Year: 1996 - Album: Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Written by Bernard John Taupin, Reginald Kenneth Dwight
INTRO: Eb Gm G# |-3-----3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---| |-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------| |---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8------8----|-----8------8----| |-----------------|-5-------------5-|---10-----10---10|---10-----10---10| |-6---------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Eb Gm G# |-------3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---| |-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------| |---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8----8------|-----8-----8-----| |-----------------|-5---------------|---10---10-----10|---10----10----10| |-6---------------|-----------------|-11------------11|-11--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| It's a human VERSES: Eb G# Fm Bb |-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-------6-----6---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| |---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| |-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. sign when things go wrong when the scent of her 2. misunderstandings after the fact sensitivity Eb G# Fm Bb |-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| |---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| |-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. lin - gers and temptations strong into the 2. builds a prison in the final act we loose Cm G# Bb |-------3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----| |---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------6---|-4---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------| 1. boundary of each married man sweet deceipt comes a 2. direction no stone unturned no tears to Cm G# Bb |-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6---------| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-------------9---| |---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7---7-| |-----------------|-----------------|---8-----8-----8-|---8-----8-----8-| |-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------6---|-4---------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 1. calling and negativity lands cold, cold 2. damn you when jealousy burns cold, cold {Play the first 8 bars of the Verse again with the following lyrics} 1+2. heart hard done by you somethings look better baby just passin' through and it's no Chorus : Eb G# |-------3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| |---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------------4-|-4-------------4-| sacrifice just a simple word when two hearts Bb Eb |-------6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-4-| |-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| |---7-----7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| |-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------| livin into seperate worlds and it's no Eb G# |-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-8-6-4---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4---------4-| |---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| sacrifice no sacrifice no Gm G# Bb Eb Gm |-------3-----3-3-|-4-----4-6-----6-|-3-----3-----3---|-6-----6-----6---| |-----3-----3-----|-----4-------6---|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----| |---3-----3-------|---5-------7-----|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------| |-3-------------3-|-4-------6-------|-----------------|-----------------| sacrifice at all G# |-8-----8-----8---|-------8-----8---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| |---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| |-6-------------6-|-6---------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1. mutual 2. I gave my OUTRO: Eb G# Fm Bb |-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| |---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| |-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| heart i gave my {Repeat the last 4 bars about 1000 times then finish it softly.}