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Tower Of Babel

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Chords and lyrics for Tower Of Babel by Elton John

Em 
Snow,
 
cem
C 
ent
 
and i
F 
vory young  
G 
towers
 
Some
F 
one called us B
C 
abylon
 
Those hungry
F 
hunters
 
Tracking down the
G 
hours
 
But where
Eb 
were all your shoulders whe
Bb 
n we cried
 
Were the darlings on the
Fm 
sideline
 
Dreaming up s
Cm 
uch cherished lies
 
To whi
Ab 
sper in your ear
 
before you  
F 
die 
 
 
F 
 
It’s  
Eb 
party time for the guys
 
in t
Ab 
he tower of
Bb 
Babel
 
So
Cm 
dom meet Gom
Ab 
orrah,
 
Ca
Eb 
in meet  
Bb 
Abel
 
Have a  
Fm 
ball 
 
y’all
 
S
Fm 
ee the letches crawl
 
With the call girls under t
Cm 
he 
 
table
 
Watch them dig
Ab 
their 
 
graves
 
`Cause Jesu
Eb 
s don’t save  
Bb 
the 
 
guys
 
In the to
Fm 
wer of Babel  
Ab 
 
Watch them dig their grav
Ab 
es
 
`Cause Jesus  
Eb 
don’t save the  
Bb 
guys
 
In the tower of Bab
Fm 
el, no no  
Eb 
no
 
Jun
Em 
k,
 
ang
C 
el,
 
this
F 
closet’s always  
G 
stacked
 
The  
F 
dealers in the ba
C 
sement
 
Filling your  
F 
prescription
 
For a brand n
G 
ew heart attack
 
But wher
Eb 
e were all your shoulders when
Bb 
we 
 
cried
 
Were the doctor
Fm 
s in attendance
 
Saying how  
Cm 
they felt so sick inside
 
Or was it just the scalpel blad
Ab 
e that lied.

Tonight

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Chords and lyrics for Tonight by Elton John

Am 
Tonight
Am/E 
Am 
 
Do we have to fight  
G 
again
F 
Tonight
 
I just w
F/E 
ant to go to  
D 
sleep
 
T
G 
urn 
 
 
Am 
out 
 
 
G7 
the 
 
l
C 
ight
 
But you want to carry  
F 
grudges
 
Nine times  
F/E 
out 
 
of
D 
ten
 
I see the storm ap
G 
proaching
 
Long before the rain starts f
F 
alling
Am 
Am/E 
 
Does it have to be the old t
G 
hing
 
T
F 
onight
 
It’s late,  
F/E 
too
D 
late
G 
To chase the ra
Am 
inbow 
 
t
G7 
hat you’re a
C 
fter
 
I’d like to find a compr
F 
omise
 
And place it i
F/E 
n your  
D 
hands
 
My eyes are blind, my ears can’t h
G 
ear
 
And I cannot find the t
F 
ime
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
 
Am 
Tonig
Am/E 
ht
Am 
 
Just let the curtains close in  
Bm 
silence
 
Why not approach with less de
Am 
fia
Am/G 
nce
D/F# 
 
The man who’d love to see you sm
E/G# 
ile
 
Who’d love to see you sm
F 
ile
E/G# 
 
The man who’d love to see you s
F 
mile
G 
tonigh
C 
t

Tiny Dancer Acoustic

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Chords and lyrics for Tiny Dancer Acoustic by Elton John

C 
Blue jean  
F 
baby, 
 
 
C 
L.A. 
 
 
F 
lady, 
 
 
C 
seamstress for the  
F 
band
F 
G 
C 
Pretty 
 
 
F 
eyed, 
 
 
C 
pirate 
 
 
F 
smile, 
 
 
C 
you’ll marry a music  
F 
man
G 
F 
Ballerina,  
Am7 
you must hav
Dm 
e seen h
F 
er, dancing in t
C 
he 
 
sa
G7 
nd
C 
Now she’s  
F 
in 
 
me,
C 
always 
 
 
F 
with 
 
me,
C 
tiny dancer in my  
G/D 
hand
F 
 
Em 
 
Dm 
 
C 
 
Am7 
 
C 
Jesus 
 
 
F 
freaks, 
 
 
C 
out in the  
F 
street,
C 
handing out tickets for  
F 
God
F 
G 
C 
Turning 
 
 
F 
back, 
 
 
C 
she just  
F 
laughs, 
 
 
C 
the boulevard is not that  
F 
bad
F 
G 
F 
Piano man,  
Am7 
he makes hi
Dm 
s 
 
stan
F 
d, in the au
C 
ditorium
G7 
C 
Looking 
 
 
F 
on, 
 
 
C 
she sings the  
F 
songs, 
 
 
C 
the words she knows, the tune she  
G/D 
hums
F 
 
Em 
 
Dm 
 
Am7 
 
Ab 
But oh how it
Bb 
feels so real
Gm 
Lying here, with
Cm 
no one near
Ab 
Where only you, and you can
Bb 
hear 
 
me
 
F 
“Hold me  
C/E 
close
Dm 
r Tiny Dancer”
 
F 
“Count the  
C/E 
headlights on th
G 
e 
 
highway”
 
F 
“Lay me  
C/E 
down in sheets o
Dm 
f 
 
linen”
 
 
F 
 
C/E 
 
Dm 
 
F 
“You had a  
C/E 
busy 
 
da
G 
y 
 
today”

Tiny Dancer

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Chords and lyrics for Tiny Dancer by Elton John

A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
Blu
D 
e 
 
jea
D 
n 
 
bab
E 
y, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
Pret
D 
ty 
 
eyed
A 
, pirate smile, you’ll marry a music man
D 
 
C#m7 
 
F#m7 
 
Bm 
 
D 
 
Ballerin
A 
a, y
E7 
ou must have seen her, dancing in the sand
A 
 
F 
 
A 
 
F 
 
A 
 
Now she’
E7 
s in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
D 
 
C#m 
 
Bm 
 
A 
 
F#m7 
 
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
Jesus freaks,  
D 
out 
 
i
D 
n 
 
the
E 
street, handing out tickets for God
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
Turning back,  
D 
she 
 
 
D 
just 
 
la
E 
ughs, the boulevard is not that bad
D 
 
C#m7 
 
F#m7 
 
Bm 
 
D 
 
Pi
A 
ano man, h
E7 
e makes his stand, in the auditorium
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
D 
 
A 
 
Looking on, she sings t
E7 
he songs, the words she knows, the tune she hums
D 
 
C#m 
 
Bm 
 
A 
 
F#m7 
 
F 
But oh how it  
G 
feels so real
Em 
Lying here, with
Am 
no one near
F 
Where only you, and you can
G 
hear 
 
me
 
When I say, “
G# 
Softly…”
 
“
E7 
Slowly…”
 
D 
“Hold me c
A 
loser
Bm 
Tiny 
 
Dancer”
 
D 
“Count the  
A 
headlights on the
Bm 
highway”
 
D 
“Lay me d
A 
own in sheets of
Bm 
linen”
 
D 
“You had a b
A 
usy 
 
day
Bm 
today”

This Train Dont Stop There Anymore

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Chords and lyrics for This Train Dont Stop There Anymore by Elton John

Ab 
 
Eb/G 
 
Fm 
 
Ebm 
 
Db 
Db/Eb
 
Ab 
 
Eb/G 
 
Fm 
 
Ebm 
 
Db 
 
Csus2 
C7sus2
 
You  
F 
may not be
F 
lieve it, but I  
F 
don’t believe in  
F/E 
miracle
Dm 
s 
 
anym
Dm 
ore
Am/D 
.
Dm 
 
And when I think about it, I don’t believe I ever  
C7sus4 
did for  
C7sus4 
sur
C 
e.
C/E 
 
F 
All the things I’ve  
F 
said in songs.
F 
All the  
F/E 
purple crows you’v
Dm 
e bought  
Dm 
for
Am/D 
me
Dm 
.
 
C7sus4 
never meant  
C7sus4 
that 
 
muc
C7sus4 
h to  
C7 
me.
 
I  
Ab 
used to be the
Ab 
main 
 
expr
Ab 
ess.
Ab 
 
All  
Fm7 
steam and whistle
Fm7 
s heading we
Fm7 
st.
 
Bbm 
Picking up m
Bbm 
y pain from door to door.
 
Gb 
Riding on the
Gb 
storyline.
 
Eb 
Furnace burning  
Eb 
overtime.
 
But  
Db 
this 
 
trai
Db 
n 
 
don’
Eb 
t 
 
sto
Eb 
p,  
Ab 
this train d
Fm 
on’t 
 
stop,
 
Bbm 
this 
 
tra
Bbm 
in do
Eb6 
n’t 
 
st
Eb 
op 
 
th
Ab 
ere 
 
anymore.
 
Eb/G 
 
Fm 
 
Ebm 
 
Db 
 
Csus2 
C7sus2
 
You  
F 
don’t need to  
F 
hear it, but I’m  
F 
dried up and  
F/E 
sick 
 
to
Dm 
death 
 
o
Dm 
f 
 
lo
Am/D 
ve.
Dm 
 
And if you need to know it , I never really under
C7sus4 
stood 
 
tha
C7sus4 
t 
 
st
C 
uff.
C/E 
 
F 
All the stars and  
F 
bleeding 
 
heart
F 
s. All the  
F/E 
tears that welled u
Dm 
p in my
Dm 
eyes
Am/D 
.
Dm 
 
I  
C7sus4 
never 
 
f
C7sus4 
elt 
 
enough
C7sus4 
to 
 
c
C7 
ry.
 
I  
Ab 
used to be the
Ab 
main 
 
expr
Ab 
ess.
Ab 
 
All  
Fm7 
steam and whistle
Fm7 
s heading we
Fm7 
st.
 
Bbm 
Picking up m
Bbm 
y pain from door to door.
 
Gb 
Riding on the
Gb 
storyline.
 
Eb 
Furnace 
 
burning
Eb 
overtime.
 
But  
Db 
this 
 
trai
Db 
n 
 
don’
Eb 
t 
 
sto
Eb 
p,  
Ab 
this train d
Fm 
on’t 
 
stop,
 
Bbm 
this 
 
tra
Bbm 
in do
Eb6 
n’t 
 
st
Eb 
op 
 
th
Ab 
ere 
 
anymore.
Ab 
 
Db 
When I say that
Db 
I don’t care
 
It really means my engine’s  
Bbm 
breaking 
 
do
Bbm 
wn
Bbm 
Bbm 
 
The  
Bb 
granite cracks b
Bb 
eneath my skin
 
I  
Db 
crumble 
 
into
Db 
piece
Eb 
s on the ground.
 
I  
Ab 
used to be the
Ab 
main 
 
expr
Ab 
ess.
Ab 
 
All  
Fm7 
steam and whistle
Fm7 
s heading we
Fm7 
st.
 
Bbm 
Picking up m
Bbm 
y pain from door to door.
 
Gb 
Riding on the
Gb 
storyline.
 
Eb 
Furnace 
 
burning
Eb 
overtime.
 
But  
Db 
this 
 
trai
Db 
n 
 
don’
Eb 
t 
 
sto
Eb 
p,  
Ab 
this train d
Fm 
on’t 
 
stop,
 
Bbm 
this 
 
tra
Bbm 
in do
Eb6 
n’t 
 
st
Eb 
op 
 
th
Ab 
ere 
 
anymore.
 
But  
Db 
this 
 
trai
Db 
n 
 
don’
Eb 
t 
 
sto
Eb 
p,  
Ab 
this train d
Fm 
on’t 
 
stop,
 
Bbm 
this 
 
tra
Bbm 
in do
Eb6 
n’t 
 
st
Eb 
op 
 
th
Ab 
ere 
 
anymore.
 
Eb/G 
 
Fm 
 
Ebm 
 
Db 
Db/Eb
 
Ab 
 
Eb/G 
 
Fm 
 
Ebm 
 
Db 
Db/Eb  
Ab 

This Train Dont Stop

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Chords and lyrics for This Train Dont Stop by Elton John

 
you  
D 
may 
 
not
D/C# 
believe it but i dont believe in miracles anymore
 
and  
Em 
when i t
Em/D 
hink
Em/A 
about
A 
it i dont believe i ever did for sure
D 
all the things ive said in songs
 
a
D/C# 
ll the purple cloths you’ve bought for me
 
re
Em 
ality’
Em/D 
s just black and white and the sentimental things i write
Em/A 
never 
 
m
A 
eant that much to me
 
i u
F 
sed to be the main express
 
all st
Dm 
eamin whistles heading west
Gm 
pickin up my pain from door to door
C 
furnace burning overtime
 
but  
Bb 
this 
 
tra
C 
in dont stop
F 
this 
 
 
Em 
tr
Dm 
ain dont stop
Bb 
thi
C 
s train dont stop there
 
you d
D 
ont 
 
nee
D/C# 
d to hear it but im dried up and sick to death of love
Em 
if 
 
you
Em/D 
need 
 
t
Em/A 
o know i
A 
t i never really understood that stuff
D 
all 
 
the
D/C# 
stars and bleeding hearts all the tears that welled up in my eyes
Em 
never 
 
 
Em/D 
meant a thing to me read em as they say and weep
Em/A 
i 
 
never
A 
felt enough to cry
 
Bb 
when 
 
 
Am 
i 
 
sa
Gm 
y that i dont care it really means my engines breaking down
 
the c
Dm 
hisle 
 
chip
Gm 
s my heart again the granite cracks beneath my skin
Bb 
im 
 
c
C 
rumbling to peices on the ground

This Song Has No Title

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Chords and lyrics for This Song Has No Title by Elton John

G 
Em 
Tune me in to
Bm 
the
C 
wild side of  
G 
life
C 
I’m an innocent y
G 
oung child  
D 
sharp as a kn
G 
ife
D/F# 
Em 
Take me to the garrets where
Bm 
th
C 
e artists have
G 
died
C 
Show me the courtrooms where the  
B7 
judges have  
Em 
lied
D 
Em 
Em 
Let me drink deeply from
Bm 
the
C 
water and the
G 
wine
C 
Light colored ca
G 
ndles in da
D 
rk dreary min
G 
es
D/F# 
Em 
Look in the mirror
Bm 
an
C 
d stare at m
G 
yself
C 
And wonder if that’s really
B7 
me on the s
Em 
helf
D 
Em 
 
C 
And each day I learn just a l
F 
ittle bit more
 
I d
A# 
on’t know why but I do  
D# 
know what for
C 
If we’re all going somewhere  
F7 
let’s get there  
A# 
soon
 
for this s
D# 
ong’s got no  
G# 
title 
 
jus
A 
t words and  
C/D 
a 
 
tune
G/D 
D 
Em 
Take me down alleys where
Bm 
the
C 
murders 
 
are
G 
done
C 
In a vast high powered  
G 
rocket to the c
D 
ore of the  
G 
sun
D/F# 
Em 
Want to read books in
Bm 
th
C 
e studies of
G 
men
C 
Born on the breeze and  
B7 
die on the
Em 
wind
D 
Em 
Em 
If I was an
G/D 
artist 
 
w
C 
ho paints with hi
G 
s 
 
eyes
C 
I’d study my  
G 
subject and s
D 
ilently 
 
 
G 
cry
Em 
Cry for the darkness to come
C 
down 
 
over
G 
me
 
For co
C 
nfusion to carry on t
B7 
urn
Em 
ing
B7 
the
Em 
wheel
C 
And each day I learn just a l
F 
ittle bit more
 
I d
A# 
on’t know why but I do  
D# 
know what for
C 
If we’re all going somewhere  
F7 
let’s get there  
A# 
soon
 
for this s
D# 
ong’s got no  
G# 
title 
 
jus
A 
t words and  
C/D 
a 
 
tune
G/D 
D 
G 

The Way You Look Tonight

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Chords and lyrics for The Way You Look Tonight by Elton John

 
T
C 
here was a time
 
I was ev
Am 
erything
Em 
and nothing al
Am 
l in one
 
W
F 
hen you found me
 
I wa
Dm 
s feeling like a c
F 
loud across the
G 
sun
 
I nee
C 
d to tell you
 
Ho
Em 
w you light up every second of
Am 
the 
 
day
 
But in
F 
the 
 
moonlight
 
Y
Dm 
ou just shine like a b
F 
eacon on the  
G 
bay
 
A
C 
nd I can’t explain
 
B
Am 
ut it’s something abo
E 
ut the way you loo
Am 
k 
 
tonight
 
Takes my breath a
F 
way
 
It
Dm 
‘s that feeling I  
F 
get about you, deep i
G 
nside
 
And I can’t
C 
describe
 
Bu
Am 
t it’s something about t
E 
he way you look t
Am 
onight
 
Take
Dm 
s my breath
G 
away
 
The way you loo
C 
k 
 
tonight
 
W
C 
ith your smile
 
Y
Am 
ou pull the deepest s
Em 
ecrets from m
Am 
y 
 
heart
 
In  
F 
all 
 
honesty
 
I
Dm 
‘m speechless and I do
F 
n’t know where to  
G 
start

The Wasteland

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Chords and lyrics for The Wasteland by Elton John

Gm 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
Gm 
Gm 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
Gm 
 
Some days I think it’s all
Eb7 
a 
 
dream
C 
The things I’ve done, the places tha
F 
t I’ve been
D/F# 
D7/F# 
Gm 
This life of mine seeme
Eb7 
d surreal at times
 
Wasted days  
C 
and nights in someone els
Dsus4 
e’s 
 
mind
D 
Gm 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
Gm 
Gm 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
Gm 
 
F 
Come on Robert Johnson  
Bb 
F 
Though we’re worlds apart
Bb 
Eb 
You and I know what it’s like
 
With the devil  
D 
in our hear
 
t
 
You so
Cm 
ld your soul at the crossro
Gm 
ads
 
Kept a little o
G7 
f mine on hand
 
 
I’m w
Eb 
ading 
 
ou
C/E 
t this  
F 
muddy 
 
water
D/F# 
 
Been str
Gm 
anded in  
F 
the 
 
Waste
Eb 
lan
D 
d
Gm 
 
Gm 
(the 
 
 
C 
above
Bb 
line
Gm 
repeats and when you want to end–>)
Gm 
 
F 
 
Eb 
 
D 
 
Gm 

The Scaffold

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Chords and lyrics for The Scaffold by Elton John

 
Intro: |  
D 
|  
D 
| F#/C# | F#/C# |  
C# 
|  
C# 
|
 
F# 
In Orient where wise I was to
Ab 
please the way I live.
 
Come give the beggar chance at hand his life is on his  
F# 
lip.
 
Three score a thousand times where  
Ab 
once in Amazon.
 
Where El Dorado holds the key no keeper holds my  
F# 
hand.
 
Un
Bbm7 
chain the gate  
Ebm 
of solitude, the ruler says  
 
you
 
run.
 
Run hard unto the scaffold high  
D7 
- your chance to
C# 
-
 
jump the gun.
 
F# 
Oh, how high the scaffold grows – the
C#7 
plant life of yo
F# 
ur 
 
widow.
 
In black lace curtains brought you near from  
C#7 
out the plate glas
F# 
s 
 
window.
F# 
Oh, how high the scaffold grows – the
C#7 
plant life of yo
F# 
ur 
 
widow.
 
In black lace curtains brought you near from  
C#7 
out the plate glas
F# 
s 
 
window.
 
F# 
The Minotaur with bloody hands is  
Ab 
– enraged by the sun.
 
Caged he by the corpses brought forth by the  
F# 
dawn.
 
In Orient is as I told the b
Ab 
uckshee hangman swears.
 
For open crypts to silence nylon knots to sway by  
F# 
prayer.
 
F# 
In Orient where wise I was to
Ab 
please the way I live.
 
Come give the beggar chance at hand – his life is on his  
F# 
lip.