Eloise

[Verse 1]

F Fmaj7 Dsus4 D

Ev'ry night I'm there I'm always there she knows I'm there

D Gm D Gm D

And heaven knows I hope she goes

F Fmaj7 Dsus4 D

I find it hard to realize that love was in her eyes

D Gm D Gm D

It's dying now she knows I'm crying now

G Gmaj7 G7 E7

And ev'ry night I'm there I break my heart to please

E7 Dm A D G D

Eloise, Eloise

D A D G D

You know I'm on my knees - yeah

D A

I said please

F A7

You're all I want so hear my prayer my prayer

[Verse 2]

F Fmaj7 Dsus7 D

My Eloise is like the stars that please the night

D Gm D Gm D

The sun that makes the day, that lights the way

F Fmaj7 Dsus4 D

And when that star goes by I'll hold it in my hands and cry

D Gm D Gm D

Her love is mine, my sun will shine

G Gmaj7 G7 E7

And ev'ry night I'm there I break my heart to please

E7 Dm A D G D D G D

Eloise, Eloise

F A7 D F G B

You're all I want so hear my prayer

B G#m

My Eloise, I'd love to please her

G#m C#m G# B

I'd love to care but she's not there

B G#m

And when I find you, I'd be so kind

G#m C#m G# C#m C7 F C7 F

You'd want to stay, I know you'd stay

[Verse 3]

F Fmaj7 Dsus4 D

And as the days grow old, the nights crow cold I wanna hold

D Gm D Gm D

her near to me, I know she's dear to me

F Fmaj7 Dsus4 D

And only time can tell and take away this lonely hell

D Gm D Gm D

I'm on my knees to Eloise

G Gmaj7 G7 E7

And ev'ry night I'm there I break my heart to please

E7 Dm A A7

Eloise, Eloi-ise

D G D A

You are my life so hear my prayer

D G D A

You are the price I know you're there

F A7

You're all I want so hear my prayer

F D

You're all I need and I'm not there

D C

You know I'm not there

F A

No no no no yeah yeah yeah

A D C

My Eloise I got to please her yeah

C F

She knows I love her, love her, love her, love

A D

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

D C

My Eloise, I got down on my knees to please you

C F

My Eloise, yeah

A

She knows I love her, love her, love her, love

D

Yeah, yeah

[Intro]

C F/C C F/C Dsus4 Gm/D Dsus4 Gm/D G7 C7 F

by Paul Ryan 1968