Year: 1986 - Album: Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Written by Bernie Taupin, Elton John
Intro: (Do Twice) Verse 1: G C G When I think of those East End lights C Muggy nights G F C The curtains drawn in the little room downstairs F G Prima Donna lord you really should have been there F G C Sitting like a princess perched in her electric chair Cm And it's one more beer A7 And I don't hear you anymore C We've all gone crazy lately A/C# G My friends out there rolling round the basement floor D Ah ah ah ah ah ah ahIntro: (do twice) Verse 2: G C G I never realized the passing hours C Of evening showers G F C A slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams F G I'm strangled by your haunted social scene F G C Just a pawn out-played by a dominating queen Cm It's four o'clock in the morning A7 Damn it listen to me good C I'm sleeping with myself tonight A/C# G Saved in time, thank God my music's still alive D Ah ah ah ah ah ah Back To Chorus ???????????????? (Then do Intro Twice Again, then go to Bridge) Bridge: Am G And I would have walked head on into the deep end the river Em7 Clinging to your stocks and bonds C Paying your H.P. demands forever Am G They're coming in the morning with a truck to take me home Em7 C Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight Em7 C Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight Em7 Someone saved my life tonight C A7 G So save your strength and run the field you play alone Back To Chorus Again???????????????? (Then go to the ending) Ending: Do Intro throughout this part G & C-------6 times and fade G C Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight????????C G Am7 G And someone saved my life tonight sugar bear C G Am You almost had your hooks in me didn't you dear G Cmaj7 G/B You nearly had me roped and tied C A7/C# Altar-bound, hypnotized G Sweet freedom whispered in my ear A7/E You're a butterfly C And butterflies are free to fly A7/C# G B7 C G Fly away, high away bye bye Am C F G Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh