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Marias Little Elbows

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Maria's Little Elbows
Chords I've Used:
 C9: x32033 or x35533
C9': x32003 or x35433
G  : 320033 or 355433
  D: x00232
 Am: x02210
Am': x02200
 Bm: 224432
Em7: x22030
 Em: 022000
  C: x32010
Cm7: x32000
  A: x02220
Intro:   C9  C9'   C9    G   Dx2
Verse 1:
          D        C9  C9'                      C9               G  D  
well I'll bet my Maria's got an elbow full of lonely
           C9  C9'                                    C9             G  D  
now here's a little prayer so that she might get some sleep
          C9  C9'                           C9              G  D  
don't let her face get skinned by the sun today
Am'                Am                      Bm  D  
don't let it in when it comes knocking at your door
Chorus:
Em7loneliness
C9loneliness
Gloneliness
Doh oh
Verse 2:
sometimes you feel you've got the emptiest arms in the whole world
try to make sense but it always comes out absurd
sleeping horses keep eating up your flowers
don't let it in when it comes kicking at your door
Chorus:
Em7loneliness
C9loneliness
Gloneliness
Doh oh
C9came kicking at my door
Verse 3:
Gshe said I've reallDy come to hate my EmbodyC  Cm7  
Gand all the things that Dit requires in this EmworldC  Cm7  
GI bet you're out Dthere getting Emdrunk with all your CfriendsCm7  
Aand it'll get you in the bathroom of a TeDxaco
Chorus:
Outro:
  C9  C9'   C9    G    Drepeat to fade
Riffs over outro:
e|--7-------15--14----------------------------|
B|-------------------15--17--15--12-----------|
It's also reciprocated an octave lower hence:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------8--7--3-----5--3--0---------------|
Those are the main two riffs then it's adlibbed from thereon to fade.

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Marias Little Elbows

by Sparklehorse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cm7

Maria's Little Elbows

Chords I've Used:

: x32033 or x35533

': x32003 or x35433

G : 320033 or 355433

: x00232

: x02210

': x02200

: 224432

Em7

: x22030

: 022000

: x32010

Cm7

: x32000

: x02220

C9 C9 C9 G D

Intro: ' x2

Verse 1:

D C9 C9 C9 G D

well I'll bet my Maria's got an elbow full of lonely

C9 C9 C9 G D

now here's a little prayer so that she might get some sleep

C9 C9 C9 G D

don't let her face get skinned by the sun today

Am Am Bm D

don't let it in when it comes knocking at your door

Chorus:

Em7

loneliness

oh oh

Verse 2:

sometimes you feel you've got the emptiest arms in the whole world

try to make sense but it always comes out absurd

sleeping horses keep eating up your flowers

don't let it in when it comes kicking at your door

Chorus:

Em7

loneliness

oh oh

came kicking at my door

Verse 3:

G D Em C Cm7

she said I've really come to hate my body

G D Em C Cm7

and all the things that it requires in this world

G D Em C Cm7

I bet you're out there getting drunk with all your friends

A D

and it'll get you in the bathroom of a Texaco

Chorus:

Outro:

C9 C9 C9 G D

' repeat to fade

Riffs over outro:

e|--7-------15--14----------------------------|

B|-------------------15--17--15--12-----------|

It's also reciprocated an octave lower hence:

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

B|--3-------8--7--3-----5--3--0---------------|

Those are the main two riffs then it's adlibbed from thereon to fade.

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