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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:59 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
                             "Dear Eloise"
                        (Clarke - Hicks - Nash)
[Intro] (harmonium)
D/ / /  C/ / /  D/ / /  C/ / /  / / /
DDear EloCise, I am wrDiting to sCay
A nDumber of fCunny things I heard todDay
I hDeard that he's lCeft you and gDone off to sCea
             D                               C     D     C     DN.C.
Could be the best thing that's happened to me
(spoken: two-three-four)
[Verse 1]
WDriting a letter to mAake you feel better
SGorry to hear that he lDeft you that way
DI coulda told you Ahe was much older
GSo much older than yDou
[Verse 2]
DYou rushed in blindly, he Atreated you kindly
UnGtil he found out what he could Dget from you
You Dshoulda departed beAfore he got started
GNow you've been burned, just like I Dsaid you would
[Bridge]
PlCease read my lDetter closely
ICt's benefDicial to you
F#7Must read in between the lines, a mGessage you will sAee
F#7If you use your mind you'll find I wGant you back with Ame
[Wordless vocal over two verses]
    D      A      G      Dx4
[Verse 3]
WDriting a letter to mAake you feel better
SGorry to hear that he lDeft you that way
DI coulda told you Ahe was much older
GSo much older than yDou
[Coda]
GSo much older than yDou
                   G   D(tape slows down)
So much older than you
[Outro]
DDear EloCise, I am wrDiting to sCay
A nDumber of fCunny things I heard todDay
I hDeard that he's lCeft you and gDone off to sCea
CoDuld be the bCest thing that's happened to mDeC  D  
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Dear Eloise

by The Hollies

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F#7

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:59 -0500

From: Andrew Rogers

"Dear Eloise"

(Clarke - Hicks - Nash)

[Intro] (harmonium)

D C D C

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

D C D C

Dear Eloise, I am writing to say

D C D

A number of funny things I heard today

D C D C

I heard that he's left you and gone off to sea

D C D C D

N.C.

Could be the best thing that's happened to me

(spoken: two-three-four)

[Verse 1]

D A

Writing a letter to make you feel better

G D

Sorry to hear that he left you that way

D A

I coulda told you he was much older

G D

So much older than you

[Verse 2]

D A

You rushed in blindly, he treated you kindly

G D

Until he found out what he could get from you

D A

You shoulda departed before he got started

G D

Now you've been burned, just like I said you would

[Bridge]

C D

Please read my letter closely

C D

It's beneficial to you

F#7 G A

Must read in between the lines, a message you will see

F#7 G A

If you use your mind you'll find I want you back with me

[Wordless vocal over two verses]

D A G D

[Verse 3]

D A

Writing a letter to make you feel better

G D

Sorry to hear that he left you that way

D A

I coulda told you he was much older

G D

So much older than you

[Coda]

G D

So much older than you

G D

(tape slows down)

So much older than you

[Outro]

D C D C

Dear Eloise, I am writing to say

D C D

A number of funny things I heard today

D C D C

I heard that he's left you and gone off to sea

D C D C D

Could be the best thing that's happened to me

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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