Says Elliott chords by Sibylle Baier

These are the chord shapes for the original C tuning. The chords for normal tuning would start
with Ab Cm Eb (two whole steps down)


C

C                                        Em                   G
I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot
C                                        Em                   G
I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot

F   C             Dm               F
days keep growing short, nights too
                C
let us go then, you and I
             Em          G
and try to unlearn, says Elliot
F   C        Dm               F            C
he seeks for return and burns ancient love letters

C                                   Em                G
let us go then you and I and lie by marble stone says Elliot
    F     C              Dm
and put a record on the gramophone
    Am
Lie down dear
D
on the weed
      G
Don't weep dear
E     D
gayly clad

C                    Em            G
sadness is a radical quantity says Elliot
C                       Em           G
sadness is a long round ribbon, says he
F  C       Dm
sadness is beautiful

C                                        Em                   G
I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot
C                          Em                   G  C