Year: 1992 - Album: Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Written by Bernard John Taupin, Reginald Kenneth Dwight
G Bm C Csus4 C G Hey Nikita is it cold - in your little corner of the world G D You could roll around the globe D7 G And never find a warmer soul to know G C G Oh I saw you by the wall - ten of your tin soldiers in a row D With eyes that looked like ice on fire D7 G The human heart a captive in the sow Refrain G7 C G Oh Nikita you will never know anything about my home G D D7 G I'll never know how good it feels to hold you Nikita I need you so G7 C G Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time D counting ten tin soldiers in a row D7 G Oh no Nikita you'll never know Bm - Bm7 - C - Am7 - D G Bm C G Do you ever dream of me - do you ever see the letters that I write G D When you look up through the wire D7 G Nikita do you count the stars at night G C G And if there comes a time guns and gates no longer hold you in G D And if you're free to make a choice D7 G Just look towards the west and find a friend + Refrain and fade