Elbows Darren Hanlon
Capo 5th fret ( chords relative to capo )
[G] [C] [G] [Em] [Em]
On a warm n[G]ight in March on a da[C]rk disco[G] floor
I danc[Em]ed up a storm like Iâ??d never before
Every step i[C]n the book and then [D]some that w[G]erenâ??t listed
[Am]For a song or two I felt nothing else exi[Em]sted[D]
[G]Now if a dream curled at your feet youâ?[C]?d take [G]it home and name it
Iâ??m stru[Em]ggling now to find something to blame it on
[C]Strobing effect[D]s or perhaps it was[G] that dress
[Am]But my eye was captured by a beautiful a[Em]ctress[D]
Now the minutiae[G]â??s still my me[C]mory writ large[G]
[Em]As she danced nearer me with her coy entourage
[C]She tugged at the scarf [D]round her neck it came l[G]oose
[Am]She flung it and hung it from the d[C]isc jockeyâ??[G]s booth[G]
But be[C]fore I con[D]tinue one [Em]moments re[C]prieve
[C]I grant you dear audience a chance to le[G]ave
For my t[C]ale never e[D]nds in that [Em]it never st[C]arted
[C]When the house lights came on Iâ??d alre[D]ady departed
[G]No not one word was spoken nor a gl[C]ance [G]exchanged
When the[Em] sun rose next morning the world hadnâ??t changed
See we o[C]nly touched elbo[D]ws is the pl[G]ain naked truth
[Am]And I canâ??t even back up my [C]story with [G]proof[G]
[Gm]We only touched elbows, felt our b[C]ones clunk tog[G]ether
[Em]Then the moment was over in a falling feather
[C]An accident su[D]re but it [G]happened Iâ??ll wrangle
[Am]Our elbows did touch our arms at right a[Em]ngles[Em] [Em] [D]
Now thereâ??s na[G]ught the nosey observer [C]couldâ??[G]ve guessed
B[Em]ut the rock and roll drummer inside of my chest
[C]Everyoneâ??s seen her fi[D]lms and Iâ??ll whisper he[G]r name
That we [Am]only touched elbows is n[C]ot such a sh[G]ame
For the w[C]orldâ??s gettin[D]g crowded and I [Em]canâ??t se[C]e a lapse
[C]Itâ??s not about leaving spaces but filling the [G]gaps
Weâ??re all [C]bumping and[D] knocking stra[Em]ngers all t[C]he time
[C]Sometimes we donâ??t notice, mostly we donâ?[D]?t mind
[G]A foot brushes your ankle on a [C]peak hour[G] bus
Someoneâ?[Em]?s hand on the small of your back as they pass
[C]A shopkeepers[D] fingers while[G] handing you change
C[Am]an lightly brush yours without feeling too st[Em]range [D]
But why I fe[G]lt so alive I canâ??[C]t quite [G]determine
[Em]There could be a word to explain it in German
Some t[C]ake others[D] home waki[G]ng up to regret it
[Am]We only touched elbows and Iâ??ll never forget i[Em]t
[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]
Now the [G]innocent DJ still sp[C]ins his blac[G]k moons
[Em]And keeps us all moving with his faithful tunes[Em]
[C]And the lights [D]nod in synch, theyâ??re m[G]echanically powered
[Am]We only touched elbows and I s[C]till havenâ??t [G]
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