Bishop Mariah Elephant Ride
Here are the chords for "Bishop Mariah", a catchy tune by a great up and
coming band, Elephant Ride. Since I didn't see anything posted at all
for Elephant Ride, I figured I should rectify the situation! Enjoy, and
buy their cd "Forget"!
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"Bishop Mariah" by Elephant Ride
Each chord is played for one measure. The song starts off with an
accoustic and single vocal. The song really doesn't have a chorus, just
four verses and a bridge.
When changing from C to G, Dave Martin plays the following little riff:
D |---0/2\0---|
Verse 1:
[G]Bishop[C]__ Ma-[G]riah[C]__
[G]He's not re-[C]ligious though his [G]name sounds that [C]way.
[G]Jason[C]__, little [G]Jason[C]__.
[G]He went to [C]Bishop when the [G]other kids [C]played.
G C G C G (tacet)
His mom worked all day. His father was buried last May.
(Enter drums, bass, electric, background vocals, etc.)
Verse 2:
[G]Bishop[C]__ Ma-[G]riah[C]__
[G]Do you[C]____ think that [G]Heaven's got a [C]zoo?[Am]
I can [D]see both sides [Am]of the [D]sun.[Am]
It's by [D]walking that I [G]know how to [C]run and [G]boy I can [C]run.
You will [G]never see [C]me in just one [G]place it's not fun [C]anyway.
Verse 3:
[G]Jason[C]__ grew [G]nervous[C]__.
[G]He'd[C]___ never [G]seen eyes like [C]these before.[Am]
Ene-[D]my despised, [Am]Son of [D]God.
[Am]What a [D]cold eclectic [G]welcome he [C]gave and the [G]boy was [C]afraid.
You can [G]fight and steal and [C]fall and spit
the [G]fun's in the hunt just d[C]on't let me catch_[G]___ y[C]ou____.
Bridge:
(same pattern on G C through until "Bop bop's" (listen to the cd),
which is just bass and drum)
(back to just accoustic to end the song)
Verse 4:
G C G C G C (tacet)
Bishop__ died early__- fifty years old.
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