Chords for Poor Elijah / Tribute to Johnson The Black Crowes
Tempo:
87.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[A] [A]
Oh Elijah, living on Bayou A
Oh [D] Elijah, had to take over raising fourteen kids
When your daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day
Work on Elijah
[Am] Oh Elijah, born the son of a slave
Oh Elijah, [D] damn near blind when he died last week
Working in the sun [A] for a man like a dog all day
Work on Elijah
Oh Elijah
[F#] [A]
[F#] Oh Elijah
[A]
[C#m] Oh Elijah
[D]
[A]
Look who's gonna play his guitar for me
[D]
[A]
Oh sing a song, a song about a man
Said nobody hardly knows him
Nobody hardly knows him
Nobody hardly knows him
Nobody hardly knows him
Come [E] on and [A] ride my Johnson son
Life's not good for your son, son
People agree that [Am] you're number one
[A] Sad to think he had to wait so long
[D] To bring you a little weekend up every day
Every Sunday to be [E] true to God
[A] Nobody here, to the people
Nobody here, to the people
Nobody here, to the people
Nobody here, to the people
[B] [A]
[F#]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[F#]
[A]
Nobody, nobody here
Nobody, nobody here
Nobody, nobody here
Nobody, nobody here
Just drinking my [E] wine
Loving in slow motion
[A]
[Am] In slow motion
[F#] [Cm] [B]
[A] [A]
Oh Elijah, living on Bayou A
Oh [D] Elijah, had to take over raising fourteen kids
When your daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day
Work on Elijah
[Am] Oh Elijah, born the son of a slave
Oh Elijah, [D] damn near blind when he died last week
Working in the sun [A] for a man like a dog all day
Work on Elijah
Oh Elijah
[F#] [A]
[F#] Oh Elijah
[A]
[C#m] Oh Elijah
[D]
[A]
Look who's gonna play his guitar for me
[D]
[A]
Oh sing a song, a song about a man
Said nobody hardly knows him
Nobody hardly knows him
Nobody hardly knows him
Nobody hardly knows him
Come [E] on and [A] ride my Johnson son
Life's not good for your son, son
People agree that [Am] you're number one
[A] Sad to think he had to wait so long
[D] To bring you a little weekend up every day
Every Sunday to be [E] true to God
[A] Nobody here, to the people
Nobody here, to the people
Nobody here, to the people
Nobody here, to the people
[B] [A]
[F#]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[F#]
[A]
Nobody, nobody here
Nobody, nobody here
Nobody, nobody here
Nobody, nobody here
Just drinking my [E] wine
Loving in slow motion
[A]
[Am] In slow motion
[F#] [Cm] [B]
Key:
A
D
F#
Am
E
A
D
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Oh Elijah, living on Bayou A
Oh _ [D] Elijah, had to take over raising fourteen kids
When your daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day
Work on Elijah _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Oh Elijah, born the son of a slave
_ _ Oh Elijah, [D] damn near blind when he died last week
Working in the sun [A] for a man like a dog all day
Work on Elijah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh Elijah
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ Oh Elijah
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ Oh Elijah
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Look who's gonna play his guitar for me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh sing a song, _ a song about a man _ _ _ _ _ _
Said nobody hardly knows him
Nobody _ hardly knows him
_ _ Nobody hardly knows him
_ Nobody _ hardly knows him
_ Come [E] on and [A] ride my Johnson son
_ Life's not good for your son, son
People agree that [Am] you're number one
[A] _ Sad to think he had to wait so long
_ [D] To bring you a little weekend up every day
_ _ Every Sunday to be [E] true to God
_ [A] Nobody _ here, to the people
_ Nobody here, to the people
Nobody _ here, to the people
Nobody here, _ to the people
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Nobody, _ nobody here
_ _ Nobody, _ nobody here
_ _ Nobody, _ nobody here
_ _ Nobody, nobody _ here
_ _ Just drinking my [E] wine _
Loving in slow motion
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] In slow motion
[F#] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Oh Elijah, living on Bayou A
Oh _ [D] Elijah, had to take over raising fourteen kids
When your daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day
Work on Elijah _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Oh Elijah, born the son of a slave
_ _ Oh Elijah, [D] damn near blind when he died last week
Working in the sun [A] for a man like a dog all day
Work on Elijah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh Elijah
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ Oh Elijah
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ Oh Elijah
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Look who's gonna play his guitar for me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh sing a song, _ a song about a man _ _ _ _ _ _
Said nobody hardly knows him
Nobody _ hardly knows him
_ _ Nobody hardly knows him
_ Nobody _ hardly knows him
_ Come [E] on and [A] ride my Johnson son
_ Life's not good for your son, son
People agree that [Am] you're number one
[A] _ Sad to think he had to wait so long
_ [D] To bring you a little weekend up every day
_ _ Every Sunday to be [E] true to God
_ [A] Nobody _ here, to the people
_ Nobody here, to the people
Nobody _ here, to the people
Nobody here, _ to the people
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Nobody, _ nobody here
_ _ Nobody, _ nobody here
_ _ Nobody, _ nobody here
_ _ Nobody, nobody _ here
_ _ Just drinking my [E] wine _
Loving in slow motion
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] In slow motion
[F#] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _ _