smells like coffee

It smells like coffee

(Riff 2)

If you regret it please say something

I've got no genius for evil that makes me common

It makes me common

And tired of loving, recovering

Loving, recovering

E5 (Riff 2)

Loving, recovering

G A E5 G A

(Riff 2)

It's a man-sized inside

(Riff 2)

(Riff 1)

He's a man-sized Eldorado

E5 F5

Whoopty-do If you can't take it

you can't take it

(Riff 2)

Where's he going? What's that ticking?

Just the mention of Berlin makes me sexy

It makes me sexy

And tired of thinking about drinking

For thinking of drinking

While thinking about drinking

(Riff 2)

And thinking about drinking

G A

Tired of loving, recovering

Loving, recovering

(Riff 2)

Loving, recovering

G A

Loving, recovering

E5 G A

(Riff 2)

It's a man-sized inside

E5 G A E5

(Riff 2) (Riff 2)

It's a man-sized inside

G A E5

(Riff 2)

Insi......de

G A

Inside

E5 G A

(Riff 2)

In.......side

(Riff 2)

Inside

G A E5

(Riff 2)

In.....side

G A E5

(Riff 2)

Insi.....de

G A E5

(Riff 2)

In.....side

(Continue and fade...)

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