Elijah

	  		The original is in C#, so played in C with  
Capo on 1. 
Chords:  
Intro   - C / Am 
Verse  - Am, G, C, G 
Bridge- G, Am, F, Em 

Intro Finger picking, Am / C.  
(could also be thought of as Am, C, Em, Am, without position changes) 

 

These 4 notes are repeated twice for the intro, 
Then 4 more times after vocals begin. 
Ends on an Am chord with a G on the e string (x02213) 

Intro - C / Am *2 

Am / C *4 
Oh my love, it's a long way down to the bottom 
                               Am (+G) 
When you're high and mighty and sacred, sacred 


    Am       G       C     G 
But I can't live my life 
Am       G      C          G 
Born in sin and holdin' it in 
       Am       G      C     
Cause if we are goin' down 
     G    C     G       Am    G      
Then I am goin' down in style 
         Am    G          C  G 
In a big black car I'll ride 
            Am          G     C   G 
You take me over to the other side 
Am G C G 
Elijah, 
Am G C G 
Elijah Oh 

       Am              G          C    G 
When I contemplate the matters of love 
         Am             G    C            G 
They say pray, it's the only way to get above 
     Am       G              C      G 
Well baby, believe me, it's easy to see 
    F 
How heaven is lost when you're only lookin' up 
         Am    G          C  G 
In a big black car I'll ride 
            Am          G     C   G 
You take me over to the other side 
Am G C G 
Elijah, 
Am G C   G 
Elijah...  Oh 


Bridge: 
G                   Am  
I could be a good girl 
                      F 
If that's what they'd like to see 
          Em                 G 
Another Mary Pollyanna child 
                    Am 
So cover up and sit tight 

Button up and don't fight 
F 
On your knees, beggin' please 
     Em                              
For someone to save 
Am G  C G 
 me 
Am  G C G 
Oooh 
  
         Am       G           C     G 
When the big day comes, we'll know 
     Am               G       C     G 
What really mattered most of all 
     Am       G          C          G 
See I had a vision, all I did was listen 
    F 
And this what I saw 
Am G C G Am G C G 
Elijah, Elijah yeah 
Am G C G Am G C G 
Elijah, Elijah Sing it!  
         Am          G    C     G 
When you get to the other side, girl 
         Am             G       C      G 
Yeah, we know how very hard you tried, girl 
          Am              G     C     G 
But we're laughin' on the other side 
          Am              G     C     G 
Oh, we're dancin' on the other side 
             Am             G     C     G 
Yeah, we're shoutin' on the other side 
     Am       G          C     
In a big black car you ride 
  
     G         Am    G         C     G          Am 
Just take your time, take your time, take your time 

Outro: Am, G, F, Em, Am.