Elliott Murphy - Poise N Grace Chords & Tabs
Elliott Murphy - Poise N Grace Chords
Elliott Murphy - Poise n Grace
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Elliott chords : No capo
Olivier chords : Capo on 2nd fret
Intro:
Elliott(E): A – E – D – E – D – E – A
Olivier(O): G – D – C – D – C – D - G
Verse:
They say I’m full of poison
E A E A A
O: G D G G
I’m full of poison and grace
E A E A A
O: G D G G
I’m the invisible man here
E A E D E
O: G D C D
I leave my footprints all over the place
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Well off with their heads cries the May Queen
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Babe Ruth says heads up to you
E A E A A
O: G D G G
When you’re riding on an American dream
E A E D E
O: G D C D
It only matters what the linemen do.
E D E A A
O: C D G G
Chorus:
Hello from Alaska, from Madagascar or Detroit
E F# E D A
Olivier: Em D C G
Well I’ve been watching midnight cowboy, I want a fringed coat like John Voight.
E Bm F# D E
O: Am Em C D
Verse B:
Well I was working in a shoe shop
E A E A A
O: G D G G
When Cinderella dropped by
E A E A A
O: G D G G
She tried on some glass running shoes
E A E D E
O: G D C D
I stole a glimpse of her thigh
E D E A A
O: C D G G
hadn’t spoken to her sisters
E A E A A
O: G D G G
they got her busted from dealing ecstasy
E A E A A
O: G D G G
She said well she might be living in a pumpkin
E A E D E
O: G D C D
But you know her sisters were living in spiritual poverty.
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Chorus:
Hello from Moscow, from Oshkow and Saint Pete
E F# E D A
O: Em D C G
Well I’ve been watching east of Eden, whatever happened to Joann Fleet
E Bm F# D E
O: Am Em C D
Verse C:
Oh I’m living in a strange world
E A E A A
O: G D G G
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At least it looks that way to me
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Am I the boy in bubble
E A E D E
O: G D C D
Or am I the old man and the sea
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Here’s to Frankenstein and Dracula
E A E A A
O: G D G G
But their needs seem ordinary and plain
E A E A A
O: G D G G
When you compare them to those fanatical believers
E A E D E
O: G D C D
I hear they’re always expecting rain
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Chorus:
Hello from Milano, from Amarillo and city on the plain
E F# E D A
O: Em D C G
I’ve been watching sons of Katy Elder, I like that graceful strut of John Wayne
E Bm F# D E
O: Am Em C D
Verse D:
You know I was born in the suburbs
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Though I never understood what sub was
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Shopping malls, shiny cars, I felt like a soap opera star
E A E D E
O: G D C D
I couldn’t stay there – enough was enough
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Sometimes what you think is mediocre
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Might turn extraordinary someday
E A E A A
O: G D G G
What makes you laugh tomorrow
E A E D E
O: G D C D
May be the same things that make you cry today
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Chorus:
Goodbye from Manhattan, from Garden City and Jackson Heights
E F# E D A
O: Em D C G
Oh I’ve been digging Jackson Pollack – He paints canvas like it’s a heavyweight fight.
E Bm F# D E
O: Am Em C D
Verse E
Have I mentioned love – what must I be thinking
E A E A A
O: G D G G
To my wedding knees I knealt
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Love yourself, love your neighbor – I love your shoes
E A E D E
O: G D C D
I love the way they match your snakeskin belt
E A E A A
O: G D G G
Lowboy rides the subway
E A E A A
O: G D G G
He’s trapped in a world all his own
E A E A A
O: G D G G
You stop your medications
E A E D E
O: G D C D
You’ll find reality in the marrow of your bones
E D E A A
O: C D G G
Chorus:
Greetings from Honolulu, from Sioux City and Asbury Park
E F# E D A
O: Em D C G
I’ve been listening to Nebraska Johnny 99 hits 100 as the New Jersey sky turns dark
E Bm F# D E
O: Am Em C D
