Elevator

Intro 
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[Verso 1]
 
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Well, I found you in the basement with your poor head in your hands 

You was crying about the weight of all the universe demands 
            Bm 
Well, you'd been to see the doctor, oh, you'd been to see the priest 
      A 
You'd been to see the psychic, though you couldn't quite believe 
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They all said the same thing, much to your despair 
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When the elevator's broken, oh, you gotta take the stairs 
 


[Verso 2]
 
A 
Well, Robin Hood was pretty good with an arrow and a bow 

And Little John was big and strong from the stories I've been told 
      Bm 
They roamed through Sherwood Forest, wreaking havoc door to door 
   A 
Stealing from the rich so they could give it to the poor 
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'Cause they both knew the one rule that gets you anywhere 
         A                          E                         A 
When the elevator's broken, oh, you gotta take the stairs 
 


[Refrão]
 
    C#m                     Bm 
You might want a ticket to take you to the top 
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You might want an express train without a single stop 
     C#m                               Bm 
Your lover's in the penthouse, there's romance in the air 
         A                          E                         A 
When the elevator's broken, oh, you gotta take the stairs 
 


[Verso 3]
 
A 
Well, the revolution came and went, but nothing really changed 

So they rolled all of the bodies into one big shallow grave 
          Bm 
And they called it a museum, and they made us wait in line 
      A 
To pay our last respects for only $19.99 
E                                       Dm 
You get what you pay for, buyer best beware 
         A                          E                         A 
When the elevator's broken, oh, you gotta take the stairs 
 


[Verso 4]
 
A 
Well, David slew Goliath with a slingshot in his fist 

Yeah, and Elvis caused a riot just by wiggling his hips 
                   Bm 
Oh, and ever since that atom split, they've done all that they can 
      A 
To gather up the pieces, yeah, and put them back again 
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History's forgotten, the future's everywhere 
         A                          E                         A 
When the elevator's broken, oh, you gotta take the stairs 
 


[Refrão]
 
    C#m                     Bm 
You might want a ticket to take you to the top 
     E                           A 
You might want an express train without a single stop 
        C#m                               Bm 
They're counting down to midnight in the middle of Times Square 
         A                          E                         A 
When the elevator's broken, oh, you gotta take the stairs 
 


[Verso 5]
 
A 
Well, I guess if what they say about the universe is true 

That it started with a bang, then it'll end the same way, too 
        Bm 
And you wonder why no savior wants to step up for the job 
      A 
When we killed all the good Kennedys, nailed Jesus to the cross 
       E                             Dm 
Well, it's gonna be a minute before God gets to your prayers 
 

Outro 
         E 
When the elevator's broken 

And the air is full of smoke, and 

You can't breathe in without choking 

So you kick the door wide open 
                            A 
'Cause you gotta take the stairs 

(Woo, woo)