Elvira Acordes

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Well tonight I'm gonna meet her 
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At the Hungry House Cafe 
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And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I can 
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She's gonna jump and holler 
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Cause I saved up two dollars 
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And we're gonna search and find that preacher man 
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Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira 
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She's got eyes that look like heaven 
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Lips like sherry wine 
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She sure knows how to make a real poor boy feel fine 
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She's gonna jump and holler 
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Cause I saved up two dollars 
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And we're gonna search and find that preacher man 
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Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira 
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She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow 
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Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow 
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Hi oh silver away yea yea 
 
SOLO 
 
C                               C7 C 
Well tonight I'm gonna meet her 
C                         C7 C 
At the Hungry House Cafe 
                                       G  G7 
And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I can 
C                    C7 
She's gonna jump and holler 
      F              F7  
Cause I saved up two dollars 
    C                      G                  C  
And we're gonna search and find that preacher man 
C                        C7 G       C 
Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira 
C                        C7 G       C 
Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira 
C                                    C7 
She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow 
C                            C7 
Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow 
C7    G        C 
Hi oh silver away yea yea 
 
  
        From Rodney Crowell "Ain't Living Long Like This"  
        Warner Brothers Records  1978 
        Copyright Acuff Rose Publishing