Originally in C, I play in A, all the key changes at the end are extremely optional
Intro
| G7 |
What I hear as the melody is 3 1 3 on “Elvira”
| G | G | D | G | |
| Elv | ira, Elvira, my | heart’s on | fire for El | vira |
Vox around the 1
| G | |
| Well | eyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine |
| D | |
| That girl can sure enough make my little light | shine |
Vox up to the 5
| G | C | C | A# |
| I get a funny feelin’ | up and down my spine | → |
| G | D | G |
| ‘Cause I know that | my Elvira’s | mine |
| G | G | D | G | |
| Elv | ira, Elvira, my | heart’s on | fire for El | vira |
Vox on the low 1
| G | F | F# |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| G | F | F# |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| G | D | G |
| Hi-ho, | Silver, a | way |
| G | |
| To | night I’m gonna meet her, at the Hungry House Cafe |
| D | |
| I’m gonna give her all the love I | can, yes I am |
| G | C | C | A# |
| She’s gonna jump and holler, I | saved up my last two dollars | → |
| G | D | G | |
| And | we’re gonna search, and | find that preacher | man |
| G | G | D | G | |
| That I’m singin’ Elv | ira, Elvira, my | heart’s on | fire for El | vira |
| G | F | F# |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| G | F | F# |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| G | D | G |
| Hi-ho, | Silver, a | way |
| G# |
| G# | G# | D# | G# | |
| El | vira, Elvira, my | heart’s on | fire for El | vira |
| G# | F# | G |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| G# | F# | G |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| G# | D# | G# |
| Hi-ho, | Silver, a | way |
| A |
| A | A | E | A | |
| El | vira, yeah, Elvira, my | heart’s on | fire for El | vira |
| A | G | G# |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| A | G | G# |
| Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, m | ow m | ow |
| A | E | A |
| Hi-ho, | Silver, a | way |
| A | E | A |
| Hi-ho, | Silver, a | way |
Hard stops on “vi” “ra”
| A | |
| El | vira |