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