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Kicker of Elves

once again - from jeff (jeffnmoe@mcs.com)

   (GbV is here in Chicago this saturday (2/24) - woo hoo!)

	   'Kicker of Elves' by Guided by Voices
	       from the album 'Bee Thousand'

   NOTE: the recorded version is tuned higher than A440 so
       if you are playing along with the album, tune your
       strings up until the opening Asus2 chord sounds right.
 
   CHORDS - (from low E to high E)
       Asus2 - x02200
       Bm    - x24432
       C     - 332000  (open C chord works OK - x32010)
       D     - xx0232
       F     - 133211

   INTRO - Asus2 (repeated several times)

   Asus2
   de de de de de de de   kicker of elves 

   C                      Bm
   de de de de de de de   kicker of elves     

   Asus2
   de de de de de de de   kicker of elves 

   C                      Bm
   de de de de de de de   kicker of elves  

      C            Bm
   on high seas in search of

       D                    F
   the sickly sweet milk of selfish love

       C               Bm         Asus2
   and knife these for warm fresh blood


   (repeat 'kicker of elves' chorus as shown above)


      C                 Bm
   in studded crown the thief of souls

       D               F
   the parasites   the bugs of gold

        C                Bm          Asus2
   this fertile land now spoiled and sold


   (fade out with Asus2 strummed over 'kicker of elves'
    twice)


   ...questions, comments and corrections to
      jeffnmoe@mcs.com

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