Elisabeth

F          C         G    Am     G

F          C         G    Am     G


[Verse 1]

 F
You ain't no shrinking violet are 
you
        C
And you love to bat your eyelids 
don't you
G                             
You know all the times that I'm 
    Am     G
ashamed
    F
And all those words you said 
misspoken
   C
To all those boys who left you 
broken
G                             Am 
Ain't no need for placing any 
    G
blame

             F
'Cause if it wasn't for you crying 
there
   C
In Ohio just last year
G                                 
All the love I got would've been 
    Am     G
in vain
    F
So I'll wake up for work
          C
And tug a little on your shirt
         G                     
Hope you know the depths I'd go 
                 Am     G
would be insane


[Chorus]
      F                       C
For a girl like you who needs trust 
but needs freedom
    G                              
Who wants love but would be fine on
     Am       G
 her own
   F                         
For a girl like you with your 
 C
Daddy's mannerisms
      G                            
And a soft smile makes the distance
      Am       G
 less alone
  F                       C       
In a world that's full of wanting 
        G
what is next
Am                  G
I'll stay here with you Elisabeth


F     C     G    Am

F     C     G    Am

[Verse 2]
F
You are here at just the right time
C
At twenty-three years it's felt a 
lifetime
   G                               
My Momma she must trust you through
              Am     G
 and through
           F              C      
'Cause she left me with a girl like 
G
you

[Chorus]
   F                          C
For a girl like you who needs trust 
but needs freedom
    G                              
Who wants love but would be fine on
     Am       G
 her own
   F                         
For a girl like you with your 
 C
Daddy's mannerisms
      G                            
And a soft smile makes the distance
      Am       G
 less alone
  F                       C       
In a world that's full of wanting 
        G
what is next
Am                  G
I'll stay here with you Elisabeth


F     C     G    Am

F     C     G    Am

    F
You ain't no shrinking violet are 
you
        C
And you love to bat your eyelids 
don't you
G                             
You know all the times that I'm 
    Am
ashamed