Elbows Tabs & Lyrics by Darren Hanlon
Elbows
guitar tabs lyrics
Capo 5th fret ( chords relative to capo )
G C G Em Em
G C G
On a warm night in March on a dark disco floor
Em
I danced up a storm like I�d never before
C D G
Every step in the book and then some that weren�t listed
Am Em D
For a song or two I felt nothing else existed
G C G
Now if a dream curled at your feet you�d take it home and name it
Em
I�m struggling now to find something to blame it on
C D G
Strobing effects or perhaps it was that dress
Am Em D
But my eye was captured by a beautiful actress
G C G
Now the minutiae�s still my memory writ large
Em
As she danced nearer me with her coy entourage
C D G
She tugged at the scarf round her neck it came loose
Am C G G
She flung it and hung it from the disc jockey�s booth
C D Em C
But before I continue one moments reprieve
C G
I grant you dear audience a chance to leave
C D Em C
For my tale never ends in that it never started
C D
When the house lights came on I�d already departed
G C G
No not one word was spoken nor a glance exchanged
Em
When the sun rose next morning the world hadn�t changed
C D G
See we only touched elbows is the plain naked truth
Am C G G
And I can�t even back up my story with proof
Gm C G
We only touched elbows, felt our bones clunk together
Em
Then the moment was over in a falling feather
C D G
An accident sure but it happened I�ll wrangle
Am Em Em Em D
Our elbows did touch our arms at right angles
G C G
Now there�s naught the nosey observer could�ve guessed
Em
But the rock and roll drummer inside of my chest
C D G
Everyone�s seen her films and I�ll whisper her name
Am C G
That we only touched elbows is not such a shame
C D Em C
For the world�s getting crowded and I can�t see a lapse
C G
It�s not about leaving spaces but filling the gaps
C D Em C
We�re all bumping and knocking strangers all the time
C D
Sometimes we don�t notice, mostly we don�t mind
G C G
A foot brushes your ankle on a peak hour bus
Em
Someone�s hand on the small of your back as they pass
C D G
A shopkeepers fingers while handing you change
Am Em D
Can lightly brush yours without feeling too strange
G C G
But why I felt so alive I can�t quite determine
Em
There could be a word to explain it in German
C D G
Some take others home waking up to regret it
Am Em
We only touched elbows and I�ll never forget it
D G C G
C G Em Em
C D G
Am Am Em D
G C G Em Em
C D G Am
Em Em
G C G
Now the innocent DJ still spins his black moons
Em Em
And keeps us all moving with his faithful tunes
C D G
And the lights nod in synch, they�re mechanically powered
Am C G
We only touched elbows and I still haven�t
