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[Intro]
G  A    Em  G    A    Em
C      D    Em    C    D      Em
[Verse 1]
EmThought I saw you on a train
EmCould be my imagination
EmSo I turned and looked again
But you thought imaginationA  C  D  
Fooled again your heart to Emfind
[Verse 2]
EmThought I saw you in a park
EmLooking at an evening paper
EmThen it it suddenly went dark
And that's my aspirAationC  D  
the paper, you dissapEmeared
[Chorus]
CTry to find you, Dtry to find you
CAin't so easy as it sGeems
DLike a Cneedle in a haystack
DI see you in all my EmdreamsA  Em  D  
[Solo 1]
Em        A  Em      A    Em
[Verse 3]
EmThought I saw you in a rain
EmSo turned and tried to follow
EmThen I stopped and looked again
And as graceful as a Aswallow
DSorrow, you flew Emaway
[Chorus]
CTry to find you, Dtry to find you
CAin't so easy as it sGeems
DLike a Cneedle in a haystack
DI see you in all my EmdreamsA  Em  C  A  Em  
[Solo 2]
Em            D  Em      G  Em
[Chorus]
CTry to find you, Dtry to find you
CAin't so easy as it sGeems
DLike a Cneedle in a haystack
DI see you in all my EmdreaDmsEm  C  G  Em  
[End solo 3]
Em
A  Em    G  Em

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Elusive

by Babe Ruth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G A Em G A Em

C D Em C D Em

[Verse 1]

Thought I saw you on a train

Could be my imagination

So I turned and looked again

A C D

But you thought imagination

Fooled again your heart to find

[Verse 2]

Thought I saw you in a park

Looking at an evening paper

Then it it suddenly went dark

A C D

And that's my aspiration

the paper, you dissapeared

[Chorus]

C D

Try to find you, try to find you

C G

Ain't so easy as it seems

D C

Like a needle in a haystack

D Em A Em D

I see you in all my dreams

[Solo 1]

Em A Em A Em

[Verse 3]

Thought I saw you in a rain

So turned and tried to follow

Then I stopped and looked again

And as graceful as a swallow

D Em

Sorrow, you flew away

[Chorus]

C D

Try to find you, try to find you

C G

Ain't so easy as it seems

D C

Like a needle in a haystack

D Em A Em C A Em

I see you in all my dreams

[Solo 2]

Em D Em G Em

[Chorus]

C D

Try to find you, try to find you

C G

Ain't so easy as it seems

D C

Like a needle in a haystack

D Em D Em C G Em

I see you in all my dreams

[End solo 3]

A Em G Em

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