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Elvira
Emmylou Harris
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From: Rick L [rickl1@IX.netcom.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 12:09 AM
Song: Elvira
Artist: Emmylou Harris
written by Dallas Frazier
Rodney Crowell
James Burton guitar
Ry Cooder slide guitar
Emory Gordy bass
Jim Keltner drums
Glen D Hardin electric piano
Dr John piano
Mickey Raphael harmonica
Emmylou Harris vocals
Albert Lee vocals
Larry Willoughby vocals
Jerry Jumonville horns
C C7 C
Well tonight I'm gonna meet her
C C7 C
At the Hungry House Cafe
G G7
And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I can
C C7
She's gonna jump and holler
F F7
Cause I saved up two dollars
C G C
And we're gonna search and find that preacher man
C C7 G C
Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira
C C7 C
She's got eyes that look like heaven
C C7 C
Lips like sherry wine
G G7
She sure knows how to make a real poor boy feel fine
C C7
She's gonna jump and holler
F F7
Cause I saved up two dollars
C G C
And we're gonna search and find that preacher man
C C7 G C
Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira
C C7
She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow
C C7
Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow
C7 G C
Hi oh silver away yea yea
SOLO
C C7 C
Well tonight I'm gonna meet her
C C7 C
At the Hungry House Cafe
G G7
And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I can
C C7
She's gonna jump and holler
F F7
Cause I saved up two dollars
C G C
And we're gonna search and find that preacher man
C C7 G C
Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira
C C7 G C
Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira
C C7
She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow
C C7
Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow
C7 G C
Hi oh silver away yea yea
From Rodney Crowell "Ain't Living Long Like This"
Warner Brothers Records 1978
Copyright Acuff Rose Publishing