Al Stewart – Elvaston Place (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
Bm       F#
[tab]           Bm                 G
A run-down basement in South Ken

F#
Hiding your face

            Bm               G
Behind the railings in the rain

        A        G           D
Stony steps to a small grey herd

    G        D               Em
Of dustbins blinking in the sunlight

F#
Our yesterday lives

                  Bm A G F#
Crouched by the fireside

             Bm A G F#
In Elvaston Place
[Verse 2]
Bm            F#
Holes in the lace-

           Bm               G
Curtains, splintery window frames

F#
A small furnished space

          Bm                  G
We never knew the landlord's name

         A                 G      D
Electric bar to warm your winter toes

G        D             Em
Evening paper for the bath mat

F#
Watching the face

             Bm A G F#
Happy beside me

             Bm
In Elvaston Place
[Bridge]
    G                             F#
The city's spreading like a stony tide across the countryside

   Bm                A      F#
I live alone now in London town

 G                               F#
Cars and buses everywhere, they hide the sun and eat the air

     Bm                    A        F#
You need a friend when it gets you down

G        A               G    D
All the money that I've ever owned

G           D      Em
I'd give it all tomorrow

F#                          Bm A G F#
If I could lay happy beside you

             Bm A G F#
In Elvaston Place
[Verse 3]
Bm        F#
Elvaston Place

              Bm            G
I stopped to look at you today

 F#
New whitewashed face

            Bm              G
Behind the railings in the rain

     A           G       D
You once held a love of mine

 G   D                     Em
She changed just like the weather

 F#                             Bm A G F#
The Kensington skies go on for ever

             Bm A G F#
In Elvaston Place
[Outro] Bm A G F#