Biography:
Divinyls were a rock group formed in 1980 in Sydney, Australia. The band had several lineup changes, retaining only central members Chrissy Amphlett (vocals) and Mark McEntee (guitar) throughout the band's entire run. The band released five albums - "Desperate" (1983), "What a Life" (1985), "Temperamental" (1988), "Divinyls" (1991), and "Underworld" (1996) - before disbanding in 1996.
The band reunited in 2006 and toured sporadically until disbanding once more in 2009.
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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:
Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Intro/bass riff:
Dm
Verse 1:
Dm C G
She never had an education
Dm C G
She uses life as her vocation
Bb D Bb D
Standing on ledges clinging to the edges
C G D
The world's a hard place to land on
Verse 2:
Dm C G
She has this one way conversation
Dm C G
Trying to avoid a confrontation
Bb D Bb D
Memories of the kind that she'd rather leave behind
C G D
The world’s a hard place to land on
Chorus:
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Repeat intro:
Dm (Or bass riff x4)
Verse 3:
Dm C G
She never had any affection
Dm C G
So she relates well to rejection
Bb D Bb D
No stories wait discovery, dreams have passed recovery
C G D
Never had a chance from the beginning
Bridge:
F#m F
She just sleeps all day
Em G
In her squalid little slum
F#m F
And takes little white pills
Em G
To make her body feel all numb
D G
And it's dark and dirty
F Am
And there's nothing left to eat
D G F Am
And in her heart there's a feeling of defeat
D G
Smells of bugs and fornication
F Am
And a bottle of cheap scent
D G
Should she stick around
F Am D
If this is all that life meant
Chorus:
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Solo/Outro:
Dm C G
Whoa, oh,
Dm C G
oh, oh,
Dm C G
Open the door wally, open the door
Dm
Open the door wally, open the door
C G
Open the door wally, open the door
Dm C G X10
D
Bass riff X31
Close on D5
Tabbed by Musicfreak0
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:
Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Intro/bass riff:
Dm
Verse 1:
Dm C G
She never had an education
Dm C G
She uses life as her vocation
Bb D Bb D
Standing on ledges clinging to the edges
C G D
The world's a hard place to land on
Verse 2:
Dm C G
She has this one way conversation
Dm C G
Trying to avoid a confrontation
Bb D Bb D
Memories of the kind that she'd rather leave behind
C G D
The world’s a hard place to land on
Chorus:
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Repeat intro:
Dm (Or bass riff x4)
Verse 3:
Dm C G
She never had any affection
Dm C G
So she relates well to rejection
Bb D Bb D
No stories wait discovery, dreams have passed recovery
C G D
Never had a chance from the beginning
Bridge:
F#m F
She just sleeps all day
Em G
In her squalid little slum
F#m F
And takes little white pills
Em G
To make her body feel all numb
D G
And it's dark and dirty
F Am
And there's nothing left to eat
D G F Am
And in her heart there's a feeling of defeat
D G
Smells of bugs and fornication
F Am
And a bottle of cheap scent
D G
Should she stick around
F Am D
If this is all that life meant
Chorus:
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Dm C G
Life can be lonely, life can be very sad
Dm C G
Life can be something you wish you never had
Solo/Outro:
Dm C G
Whoa, oh,
Dm C G
oh, oh,
Dm C G
Open the door wally, open the door
Dm
Open the door wally, open the door
C G
Open the door wally, open the door
Dm C G X10
D
Bass riff X31
Close on D5
Tabbed by Musicfreak0
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