Elaine chords by
Mark Kozelek

N/A•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

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Csus2

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F

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C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

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Csus2

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G

G

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F

F

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C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

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G

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The hospital called

Verse 1

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C

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Csus2

Csus2

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G

G

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F

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last night,

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C

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G

G

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Csus2

Csus2

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they said you'd gone cold and sore.

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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G

G

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They sent the police out searching,

F

F

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C

C

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found you down at 5th and Mennon.

F

F

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C

C

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High on crack cocaine,

F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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F

F

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you and that fuck Juan Valdez.

G

G

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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They put him back in jail,

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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and they put you back in bed.

C

C

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G

G

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C

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They called in the morning,

Csus2

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G

G

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said you were found

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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I sighed and put the phone down

G

G

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Csus2

Csus2

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Your cat jumped on my lap

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Csus2

Csus2

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And I laid down and I took a nap

C

C

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F

F

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Feeling bad and full of shame

Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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F

F

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But I somehow contributed

Csus4

Csus4

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to your pain

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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I wish I could help you

F

F

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C

C

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with your problems

F

F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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But baby, I got enough of mine

Verse 2

G

G

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Csus2

Csus2

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G

G

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F

F

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I fell asleep and dreamed of you

C

C

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The pier said cold

Verse 3

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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blue

G

G

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I held a

Verse 4

C

C

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taxi cab

G

G

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C

C

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I got there and

Verse 5

G

G

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C

C

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found you up on this town

F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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My beautiful sweet Elaine

F

F

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C

C

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All that was killing you

Verse 6

Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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fi nally drained

F

F

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From your

Verse 7

Csus4

Csus4

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sweet angelic face

C

C

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F

F

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And I kneeled down and whispered,

C

C

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F

F

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Ab

Ab

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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Fm

Fm

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C

C

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you're my home

Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Eb

Eb

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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I cried and I cried,

C

C

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you crawled off in a corner

Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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and you died

C

C

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F

F

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An d I kissed my sweet Elaine goodbye

C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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and I walked off in the rain

Walked off in the rain

Bb

Bb

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Fm

Fm

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F

F

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an d there you were again

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Looking down on me from high,

Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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F

F

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like a cloud in the sky

Cm

Cm

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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I cried and I cried,

F

F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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I remembered all the nights

C

C

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F

F

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Then I loved my sweet Elaine,

C

C

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then I kissed my sweet Elaine

Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Then I looked up high,

Fm

Fm

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F

F

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saw you floating in the sky

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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And I cried and I cried,

Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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Ab

Ab

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Fm

Fm

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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like a baby I cried

Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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Not much to pick from in my view

F

F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

F

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C

C

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Trees, they shake when the

F

F

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wind blows through

Bb

Bb

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F

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Boats I guess, and the water is blue

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

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But I only feel alive when the

C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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birds fly

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F

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Csus4

Csus4

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F

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Not much to pick from in

Csus4

Csus4

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my rack of collection

C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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Sold them all away,

F

F

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C

C

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I don't want no rack of action

Csus4

Csus4

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Put them in the past,

Ab

Ab

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Fm

Fm

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Csus4

Csus4

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Bb

Bb

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I don't want to hear the song s

Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Csus4

Csus4

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I just want to play guitar an d sing my heart out

Ab

Ab

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Fm

Fm

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C

C

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Db

Db

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Eb

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Fm

Fm

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F#

F#

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Ab

Ab

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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The phone rang, I picked up, it was you

F

F

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C

C

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You said you were out there waiting

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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I held a taxi cab, I got there

C

C

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G

G

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There stood a pretty lady

C

C

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C

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F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Smoking a cigarette, looking

F

F

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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F

F

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Eight pounds heav ier, I

C

C

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Helped you into the back end

F

F

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Put your bags in the trunk

Thank you, everybody.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

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D ₃

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G ₄

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

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E ₂

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G ₄

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C ₃

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Chords

C
G
Csus2
F
Gsus4
Csus4
Ab
Bb
Gm
Fm
Cm
Eb
Db
F#

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Elaine by Mark Kozelek is C major.

The primary chords used in Elaine are C, G, Csus2, F, Gsus4, Csus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Csus2, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Elaine is approximately 67 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Elaine using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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