Sparklehorse – Marias Little Elbows (Ukulele)

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Tabbed by Matt Langham <[email protected]> Chords I've Used: F9 : x32033 or x35533

F9': x32003 or x35433
G  : 320033 or 355433

C : x00232 Dm : x02210 Dm': x02200 Am : 224432 Am7: x22030 Am : 022000 F : x32010 Fm7: x32000 D : x02220 Intro: F9 F9' F9 C C x2 Verse 1:

C          F9      F9'       F9               C             C
well I'll bet my Maria's got an elbow full of lonely

F9           F9'                   F9                 C           C
now here's a little prayer so that she might get some sleep

F9          F9'             F9              C            C
don't let her face get skinned by the sun today

Dm'     Dm           Am                    C
don't let it in when it comes knocking at your door

Chorus:

Am7
loneliness

F9
loneliness

C
loneliness

C
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:

Am7
loneliness

F9
loneliness

C
loneliness

C
oh oh

F9
came kicking at my door

Verse 3:

C                  C                 Am          F       Fm7
she said I've really come to hate my body

C                       C                   Am         F       Fm7
and all the things that it requires in this world

C               C              Am                 F         Fm7
I bet you're out there getting drunk with all your friends

D                                        C
and it'll get you in the bathroom of a Texaco

Chorus: Outro: F9 F9' F9 C C 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.