Tuning: E A D G B E

Elsie by Divinyls, from 1983’s Desperate Written by Chrissy Amphlett and Mark McEntee Bass riff (can easily be played on guitar): e------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D-----0-0-0-0-3p0--| A-3/4-------------0| E------------------| Legend: / = Slide up p = pull-off Alternate way to play the chorus:

^DmLife ^Dsus4can be ^Dmlon^Dsus4ely, ^Clife can be very ^Gsad ^DmLife can be something ^Cyou wish you ^Gnever had ^DmLife ^Dsus4can be ^Dmlon^Dsus4ely, ^Clife can be very ^Gsad ^DmLife can be something ^Cyou wish you ^Gnever had

Intro/bass riff: Dm Verse 1:

^DmShe never had an edu^Ccation ^G ^DmShe uses life as her vo^Ccation ^G ^BbStanding on ^Dledges ^Bbclinging to the ^Dedges ^CThe world's a ^Ghard place to ^Dland on

Verse 2:

^DmShe has this one way conver^Csation ^G ^DmTrying to avoid a ^Cconfront^Gation ^BbMemories ^Dof the kind ^Bbthat she'd rather ^Dleave behind ^CThe world’s a ^Ghard place to ^Dland on

Chorus:

^DmLife can be lonely, ^Clife can be very ^Gsad ^DmLife can be something ^Cyou wish you never ^Ghad ^DmLife can be lonely, ^Clife can be very ^Gsad ^DmLife can be something ^Cyou wish you never ^Ghad

Repeat intro: Dm (Or bass riff x4) Verse 3:

^DmShe never had any aff^Cection ^G ^DmSo she relates well to re^Cjection ^G ^BbNo stories wait ^Ddiscovery, ^Bbdreams have passed ^Drecovery ^CNever had a ch^Gance from the beg^Dinning

Bridge:

She just ^F#msleeps all ^Fday In her ^Emsqualid little ^Gslum And takes ^F#mlittle white ^Fpills To make her ^Embody feel all ^Gnumb And it's ^Ddark and ^Gdirty And there's ^Fnothing left to ^Ameat And ^Din her ^Gheart there's a ^Ffeeling of ^Amdefeat Smells of ^Dbugs and forni^Gcation And a ^Fbottle of cheap ^Amscent Should she ^Dstick a^Ground If ^Fthis is all that ^Amlife meant^D

Chorus:

^DmLife can be lonely, ^Clife can be very ^Gsad ^DmLife can be something ^Cyou wish you never ^Ghad ^DmLife can be lonely, ^Clife can be very ^Gsad ^DmLife can be something ^Cyou wish you never ^Ghad

Solo/Outro:

^DmWhoa, ^Coh, ^G ^Dmoh, ^Coh, ^G

Open the ^Dmdoor wally,^C o^Gpen the door ^DmOpen the door wally, open the door ^COpen the door wally, ^Gopen the door

Dm C G X10 D Bass riff X31 Close on D5 Tabbed by Musicfreak0

Divinyls - Elsie