Old Aunt Eliza
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
B B6 B B6
[Verse]
B E B
As long as I remember Aunt Eliza was around
F#
Walking by herself about the yard
B E B
Maybe sitting in the saddle room, staring at the floor
F# B
Where the dusty earth was beaten down so hard.
[Verse]
E B
And her faded eyes looked past you, for they didn't seem to see
E A F#
not of care about what happened today
B E B
Oh, the only that mattered was the time when she was young
F# B
And she didn't know that all had passed away
[Chorus]
E B
Old Aunt Eliza in your sun bonnet blue
E A F#
And your long skirts of cotton so old fashioned too
B E C#
A figure of fun to the heartless and the young
F# B
but you often made me sad, old Aunt Eliza.
[Verse]
B E B
Then one day I found her sitting in her quiet room
F#
with a mirror and a lock of chestnut curls
B E B
She couldn't quite believe her hair so bonny now was grey
F# B
And the mirrored face no longer was a girls
[Verse]
E B
So, she let her long hair down and I brushed it soft and fine
E A F#
And she talked as though I wasn't even there
B E
Of the parties and the ballrooms and the Bo's she had in line
F# B
Oh, the fairest of the fair, they called Eliza
[Interlude]
B B6 B B6
[Verse]
B E B
So, I wondered just what happened in those days of long ago
F#
To make her mind refuse to face the years
B E B
although Aunt Eliza would be ninety in the spring
F# B
oh, her memories were fresh enough for tears
[Verse]
E B
I suppose I'll never know and perhaps its better so
E A F#
but I wish I made a little time to spare
B E B
for a sad and lonely shadow left behind our busy lights
F# B
but perhaps old aunt Eliza didn't care
[Chorus]
E B
Old Aunt Eliza in your sun bonnet blue
E A F#
And your long skirts of cotton so old fashioned too
B E C#
A figure of fun to the heartless and the young
F# B B
but you often made me sad, old Aunt Eliza.
How to play Old Aunt Eliza
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.