Nicko - After The Elves Died

Intro Riff D G A A/D A G D G A A/D A G D G A A/D A G D D I had a secret A I never told Em An army sevenfold Em D Maybe they ran away from Santa A Or lord of the rings G G G D Tiny magic beings would pick up all my things D Every night in fragrant sheets A We'd Fist-bump in my head G D We were a perfect team D We each had our role to play A They clean up my shit each day Em And I get to live my dream C D After the elves died G B+ Tiny crosses in the yard C D Mum said they died from overwork Em Eb+ I think they pushed themselves too hard C D After my tears dried Em Eb+ I try to numb the pain C D Dad poured me a little wine G C G But I think it was champagne D The morning after it transpired A You know - The elficide Em I blinked my sleepy eyes D I’d woke up in another land A Pizza boxes, bits of ham G D Half a Sandwich curling in the heat D Someone else’s underpants A The stench of it had killed my plants G D Or maybe they lost the will to live D Seven socks that dont belong A Absorb the runoff from the bong Em You couldn’t live this way C D After the elves died G B+ Tiny crosses in the yard C D Mum said they died from overwork Em Eb+ I think they pushed themselves too hard C D After my tears dried Em Eb+ I try to numb the pain C D Dad poured me a little wine G C G But I think it was champagne Intro Riff D G A A/D A G D G A A/D A G D G A A/D A G D D My friends asked me what was wrong A I told them how the elves had gone Em Word got around D And later through the neighbourhood A Little crosses made of wood Em Were planted everywhere in the ground D My Daddy took up surfing A And my mother plays the sax G The parents in the neighbourhood G G D Are looking real relaxed D Ive had a horrid time of late A Im just a kid of twenty eight Em I mope around and pick up stuff C D After the elves died G B+ Tiny crosses in the yard C D Mum said they died from overwork Em Eb+ I think they pushed themselves too hard C D After my tears dried Em Eb+ I try to numb the pain C D Dad poured me a little wine G C G But I think it was champagne D G A A/D A G D G A A/D A G D G A A/D A G D D