A Cloak Of Elvenkind Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Marcy Playground Tabs:

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A Cloak Of Elvenkind
G         Em        C         D

e ----3---- ----0---- ----0---- ----2----|
B ----0---- ----0---- ----1---- ----3----|
G ----0---- ----0---- ----0---- ----2----|
D ----0---- ----2---- ----2---- ----0----|
A ----2---- ----2---- ----3---- ----0----|
E ----3---- ----0---- --------- ---------|


Riff 1

e ---------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------2-------------4-5----|
A ------2--------2----3-3---3(slide)5-5--------|
E --3-3---3--0-0---0---------------------------|

Riff 2

e -------------------|
B -------------------|
G -------------------|
D ---0h2-0-----------|
A ----------3--------|
E -------------------|


  G                  Em
A cloaking robe of elvenkind
  C              D
Hangs in my wardrobe behind
 G                  Em
All the thing that mother said
      C            D
Were proper for a boy


chorus:

           G  D  C                G    D    C
And I know I, I, I could not say why, why, why
               G   D  C           G  D  C  (Riff 2)
On this summer evening.  Oh-oh-oh Oh Oh Oh


G                 Em
Sixteen books of magic spells
  C                 D
stacked below the cloak of elves
      G               Em
And sixteen books on magic spells
      C         D
So elegantly bound


(chorus)


    G   D   C    G                      C
And I know something...something about you
         G  D  C
Oh-oh-oh Oh oh oh

    G   D   C    G                      C
And I know something...something about you
         G  D  C   (Riff 1) 4x (play with chords)
Oh-oh-oh Oh oh oh  Oh....


  G                  Em
A cloaking robe of elvenkind
  C              D
Hangs in my wardrobe behind
 G                  Em
All the thing that mother said
      C            D
Were proper for a boy

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture HammerOffFreak Professional	#1 by HammerOffFreak at Feb 6, 1970 at 8:45 AM EST
	He may have used D&D symbolism because thats what was familiar to him, but the song is very likely not actually about D&D. A cloak of elvenkind is a cloak that can mask you from everything, making you invisible. Its also quite likely that he's not actually referring to his mother either, but using his mother to symbolize something like proper conformist behaviour. This song could be interpreted as someone who is shy, but acts in a way they think would offend or be contrary to popular attitude. The "cloak" is his way of hiding that behaviour and feeling safe.

No Picture DUMBASS Average	#2 by DUMBASS Thomas at Jan 17, 1976 at 1:02 AM EST
	I know that Woz was deffinately into D&D when he was younger, which was also some of the inspiration behind "rebel sodville" which he wrote when he was 15 I believe. So it would make sense that this song is also related to his D&D past.

No Picture sharon Wanna Be	#3 by sharon howell at Jun 17, 1985 at 5:10 AM EST
	This song is so talking about D&D. It reminds me of my ex-boyfriend so much! I want to email these lyrics to him but I havent talked to him in so long! This song puts a smile on my face!