Marias Little Elbows

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

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 D                   
 Em         
 C       
 Cm7
and all the things that it requires in this world

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 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.