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