Ellie On The Wharf - Rhett Miller Chords
Chords: ELLIE, Album, A, BY, C, Em, Am, F, G
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Genre: country, folk, rock
ELLIE ON THE WHARF
As recorded by Rhett Miller
(From the 2025 Album A LIFETIME OF RIDING BY NIGHT)
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C Em
Ellie was forever on the wharf she knew the ships by name
Am F
Painted them so many times she saw them in her dreams
Am G F
Painted them so many times she couldn't help but see them in her dreams
[Verse 2]
C Em
Out on the horizon they were dots they all looked the same
Am F
That far out they're no more than a flicker of a hope
Am G F C
That far out they're no more than a flicker of a disappearing hope
[Verse 3]
C Em
Ellie was a stranger when we met and she's a stranger still
Am F
Wed to me in spirit if not in the eyes of God
Am G F C
Wed to watching ships roll in and wondering if I'll come strolling off
[Chorus]
F C F C G
Oh will you wait for me oh will you wait for me Ellie on the wharf
F C
'Cos I'll still be yours when I come back from the war
[Interlude]
C Em Am F Am G
F
[Verse 3]
C Em
Ellie is forever on a wharf in a fever dream
Am F
I see her there in silhouette a whisper of a girl
Am G F C
I see her there in silhouette a half-forgotten whisper of a girl
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