ELEVATOR by HOT HOT HEAT
(acoustic-ish style w/8 beats a measure)

Chords
A__________002220
Dm_________000231

Dm/G_______300231
C__________032010
C#?________042010 (C w/base c#)
Am_________002210
Dm/G&B_____300201 (Dm/G with open B string)

B w/D______XXX43X
A w/C______XXX21X
C w/E______XXXX10 (these last 3 chords shown again below near “lead in”)

::INTRO:: (in song is played on piano)

E------------------5-8-7-5---5--|
B----5---8-6-5---6---------6----|
G------6-------7----------------|
D--7----------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------| x 6 (after 1st 2 times, is played with A and

A>>>>>>>>>>>Dm>>>>>>>>>>>>> D chords underneath as shown)

::Verse 1::

blame me, for the elevator

i know you will (oh ya you will)

it’s not me, who’s the operator

but you’re going down (down, down)

you’ll be, sorry when you’re singing

all alone

::BRIDGE:: (played over the last A chord)

E---------------------|
B----5---8-6-5---6----|
G------6-------7------|
D--7---------------7--|
A---------------------|
e---------------------|

::Chorus 1::
don’t take me up[Dm/G]

C C#? Am
i’ll just fall down once again

Dm Dm/G&B
don’t take me up

i’ll just fall down (play intro 2X)

::Verse 2::
wake me, when you’re educated
i know you will (oh ya you will)
you’ll be, self-medicated
you’re spinning round (and round and round)
you’ll be there, but no one will even
know your name

::BRIDGE::

::Chorus 2::
don’t take me up[Dm/G]

C C#? Am
i’ll just fall down once again

don’t take me up[Dm/G]

C C#? Am
i’ll only find my way back down

Dm Dm/G&B
don’t take me up

::”lead in”::

B w/D______XXX43X
A w/C______XXX21X
C w/E______XXXX10

B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C
it’s true i’ve dabbled at times, with confident lines

B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C
i was half of a man, nearly half of the time

C w/E B w/D C w/E B w/D
in an innocent way, i thought it could stay

B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C
with us both on the ground, with us fooling around

C w/E B w/D C w/E B w/D A
let’s just stay on the ground, let’s stay fooling around on the ground

::INTRO:: X 1 then ::BRIDGE:: X 1

::Chorus 3::
don’t take me up[Dm/G]

C C#? Am
i’ll just fall down like i knew that i would

don’t take me up[Dm/G]

C C#? Am
i’ll only find my way back down

Dm Dm/G&B
don’t take me up

i’ll just fall down

::INTRO:: X 4 (starts on “down”, and Verse chords can be played underneath)

i’ll just fall down (end of 2nd INTRO)
i’ll just fall… (end of 4th INTRO)

E----X------|
B----5------|
G----6------|
D----7------|
A----0------|
e----X------|

down.

moreNOTES:: Versesplay each chord once and let ring
Chorusplay Dm, Dm/G, Am each 8 times and C, C#? each 4 times , like you’re
on each count/beat, but let last chord ring
“lead in” play each chord 4 times like on each beat

FIN.