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Elegy For Eleaber by Weakerthans
Elegy For Eleaber
Tuning: standard
intro
E A E/A
e|--0-------------0-0-------------0------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------------0-2-------------0------------------------------------------|
G|--1-------------1-2---------42-1----------9--------------------------------|
D|--2---------------2-------------2------------9-----------------------------|
A|--2---------------0-------------0--------------12-11-7---------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
So your
E A E/A
e|--0---------------0-------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--0---------------2-------------0----------------------------------------|
G|--1---------------2-------------1----------9-----------------------------|
D|--2---------------2-------------2------------9---------------------------|
A|--2---------------0-------------0--------------12-11-7-------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
fields are stubble gardens done, were the scary scarecrow stands sees her holding up
with her hands. Shes so
E A E/A
e|--0---------------0-------------0------------------------------------------|
B|--0---------------2-------------0------------------------------------------|
G|--1---------------2---------42-1-------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------2-------------2------------------------------------------|
A|--2---------------0-------------0------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tired of reading daddys lips that essay on a frown, watch her memories of human voices
Let horsy
C#/A B E A
Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7h9---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7h9---------------------------------|
D|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7h9-9h11p9-6h7p6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Bray Break beak between the thunder boom. make grasses swish
C#/A B E A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7h9---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7h9---------------------------------|
D|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7h9-9h11p9-6h7p6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Nieth the cricket wing. Let every
C#/A B E A
e|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-----0----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7h9—-----5-4-0/2-0-0------let it----|
G|-------------------------------------7h9--------------4-1-----feed back--|
D|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7h9----------------2----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7------------------0----------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
Sound consicrate our wispering the words that betta never heard
Solo bit
E A A/E
e|----------------------------------------------5--------------------------|
B|-9---9----------------------------------------5--------------------------|
G|-9---9--------------------7--------7----------6--------9-8---------------|
D|-9---9--------7/9-------9---9-9/11------2/7-6-7--------x-x-9/11-9-9^-----|
A|-7------------5/7-11-9------------------------7--------7-7-x----x-x------|
E|-----------0----------------------------------5------------7/9--7-7------|
Verse: So the
E A E/A
e|--0---------------0-------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--0---------------2-------------0----------------------------------------|
G|--1---------------2-------------1-----------------------9----------------|
D|--2---------------2-------------2-------------------------9--------------|
A|--2---------------0-------------0---------------------------12-11-7------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back lanes tie the city down a mess of dirty string winter dies the same way every spring. As the
E A E/A
e|--0---------------0-------------0------------------------------------------|
B|--0----------0----2-------------0------------------------------------------|
G|--1----------1----2---------42-1-------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------2-------------2------------------------------------------|
A|--2---------------0-------------0------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sky tries on its uniform of turned off t.v. grey and ways we watched her watch us walk away. Let every
C#/A B E A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7h9---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7h9---------------------------------|
D|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7h9-9h11p9-6h7p6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Rain clatter down on growning streets make foot steps
C#/A B E A B
e|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-----0----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7h9—-----5-4-0/2-0-0----------------|
G|-------------------------------------7h9--------------4-1----------------|
D|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7h9----------------2----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7------------------0----------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
Tick, talk to echoed walls. Let every sound consecrate our wispering the words that
never heard.
Wirly wind solo on guitar
E A A/E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------12-14-12~~~-14-12~~~~-h14-12-14-12------12------12----12-14-12--|
G|13~~~~~~~-----------------------------------13~~~--13~~~~--13~~~-------13|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
E A A/E
e|----------------------------------------4-4------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5------5-5-----------5------------------|
G|-9-----4/9-8---------6-6----------------6-6------------------9-8---------|
D|-9-----------8/11-9--7-7-6-7-6-4--------6-6-6-7-6-4-4--------x-x-9/11-9^-|
A|-7-------------------7-7-0-0-0-0---7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-----7-7--7-7-x----x--|
E|-7-------------------5-5-----------------------------------------7/9--7--|
Chorus: but played softly
Let every
C#/A B E A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Wind howl and creek a creeking doors. To rooms that
C#/A B E A
e|---12---------------11---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10---9-------9-----------------------|
G|-9----------------8--------------------------11--------9-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
To much has happened in let every
C#/A B E A B
e|---12---------------11---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10---9-------9-----------------------|
G|-9----------------8--------------------------11--------9-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sound Consicrate our wispering. The words that beta never heard
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Intro:
E A Bm
|------------------------||
|------------------------||
|--9---------------------||
|-----9------------------||
|--------12--11----7-----||
|------------------------||
E
So the fields are stubble, the garden is done where
A Bm
the scary scarecrow stands and sees her holding up horizons with her hands.
|------------------------||
|------------------------||
|--9---------------------||
|-----9------------------||
|--------12--11----7-----||
|------------------------||
E A
She's so tired of reading Daddy's lips - -that essay
Bm
on a frown. Watch her memories of human voices drown.
Chorus:
E A
C#/A Bm E A
Let horsey bray break between the thunder boom. Make
C#/A Bm E A
grasses' swish meet the cricket's ring.
C#/A Bm E A
Let every sound consecrate our whispering words that
E
Betta never heard.
Solo played over:
E A Bm
Verse:
E A
So The backlanes tie the city down; a mess of dirty
Bm
string. Winter dies the same way every spring.
|------------------------||
|------------------------||
|--9---------------------||
|-----9------------------||
|--------12--11----7-----||
|------------------------||
E A
As the sky tries on its uniform of turned off t.v.
Bm
grey, and the way we watched her watch us walks away,
Chorus:
E A
C#/A Bm E A
let every rain clatter down at groaning streets. Make
C#/A Bm E A
footsteps tick, talk to echoed walls.
C#/A Bm E A
Let every sound consecrate our whispering the words
that Betta never heard.
Whurlitzer and whirly-wind and guitar Solos played over:
E A Bm
Chorus:
A
C#/A Bm E A
Let every wind howl and creak the creaking doors to
C#/A Bm E A
rooms that too much has happened in.
C#/A Bm E A
Let every sound consecrate our whispering the words
that Betta never heard.
end on E
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