Nellie Takes Her Bow is from the No Answer album. It was the first ELO
Album ever, back when Roy Wood was part of ELO.
lyrics and chords by Shangri-La
corrections or suggestions welcome
send to [email protected]
All music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne
[C]Who thanked the Lord for the [C+]clothes that she wore [Am]and mended
[C7]Nellie [F]with the [G]big old fashioned [C]eyes
[C]Who won the heart of a [C+]crowd tore apart, [Am]took a bow
[C7]Nellie [F]there's a [G]different world [C]backstage
(Chorus:)
[Bb]I see the [Fmaj7]flood lights burning
[Bb]I hear the [Fmaj7]band play on
[Bb]Now [Am]Nel---[Gm]lie [F]takes [F]her [C]bow
[C]She said she [C+]really could not [Am]stay
[C7]Nellie [F]she had a [G]brand new play to [C]play
[C]And so she [C+]paints her face and [Am]smiles[C7]
[F]And she'll be [G]some one else in a [C]while
(Chorus)
[C]Just another lonely girl who [C+]could not face a broken world
[Am]And so she acts out all her dreams
[C7]and wishes that's how it had been
[F]But when the audience is near
[G]It seems as though she doesn't seem to [C]care
[C]Nellie just sent me a line to [C+]tell me she was doing fine
[Am]She got the lead and on Brodway
[C7]And now they're digging her today
[F]And as she turns the final page
[G]Living some one's life upon the [C]stage
(Chorus)
Album ever, back when Roy Wood was part of ELO.
lyrics and chords by Shangri-La
corrections or suggestions welcome
send to [email protected]
All music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne
[C]Who thanked the Lord for the [C+]clothes that she wore [Am]and mended
[C7]Nellie [F]with the [G]big old fashioned [C]eyes
[C]Who won the heart of a [C+]crowd tore apart, [Am]took a bow
[C7]Nellie [F]there's a [G]different world [C]backstage
(Chorus:)
[Bb]I see the [Fmaj7]flood lights burning
[Bb]I hear the [Fmaj7]band play on
[Bb]Now [Am]Nel---[Gm]lie [F]takes [F]her [C]bow
[C]She said she [C+]really could not [Am]stay
[C7]Nellie [F]she had a [G]brand new play to [C]play
[C]And so she [C+]paints her face and [Am]smiles[C7]
[F]And she'll be [G]some one else in a [C]while
(Chorus)
[C]Just another lonely girl who [C+]could not face a broken world
[Am]And so she acts out all her dreams
[C7]and wishes that's how it had been
[F]But when the audience is near
[G]It seems as though she doesn't seem to [C]care
[C]Nellie just sent me a line to [C+]tell me she was doing fine
[Am]She got the lead and on Brodway
[C7]And now they're digging her today
[F]And as she turns the final page
[G]Living some one's life upon the [C]stage
(Chorus)