Elvira    (video)    (midi)

 

    C - F   - C - F

 

         C                                      G            C

    Elvira, Elvira, my heart's on fire for Elvira !

 

      C

1. Eyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine,

            C                                                       G      - G7

    that girl can sho'nuff make my little light shine.

    C                    C7      F                           Fm

    I get a funny feeling up and down my spine,

       C                         G                 C

    ‘cause I know that my Elvira's mine. I’m singing ....

 

    C                                       G            C

Elvira, Elvira, my heart's on fire for Elvira.

  C

Giddy up, a oom papa, oom papa, mow, mow.

  C

Giddy up, a oom papa, oom papa, mow mow.

 C       G7         C

Hi-yo silver away.

 

          C

2. Tonight I'm gonna meet her at the Hungry House Café,

            C                                                G7

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

       C

    She's gonna jump and holler

                   F                                Fm

    ’cause I saved up my last two dollar

              C                                    G                           C

    and we're gonna search and find that preacher man.

 

 

+  repeat CHORUS (3x, each time half a note higher) ...

 

    (Oak Ridge Boys)