ABBA - Elaine

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elaine – abba
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tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

abba
elaine ( 1980 )
( benny anderson/Bjorn ulvaeus )

originally the B – side of “the winner takes it all”
now on : “the albums” ( bonus tracks )

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chords

E – B – G – D – A – E
Bsus2 2 – 2 – 4 – 4 – 2 –
xd 2 – 3 – 2 – 0 – x –
xdsus4 3 – 3 – 2 – 0 – x –
xdsus2 0 – 3 – 2 – 0 – x –
xd7 2 – 1 – 2 – 0 – x –
xd7sus4 3 – 1 – 2 – 0 – x –
xd7sus2 0 – 1 – 2 – 0 – x –

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| D | % | C | % | G | % | D | % |
| D | % | C | % | G | % | D | % | % | % |

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
you hate , you scream , you swear
D Dsus4 D Bsus2
and still you never reach them
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
you curse , you try to scare
D Dsus4 D Bsus2
but you can never teach them

Bm F#m
it’s a dead end street
G A D
they tie your hands and tie your feet
Bm F#m
and the street is narrow
Em
a nowhere lane
Em Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
a nowhere train for E – laine , E – laine , E – laine

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
E – laine , E – laine , E – laine
D Dsus4 D Bsus2
you know they’re gonna get you
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
you try to break A – way
D Dsus4 D Bsus2
but they will never let you

Bm F#m
it’s a dead end street
G A D
they tie your hands and tie your feet
Bm F#m
and the street is narrow
Em
a nowhere lane
Em D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
a nowhere train for E – – laine , E – – laine , E – – laine
D7sus4 G
you’re like a goldfish in a bowl
D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
E – – laine , E – – laine , E – – laine
D7sus4 G
they have your mind , they’ll take your soul

| D Dsus2 D | Dsus4 D Dsus2 |
| D Dsus2 D | Dsus4 D Dsus2 |

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
you come , you stay , you go
D Dsus4 D Bsus2
it rea – – – lly doesn’t matter
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
you’ve done it all before
D Dsus4 D Bsus2
by now they’ll know the pattern

Bm F#m
it’s a dead end street
G A D
they tie your hands and tie your feet
Bm F#m
and the street is narrow
Em
a nowhere lane
Em D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
a nowhere train for E – – laine , E – – laine , E – – laine
D7sus4 G
you’re like a goldfish in a bowl
D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
E – – laine , E – – laine , E – – laine
D7sus4 G
they have your mind , they’ll take your soul
D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
nowhere to go
G D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
you know they’re gonna get you
G
nowhere to go , you know they’ll never let you

instrumental
| D | % | C | % | G | % | D | % |
| D | % | C | % | G | % | D | % |

Bm F#m
it’s a dead end street
G A D
they tie your hands and tie your feet
Bm F#m
and the street is narrow
Em
a nowhere lane
Em D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
a nowhere train for E – – laine , E – – laine , E – – laine
D7sus4 G
you’re like a goldfish in a bowl
D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
E – – laine , E – – laine , E – – laine
D7sus4 G
they have your mind , they’ll take your soul
D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
nowhere to go
G D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
you know they’re gonna get you
G
nowhere to go , you know they’ll never let you

D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
nowhere to go
G D7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
you know they’re gonna get you
G
nowhere to go , you know they’ll never let you
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