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El Dorado

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[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------3-------2-------0---0-----------0---0-----------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-----------3---3-----------3---3---3-----------|X2
A|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0---------------0----------------------------------|
D|----8-------8---8---8-------8---8---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5----------|X2
A|-/6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3------------|
[Verse]
Bbmaj7Seems you finally found, finally found El Dorado
Bbmaj7Over in Culver City, shining bright, name in lights
And I Ebtried Gmto be Cmhyped for Gmyou
Oh I'm Ebtrying Gmto be Cmhyped for Gmyou
Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7It's kinda like a party that you never wanted to attend
Bbmaj7But when an invitation finally arrives you change your mind
And I Ebtried Gmto be Cmhyped for Gmyou
Oh I'm Ebtrying Gmto be Cmhyped for Gmyou
e|--Eb-----------------F---------------C----------------Bb----------------Bbmaj7------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
D|----8-------8---8---10------10--10--10------10--10----------------------------------|
A|-/6---6---6---6---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7-----8-------8---8---8-------8---8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5-----|
As you slip away behind the gates, behind the gates
[Interlude]
Gm F Dm C
Bb
Eb   Ebmaj7   Cm   Gmx2
[Verse]
BbSeems you finally found, finally found El Dorado
BbSo why does it feel underwhelming, barely real?
And I Ebtried Gmto be Cmhyped for Gmyou
Oh I'm Ebtrying Gmto be Cmhyped for Gmyou
As you Ebslip Faway beChind the Bbgates
BeBbmaj7hind the Gmgates
Gm F Dm C
[Outro]
Bbmaj7El Dorado
Bbmaj7El Dorado
Bbmaj7El Dorado
Bbmaj7El Dorado
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About El Dorado Chords by Death Cab for Cutie

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