Eli's Comin':Three Dog Night.
#10 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL
Records in 1969.
***(My apologies if the lyrics are slightly off.
I couldn't find lyrics which matched up and
had to take them off the recording. They should
be close, though.)***
INTRO:
D F
Eli's comin'..Eli's comin' (Eli's a-comin')..
Am Em Am F
Well, you better hide your heart..your heartttt..
Em Dm
your heartttt..
Dm
Eli's a-comin', and the cards say..a broken
D A...Am Dm Am
heart.
CHORUS:
D F
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.
G A
Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl.
Dm F
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G A
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
Dm F
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G Am Dm
Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl..(hide it)
F G A Dm
you better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk.
#1.
Dm D Am7 Dm
Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away
A Dm
from the burnin' heartache.
Dm F Em A Dm G
I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though..
G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G E
Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,
Em
she's a girl, she'll never get away.)
BRIDGE:
Dm F G A
Eli's comin' (hide it, hide it, hide it)...
Dm F
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G A
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
Dm F
Girl, Eli's a-comin', you better hide.
G A Dm
Girl, Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl (hide it.)
F G A Dm
You better, better hide your heart..Eli's comin', better walk.
#2.
Dm D Am7 Dm
Walk, but you'll never get away..no, you'll never get away
A Dm
from the burnin' heartache.
Dm F Em A Dm G
I walked to Apollo by the bay..everywhere I go, though..
G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G
Eli's a-comin' (she walked, but she never got away)..
G E
Eli's a-comin', and he's comin' to get ya (she walked, but,
Em
she's a girl, she'll never get away..she's a girl, get down
on your knees.
OUTRO:
Am A
No-no, no-no..Lord, I said no-no, no-no, no-no
Dm F G
(Hide it) she can (hide it) hide it..
A Dm
(Hide it) you better (hide it) somebody..
F G
(Hide it) you got to (hide it) oh, my..
Am
(Hide it) oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
