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Larry and His Flask – Ellipsis Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C    F     C     A
 C     F  C      A

[Verse 1]
C                     F
  Swayin’ lights on a hillside,
  C                  G
   almost forgot my name,
C                       F
  carside houses in the desert tide,
  C                   C
   they all look the same.
Am                   Am
  And for a fleeting moment,
 G                          G
   there was terror in your eyes,
Am               Am     F
  a haunting revelation
                C
or a clever disguise.

[Chorus]
C                     G
  Just give me that ellipsis,
 there was never any harm from
  Dm                  F
a couple of dots, the time forgot,
     G
to fill up the empty pages.

[Verse 2]
C
  We built a fire in the
 F                  C
kitty-litter mill,   the old
               G
brick barely took the heat,
C                    F
  took a lot just to get our fill,
  C                    C
 pile of hot coals on cold concrete.
Am              Am       G
  At a glance I noticed,   there
                   G
 were tears in your eyes,
Am             Am      F
  a total realization,   we’d
                 C
have to say goodbye.

[Chorus]
C                     G
  Just give me that ellipsis,
there was never any harm from
  Dm                  F
a couple of dots, the time forgot,
     G
 to fill up the empty pages.
C                        G
  Please grant me that illusion
of a different time, where the
Dm             F
stories there, written with care
     G
 and nothing ever changes.

[Interlude]
C       F    C   A
 C       F   C    A

[Verse 3]
C                F
Could you really see yourself
 C                    G
   completely fadin’ away
C
  or was it more like the
   F        C             C
reflection   in a window pane?
Am             Am     G
  Not quite so vivid,   a couple
             G
shadows overlapped
Am                 Am
  and everything behind you,
 F                G
  looks pale and trapped.

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[Bridge]
Am
  I’ve been lookin’
            Em
 ‘round the streets tonight
G                  D
  with a melody so poor
Am                         Em
  and a collection of some words
that rhyme,
G                     D
  Help the drama to unfold.
            F    G

[Chorus]
C                     G
  Just give me that ellipsis,
 there was never any harm from
  Dm                  F
a couple of dots, the time forgot,
    G
 to fill up the empty pages.
C                        G
  Please grant me that illusion
 of a different time, where the
Dm             F
stories there, written with
           G
care and nothing ever changes.

[End-Chorus]
C                     G
  Just give me that ellipsis,
 there was never any harm from
  Dm                  F
a couple of dots, the time forgot,
     G
 to fill up the empty pages.
C                        G
  Please grant me that illusion
of a different time, where the
Dm             F
stories there, written with
         G
care and nothing ever changes.

[Outro]
 F      G     F      G    Am

How to play Ellipsis: key, chords and progression

These are Ellipsis chords by Larry and His Flask on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Ellipsis by Larry and His Flask sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 8 chords to play it: C, F, A, G, Am, Dm, Em and D.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – Dm – F (I – V – ii – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.