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Elliott Murphy - Poise N Grace

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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

	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

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Elliott Murphy - Poise N Grace

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