Nicko - After The Elves Died
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro Riff]
D G A A/D A G
D G A A/D A G
D G A A/D A G D
[Verse 1]
D
I had a secret
A
I never told
Em
An army sevenfold
Em
D
Maybe they ran away from Santa
A
Or lord of the rings
G G G D
Tiny magic beings would pick up all my things
D
Every night in fragrant sheets
A
We'd Fist-bump in my head
G D
We were a perfect team
D
We each had our role to play
A
They clean up my shit each day
Em
And I get to live my dream
[Chorus]
C D
After the elves died
G B+
Tiny crosses in the yard
C D
Mum said they died from overwork
Em Eb+
I think they pushed themselves too hard
C D
After my tears dried
Em Eb+
I try to numb the pain
C D
Dad poured me a little wine
G C G
But I think it was champagne
[Verse 2]
D
The morning after it transpired
A
You know - The elficide
Em
I blinked my sleepy eyes
D
I’d woke up in another land
A
Pizza boxes, bits of ham
G D
Half a Sandwich curling in the heat
D
Someone else’s underpants
A
The stench of it had killed my plants
G D
Or maybe they lost the will to live
D
Seven socks that dont belong
A
Absorb the runoff from the bong
Em
You couldn’t live this way
[Chorus]
C D
After the elves died
G B+
Tiny crosses in the yard
C D
Mum said they died from overwork
Em Eb+
I think they pushed themselves too hard
C D
After my tears dried
Em Eb+
I try to numb the pain
C D
Dad poured me a little wine
G C G
But I think it was champagne
[Interlude]
Intro Riff
D G A A/D A G
D G A A/D A G
D G A A/D A G D
[Verse 3]
D
My friends asked me what was wrong
A
I told them how the elves had gone
Em
Word got around
D
And later through the neighbourhood
A
Little crosses made of wood
Em
Were planted everywhere in the ground
D
My Daddy took up surfing
A
And my mother plays the sax
G
The parents in the neighbourhood
G G D
Are looking real relaxed
D
Ive had a horrid time of late
A
Im just a kid of twenty eight
Em
I mope around and pick up stuff
[Chorus]
C D
After the elves died
G B+
Tiny crosses in the yard
C D
Mum said they died from overwork
Em Eb+
I think they pushed themselves too hard
C D
After my tears dried
Em Eb+
I try to numb the pain
C D
Dad poured me a little wine
G C G
But I think it was champagne
[Outro]
D G A A/D A G
D G A A/D A G
D G A A/D A G D
D
How to play Nicko - After The Elves Died
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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