Alta Boy chords by EELS

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Eels - Alta Boy
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Album : B-Sides and Rarities (1996-2003)
Tempo : 90
Submitted by: nehalem

Capo on 11 (you can use Capo on 4 and transpose -5 : Am->Em...)

Intro:
Am x4

Am             Am
A monk with a hard-on, And a lavender robe
   Dm          E
That scratches his thighs, Through the hat that he strode
Am          Am
As he follows a path, Filled with every desire
  Dm          E            Am
And mimics his footsteps, And sets his prayers on fire.

Am            Am
Well I too have chosen, That which left no choice
  Dm         E
To sing without loving,A solitary voice,
Am            Am
To observe with passion, Each careful denial
  Dm               E           Am
The protrusions which give my life meaning for a while.


   Am           Dm
   Sometimes I see you in berries and weeds
      C            F
   You're brushing your teeth with liquorice seeds
   F          A#
   Standing too close, Pulling your clothes,
   E
   Smiling at God And the meaning of life grows.


Am            Am
No and I'll never tell, And I'll never know
   Dm         E
What candles you light, After the show
Am          Am
And I'll never tell, And I'll never ask
  Dm       E
The meaning of life after mass.

Am Am7


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* Chords : *
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  Am         Dm             E       Am7
E |----------------||-----------1-------------||-----0--------||--3--|
B |-----------1----||-----3--------------3----||--0-----------||--1--|
G |-----2----------||--2-----2--------------2-||--------1-----||--2--|
D |--2-----2-------||-------------------------||-----------2--||--2--|
A |----------------||-------------------------||--------------||--0--|