The Oak Ridge Boys – Elvira (Guitar)

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#5 on Pop Charts in 1981. INTRO:

  C
[tab]   C          G7         C
My heart's on fire for Elvira.

#1.

C
Eyes that look like Heaven, lips like cherry wine.

                                               G7
That girl can sure enough make my little light shine.

C                     F
I get a funny feelin' up and down my spine..

C                 G7          C
cause I know that my Elvira's mine.

CHORUS:

                   C
So, I'm singin'..Elvira, Elvira..

   C          G7         C
My heart's on fire for Elvira.

C
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

C         G7       C
Heigh-ho, Silver, away.

#2.

  C
Tonight I'm gonna meet her, at the Hungry House Cafe.

                                      G7
And I'm gonna give her all the love I can, yes, I am.

C                                     F
She's gonna jump and holler, 'cause I saved up my last two dollars..

C                       G7                 C
we're gonna search, and find that preacher man.

CHORUS:

                      C
And I been singin'..Elvira, Elvira..

   C          G7         C
My heart's on fire for Elvira.

C
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

C         G7       C
Heigh-ho, Silver, away.

CHORUS:

  C#
Elvira, Elvira..

   C#         G#7        C#
My heart's on fire for Elvira.

C#
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

C#        G#7      C#
Heigh-ho, Silver, away.

CHORUS:

  D
Elvira, Elvira..

   D          A7         D
My heart's on fire for Elvira.

D
Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

Giddy Up, Oom Poppa, Omm Poppa, Mow, Mow.

D         A7       D
Heigh-ho, Silver, away.

OUTRO:

  D#
Elvira, Elvira..

   D#         A#7        D#
My heart's on fire for Elvira.

(Fade out) An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.