Hit The Bell With Your Elbow

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Am     Am     C     G
Am     Am
C      Am     Em     C     G
F      C      G      C     E     G


[Verse 1]
Am
It was 29 years in dog years
Am
since i've seen my little lady
                             C
See I needed some space and time
                  G
To kill all my highway thrills
Am
And now I'm back in her own little town
Am
I've been dry and clean and I'm ready to try
      C           Am         Em                C       G
This love thing again and I will never move in any direction
F         C               G              C       E               G             C
 But she laughed and said times have changed, and there ain't no bed for you here


[Chorus]
      G                                F                C
Just hit the bell with your elbow and come in from the rain
G                              F               C
You can promise me nothing and I will do the same
Am                    G              D
I don't need you to fight for me and I don't need you to cry
C             Em             Am     G             F            G        C
 Just hit the bell with your elbow, yes, and come in with your hands up high


[Verse 2]
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(Play chords for the first half of the verse, no lyrics.)
Am
I told her I've been through a lot out there
                           Am
I lost my chukka playboy boots in a river by the bend
C                                 Am
I lost my barracuda jacket in a bet gone wrong
                Em                    C              G
But through it all I heard the birds whistling your name
F     C                     G             C     E               G           C
She laughed and said you can sneeze in a basket, still ain't no bed for you here


[Chorus]
      G                                F                C
Just hit the bell with your elbow and come in from the rain
G                              F               C
You can promise me nothing and I will do the same
Am                    G                 D
I don't need you to fight for me and I don't need you to cry
C             Em             Am     G             F            G        C
 Just hit the bell with your elbow, yes, and come in with your hands up high


[Bridge 1]
                      G
With your pants down low (pants down low)
            C
Pants down low (pants down low)
              F                           C
Keep your bootlaces, keep them high and tight (high and tight)
            G
Pants down low (pants down low)
                      F    C
With your pants down low
            F      C    G
You can't hide in me tonight
           F       C    G
You can't hide in me tonight


[Bridge 2]
   F          G               C              F
But did you say that you have no place to go
             G                C
Or that you had no place to stay?
  F      G            C              F
Did you say that you have no place to go
             C               G                        G7         C
Which is it boy, 'cause it's cold outside, you either go or you stay


[Chorus]
      G                                F                C
Just hit the bell with your elbow and come in from the rain
G                              F               C
You can promise me nothing and I will do the same
Am                    G                 D
I don't need you to fight for me and I don't need you to cry
C             Em             Am     G             F            G        C
 Just hit the bell with your elbow, yes, and come in with your hands up high


[Bridge 1]
                      G
With your pants down low (pants down low)
            C
Pants down low (pants down low)
              F                          C
Keep your bootlaces, keep them high and tight (high and tight)
            G
Pants down low (pants down low)
                      F    C
With your pants down low
            F      C    G
You can't hide in me tonight
           F       C    G
You can't hide in me tonight
            F      C    G
You can't hide in me tonight
           F       G    C
You can't hide in me tonight





No Capo Version

[Intro]
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Bm            Bm       D     A
Bm             D        Bm     F#   D   A
G       D               A             D         F#            A             D


[Verse 1]
Bm
It was 29 years in dog years
Bm
since i've seen my little lady
                             D
See I needed some space and time
               A
To kill all my highway thrills
Bm
And now I'm back in her own little town
Bm
I've been dry and clean and I'm ready to try
      D           Bm        F#                  D     A
This love thing again and I will never move in any direction
G         D               A             D         F#            A             D
 But she laughed and said time have changed, and there ain't no bed for you here


[Chorus]
A                                G                D
Hit the bell with your elbow and come in from the rain
A                                G             D
You can promise me nothing and I will do the same
Bm                   A               E
I don't need you to fight for me and I don't need you to cry
D             F#m            Bm     A             G            A        D
 Just hit the bell with your elbow, yes, and come in with your hands up high

Bm             D       A

[Verse 2]
Bm
I told her I've been through a lot out there
Bm
I lost my chukka playboy boots in a river by the bend
Bm                                         D
I lost my barracuda jacket in a bet gone wrong
     F#m                         D                   A
But through it all I heard the birds whistling your name
 G       D               A             D         F#            A             D
She laughed and said you can sneeze in a basket, still ain't no bed for you here


[Chorus]
A                                G                D
Hit the bell with your elbow and come in from the rain
A                                G             D
You can promise me nothing and I will do the same
Bm                   A               E
I don't need you to fight for me and I don't need you to cry
D             F#m            Bm     A             G            A        D
 Just hit the bell with your elbow, yes, and come in with your hands up high


[Bridge 1]
                      A
With your pants down low (pants down low)
            D
Pants down low (pants down low)
              G                          D
Keep your bootlaces, keep them high and tight (high and tight)
            A
Pants down low (pants down low)
                       G
With your pants down low (pants down low)
           G      D     A
You can't hide in me tonight
           G      D     A
You can't hide in me tonight


[Bridge 2]
   G          A            D           G
But did you say that you have no place to go
                   A           D
Or that you had no place to stay?
  G          A            D           G
Did you say that you have no place to go
            D                A                                    D
Which is it boy, 'cause it's cold out side you either go or you stay


[Bridge 1]
                      A
With your pants down low (pants down low)
            D
Pants down low (pants down low)
              G                            D
Keep your bootlaces, keep them high and tight (high and tight)
           A
Pants down low (pants down low)
                       G
With your pants down low (pants down low)
            G      D     A
You can't hide in me tonight
          G      D     A
You can't hide in me tonight
            G      D     A
You can't hide in me tonight
           G     A     D
You can't hide in me tonight