G 7x

[Verse 1]
N.C
Elijah has brains and long legs and wears jeans at his hip
N.C
And nary a girl in the world has been missed by his grip
N.C
His long curly hair, that when wet, goes as far as his chin
N.C
And his knowledge of poets and punks is debatably thin

[Pre-chorus]
    F                       C                        G
The thing i like most about him is what I see on the surface
D                               C                         G         Em
Like two distant shores, we are bound by a love that's an isthmus

[Chorus]
F    D G Em F D G
Oh Elijah!
G *                                     

[Verse 2]
G *                                     G
Elijah, he lay in psychosis one bright sunny day
G *                                     G
And even in sleep I cannot make myself walk away
G *                                          G
So pretty was he, I said something I couldn't retract
G *                                                   G
And so for three years, he spent most of his time in the sack

[Pre-Chorus]
   F                      C                        G
Although it's November, I know we won't make it to christmas
     D                          C                         G       Em
Like two distant shores, we are bound by a love that's an isthmus

[Chorus]
F    D G Em
Oh Elijah!
F    D G Em
Oh Elijah!

[Instrumental]
F D G Em F D G

[Verse 3]
G
Elijah once told me in private that he'd like a break
G
Although he revealed through his actions that he was a fake
G
And so, then in public I told him that he's too dependent
G (single strum, mute quickly)           G
And now to this day I maintain that I am unrepentant

[Pre-chorus]
F *               C *          G
All he can see through the tunnel is none of his business
D *                    C *              G       Em
Like two distant shores, we are bound by a love that's an isthmus

[Chorus]
F    D G Em F D G Em
Oh Elijah!
F    D G Em F D G Em
Oh Elijah!
F    D G Em F D G Em
Oh Elijah!
F    D G Em F D G Em
Oh Elijah!

[Outro]
F D G Em 4x