Biography:
Elvis Perkins (born February 9, 1976) is a folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is the son of actor Anthony Perkins (an Academy-award nominated screen actor best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho) and photographer Berry Berenson. He was raised in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Perkins is a great-grandson of the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli and a nephew of the actress Marisa Berenson.
Perkins's melancholy songs reflect the personal tragedy he has experienced over the years.
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Elvis Perkins - It's Only Me
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(Standard Tuning, No Capo)
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| Chords: |
|-----------------|
| Am x02210 |
| G 320003 |
| Fmaj xx3210 |
| C 032010 |
| F 133211 |
| E 022100 |
| Esus4 022200 |
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Intro (with harmonica):
Am G Am G Am - Fmaj C G Am x2
G Am G Am
I heard a sound when I was a child
Fmaj C G Am
someone was walking through the pillow that night
G Am G Am
the snow muted the pitch of night
Fmaj C G Am
a shadow approached across the field in white
G Am G Am
it's only me it's only me
Fmaj C G Am
and the sound of my own heart it startled me
G Am G Am
as I drifted from the dark room
Fmaj C G Am
face lifted from the paper moon
G Am G Am
reflected in the orbit bath
Fmaj C G F
he manages to say before he starts to laugh
E F E Dm
you can't always trust the darkness and the dust
Esus4 E F G C
but me I'm just a man it's more than I can understand
G C G C
it's only me its only me
Fmaj C G Am
(Harmonica)
G Am G Am
The white noise falls away
Fmaj C G Am
to reveal the perfect day
G Am G Am
where roses bloomed out of thin air
Fmaj C G Am
and music rose from down the buried stairs
G Am G Am
it's only mine it's only mine
Fmaj C G Am
I grew it in the shade when the sun couldn't shine
G Am G Am
now there's always someone waiting at the mirror
Fmaj C G Am
she stares like she knows me like a headlights deer
G Am G Am
and there's a twin in the other room
Fmaj C G F
she's always sowing and singing her songs of doom
E F E Dm
and at times I don't know why tears come to my eyes
Esus4 E F G Am
and what if I go blind as they flow out of my mind
G C G C
it worries me it worries me
Fmaj C G F
that there's someone on my mind that I don't see
F C F C
I close my eyes to disappear into the fields of stars between my ears
F G F C G F E
the dark as they overlap we follow one another as we fade to black
F E Dm Esus4 E
F C G C G C G C F C G C
it's only night it's only night
G Am G Am
An ultrasound when I was alive
Fmaj C G Am
the shadows go spying on the ones in the wild
G Am G Am
they dip their arrows into the sea
Fmaj C G Am
they wash their arms as they wait for me
G Am G Am
they wait for me they wait for me
G Am G Am
hey wait for me hey wait for me
Thanks to Elvis Perkins
And a shout out to Prathepa because I told you so ;)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Standard Tuning, No Capo)
-------------------
| Chords: |
|-----------------|
| Am x02210 |
| G 320003 |
| Fmaj xx3210 |
| C 032010 |
| F 133211 |
| E 022100 |
| Esus4 022200 |
-------------------
Intro (with harmonica):
Am G Am G Am - Fmaj C G Am x2
G Am G Am
I heard a sound when I was a child
Fmaj C G Am
someone was walking through the pillow that night
G Am G Am
the snow muted the pitch of night
Fmaj C G Am
a shadow approached across the field in white
G Am G Am
it's only me it's only me
Fmaj C G Am
and the sound of my own heart it startled me
G Am G Am
as I drifted from the dark room
Fmaj C G Am
face lifted from the paper moon
G Am G Am
reflected in the orbit bath
Fmaj C G F
he manages to say before he starts to laugh
E F E Dm
you can't always trust the darkness and the dust
Esus4 E F G C
but me I'm just a man it's more than I can understand
G C G C
it's only me its only me
Fmaj C G Am
(Harmonica)
G Am G Am
The white noise falls away
Fmaj C G Am
to reveal the perfect day
G Am G Am
where roses bloomed out of thin air
Fmaj C G Am
and music rose from down the buried stairs
G Am G Am
it's only mine it's only mine
Fmaj C G Am
I grew it in the shade when the sun couldn't shine
G Am G Am
now there's always someone waiting at the mirror
Fmaj C G Am
she stares like she knows me like a headlights deer
G Am G Am
and there's a twin in the other room
Fmaj C G F
she's always sowing and singing her songs of doom
E F E Dm
and at times I don't know why tears come to my eyes
Esus4 E F G Am
and what if I go blind as they flow out of my mind
G C G C
it worries me it worries me
Fmaj C G F
that there's someone on my mind that I don't see
F C F C
I close my eyes to disappear into the fields of stars between my ears
F G F C G F E
the dark as they overlap we follow one another as we fade to black
F E Dm Esus4 E
F C G C G C G C F C G C
it's only night it's only night
G Am G Am
An ultrasound when I was alive
Fmaj C G Am
the shadows go spying on the ones in the wild
G Am G Am
they dip their arrows into the sea
Fmaj C G Am
they wash their arms as they wait for me
G Am G Am
they wait for me they wait for me
G Am G Am
hey wait for me hey wait for me
Thanks to Elvis Perkins
And a shout out to Prathepa because I told you so ;)
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