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Glossary: 
Arpeggio - playing or singing a chord as a series of individual notes, e.g. Doh Mi Sol
Falseta - a flamenco phrase or run
Fundador - a brand of Spanish brandy
Seguirías - a particularly deep and serious form of flamenco song and instrumental performance
Abuelas - Spanish for grandmothers/old ladies
Vino - wine 
Sabicas - first international flamenco guitar superstar (look him up!)
Salvador Dalí - world-famous Spanish experimental artist/painter (ditto!)
EMILIO by Michael Johnson
[INTRO]
Triplets on each chord: 
Dm/A   Am7/A  Em7/A   Am
E+   E7   E7sus4   E7
Dm/F    E7sus4/B
Falseta over 1 bar of
Ethen arpeggio over
E7b9
[Verse]
AmEmilio lives in an attic
DmPlays a flamenco guitar 
E7sus4/BArpeggios fall out his E7b9window 
And roll down the fenDm/Aders of Am7/Arusted Em7/Aout  cAmars 
A7They harmonize with the sirens 
DmAnd mix with that racket downstairs 
E7sus4/BThey wander out into the trE7b9affic 
Dm/AEmilio'Am7/As misguEm7/Aided praAmyers 
Played between these verses
Dm      E7sus4/B      E7b9
[Verse]
AmThe moon is Emilio's mistress 
DmOn her there's no turning his back 
E7sus4/BSome nights she comes to him E7b9naked and cold 
And sDm/Aome nights she Am7/Aonly   Em7/Awears bAmlack 
A7When the Fundador flows from his bottle
DmSomehow there's always a fight 
E7sus4/BWhen the moon and the lunatic E7b9dance seguirías
Their Ambeautiful Dm/Amusic spills iA7nto the nAdim7ight and Edim7they dDmance 
[Break]  
Dm Gm Dm
Dm Gm  Bb6
A7b9   Dm
Dm Gm Dm
Dm Gm
Bb6  A7b9   Dm
Falseta over 1 bar of
Fthen arpeggio over 
E7b9
[Verse]
AmIn his dreams he can see the abuelas
DmThey offer him wafers and wine 
E7sus4/BSuspicious Emilio mE7b9easures 
The Dm/Avino Am7/Aagainst Em7/Athe diAmvine 
But he A7never has come to believe them 
DmOr accepted their Heavenly host 
E7sus4/BSabicas and Salvador E7b9Dalí
The saint and the Amsinner he Dm/Aprays to the mA7ostAdim7  
DmEmilio lives in an attic
AmPlays a flamenco guitar 
E7sus4/BArpeggios fall out his E7b9window 
And roll down the fenDm/Aders oAm7/Af rusteEm7/Ad out cAmars  

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Emilio

by Michael Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/A

Am7/A

Em7/A

E+

E7sus4

Dm/F

E7sus4/B

E7b9

Adim7

Edim7

Bb6

A7b9

Glossary:

Arpeggio - playing or singing a chord as a series of individual notes, e.g. Doh Mi Sol

Falseta - a flamenco phrase or run

Fundador - a brand of Spanish brandy

Seguirías - a particularly deep and serious form of flamenco song and instrumental performance

Abuelas - Spanish for grandmothers/old ladies

Vino - wine

Sabicas - first international flamenco guitar superstar (look him up!)

Salvador Dalí - world-famous Spanish experimental artist/painter (ditto!)

EMILIO by Michael Johnson

[INTRO]

Triplets on each chord:

Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am

E+ E7 E7sus4 E7

Dm/F E7sus4/B

Falseta over 1 bar of

then arpeggio over

E7b9

[Verse]

Emilio lives in an attic

Plays a flamenco guitar

E7sus4/B E7b9

Arpeggios fall out his window

Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am

And roll down the fenders of rusted out cars

They harmonize with the sirens

And mix with that racket downstairs

E7sus4/B E7b9

They wander out into the traffic

Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am

Emilio's misguided prayers

Played between these verses

Dm E7sus4/B E7b9

[Verse]

The moon is Emilio's mistress

On her there's no turning his back

E7sus4/B E7b9

Some nights she comes to him naked and cold

Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am

And some nights she only wears black

When the Fundador flows from his bottle

Somehow there's always a fight

E7sus4/B E7b9

When the moon and the lunatic dance seguirías

Am Dm/A A7 Adim7 Edim7 Dm

Their beautiful music spills into the night and they dance

[Break]

Dm Gm Dm

Dm Gm Bb6

A7b9 Dm

Dm Gm Dm

Dm Gm

Bb6 A7b9 Dm

Falseta over 1 bar of

then arpeggio over

E7b9

[Verse]

In his dreams he can see the abuelas

They offer him wafers and wine

E7sus4/B E7b9

Suspicious Emilio measures

Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am

The vino against the divine

But he never has come to believe them

Or accepted their Heavenly host

E7sus4/B E7b9

Sabicas and Salvador Dalí

Am Dm/A A7 Adim7

The saint and the sinner he prays to the most

Emilio lives in an attic

Plays a flamenco guitar

E7sus4/B E7b9

Arpeggios fall out his window

Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am

And roll down the fenders of rusted out cars

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