Elis Comin Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays603

Elis Comin by Three Dog Night is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F, Am, Em, Dm, G, A, Am7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: 
D             F 
Eli's comin'..Eli's comin' (Eli's a-comin').. 
          Am                      Em   Am  F 
Well, you better hide your heart..your heartttt.. 
Em   Dm 
your heartttt.. 
Dm 
Eli's a-comin', and the cards say..a broken  
D   A...Am Dm Am  
heart. 

 
D             F 
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl. 
G             A 
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl. 
Dm                        F 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
G                         A 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
Dm                        F 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
G                   Am        Dm 
Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl..(hide it) 
    F                        G      A             Dm 
you better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk. 

#1. 
Dm               D          Am7             Dm 
Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away  
         A       Dm 
from the burnin' heartache. 
Dm                        F    Em   A       Dm  G 
I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though.. 
G 
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away).. 
G 
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away).. 
G                                                      E 
Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,  
Em 
she's a girl, she'll never get away.) 

Bridge: 
Dm            F        G        A 
Eli's comin' (hide it, hide it, hide it)... 
Dm                        F 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
G                         A 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
Dm                        F 
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide. 
G           A                 Dm 
Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl (hide it.) 
    F                        G      A             Dm 
You better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk. 

#2. 
Dm               D          Am7             Dm 
Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away  
         A       Dm 
from the burnin' heartache. 
Dm                        F    Em   A       Dm  G 
I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though.. 
G 
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away).. 
G 
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away).. 
G                                                      E 
Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,  
Em 
she's a girl, she'll never get away..she's a girl, get down  

on your knees.  

OUTRO: 
Am     A 
No-no, no-no..Lord, I said no-no, no-no, no-no 
 Dm       F                 G 
(Hide it) she can (hide it) hide it.. 
          A                    Dm 
(Hide it) you better (hide it) somebody.. 
          F                    G 
(Hide it) you got to (hide it) oh, my.. 
          Am 
(Hide it) oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..(Fade.) 


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat. 
    	

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante