| C | C7 | C | |
| Well tonight I'm gonna meet her |
| C | C7 | C | |
| At the Hungry House Cafe |
| G | G7 | |
| And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I | can |
| C | C7 | |
| She's gonna jump and | holler |
| F | F7 | |
| Cause | I saved up two dol | lars |
| C | G | C | |
| And | we're gonna search and | find that preacher | man |
| C | C7 | G | C | |
| Elvira Elvira my heart's | on | fire Elv | ira |
| C | C7 | C | |
| She's got eyes that look like heaven |
| C | C7 | C | |
| Lips like sherry wine |
| G | G7 | |
| She sure knows how to make a real poor boy feel | fine |
| C | C7 | |
| She's gonna jump and | holler |
| F | F7 | |
| Cause | I saved up two dol | lars |
| C | G | C | |
| And | we're gonna search and | find that preacher | man |
| C | C7 | G | C | |
| Elvira Elvira my heart's | on | fire El | vira |
| C | C7 | |
| She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa | mow mow |
| C | C7 | |
| Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa | mow mow |
| C7 | G | C | |
| Hi oh | silver aw | ay yea yea |
| SOLO |
| C | C7 | C | |
| Well tonight I'm gonna meet her |
| C | C7 | C | |
| At the Hungry House Cafe |
| G | G7 | |
| And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I | can |
| C | C7 | |
| She's gonna jump and | holler |
| F | F7 | |
| Cause | I saved up two | dollars |
| C | G | C | |
| And | we're gonna search and | find that preacher | man |
| C | C7 | G | C | |
| Elvira Elvira my heart's | on | fire Elv | ira |
| C | C7 | G | C | |
| Elvira Elvira my heart's | on | fire Elv | ira |
| C | C7 | |
| She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa | mow mow |
| C | C7 | |
| Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa | mow mow |
| C7 | G | C | |
| Hi oh | silver aw | ay yea yea |
| From Rodney Crowell "Ain't Living Long Like This" |
| Warner Brothers Records 1978 |
| Copyright Acuff Rose Publishing |