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Elis Comin

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Eli's Comin':Three Dog Night.
#10 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL
Records in 1969.

***(My apologies if the lyrics are slightly off.
    I couldn't find lyrics which matched up and
    had to take them off the recording. They should
    be close, though.)***

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.

CHORUS:
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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