Sparklehorse
Maria's Little Elbows
Tabbed by Matt Langham
Chords I've Used:
C9 : x32033 or x35533
C9': x32003 or x35433
G : 320033 or 355433
D : x00232
Am : x02210
Am': x02200
Bm : 224432
Em7: x22030
Em : 022000
C : x32010
Cm7: x32000
A : x02220
Intro: C9 C9' C9 G D x2
Verse 1:
D C9 C9' C9 G D
well I'll bet my Maria's got an elbow full of lonely
C9 C9' C9 G D
now here's a little prayer so that she might get some sleep
C9 C9' C9 G D
don't let her face get skinned by the sun today
Am' Am Bm D
don't let it in when it comes knocking at your door
Chorus:
Em7
loneliness
C9
loneliness
G
loneliness
D
oh oh
Verse 2:
sometimes you feel you've got the emptiest arms in the whole world
try to make sense but it always comes out absurd
sleeping horses keep eating up your flowers
don't let it in when it comes kicking at your door
Chorus:
Em7
loneliness
C9
loneliness
G
loneliness
D
oh oh
C9
came kicking at my door
Verse 3:
G D Em C Cm7
she said I've really come to hate my body
G D Em C Cm7
and all the things that it requires in this world
G D Em C Cm7
I bet you're out there getting drunk with all your friends
A D
and it'll get you in the bathroom of a Texaco
Chorus:
Outro:
C9 C9' C9 G D repeat to fade
Riffs over outro:
e|--7-------15--14----------------------------|
B|-------------------15--17--15--12-----------|
It's also reciprocated an octave lower hence:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------8--7--3-----5--3--0---------------|
Those are the main two riffs then it's adlibbed from thereon to fade.