Elevator Operator chords by
Courtney Barnett

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Key: Ab major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Oliver Paul, twenty years old

C

C

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Thick head of hair, worries he's going bold

G

G

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Wakes up at quarter past nine

C

C

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Fair evades his way down

the 96 tram line

G

G

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Breakfast on the run again,

he's well aware

C

C

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He's dropping soy linseed Vegemite

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G

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crumbs everywhere

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 2

G

G

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Feeling sick at the sight of his computer

C

C

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He dodges his way through the

Swanston commuters

G

G

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Rips off his tie,

hands it to a homeless man

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C

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Sleeping in the corner of a metro

G

G

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bus stand and he screams

I'm not going to work today

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C

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Going to count the minutes

that the trains run late

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G

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Sit on the grass building pyramids out

Interlude 2

of Coke cans

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Verse 3

G

G

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Headphone wielding to the

Nicholas building

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C

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He trips on a pothole that's

not been filled in

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G

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He waits for an elevator, one to nine

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C

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A lady walks in and waits by his side

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G

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Her heels are high and her

bag is snakeskin

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C

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Hair pulled so tight you

can see her skeleton

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G

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Vickers perfume on her breath

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C

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A tortoise shell necklace

between her breasts

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G

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She looks him up and down

with a botox frown

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C

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He's well used to that look by now

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G

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F

F

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The elevator dings and they

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Bb

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C

C

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awkwardly step in

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G

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Their fingers touch on the

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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rooftop button

Verse 4

G

G

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Don't jump little boy,

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C

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don't jump off that roof

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G

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You've got your whole life ahead of

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C

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you, you're still in your youth

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G

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I'd give anything to have

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C

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G

G

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C

C

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skin like you

Verse 5

G

G

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He said, I think you're projecting

the way that you're feeling

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C

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I'm not suicidal, just idling insignificantly

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G

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I come up here for perception and clarity

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C

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I like to imagine I'm playing SimCity

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G

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F

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All the people look like ants

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Bb

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C

C

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from up here

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G

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And the wind's the only

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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traffic you can hear

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G

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F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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He said All I ever wanted to be

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G

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F

F

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Am

Am

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Was an elevator operator,

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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can you help me please?

Verse 6

G

G

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Don't jump little boy,

C

C

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don't jump off that roof

G

G

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You've got your whole life ahead of

C

C

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you, you're still in your youth

G

G

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I'd give anything to have

C

C

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skin like you

G

G

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Verse 7

C

C

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G

G

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Don't jump little boy,

C

C

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don't jump off that roof

G

G

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You've got your whole life ahead of you,

C

C

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you're still in your youth

G

G

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C

C

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I'd give anything to have skin like you

Outro 1

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Am

Am

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Bb

Bb

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G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

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F

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Am

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Bb

Bb

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C

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G

G

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Am

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Chords

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Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Elevator Operator by Courtney Barnett is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Elevator Operator are Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Elevator Operator is approximately 130 beats per minute.

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