Elevation

From the Television album Marquee Moon

Music and Lyrics: Tom Verlaine

Transcribed by: Andrew Taylor (taylorar@aston.ac.uk)
Lyrics: 

Verse/Intro (with guitar 1 tacet)

  Am                                   F
 Guitar 1
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------0---1------------0---1-------|-------0---1------------0---1-------|
|-----2----------------2-------------|-----2----------------2-------------|
|---2----------------2---------------|---3----------------3---------------|
|-0----------------0-----------------|-3----------------3-----------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a    1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a
|
|Guitar 2
|---------12--12-12--------12--12-12-|---------12--12-12--------12--12-12-|
|---------13--13-13--------13--13-13-|---------13--13-13--------13--13-13-|
|---------14--14-14--------14--14-14-|---------14--14-14--------14--14-14-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a    1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a

Bass

|-2----------------4-2-4-5-4-2------------|
|------------------------------3---0^2----|
|--------------------------------------3--|
|-----------------------------------------|



  Dm                                   Am
|-------0---1------------0---1-------|------------------------------------|
|-----3----------------3-------------|-------0---1------------0---1-------|
|---2----------------2---------------|-----2----------------2-------------|
|-0----------------0-----------------|---2----------------2---------------|
|------------------------------------|-0----------------0-----------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a    1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a
|
|---------13--13-13--------13--13-13-|---------12--12-12--------12--12-12-|
|---------15--15-15--------15--15-15-|---------13--13-13--------13--13-13-|
|---------14--14-14--------14--14-14-|---------14--14-14--------14--14-14-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a    1 a & a 2 a &  a 3 a & a 4 a &  a


Hook to chorus (let ring throughout)
   P.H.---\
|------------|
|--12--------|
|----12--12--|
|------12----|
|------------|
|------------|


Chorus

  G                               Am F
|-3-----------------------------|-0--1------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------|-1--1--6/8-6--8/10-8--10/12-10--12/13-12-||
|-0-----------------------------|-2--2------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------|-2--3------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------|-0--3------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------|----1------------------------------------|
    Elevation, don't go to my head

Lyrics

The last word is the lost word
Why don't you say so, say so
I sleep light on these shores tonight
I live life on these shores

Elevation don't go to my head
Elevation don't go to my head
Elevation don't go to my head

Now you give me no trouble, and you give me no help
It is the clown that works so well
I sleep light on these shores tonight
I live life on these shores

Elevation don't go to my head
Elevation don't go to my head
Elevation don't go to my head

Solo

Our lips are sealed, our breath is burning
These cold wild seas have left us turning
But I sleep light on these shores tonight
I live life on these shores

Elevation don't go to my head
Elevation don't go to my head
Elevation don't go to my head