Chords with lyrics
Eli's Comin':Three Dog Night.
#10 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL
Records in 1969.
***(My apologies if the lyrics are slightly off.
I couldn't find lyrics which matched up and
had to take them off the recording. They should
be close, though.)***
INTRO:
D MajorD FF
Eli's comin'..Eli's comin' (Eli's a-comin')..
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm FF
Well, you better hide your heart..your heartttt..
E minorEm DmDm
your heartttt..
DmDm
Eli's a-comin', and the cards say..a broken
D MajorD A...Am DmDm A minorAm
heart.
CHORUS:
D MajorD FF
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.
G+G A augmentedA
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.
DmDm FF
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G+G A augmentedA
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
DmDm FF
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G+G A minorAm DmDm
Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl..(hide it)
FF G+G A augmentedA DmDm
you better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk.
#1.
DmDm D MajorD Am7Am7 DmDm
Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away
A augmentedA DmDm
from the burnin' heartache.
DmDm FF E minorEm A augmentedA DmDm G+G
I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though..
G+G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G+G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G+G E MajorE
Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,
E minorEm
she's a girl, she'll never get away.)
BRIDGE:
DmDm FF G+G A augmentedA
Eli's comin' (hide it, hide it, hide it)...
DmDm FF
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G+G A augmentedA
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
DmDm FF
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G+G A augmentedA DmDm
Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl (hide it.)
FF G+G A augmentedA DmDm
You better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk.
#2.
DmDm D MajorD Am7Am7 DmDm
Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away
A augmentedA DmDm
from the burnin' heartache.
DmDm FF E minorEm A augmentedA DmDm G+G
I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though..
G+G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G+G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G+G E MajorE
Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,
E minorEm
she's a girl, she'll never get away..she's a girl, get down
on your knees.
OUTRO:
A minorAm A augmentedA
No-no, no-no..Lord, I said no-no, no-no, no-no
DmDm FF G+G
(Hide it) she can (hide it) hide it..
A augmentedA DmDm
(Hide it) you better (hide it) somebody..
FF G+G
(Hide it) you got to (hide it) oh, my..
A minorAm
(Hide it) oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..(Fade.)