Michael Johnson - Emilio
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Capo: 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
Glossary:
Arpeggio - playing or singing a chord as a series of individual notes, e.g. Doh Mi Sol
Falseta - a flamenco phrase or run
Fundador - a brand of Spanish brandy
Seguirías - a particularly deep and serious form of flamenco song and instrumental performance
Abuelas - Spanish for grandmothers/old ladies
Vino - wine
Sabicas - first international flamenco guitar superstar (look him up!)
Salvador Dalí - world-famous Spanish experimental artist/painter (ditto!)
EMILIO by Michael Johnson
[INTRO]
Triplets on each chord:
Dm/A Am7/A Em7/A Am
E+ E7 E7sus4 E7
Dm/F E7sus4/B
Falseta over 1 bar of
Ethen arpeggio over
E7b9
[Verse]
AmEmilio lives in an attic
DmPlays a flamenco guitar
E7sus4/BArpeggios fall out his E7b9window
And roll down the fenDm/Aders of Am7/Arusted Em7/Aout cAmars
A7They harmonize with the sirens
DmAnd mix with that racket downstairs
E7sus4/BThey wander out into the trE7b9affic
Dm/AEmilio'Am7/As misguEm7/Aided praAmyers
Played between these verses
Dm E7sus4/B E7b9
[Verse]
AmThe moon is Emilio's mistress
DmOn her there's no turning his back
E7sus4/BSome nights she comes to him E7b9naked and cold
And sDm/Aome nights she Am7/Aonly Em7/Awears bAmlack
A7When the Fundador flows from his bottle
DmSomehow there's always a fight
E7sus4/BWhen the moon and the lunatic E7b9dance seguirías
Their Ambeautiful Dm/Amusic spills iA7nto the nAdim7ight andEdim7 they dDmance
[Break]
Dm Gm Dm
Dm Gm Bb6
A7b9 Dm
Dm Gm Dm
Dm Gm
Bb6 A7b9 Dm
Falseta over 1 bar of
Fthen arpeggio over
E7b9
[Verse]
AmIn his dreams he can see the abuelas
DmThey offer him wafers and wine
E7sus4/BSuspicious Emilio mE7b9easures
The Dm/Avino Am7/AagainstEm7/A the diAmvine
But he A7never has come to believe them
DmOr accepted their Heavenly host
E7sus4/BSabicas and Salvador E7b9Dalí
The saint and the Amsinner he Dm/Aprays to the mA7ost Adim7
DmEmilio lives in an attic
AmPlays a flamenco guitar
E7sus4/BArpeggios fall out his E7b9window
And roll down the fenDm/Aders oAm7/Af rusteEm7/Ad out cAmars