Elton John

Accords et partitions

Your Song

D A G Bm Bm/A Bm/Ab

It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside I'm not one of those who can easily hide I don't much money, but, boy if I did I'd buy a big house where we both could live

Rocket Man (I Think it's Going to Be a Long, Long

G D Bm7 E Em Em7

Pas de barré*

She packed my bags last night preflight, zero hour, nine A. M. And I'm gonna be high ... as a kite by then I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife, It's lonely out in space On such a time ... less flight

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

F C Db Bb Gm Eb

When are you gonna come down When are you going to land I should have stayed on the farm, should have Listened to my old man You know you can't hold me forever

Tiny Dancer

C9 F G F/C C Dm

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

Bennie and the Jets

G Fmaj7 Am C G7 D

Hey kids, shake it loose together, The spolight's hitting something That's been known to change the weather. We'll kill the fatted calf tonight So stick around,

I'm Still Standing

Em E Am7 B7 A B

You could never know what it's like. Your blood like winter freezes just like ice. And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you. You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use.

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

C G F Dm Am

Pas de barré*

There's a calm surrender To the rush of day When the heat of the rolling world Can be turned away An enchanted moment

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

C/G C F G G7 C/Bb

I can't light No more of your darkness All my pictures seem to fade to black and white I'm growing tired And time stands still before me

Candle In The Wind

G C D Em D7

Pas de barré

Goodbye England's rose, may you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain. Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Daniel

C F G Am G7 Em

Than i, daniel you're a star in the face of the sky Must be the clouds in my eyes They say spain is pretty though i've never been. Well daniel says it's the best place he's ever seen oh, and He should know he's been there enough, lord i miss daniel. Oh-oh, i miss him so much. Oh-oh, daniel my brother

Saturday Night`s Alright for Fighting

G C D F Dm Bb

Intro: It's getting late have you seen my mates Ma tell me when the boys get here It's seven o'clock and I want to rock Want to get a belly full of beer

Crocodile Rock

G C D Em Bm A7

I remember when rock was young, Me and Susie had so much fun Holding hands and skimmin'stones Had a old gold Chevy 'a place of my own. But the biggest kick I ever got

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

C F F/C G Em7 G/B

I could honestly say that things can only get better And while I'm away dust out the demons inside And it won't be long before you and me run To the place in our hearts where we hide

Sacrifice

G D A Em F#m Bm

Its a human sign When things go wrong When the scent of her lingers And temptations strong

Levon

Bb F Bb/F F/A Dm Am

Said God is dead and war's begun. Alvin Tostig has a son today. And he Shall be Levon and he shall be a good man. And he shall be Levon. in tradition with The

Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters

A D E Bm C#7 F#m

And now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say I thought I knew But now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City

Someone Saved my Life Tonight

G C F Am Em7 A7

Verse 1: When I think of those East End lights Muggy nights The curtains drawn in the little room downstairs Prima Donna lord you really should have been there

Border Song

C F/A C/G Am G/B E/G#

Holy Moses I have been removed I have seen the spectre he has been here too Distant cousin from down the line Brand of people who ain't my kind Holy Moses I have been removed

Honky Cat

G D7 B7 E7 D Em

When I look back boy I must have been green Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream Looking for an answer trying to find a sign Until I saw your city lights honey I was blind

The One

Bb D/C Eb F G/B C

I saw you dancing out the ocean Running fast along the sand A spirit born of earth and water Fire flying from your hands In the instant that you love someone

The Bitch Is Back

G C D F

Pas de barré*

(Riff 1 x 2) Eat meat on Friday that's alright Even like steak on a Saturday night I can bitch the best at your social do's I get high in the evening sniffing pots of glue

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Cm Gm D F Bb Cm/D

What have I got to do to make you love me ? What have I got to do to make you care ? What do I do when lightning strikes me ? And I wake to find that you're not there

Philadelphia Freedom

Bb Eb Cm C7 F Dm

I used to be a rolling stone You know if the cause was right I'd leave to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beating for someone But the times have changed

Funeral For A Friend Love Lies Bleeding

G A E C F Bb

The roses in the window box have tilted to one side Everything about this house was born to grow and die Oh it doesn't seem a year ago to this very day You said, Sorry honey if I don’t change the pace I can't face another day

I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself

Am C7 D7 F C G7

People rushing everywhere Swarming around like flies Think I'll buy a forty four Give them all a surprise

Circle of Life

Bb F Cm Cm/Bb Gm Ab

Intro: - - - From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There's more to be seen than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done

All the girls love alice

Bbm Gb Ebm Ab Gm7b5 Gb7

Raised to be a lady by the golden rule Alice was the spawn of a public school With a double barrel name in the back of her brain And a simple case of mummy doesnt love me blues

I Want Love

F#m D A C#m C E

I want love but it's impossible A man like me so irresponsible A man like me is dead in places Other men feel liberated.

Madman across the water

F G Am C/E D/F# Esus

I can see very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back And I can see it very well There's a joke and I know it very well It's one of those that I told you long ago, Take my word I'm a madman don't you know Get a load of him he's so insane

Take me to the pilot

C F C/G F/G Bb G/B

Well I know he's not old And I'm told he's a virgin For he may be she But what I'm told is never for certain

Nikita

G C Bm D(sus4) D D7

Hey Nikita is it cold In your little corner of the world ? You could roll around the globe And never find a warmer soul to know

Pinball Wizard

C G F Bb Eb D

[Verse] Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall. That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays mean pinball.

Goodbye England's Rose

A E B E/G# C#m G#m

Goodbye England's Rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed yourself Where lives were torn apart You called out to our country

Indian Sunset

Em Ebm Am G Eb C

As I awoke this evening with the smell of wood smoke clinging Like a gentle cobweb hanging upon a painted tepee Oh I went to see my chieftain with my warlance and my woman

Sad Songs (Say So Much)

C G F

Pas de barré*

Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain And ironing out the rough spots Is the hardest part when memories remain And it's times like these when we all need to hear the radio Cause from the lips of some old singer

Step into Christmas

D A G E D7 Am7

Intro: 2X Welcome to my Christmas song I'd like to thank you for the year So im sending you this christmas card To say its nice to have you here

Skyline Pigeon

D G A7 A/C# E7 F#7

And these shadows turn from purple into grey For just a skyline pigeon dreaming Of the open, wainting for the day He can spread his wings and fly away again Fly away , skyline pigeon Fly towards the dreams you've left so

Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy

C G Em F G/B Am

Captain Fantastic raised and regimented, hardly a hero Just someone his mother might know Very clearly a case for corn flakes and classics "Two teas both with sugar please" In the back of an alley

Something About The Way You Look Tonight

G D C Em G/B Bm

There was a time I was everything and nothing all in one When you found me

Island Girl

Bb F Bb/F Dm C/G Eb

I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey so sweet Down where Lexington cross 47th Street She's a big girl, she's standing six foot three Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city

Blessed

C Dm Gm7 C7 Csus4 Bbsus2

Hey you, your a child in my head You havent walked yet Your first words have yet to be said But i swear youll be blessed

Never Too Late

G C D F Em A

[Verse 1] It's never too late to turn things around Recover, unravel the path to confound The doubters and losers that line up despair Will tell you it's over, you're going nowhere

We all fall in love sometimes

D Gm C G Am Cm

INTRO: VERSE 1: Wise men say, it looks like rain today

Blue Eyes

F/A Fm/Ab Gm Eb11 A F

_Baby's got blue eyes And she's alone again Blue eyes _Baby's got blue eyes Like a clear blue sky Watching over me

Amoreena

G C C/E D Dm(4)/F Bm7

Lately I've been thinking how much I miss my lady Amoreena's in the cornfield brightening the daybreak Living like a lusty flower, running through the grass for hours Rolling through the hay like a puppy child

The Last Song

G C Am F B Dm

[Verse 1] Yesterday you came to lift me up As light as straw and brittle as a bird Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall Just one more whisper of a voice unheard

Hercules

C G F G/B Am C/E

Ooh I got a busted wing and a hornet sting Like an out of tune guitar Ooh she got Hercules on her side

Grey Seal

D G B C F# A

Why?s it never light on my lawn Why does it rain and never say good-day to the new-born On the big screen they showed us the sun But not as bright in life as the real one It's never quite the same as the real one

This Song Has No Title

F C Bb C/E Dm Bb7

Tune me in to the wild side of life I'm an innocent young child sharp as a knife Take me to the garretts where the artists have died Show me the courtrooms where the judges have lied

Friends

F Eb Gm7 Bb Bb/D Gm7/C

I hope the day will be a lighter highway For friends are found on every road Can you ever think of any better way For the lost and weary travellers to go

Sweet Painted Lady

G D Am7 C Gmaj7 Dm

I'm back on dry land once again Opportunity awaits me like a rat in the drain We're all hunting honey with money to burn Just a short time to show you the tricks that we've learned

Love Song

A7 A6 Em7 Em9

The words I have to say May well be simple but they're true, Until you give your love, There's nothing more that we can do.

Believe

Cm Bb Gm Ab G7 F

( bass) I believe in love, it's all we got Love has no boundaries, costs nothing to touch ( bass) War makes money, cancer sleeps

Jamaica Jerk-off

Eb Ab Bb Cm F7 Eb7

When she gets up in the morning it's enough to wake the dead. Oh she turning on the radio and dancing on my head. It's no good living in the sun. Playing guitar all day. Boogalooing with my friends - in that erotic way.

Harmony

D A7 Dm G C F

Hello. Baby, Hello. Haven't seen your face for a while. Have you quit doing time for me? Or are you still the same spoiled child? Hello. I said Hello. Is this the only place you thought to go? Am I the only man you ever had?

Are You Ready For Love

C F Am G Em

Catch a star if you can Wish for something special Let it be me, my love is free Sing a song to yourself Think of someone listening

This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

Db Ab F Dm Fm Gm

You may not believe it, but I don't believe in miracles anymore. And when I think about it, I don't believe I ever did for sure. All the things I've said in songs. All the purple crows you've bought for me. Reality's just black and white. The senitimental things I write never meant that much to me.

A Step Too Far

Cm9 Bb F/A Ab9 F D7

It's so strange he doesn't show me more affection than he needs Almost formal, too respectful, never takes romantic leads There are times when I imagine I'm not always on his mind He's not thinking what I'm thinking, always half a beat behind Always half a beat behind <u>Bb</u> <u>F/A</u> <u>Cm9</u> <u>Ab9</u> <u>F</u>

I've Seen That Movie Too

Fm C7 Db Fm7/Eb Eb Bbm6/G

Intro Verse 1 I can see by your eyes you must be lying

Dirty Little Girl

D A G Bm Cmaj7 C

I've seen a lot of women who haven't had much luck I've seen you looking like you've been run down by a truck That ain't nice to say sometimes I guess I'm really hard But I'm gonna put buckshots in your pants if you step into my yard

Written in the stars

C F F3 Am C/G E7/G#

I am here to tell you we can never meet again Simple really, isn't it, a word or two and then A lifetime of not knowing where or how or why or when

roy rogers

F C C/E F/D C7 Bb

Sometimes you dream, sometimes it seems There's nothing there at all You just seem older than yesterday

Little Jeannie

C G D/F# D Em C/D

{VERSO1:} Oh little Jeannie, you got so much love, little Jeannie, And you take it where it strikes, and give it To the likes of me. Oh little Jeannie, she got so much love, little Jeannie,

Curtains

Eb Bb Bb7 F Eb/Bb Bb7sus

I used to know this old scarecrow He was my song, my joy and sorrow Cast a lone between the furrows Of a field no longer sown by anyone I held a dandelion that said the time has come

Sixty Years On

Bm A G Em F# E

[Verse] Who'll walk me down to church when I'm sixty years of age When the ragged dog they gave me has been ten years in the grave And Señorita plays guitar, plays it just for you My rosary has broken and my beads have all slipped through

My Fathers Gun

A B C Dbm Gm7 E

I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain. C#/Dbm A To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again. I'll not rest until I know - the cause is fought and won. From this day on, until I die, I'll wear my father's gun.

Looking Up

D A G F#m A/C# Bm

VERSE Figuring out where I went wrong The script not followed, then was awfully long Too much pluck, too little of The acting right, not acting up

Song For Guy

C G Bb F Dm A

Life Isn't everything Isn't everything Isn't everything

Tower of babel

F Eb Ab Bb Fm C

Snow, Cement And ivory young towers Someone called us Babylon Those hungry hunters

Elaborate lives

Eb Cm Ab Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb

We all live in extravagant times Playing games we can't all win Unintended emotional crimes Take some out, take others in

Enchantment passing through

C F Bb/C Bb/G Eb Bb

A few more days and we'll be home in glory Already they'll be getting out the flags With Memphis high motor dormitory For me, I only see a lot of snags

Social Disease

D E7 D7 G G7 B7

My bulldog is barking in the backyard Enough to raise a dead man from his grave And I can't concentrate on what I'm doing Disturbance going to crucify my days

I Need You To Turn To

Em D G A Am B7

You're not a ship to carry my life You are nailed to my love in many lonely nights I've strayed from the cottages and found myself here For I need your love your love protects my fears

I Dont Wanna Go On With You Like That

Am G Dm7 F C A

I've always said that one's enough to love Now I hear you're bragging one is not enough Something tells me you're not satisfied You got plans to make me one of four or five I guess this kind of thing's just in your blood

Tonight

Am F F# E G C

[Verse 1] Tonight Do we have to fight again Tonight I just want to go to sleep

Ticking

F Bb/F Gm C Am Bbsus/F

"An extremely quiet child" they called you in your school reports "He's always taken interest in the subjects that he's taught" So what was it that brought the squad car screaming up your drive To notify your parents of the manner in which you died

Better Off Dead

Db F Ab Gb Bbm C

[VERSE] There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on And just enough time for the night to pass by without warning Away in the distance there's a blue flashing light Someone's in trouble somewhere tonight

Greatest Discovery

G C Bm D F B7

Large hands lift him through the air Excited eyes contain him there The eyes of those he loves and knows But what's this extra bed just here

Burn Down The Mission

G C F Bb D A

BURN DOWN THE MISSION Year: 1971 Album: TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

C F Bb G D E

[Intro] 3/4 | / | / | / | Gaug/ | | / | / | / | Gaug/ | | / | / | / | Gaug/ | | / | / | / | Gaug/ |

Mellow

Bb Dm F G7 Bdim F7

Cool grass, blowing' up the pass, don't you know I'm feeling mellow, Oh I love your Roman nose, the way your curl your toes, Baby, makes me feel so mellow. It's the same old feelin', I get when you're stealin' Back into my bed again, with the curtains closed

The King Must Die

G Dm7 Dm A7 Am G/D

Intro: - - - - No man's a jester playing Shakespeare Round your throne room floor

Its Tough To Be A God

D7 Gm G7 Eb Cm Ab

[VERSE 1] (ELTON) I hardly think i'm qualified to come across all sanctified I just don't cut it with the cherubim The town's already on it's knees being worshipped is a breeze

Come Down In Time

Am D Am7 F Dm C

In the quiet silent seconds I Turned off the light switch and I Came down to meet you in the Half light the moon left while a Cluster of night jars sang some

Original Sin

Ab Db Bbm Gb Ebm7 Db/Ab

Oh, it's carnival night And they're stringing the lights around you Hanging paper angels Painting little devils on the roof

High-Flying Bird

C G D Am

Pas de barré

You wore a little cross of gold around your neck, I saw it as you flew between my reasons, Like a raven in the night time when you left. I wear a chain upon my wrist that bears no name, You touched it and you wore it,

Razor Face

F C C7 E Am G

Has anybody here seen Razor Face I heard he's back looking for a place to lay down Must be getting on Needs a man who's young to walk him round Needs a man who's young to walk him round

Susie Dramas

A D E F# C B

Note: The heart and soul of this song is the moving bass line notated by the "slash" chords (ie. A/G, etc.). With slash chords, the letter before slash is the chord, and the letter after the slash is the bass note. Novice players can ignore the bass notes and just play the chords. If so, you might want to transpose this Chart to a different key.


Rock And Roll Madonna

C F G

Pas de barré*

[Chorus] Well, that's my rock-and-roll Madonna She's always been a lady of the road Well, everybody wants her And no one ever gets her

Country Comfort

A D E Bm G F

Soon the pines will be falling everywhere Village children fight each other for a share And the 6:09 goes roaring past the creek Deacon Lee prepares his sermon for next week

Bitter Fingers

G A E F C D

[Verse] I'm going on the circuit, I'm doing all the clubs And I really need a song boys to stir those workers up And get their wives to sing it with me just like in the pubs When I worked the good old pubs in Stepney

Holiday inn

A D E G F#m A/B

Boston at last and the plane's touching down Our hostess is handing the hot towels around From a terminal gate to a black limousine It's a ten minute ride to the Holiday Inn

Texan Love Song

D G C Em A Am/B

I heard from a friend you'd been messing around With a cute little thing I'd been dating uptown Well I don't know if I like that idea much Well you'd better stay clear I might start acting rough You out of town guys sure think you're real keen

Made In England

C F Bb G Csus4 D

Verse 1 I was made in England out of Cadillac muscle I had a quit-me father, had a love-me mot..her I had Little Richard and that black piano Oh that sweet Georgia Peach and the boy from Tupelo

Elton's song

G C D G/F Bm Em

Staring all alone At your grace and style Cut me to the bone With your razor blade smile I watched you playing pool

Where To Now St. Peter

B E G A D Bm

I took myself a blue canoe, And I floated like a leaf. Dazzlin', dancin', half enchanted In my Merlin sleep.

Thank You For All Your Loving

G C D G/B Am7 D7

Verse 1: Oh, pity me I'm so alone and so blue My friends have all gone away Their friendliness too

Amy

A7 Em C7 C#m D E7

[Verse] Tread on my face if you like little lady. Turn me inside out if you have to baby. But don't you cross me off your list. Ooh, I am young and I ain't never been kissed.

Goodbye

Cm G7/B Fm6/D Eb Bb/D Cm7/Bb

And now that it all over The birds can nest again Ill only snow when the sun comes out I shine only when it starts to rain And if you want a drink

Your Sister Can't Twist But She Can Rock N Roll

E B7 F A C7 Bb

Verse I could really get off being in your shoes I used to be stone sold on rhythm and blues I heard of a place at the back of town Where you really kick the shit when the sun goes down

Too Low For Zero

C F Bb Dm G G#

Six o'clock alarm I get the wake up call Let that sucker jingle-jangle Ring right off the wall I'm too low for zero

American Triangle

E Am C G F Dm

Seen him playing in his backyard Young boy just starting out So much history in this landscape So much confusion, so much doubt Been there drinking on that front porch

Teacher I Need You

F C Bb Dm Am Gm

I was sitting in the classroom Trying to look intelligent In case the teacher looked at me She was long and she was lean She's a middle-aged dream

Mama Cant Buy You Love

F C Am Gm7 Bbmaj7 Gm

[Verse 1] Baby, so they give you anything. Darling, all the joy money can bring. Baby, do they bring you happiness? Darling, you're no different from the rest.

Without Question

G C/G C F Eb Bb/D

The more I learn, the more I see The less the world impassions me The hungry heart, the roving eye Have come to rest, do not apply The frantic chase, the crazy ride

Solar Prestige A Gammon

F Gm Eb C A Bb

Author's Note - From "Caribou" 1974 - https://youtu.be/lFyvW4DYq88 [Verse 1] Oh ma cameo molesting, kee pa a poorer for tea Solar prestige a gammon, lantern or turbert paw kwee

Ballad Of A Well Known Gun

D G A D7 A7 Bm

I pulled out my Stage Coach Times and I read the latest news. I tapped my feet in dumb surprise and of course I saw they knew. The Pinkertons pulled out my bags and asked me for my name. I stuttered out my answer and hung my head in shame.

Home Again

Dm Bb C F Am Gm

I'm counting on a memory to get me out of here I'm waiting for the fog around this spooky little town to clear All this time I spent being someone else's friend Just one more time, for old time's sake I'd like to go back home again

Not Me

Ab d Eb Bbm7 Db Bbm

Radames (Mereb) I once knew all the answers I stood on certain ground A picture of true happiness A confidence so effortless

All the nasties

C/G C F Am9 Bbmaj7 G7/B

If it came to pass that they should ask What could i tell them? Would they criticize behind my back Maybe i should let them Oh if only then and only then they would understand

Empty Sky

E A D G F#m B

I'm not a rat to be spat on locked up in this room. Those bars that look towards the sun at night look towards the moon. Everyday the swallows play in the clouds of love. Make me wish that I had wings take me high above.

First Episode At Hienton

Eb F Bb D Gm7 Gm

I was one as you were one, and we were two so much in love forever. I loved the white socks that you wore. But you don't wear white socks no more, now you're a woman. I joked about your turned-up nose, criticized your school girl clothes- But would I then have paced these roads - to love you?

Writing

G2 C2 Am D E7 C#7

And we were oh oh, so you know not the kind to dawdle Will the things we wrote today sound as good tomorrow We will still be writing in approaching years Stifling yawns on Sundays as the weekends disappear

Tell Me When The Whistle Blows

Dm G7 A C D Bm

[Verse] There's a dusty old gutter he's lying in now. Umm, he's blind and he's old. And there's a bottle that rolls down the road. Me I'm young and I'm so wild - and I still feel the need

The Measure Of A Man

C D# F Em G Am

These battered hand are all you own This broken heart has turned to stone Go hang your glory on the wall There comes a time when castles fall And all that's left is shifting in the sand

Electricity

C F G Am E7sus4 E7

I can't really explain it, I haven't got the words It's a feeling that you can't control I suppose it's like forgetting, losing who you are And at the same time something makes you whole

The Trail We Blaze

E Esus4 F Am C A

Intro: ( ) (4x) Verse 1: Look out new world here we come. Brave, intrepid, and then some

Salvation

E A B Emaj9 G#m B7

I have to say my friends This road goes a long long way And if we're gonna find the end We're gonna need some helping hands I have to say me friends

Slave

C G Em D

Pas de barré

There's a river running sweat right through our land Driven by a man with a bullwhip in his hand And I've taken just as much as I can stand Oh we've got to free our brothers from their shackles if we can

Rotten Peaches

D A G Bm C#m7 Dm

Rotten Peaches Chords Music by Elton John Lyrics by Bernie Taupin Key: D major

Healing Hands

F Bb Eb D G Gm7

I never dreamed I could cry so hard That ain't like a man I could fly like a bird some days Had a place where I could land I could have sworn we were all locked in

Elderberry wine

Bb Eb/Bb Eb F Gm Ab

There's a fly in the window A dog in the yard And a year since I saw you

The Bridge

F C G Am Em7 Fm

[Verse 1] I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long And they built it high and they built it strong Strong enough to hold the weight of time Long enough to leave some of us behind

El Dorado

C F G Am7 Bb B

EL DORADO Year: 2000 Album: THE ROAD TO EL DORADO Writers: Elton John Tim Rice

Victim of Love

Ebm Bb Bbm B Ab F#

You said you'd never fake it You swore we'd always make it last And it sounded so real And I fell into your love trap Lying, yes, I was the perfect fool

Gotta Get A Meal Ticket

F D Bb C Gm Dm

I can hound you, if I need too. Sip your brandy from a crystal shoe in the Corner. In the corner. While the others climb, reaching dizzy heights, the World's in front of me in black and white. I'm on the bottom line, I'm on The bottom line.

Jack rabbit

G C A7 D7 Bbdim D

Go Jack Rabbit running through the woods You've had a good night and you feel real loose Heard they got you going 'round the goose-creek shed Trying to fill your belly full of buck-shot lead

Son Of Your Father

Eb Ab Eb7 Bb7 Bb F7

I'll catch the tramline in the morning With your leave Van Bushell said He had further heard the cock crow As he stumbled out the shed

Have mercy on the criminal

C Bb G Cm Eb Ab

Have you heard the dogs at night somewhere on the hill? Chasing some poor criminal &amp; I guess they're out to kill. Oh there must be shackles on his feet and mother in his eyes. Stumbling thru devil dark with the hound pack in full cry.

Lady samantha

Eb Ebm Bb F Ab7 Gb

When the shrill winds are screaming And the evening is still Lady Samantha glides over the hill In a long satin dress that she wears every day Her home is the hillside, her bed is the grave

A Good Heart

Cm Ab Eb Bb D F

[Verse 1] Don't shy away from coming in Closer still my darling friend Don't slip, don't trip on life I bear the moon

No Shoestrings On Louise

F Bb C7 F7 Eb

Lady love rides a big red Cadillac Buys the hoedown show salt and beans Goes to church to pray for Lucifer She milked the male population clean

Cold As Christmas In The Middle Of The Year

C Am F D E B7

This is pretty similiar to the one found on "jumbo jimbo's" except that version has the Placement quite wrong Standard Tuning Intro: /

Kiss The Bride

G F C C/E C/G Bb

Well she looked a peach in the dress she made When she was still her mama's little girl. And when she walked down the aisle everybody smiled at her innocence and curls. And when the preacher said is there anyone here Got a reason why they shouldn't wed?

Live Like Horses

Bbm Ab/Db Ab Ebm/Db Ab7sus Db

I can't control this flesh and blood - that's wrapped around my bones. It moves beneath me like a river into the great unknown. I stepped onto the moving stairs - before I could tie my shoes. Pried a harp out the fingers of a renegade who lived and died the blues. And his promise made was never clear, it just carved itself in me.

I Feel Like A Bullet In The Gun Of Robert Ford

Eb G Db C Ab B

[Verse 1] Like a corn in a field I cut you down I threw the last punch too hard After years of going steady, Well I thought that it was time

Blues For My Baby And Me

C D/C G Bm Em G/B

Verse 1 Your old man got mad when I told him we were leaving He cursed and he raged and he swore at the ceiling He called you his child, said honey get wise to his game He'll get you in trouble I know it, those bums are all the same

A Word In Spanish

G C D F A Bb

Intro: - - - I dont know why I just know i do I just cant explain In this language that i use

Talking Old Soldiers

Cm Abmaj7 G7+ Cm/Bb G/B F/A

Why hello Say can i buy you another glass of beer Well thanks alot, thats kind of you Its nice to know you care These days theres so much going on

Part Time Love

Gb Db Bbm Ab Ab/C Ebm

Part time love I seem to be pulling in the wrong direction With you my love Whatever I do you raise the same objection

The Captain And The Kid

F Dm Bb C7 F/A Gm7

VERSE I've been out on this road some Can't help feeling I've been showing my friends around I've seen it growing from next to nothing Into a giant eating up your town

Please

E A9 B C#m C B7

We've been crippled in love, short changed, hung out to dry We've chalked on the walls a slogan or two about life Stood dazed in the doorway, the king and queen of clowns We've been flipped like a coin, both of us landing face-down

Grimsby

D Em G C Am Dsus4

As I lay dreaming in my bed Across the great divide I thought I heard the trawler boats Returning on the tide

Pinky

E A Bm D A/C# C#m

I don't want to wake you But I'd like to tell you that I love you That the candlelight fell like a crescent Upon your feather pillow

One Day At A Time

G C F#m B G# Bm

Verse: You are my weakness, you are my strength Nothing I have in the world makes better sense Cause I'm a fish and you're the sea

The Cage

Bb7 Eb7 Gb F7 Ab Db

Verse: 1 Have you ever lived in a cage? Where you live to be whipped and be tamed. Oh I've never loved in a cage or talked to a friend or just waved. Ah - woo - ooo <u>A</u> - woo - ooo ohh - ahh

Crystal

Cm Fm Ab Eb/G Eb Bb

Chorus: And if she leaves me, handle her with care - don't hurt little Crystal. And if she calls you long distance just be there - oh Crystal. The world is your oyster, you're a pearl - but he's a jewel and my Friend.

Val-Hala

G C D Am F A

The seadogs have all sailed their ships Into the docks of dawn While the sirens sit and comb their hair And twiddle with their thumbs Oh Thor above the mountain

Friends Never Say Goodbye

Cm G/B Fm G G7 Ab

There isn't much I haven't shared With you along the road And through it all there'd always be Tomorrow's episode Suddenly that isn't true

Someday Out Of The Blue

Bb Eb F Gm Cm Bb/D

(verse 1) Some day out of the blue In a crowded street or a deserted square I'll turn and I'll see you As if our love were new

Hello, Hello

A E D G Dm Bm

Ducking up and down All those crazy sights and sounds Bounce around like puppets on a string Never gonna find, anything to change my mind Famous last lines of a fool

Cage the songbird

A D E G C#m G#m

Sober in the morning light Things look so much different To how they looked last night

Screw You Young Mans Blues

C F G Am Dm D

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] I was a boy I had a lot of fun I lived by the sea, I was a fisherman's son My mother she was a fisherman's wife She was scrubbing floors most of her life

Dont Go Breakin My Heart

Bb F C Dm A7 B

Intro: Verse 1 Don't go breaking my heart

Oscar Wilde Gets Out

Am E7 Dm/A Dm D F

VERSE Freedom for the scape goat, let him rot in jail Gloomy eyes, just pissed his heart like crucifixion nails Shake his fists and raise his beam, he never stood a chance When the angry red mob on Fleet Street you turned your eyes to friends

Simple Life

A E G D D/A B

There's a breakdown on the runway, And the timeless flights are gone I'm a year ahead of myself these days, And I'm locomotive strong My city spread like cannon fire In a yellow nervous state I can't cut the ties that bind me To horoscopes and fate And I won't break and I won't bend

Blue Wonderful

E B A C#m G Bm/F#

Verse 1 Every breath is a prayer of some kind I breathe in, I breathe out, I just breathe And you're so well, blue wonderful Blue wonderful to me

Street Kids

G C D B A Bm

Dsus4/A - X00022 G - 3X0003 (during the verse) G - 355433 (during the chorus) G7sus4 - 353533

I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol

G Am F C Dm Am/G

Intro: -- Well there's slim times when my words won't rhyme And the hills I face are a long hard climb I just sit cross legged with my old guitar It kind of makes me feel like a rock and roll star

Wonderful Crazy Night

C F F/C G C7 Bb

VERSE Ice cubes on the back of your neck A warm wind blowing through the par-king lot A radio humming in every car, and it feels like the clocks have stopped Calypso moon just cast its spell

Grow Some Funk Of Your Own

A G C D F A7

[Verse 1] Yeah I looked at my watch and it said a quarter to five The headlines screamed that I was still alive I couldn't understand it I thought I died last night

Dreamboat

D G Dmaj7 E F G7

Verse 1 Steamboat waiting by the waterside Sunlight shining on the morning tide Got my ticket in my hand Got some celebrating planned

It's Me That You Need

C G F Am G/B G7

Verse 1 Hey there, look in the mirror Are you afraid you might see me looking at you Waiting, waiting at windows Oh it's me that you need

You Got To Love Someone

Eb G# Bb G#/Eb Cm F

You can win the fire You can grab a piece of the sky You can break the rules But before you try

Idol

Am9 E Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bm7 C

[Verse 1] Oh, he was a light star Tripping on a high wire Bulldog stubborn and born uneven Baug

I've Seen The Saucers

Ab Db Ebm Gb Dm(b5) C

Tune in, wouldn't it be something Rumours spreading into panic I've seen movements in the clearing Someone sent you something satanic

Club At The End Of The Street

G D C A F# Bm

[Verse 1] D Daug/F# When the shades are drawn And the light of the moon is banned And the stars up above

Into The Old Mans Shoes

D# G# C# G D C

I'm moving out of Tombstone, yeah with the sun behind my back I'm tired of people talking of things that I lack Ever since a week ago, the day he passed away I've been taking too much notice of the things they've had to say

One More Arrow

C G F B G6 D7

[Verse 1] He said I want to grow up And look like Robert Mitchum And I hope that when I'm gone There'll be some say that I miss him

Midnight Creeper

Bb Ab Bb7 Eb7 G7 Cm

[Verse 1] Walk a mile in my tennis shoes. Tina Turner gave me the highway blues. But I, I don't love nobody but you, honey. I'm true rat for the things I done. Second cousin to a son of a gun. I'm gonna - wipe out your mama if she puts me on, honey.

All quiet on the western front

C F F/C G/F C/E Dm/G

All quiet on the Western Front, no- body saw A youth asleep in the foreign soil, plan-ted by the war Feel the pulse of human blood pouring forth

Religion

G C D B Am G/B

Well he could almost taste the money but he was sitting in a den of Thieves. Looking for the great awakening trying to find a way to leave. But that's when he got religion, and the light went on inside. (intro)

Breaking Hearts Aint What It Used To Be

D Ab F7 G Gb Ebm7

[Verse 1] They used to say that boys are tough as nails In every way he keeps his heart as guarded as a jail Now things have changed, I feel so old Like any girl could drag my heart across the coals

Wake Up Wendy

E A G B

Pas de barré*

VERSE 1 Got this bug-eyed girl Cold hand on my knee Frozen teeth chitter, chatter She's dressed up like a cemetery

Can't Stay Alone Tonight

A G D Bm Em F#m

Verse 1 I blew the dust out of the corners Threw some dead wood on the fire Tuned the radio to silence Watched the evening sun expire

Love Builds A Garden

F C C/E Eb Bb Ab

You hear it every day Once upon a time they say Once upon a time in this place I looked and saw on your face A smile that spoke to me

Oceans Away

Eb Bb F C Ab G

They bend like trees in winter, these shuffling old gray lions Though snow white start to gather, like the belt around Orion. Just a touch of faded lightning, of the powerful design, Of the generation gathered, for maybe the last time.

The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes

Ab Db Eb Bb Gb Cm

[Verse 1] I'm stoned in the twilight Screaming on the inside Give me your water, help me survive Gonna miss the sunlight

Cold Highway

C Dm Am Bb F Gm7

Verse 1 Your life stepped lightly out our hands When no one's looking out you understand Your world was a wheel but the cog ceased to turn The bottom fell out and our fingers got burned

Belfast

G C D Am F A

[Verse] Deep inside My soul fights a war I can't explain I can't cross over anymore

Emily

C F G Am Fm/C Db/Ab

Emily walks through the cemetery. Passed a dog in an unmarked grave. The old girl hobbles, nylons sagging. Talks to her sisters in the ground I saw a lie in the mirror this morning. I heard a prophecy all around. And Em-i-ly - they come and go. The shadows - and the distant sounds. But Em-i-ly - don't be afraid. When the weight of angels weighs you down.

The Heart Of Every Girl

G Ab C Fm Am Bbm

[Verse 1] In the heart of every girl There's a woman waking up Like sunlight spreads across the world A smile for us is just enough

Chloe

Bb F Dm C D

[Verse 1] How come you're so understanding When I tell you all my lies And pretending to believe them See through all my alibis?

The Emperor`s new clothes

C G F A E Bb

We bet on our lives and we bet on the horses In that upstairs apartment On Orlando and 4th And the rent was due and the rent man was knocking Like a Chinese proverb

Western Ford Gateway

C F G Am E7 G#

It's hard to feel what's in your head Where the gas lamps grow And the garbage blows Around the paper stands And a baby cried

Just Like Belgium

G C D Em F D7

[Verse 1] Remember Belgium and the Brussels Museum Where we piled on the front steps like stray cavaliers Our code of living meant little to others The few francs we saved bought some cheap souvenirs

White lady white powder

F Bb C Dm Bb7 C7

Dust settles on a thin cloud Sends a fog drifting to a worn out crowd I've had my face in a mirror for twenty four hours Staring at a line of white pow-der

Sartorial Eloquence

C G F Dm G7(4/9) G/B

You've a certain sartorial eloquence And a style that's almost of your own You've got the knack of being so laid-back It's like talking to the great Unknown You've got a self-sufficient swept-back hairdo

Lies

C Em D G B Am

Verse 1 . Some lie about who they love . Some lie about the truth . Some lie to save their lives . Some lie about their youth

Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Part2

Gm7 C D7 C7 D A

I used to think that new york city Fell from grace with god And innocence abroad Waved a war for the underdog When the snow falls

Youre So Static

C F G E Am Cm

[Verse 1] I've a constant ache in the morning light It's on account of the night before Some Park Lane lady in a shady bar Took a fancy to the watch I wore

Shine On Through

Eb Bb Ab F Cm Bb/Eb

INTRO: (2x) VERSE: Oh my love

Chameleon

C G G/D Em G/B D

The last I heard of you You were somewhere on a cruise in the Mediterranean So imagine my surprise to see you very much alive In the English rain again

The North

D G C Bb Em Bm

[Verse 1] Have you seen the North? That cold, grey place. Don't want its shadow anymore on my face. A man grows bitter.

The Fox

C F G Am Dm B

[Verse 1] Being wiry and thinking loudly About the things sent to make you move You can't help it, there's no one in this world Knows you just, just the way you do

Ego

Bm6 G F Bb Am C

Take a look at me now and take a taste of the money I'm not in it for the bread I'm in it for the gravy, honey Step on the thin ice lightly

Someones Final Song

A C G# F Bm E

[Verse 1] Ebdim7 He died when the house was empty When the maid had gone He put a pen to paper

One Horse Town

E D C Bm Am F#

[Verse 1] Saw a Cadillac for the first time yesterday I'd always seen horses, buggies, bales of hay 'Cause progress here don't move with modern times There's nothing to steal

Whispers

Eb Cm Db B Bb Ab/Db

Look at me twice with wildcat eyes Promise me everything except a blue night Shudder like ice in cut crystal glass Melt in embraces of crazy eyed past And whisper, whisper, whispering whispers

Medley - Yell Help - Wednesday Night - Ugly

G A7 F# A E B

MEDLEY (YELL HELP, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, UGLY) Music by Elton John & Davey Johnstone Lyrics by Bernie Taupin ROCK OF THE WESTIES 1975

House

F C Am G A7 Dm

[Verse 1] This is my house This is where I live That is the winter Those are the trees

Recover your soul

Db Ab Fm Eb Bbm Ab/C

#Intro# - - - - - Baby your missing something in the air I gotta name but it don't matter

Tinderbox

E G C#m A G#m D

Nostradamus said I predict That the world will end at half past six What he didn't say was exactly when Was he listening to the radio? Was he listening to the government?

Durban Deep

Am F G C G/B Em

VERSE I I won't see you 'till Christmas I breathe coal dust, I get blisters But the foreman he don't worry He say work boy there's no hurry

Lady Whats Tomorrow

C G Dm F D7 D

Look up little brother - can you see the clover? No not over there. A little bit left and over there. Now look and see the lilac tree - the lily pond, the skylark's song. The open air but no one cares - if branches live and die out there.

Hymn 2000

Ab C Db Fm F Gb

She chose the soft centre and took it to bed with her mother. And the ideal confusion was just an illusion - To gain further news of her bro - ther. And the comfort of mother was just an appeal for protection. For the cat from next door was found later at 4 - in surgical dissec - tion.

Whipping Boy

Db Gb Bbm Ab Ebm Gbm

You're cruel, you do You do, you do me wrong You hurt me, you flirt with Any old face that comes along

Dixie lily

A D E F#m G C#m

Showboat coming up the river See her lanterns flicker in the gentle breeze I can hear the crickets singing in the evening Old Dixie Lily moving past the cypress trees

Return to Paradise

C G F G7sus/D F/G Dm

It's par a dise here where the sun meets the sea. There's nothing to fear and so much to be. But soon I must go, say goodbye to it all. That homeland of mine is begin ning to call.

Amazes me

Ab Eb Db Bb G7 G/B

You're a cool little one My dark southern breeze Sweeps through my fingers And it amazes me

Tear drops

F#m E Bm7 D Dmaj7 C#m

Whenever I hear good-bye - (Reminds me, baby, of you.) I break down and cry. The next time I'll be true, yeah Fever for lost romance - reminds me, baby, of you. I took a crazy chance. (The next time I'll be true. I'll be true.)

Sing Me No Sad Songs

Gm Em Eb C D F

SONG: SING ME NO SAD SONGS ARTIST: ELTON JOHN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/CdaN-kYqCwU TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

In The Name Of You

A B D G E C#m

VERSE Got a penny in my pocket And a dollar in my hand But I'll drop it in your tin cup Cause you were a one man band

Look Ma No Hands

E A B D C#m G#

[Verse 1] I'll take a rainy day to make a champagne shower Poach some horn and tusk to build an ivory tower Been to Philadelphia, the day it was closed I walked to New Orleans down a Louisiana road

Ive Got 2 Wings

F Dm Bb G C E

VERSE I am the elder Utah Smith I've got two wings to fly They may be made of paper They may never reach the sky

Passengers

G C F Am Em Dm7

Deny the passenger, who want to get on Deny the passenger, who want to get on Deny the passenger, who want to get on Want to get on (wanna get on) He want to get on (he wanna get on)

Answer In The Sky

A D D5 E G6 F#m

[Verse 1] Well they say that it's a fact If you watch the sky at night And if you stare into the darkness You might see celestial light

Ho Ho Ho Whod Be A Turkey At Christmas

C G F B E Dm

[Verse 1] Sitting here on Christmas Eve, with a brandy in my hand Oh, I've had a few too many and it's getting hard to stand I keep hearing noises, from my fireplace I must be going crazy or the brandy's won the race. And I keep hearing

The Big Picture

Ab Eb Cm Bb G7 Db

Verse 1 On and on The story of our lives goes on and on The path of time The sunsets up ahead roll along

Long Way From Happiness

Bb C E Dm D F

[VERSE I] I guess you're okay You seem to feel better these days I've known you for so long I've seen your brightness go from blue to grey

Michelle's Song

F Bb/D Bb C Bb/F Fsus

Sleeping in the open, see the shadows softly moving. Take a train towards the southlands. Our time was never better. We shall pass the sights of splendor on the door of a new life. It had to happen soon I guess whether it is wrong or it is right.

Chapel Of Love

A# Cm F G A#7

Spring is here, the sky is blue Birds will sing as if they knew Today's the day, we'll say, "I do" And we'll never be lonely any more

Sails

Em7 Bm C A D Em

I viewed in my presence My hand on my forehead And sighting the liners Of mad merchant seamen In search of the living

Just Like Strange Rain

A D E E7 F C

[Verse 1] I looked up from my glass - into the sky There's no one in my comic - book to buy Calendar swung on the wall held by a rusty nail Down came the strange rain and washed my thoughts away

The Retreat

F Bb C C/E F/C Dm

Verse 1 They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies

Saint

Bb Eb Gm7 Ab Fm7 Fm9

[Verse 1] You don't pass your time in limbo Or hang out with the crowd Sitting on the stoop like a little girl Who took the wrong road into town

You Can Make History Young Again

D Em7 Bm Bm7 G A7

[Verse 1] I can feel the time closing in I can feel the years crawling through my skin And if I doubt myself I can count on the rain To cover the tears of this aging game

Billy Bones And The White Bird

F Bb Eb Ab C A

[Verse 1] Take the wheel I hear the timbers creaking Take the wheel I think this ship is sinking Jamaica seems so far and I've been thinking Old Billy Bones has gone to sea and quit his dockside drinking

Between Seventeen And Twenty

D A A7 G F Bb

[Verse 1] I wonder who's sleeping in your sheets tonight Whose head rests upon the bed Could it be a close friend I knew so well Who seems to be so close to you instead, close to you instead

Turn The Lights Out When You Leave

D C G B E Am

Your bag's out on the bed. Your closet's all Cleared out. You say you're going to Jacksonville 'cause our love is all worn out. You're searching in my eyes to try and find a Tear, but the will of my forgiveness has dried

Postcards From Richard Nixon

F C7M Bb C G F/C

VERSE We heard Richard Nixon say, welcome to the U-S-A The common sense I sometimes lack Has opened up a seismic crack We've fallen in and I can't pull back

The Scaffold

F# C# G# G#m7 F C#7

In Orient where wise I was to please the way I live. Come give the beggar chance at hand his life is on his lip. Three score a thousand times where once in Amazon. Where El Dorado holds the key no keeper holds my hand.

Gulliver

G Gm C/G Eb F Bb

Gulliver's gone to the final command of his master His watery eyes had washed all the hills with his laughter And the seasons can change all the light from the grey to the dim But the light in his eyes will see no more bright As the sheep that he locked in the pen

Runaway Train

Em C B7 G Am D

Pas de barré

There's a hungry road I can only hope's Gonna eat me up inside There's a drifting spirit coming clean In the eye of a lifelong fire Tell Monday I'll be around next week

Hard luck story

F Cm C Am F7 Dm

(REPEAT ABOUT 4x) Sometimes I think I'm going crazy Staring at the same four walls

Big Dipper

G C D B Em G7

And it looked at first like the whole thing would end as a failure He had a thing about a quarter to four, and he just couldn't handle any more He's got his own big dipper so he won't be needing your, big dipper He's got his own big dipper and he won't be needing yours

Crazy Water

F Bb/F Eb Bb/D F/D Bb

On a bench, on the beach Just before the sun had gone I tried to reach you Plain faced and falling fast You looked so vacant like an empty shell

The New Fever Waltz

D G Bm F A C

[Verse 1] Forgotten scars remind us of Too much war, too little love Beneath the fault-line truth to burn Within the page so much to learn

Birds

G C C/E Bb F D

There's some things I don't have now Some things I don't talk about These things are between myself and I In my thick skull the joker hides

Shoulder Holster

C G B G7 A D

[Verse 1] Now, it was just like Frankie and Johnny and it was just like Stagger Lee Dolly Summers was a simple girl from a mid-west family With a stucco home and her own Mustang and a charge account at Sears Well she had everything that a girl could want to live happy fot thr rest of her years

Dark Diamond

Ab Db Bbm Gb Ebm7 Bb

Oh, I'm a dark diamond I've turned hard and cold (OCTAVES: ) Once was a jewel with fire in my soul There's two sides of a mirror

Sugar On The Floor

F Bb C A Gm F7

VERSE: You're a stranger to me Then you give me your life I toss it to one side Still you're sweeter to me

It Aint Gonna Be Easy

Bm B A G F# C

[Verse 1] It isn't going to be easy from now on You've been messing around while I've been gone But sometimes telling the truth can be unkind Folks who suffer guilt can be so blind

My Quicksand

Em Bm D A F Fm

[Verse 1] I put my life on hold and took you home Good sense shot down I placed you on a throne Where was the wheel that kept me on the road The force of nature preventing overload

Who Wears These Shoes

Dm Am C F G E7

Spotify:track:6mGOqiCzOhzG08qtFdoYHw Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fQntP8990 Lyrics and Music: Elton John and Bernie Taupin Year: 1984 Producer: Chris Thomas

Blues Never Fade Away

Cm Eb Ab Bb G B

He lost his life to a big disease before it even had a name But there's so many more and I've lost count The hows and whys aren't important now All that matters is they came around And brightened up our lives

Voyeur

Bb Eb Ab F Gb Bb/Ab

Verse 1: I'm looking, I'm looking back I'm trying to imagine this and that The simple mathematics making up the map Insurance of protection from immediate collapse...

Pain

E B A F#m C#m

What's your name, my name is Pain Where do you live, I live any place Where were you born, in the state of fear How old are you, nineteen hundred and ninety four years What's your plan, my plan is pain

Shoot Down The Moon

Am E7 G F B7 C

[Verse 1] Oh no I don't want it You can take it all I'll put my money where my mouth is Put your suitcase in the hall

Feed Me

B7 C D Em Em7 Bm7

Don't close the shades I'm scared of the darkness I'm cold as a razor blade A7sus A7 Inches from madness

The Wasteland

Gm Cm Eb Bb F Gm/F

Could it be I'm not for real I slap my face to check out how I feel It's hostages to prove it's true Who lives behind a mask was never proved.

Georgia

A D E C# F#m C#m

[Verse 1] When it's springtime down in Georgia It's winter time up in Maine You can go from snow to sunshine If you board a southbound train

And The House Fell Down

Cm Bb Fm7 Ab7 G7 Ab

VERSE The sun is up and the shades are all pulled down I'm more paranoid with every little sound Like the leaf blower blowing the leaves around And a siren wailing on the other side of town

Understanding Women

Gm D7 F Cm D Eb

[Verse 1] Rolling over trying to sleep and understanding women. Thinking of you out there, somewhere, looking for a new beginning. Just let me be the final word in the book we haven't written. I won't be another page in understanding women.

All Across The Havens

G C7 Am7 D7 Em Bm

Verse The sister of sunlight Comes to my lonely life Bearing the crosses I hung I hung on my lonely wife

I Cry At Night

C Fmaj7 G Cm7 B Am7

[Verse] This house that I live in has no reason This house that I sleep in has no purpose It has a bed and a few old chairs Three flights up, two flights of stairs

Porch Swing In Tupelo

F Bb C Eb Dm C#

[Verse 1] There's a porch swing in Tupelo In the shade of the south Where the sweet honey drips off that old hush-your-mouth It's a slow road on down

Stones Throw From Hurtin

G C D Bb Am Em

[Verse 1] Help me information Get emotion on the line This war that's raging in my heart's Getting harder all the time

Wheres The Shoorah

Eb Ab Bb Cm A Bb7

She grows, she's grown like pampas Tall in the wind, she's simple and spiteful She's all girl, woman and mother She's had my children And she's been my lover

Sweat It Out

F C Am Dm7 E E7

Man it's hard to handle When the bank's broke + Fsus4 Don't kow-tow, don't bow down Loosen up, get the lead out Backs up let them shout

House Of Cards

Em G C D F Bb

[Verse 1] I hear tell some playboy has kidnapped your heart With his plane and his plans for games after dark Just a pain in his pocket, and the price of a room Where the second hand sheets smell of, stale perfume

The Wide-Eyed And Laughing

Ab Gm Cm Bb Fm G

Are you still in control of the boat that you row Or do you still cling to me when its sinking I never condemned you, I only consoled you When candlelight made me a King

Weight Of The World

G C D Am F Em

[Verse 1] I'm weary and I’m staying up late And the rain hits my roof so hard You know I'm no longer thirty These days I'm happy to play

Whitewash County

D G C Dsus4 G/B F

Verse 1: Tonight it's hot down here, I can almost smell the rain And I can almost taste the fear, behind your name Fans turning on the ceiling, I feel sticky as a chili dog White boys howling in the evening, on that hollow log

I'm Your Puppet

Bm7 C#m A D E

I'm Your Puppet (Linden Oldham and Dan Penn) Intro: A 2x

Mansfield

C Am C/D G D Bm

Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life , yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah, Andy Kauffman in the Wrestling Match, yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah, Monopoly, 21, checkers and chess , yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah, Mr. Fred Blassey in a breakfast mess, yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah, Let's play twister, lets play risk, yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,

Guilty Pleasure

G C E D A B

[VERSE] Hand it over reach across the line Let's talk about it, tell me one more time What is it you want, what you think you'll find Inside of this old heart of mine

Nobody Wins

Gm Eb Cm7 Cm6/D Bb D

Intro: They must have loved each other once But that was many years ago

In Neon

Eb Ab Db Db/F Ab/Gb Gb

Lipstick and lashes, the traces of stardom Lit up on a billboard so everyone sees them in neon Behind the counter she stares out the window Up at the billboard that's like a reminder in neon She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror

Freaks in love

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Verse 1:Gm Me and you, we?re not that pretty. Me and you could use a lift. I?m out here on the corner crying. I got rythms, but I got no gift. Me and you, we?re all we?ve got. Me and you could be a curse. We?ve got bleeding hearts and flowers. You?ve got strings, but

Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

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[Verse 1] Never meant to be so friendly. Never made the room look nice Never heed a word of warning. Never take my own advice I got a brand-new problem, pretty and she's 5 foot 10 I been in love three times this week, I'm just about to fall again

Give Me The Love

Cm Gm7 Abmaj7 Eb F/Eb Dm7

You've been crying, and I'm crazy about you. I've been lying, and hanging you up, `cause - I'm deep on the inside, but flash on the outside. I am the thunder, and you are my lightning.

Can I put you on

C G F Am G/F Am7

I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day Like a blind street musician I never see those who pay It's dirty work in Birmingham

The End Will Come

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[VERSE I] And when we start we say forever We say we care, we need, we feel We read the movement of our eyes But in our hearts we still believe

Latitude

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Grey London morning, wet London streets Rain on the window, wind in the trees It's my time to write, it's your time to calL There's something about distance that gets to us all

Claw Hammer

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VERSE You're holding back You're hard to read Your a 21st century kind You're lighting fast

Easier to walk away

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Every time you turn around You wear another face Every time I look away I find a hiding place

Take Down To The Ocean

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[Intro] Dim Dim A Dsus4 D

Restless

C F Bb Ab Am E

Crime sits heavy on the city shoulder Can't get no work, I can't get a job I just sit and play my radio in the parking lot Well they're breaking down doors in foreign countries

The Power

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[Verse 1] I have sold myself through and through I have walked in the darkness too Felt a red sun, the living proof Washed my hands in the honest truth

Planes

G D C Am B Em

Oh, Jessie I'd like to be One of those men upon the screen With an elegant lady and a cafe in Paris Serving Pernot and Kalua with cream

I Dont Care

D G C Bm F

[Verse 1] I got feet sticking out of my shoes. I got heat more than I can use I got love, I got all I need I got soles that are wearing thin. I got holes where the rain gets in I got you and that's enough for me

Chasing The Crown

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[Verse 1] I built a wall in China. I sank an ocean liner I've wrecked homes, I've burned thrones, chasing the crown I've put thorns in your feet. I spread plague in the streets I've sprung traps, confused maps, chasing the crown

Princess

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Verse - Haven't you heard what's new There is a rumour Going around that suddenly I've found you Better believe it's true

Two Rooms At The End Of The World

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Through a mutual agreement, we got that aching feeling To look up one another one more time Tracking down the zip codes Sealing down those envelopes Lack of communication on the telephone line

Abide with me

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1. A-bide with me, fast falls the eventide. The darkness deepens, Lord, with me a-bide. When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, a - bide with me!

Legal Boys

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[Verse 1] Your accountant called this morning There was springtime in his heart He couldn't wait to tell me How he'd pulled our lives apa - art

Goodbye Marlon Brando

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Say goodbye to Glasnost, say goodbye to Malathion Say goodbye to the clowns in congress and the belt around Orion Say goodbye to the tabloids, say goodbye to diet soda Say goodbye to new age music from the Capa to the Coda Say goodbye to gridlock, goodbye to Dolly's chest

I Fall Apart

C F Ab Bb A Ab7

[Verse 1] Without you, I no longer swim upstream. Where are you when I try to fill The spaces in between? The red letter days

Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way

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VERSE I remember it like it was yesterday Snow in the park and skaters on the ice Long black cars standing side-by-side Loading up the boys at night

I Must Have Lost It On The Wind

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I'm no longer counting, I'm not keeping score I could say my list of lovers doesn't matter anymore But some are always in my heart And some I'm not so sure Either way they all left their mark

Free And Easy

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[Verse 1] I've got a strong-willed someone to love me Here off a highway in the way Don't need to shout it We're living here quietly

Burning Buildings

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Verse 1 It used to be a sweet sensation No price too high for love Now I pay for this bitter taste And the price is not enough

Did Anybody Sleep With Joan Of Arc

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[Verse 1] At seventeen, she became the queen of Orleans A peasant child guided by a vivid dream She was cool before they knew what cool became She cut her hair and cross-dressed in a dangerous age

Les Aveux

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[Verse 1] Les grands orages peuvent venir à moi J'ai, là dans mes poings, la force de vivre Et le filet du temps n'est que l'ombre qui passe Et voila le présent que je regarde en face

Act of war

F Gm G C Eb Bb

1. This ain't no battle honey, this ain't no fight. 2. Well, you'd better believe it boy this house is your home. 3. Well I'm a man of convenience I work a long hard day. 4. Well if that's your game then honey two can play.

I Can't Steer My Heart Clear Of You

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Verse 1 Take me for granted, i think that i could stand it After all these rough seas Left me reckless and abandoned Say the spirits willing, chance a new beginning

Wicked Dreams

F G Am C C7 Ab

Verse 1 It's written clear across the room In silent words the blind could understand I came here to relax and find A sleep that soaks me up like surf and sand

Just Like Noahs Ark

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VERSE Yeah, it's just like Noah's ark There's two of every kind Pretty girls and boys in drag Walking a fine thin line

Old 67

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VERSE Hey how about this A little conversation tonight Thinking aloud how we struggled to find Our place in the dizzy heights

Love Her Like me

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You can take her Make her change her name You and your old money Dance around the flame But you can never,

Its Getting Dark In Here

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It's getting dark in here Don't want to leave Shadow's falling And I believe Winds picking up

Strangers

C G F Am B E

[Verse 1] Two people caught on a string A high-wire act above the center ring While the audience is wondering If we'll make it back

No Valentines

C Fm6/C Am E7 F C7

No more Valentine's day No more Christmas cards I've thrown them all away No more sequined stars No birthday wis-hes,

Shooting Star

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Verse 1 I'm still in love with you, oh, shooting star And when I start to wonder where you are There you are, there you are, shooting star

Angeline

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Chorus: You've got to swing that hammer, punch that card. Angeline I love you when you work so hard. Swing that hammer and sew my jeans. A A G/A Em/A A A G/A Em/A {twice}

Take Me Back

Ab Bb Eb Cm F Cm7

Playing a part you're well prepared for, there you stand. With all I ever cared for in your hand. I'm waiting all the time for some kind of sign from you. And I'll go on and on this way. Waiting for the day when I will hear you say you'll take me back.

Sitting Doing Nothing

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[Bridge] Many people that I've encoun-tered Say they wish that the-ey were free And I know that secretly All those people, would really like to be me

Japanese hands

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Outside I can hear the fireworks beyond the paper walls. Where the symbols painted black and white - run together when the rain falls. And the wind chimes across Kyoto each time the earth moves. Was it the quake that shook me or was it - something to do with you?

Soul Glove

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You say today was not so easy Pressure tends to get the best of you Well don't let them break your spirit Keep the faith and you will come on through And I'll head home for the weekend

A Town Called Jubilee

G C D F E A

[Verse 1] Lily pulled a horseshoe from a pile of junk Said "I'm going to keep this good luck Piece of iron inside my trunk" The boy just whispered "OK"

Tambourine

G D Em Bm F A

Intro: It feels like I'm flying When I see your face I'm charged with a power Of amazing grace

Donner Pour Donner

C Dm7 G7 Em Dm B7

When no handy silver lining When no crime to make the headline news If it's a matter for decision You and I can be the ones to choose

Heart In The Right Place

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[Verse 1] I've got a good by-line, they all know my name The queen of the sly line, I feed on your fame But I got my heart in the right place, it's all in the game If you're doing fine boy, you got my vote

Loves Got A Lot To Answer For

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[VERSE I] Pull my coat around me Feel the cold wind haunt me Streets are empty just like me The murmur of an echo

I Know Why Im In Love

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[Verse 1] I wake up and I look at the clock In the middle of the night my heart stops When I see you in the moonlight I know why I'm in love

If The River Can Bend

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[VERSE I] I don't know what to say I don't know where the light shines It's a grey dawn rising on a green hill And there's so much behind us

Hoop Of Fire

G C D Em F

[Verse 1] You say that all you want are the simple things Long walks on lonely beaches, guitars with nylon strings But underneath you'd rather leap through a hoop of fire You shy away from lips that want, that want to kiss you

January

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Verse 1 Must have been the right month Must have been a good time Must have counted every cloud in the sky that night Every single glass of wine

Back in the USSR

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Pas de barré

Flew in from Miami Beach B. O. A. C. Didn't get to bed last night, On the way the paperback was on my knee, Man, I had a dreadful flight.

Lovesick

C F G Bb Dm E

[Chorus] I've been blown away like a printed page That reads "you're lovesick" Headline news had me so abused But I was lovesick

Candy by the pound

Am G G/B C C/D Em

Since you claimed my heart - from the lost and found. I - I - I have said 'goodbye' to my foolin' around. Now you and me, babe, we got can - dy by the pound. {replay intro} You and me, babe, we got can - dy by the pound.

Cartier

A D E A7

Pas de barré

Come into my machine so we can cruise on out, I know a swinging little joint where we can jump and shout. It's not too far back on the highway, not too long a ride, You park your car in the open, you can walk inside. A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her ma'am,

Too Many Tears

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[Verse 1] Did you see the first man on the moon? Have you seen the first light of day? When there wasn't someone stuck inside Something like the moon

United We Stand

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There's nowhere in the world that I would rather be Than with you my love And there's nothing in the world that I would rather see Than your smile my love For united we stand

Heres To The Next Time

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[Verse 1] Like I said baby If you go astray Well then, go on Go your sweet way

Aint nothing like the real thing

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I got your picture hanging on my wall but it can't sing, or come to me - When I call your name. I realized it's just a picture in a frame. I read your letters but you're not here. They don't move me, They don't prove it like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear.

Conquer The Sun

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[Verse 1] The night we met, we stood Divided by defenses as old as time But love has found a way To bring me to your senses and you to mine

White man danger

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White man danger He's come to stay Red man, it's all o- ver

Flintstone Boy

A E G C#m B G#m

Verse 1 Please don't talk about the flintstone boy, he's alright with me Please don't talk about the flintstone boy, he's alright with me Please don't worry about the flintstone boy He got trouble but he ain't got joy

Amen

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Amen, amen Amen, amen, amen. See the little baby Amen Lying in the manager

Come back baby

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Come back baby Come back to me yeah And you will see yeah

Steal Away Child

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[Verse 1] Steal away child into your dreams Where nothing is ever the way that it seems I gave you your life, you gave me your trust I've no wish to hurt you but hurt you I must

Peters Song

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[Verse 1] I'll bring you peace I'll give you love Be part of all your dreams while growing up It's hard enough