Great Expectations Chords by Elbow

Tempo:
94.6 bpm
Chords used:

Em

C

D

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Great Expectations - #elbowrooms chords
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[Em]
And if it rains all day, call on you, I'll call [Dm] on you.
Like [C] I used to, slide down [Em] beside, I'll wrap you in the stories, tailored entirely for [D] [Dm] you.
And I'll [C] remind you, we exchanged [Em] a vow, of you, I always [Dm] will.
[C]
[Em]
[Dm]
A [Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em] cold girl with yesterday, eyes was our witness and [D] priest.
[C] Stockport supports club, kindly supplied [D] us a choir.
[Em] Your [C]
flowers, your smile as we, move down the aisle of [D] the last [Em] war [Am] song.
This is where [Bm] I go, just when [Em] it rains.
[Dm]
[C]
[Em] Blinking in store, rain in your hair.
You owe [Dm] me small, [Dm] cause [C] it's something to share.
Singing, [Em] bring on the night, to have and to hold.
[D] Sodium [Dm] light, turning [Em] silver [D] to [C] gold.
Spit [D] [Em]
[C] fire thinner, strong like a [D] violin.
[Em] I was, [C]
yours was a face with a grace, from a different [D] age.
[Em] Well, [C] you were the sun in my Sunday morning.
[D] You [Em] were the sun [C] in my Sunday morning, telling me never to [D] go.
[Em] So [C] I'll live on the smile, and move down the aisle [D] of the last [Em] war [Am] song.
And if you're running [Bm]
late, this is where [Am] I'll go, no [Bm] hollowers wait.
[Em]
[C] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
[E]
Key:  
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning Elbow - (elbowrooms) Great Expectations chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, Em, C, D, Em, Dm, D and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 47 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 95. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And if it rains _ all _ day, _ _ _ _ _ call on you, I'll call [Dm] on _ _ _ you.
_ Like [C] I used to, _ _ _ _ slide down [Em] beside, _ I'll wrap you in the stories, _ _ _ _ _ tailored entirely for [D] _ [Dm] you. _
And _ I'll [C] remind you, _ _ _ _ we exchanged [Em] a vow, _ of _ you, _ _ _ I _ _ _ always [Dm] _ _ _ _ will. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ cold girl with yesterday, eyes was our witness and [D] priest. _
_ [C] _ Stockport supports club, kindly supplied [D] us a choir.
[Em] Your _ [C]
flowers, your smile as we, move down the aisle of [D] the last [Em] _ war [Am] song. _ _
_ This is where [Bm] I go, _ _ _ just when [Em] it rains. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Blinking in store, _ _ _ _ _ rain in your _ _ hair.
_ You owe [Dm] me small, _ [Dm] _ cause [C] it's something to share.
_ _ Singing, [Em] bring on the _ _ night, _ to have and to _ _ hold.
_ _ [D] _ Sodium [Dm] light, _ _ _ turning [Em] silver [D] to [C] gold.
Spit _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ fire thinner, strong like a [D] violin.
_ [Em] I was, [C]
yours was a face with a grace, from a different [D] age.
[Em] _ Well, [C] you were the sun in my Sunday morning.
[D] You [Em] were the sun [C] in my Sunday morning, telling me never to [D] go.
_ [Em] So [C] I'll live on the smile, and move down the aisle [D] of the last _ [Em] war [Am] song.
_ _ And if you're running [Bm] _
_ late, _ this is where [Am] I'll go, _ _ no _ [Bm] hollowers wait. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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