i'm not much for Canada bands (no offense please), but i must say this band is one of my this song's pretty rad too. enjoy! ********ELEVATOR by HOT HOT HEAT********* (acoustic-ish style w/8 beats a measure) Chords A__________002220 Dm_________000231 Dm/G_______300231 C__________032010 C#?________042010 (C w/base c#) Am_________002210 Dm/G&B_____300201 (Dm/G with open B string) B w/D______XXX43X A w/C______XXX21X C w/E______XXXX10 (these last 3 chords shown again below near "lead in") ::INTRO:: (in song is played on piano) E------------------5-8-7-5---5--| B----5---8-6-5---6---------6----| G------6-------7----------------| D--7----------------------------| A-------------------------------| e-------------------------------| x 6 (after 1st 2 times, is played with A and A>>>>>>>>>>>Dm>>>>>>>>>>>>> D chords underneath as shown) ::Verse 1:: A Dm blame me, for the elevator Dm A i know you will (oh ya you will) A Dm it's not me, who's the operator Dm A but you're going down (down, down) A Dm you'll be, sorry when you're singing Dm A all alone ::BRIDGE:: (played over the last A chord) E---------------------| B----5---8-6-5---6----| G------6-------7------| D--7---------------7--| A---------------------| e---------------------| ::Chorus 1:: DmDm/G don't take me up C C#? Am i'll just fall down once again Dm Dm/G&B don't take me up i'll just fall down (play intro 2X) ::Verse 2:: wake me, when you're educated i know you will (oh ya you will) you'll be, self-medicated you're spinning round (and round and round) you'll be there, but no one will even know your name ::BRIDGE:: ::Chorus 2:: DmDm/G don't take me up C C#? Am i'll just fall down once again DDm/G don't take me up C C#? Am i'll only find my way back down Dm Dm/G&B don't take me up ::"lead in":: B w/D______XXX43X A w/C______XXX21X C w/E______XXXX10 B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C it's true i've dabbled at times, with confident lines B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C i was half of a man, nearly half of the time C w/E B w/D C w/E B w/D in an innocent way, i thought it could stay B w/D A w/C B w/D A w/C with us both on the ground, with us fooling around C w/E B w/D C w/E B w/D A let's just stay on the ground, let's stay fooling around on the ground ::INTRO:: X 1 then ::BRIDGE:: X 1 ::Chorus 3:: DmDm/G don't take me up C C#? Am i'll just fall down like i knew that i would DmDm/G don't take me up C C#? Am i'll only find my way back down Dm Dm/G&B don't take me up i'll just fall down ::INTRO:: X 4 (starts on "down", and Verse chords can be played underneath) i'll just fall down (end of 2nd INTRO) i'll just fall... (end of 4th INTRO) E----X------| B----5------| G----6------| D----7------| A----0------| e----X------| down. moreNOTES:: Verses=play each chord once and let ring Chorus=play Dm, Dm/G, Am each 8 times and C, C#? each 4 times , like you're on each count/beat, but let last chord ring "lead in"= play each chord 4 times like on each beat FIN.