Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947) is an immensely popoular English singer, composer (mostly with lyricist Bernie Taupin) and pianist. In a career spanning five decades, John has sold over 250 million records and has over fifty Top 40 hits, making him one of the most successful musicians of all time. His 1997 tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, &quot;Candle In The Wind,&quot; remains the world's biggest selling and fastest selling single of all time.  

Sir Elton Hercules John, né sous le nom de Reginald Kenneth Dwight est un chanteur pop britannique, né le 25 mars 1947 à Pinner dans le Middlesex, une banlieue de Londres. Il a officiellement adopté le nom Elton Hercules John en 1972 (voir le certificat officiel). Il a quatre demi-frères.  Biographie  Sa rencontre avec Bernie Taupin dans la fin des années 1960 détermine la carrière qui en a découlé.

Elton Hercules John, CBE (* 25. März 1947 in Pinner (London), Middlesex; geboren als Reginald Kenneth Dwight) ist ein britischer Sänger, Komponist und Pianist. Mit 640 Millionen verkauften Tonträgern ( ca. 450 Mio Alben und 200Mio Singles) zählt er seit den frühen 70er Jahren zu den erfolgreichsten Musikern aller Zeiten. Seine Kompositionen intoniert er, sich selbst auf dem Klavier begleitend, mit Blues-Falsett. Sein Repertoire reicht von Balladen über Rock- und Rock-

Sir Elton Hercules John (n. Pinner, Inglaterra; 25 de marzo de 1947), es un cantante, compositor y pianista británico de música pop y rock, nacido como Reginald Kenneth Dwight Harris.  A lo largo de sus más de 40 años de carrera musical, Elton John ha vendido más de 250 millones de discos y ha colocado más de 50 canciones en las listas de éxitos, convirtiéndose en uno de los mejores músicos de todos los tiempos. En el año 2004 la revista Rolling Stone le otorgó el puesto 49 en su lista de los 100 mejores artistas de la historia. 

# F(2) = 2013
# G(2) = 0235

C   F(2)  C
And now I know
E7      Am     C       F           C        Dm
Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say
C F(2)      C
I thought I knew
E7        Am        C          F          C           Dm
But now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City

F            C         Dm7                  C
Until you've seen this trash can dream come true
F                C          G              C
You stand at the edge while people run you through
F               C            F(2)                  C
And I thank the Lord there's people out there like you
F                        C                     Dm Dm7 G Gsus4 G(2)
I thank the Lord there's people out there like you

# CHORUS:
           C             Bb
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
        F                C
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
     C                                  F
Turn around and say good morning to the night
      E7            Am  C
For unless they see the sky
         F         C       D
But they can't and that is why
     F                G               F     Am Dm C
They know not if it's dark outside or light

C    F(2)       C
This Broadway's got
E7                Am
It's got a lot of songs to sing
F             C                  Dm
If I knew the tunes I might join in
C          F(2) C
I'll go my way alone
E7      Am                F             C           Dm
Grow my own, my own seeds shall be sown in New York City

F           C         Dm7            C
Subway's no way for a good man to go down
F            C            G           C
Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown
F               C            F(2)          C
And I thank the Lord for the people I have found
F                        C             Dm Dm7 G Gsus4 G(2)
I thank the Lord for the people I have found

# [Repeat CHORUS]

C   F(2)  C
And now I know
E7      Am     C       F           C        Dm
Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say
C F(2)      C
I thought I knew
E7        Am        C          F          C           Dm
But now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City

F           C         Dm7            C
Subway's no way for a good man to go down
F            C            G           C
Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown
F               C            F(2)          C
And I thank the Lord for the people I have found
F                        C             Dm Dm7 G Gsus4 G(2)
I thank the Lord for the people I have found


# [Repeat CHORUS]
     F                G               F     Am Dm C
They know not if it's dark outside or light

Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters

Verse 1:

[Em]She packed my bags last night, pre-[A]flight 
[Em]Zero hour, nine [A]AM 
[C]And I'm gonna be [G]high as a [Am]kite by [D]then 
[Em]I miss the earth so much, I [A]miss my wife 
[Em]It's lonely out in [A]space 
[C]On such a [G]timeless [Am]flight [D]

Chorus:

[G]And I think it's gonna be a long long [C]time 
Til touchdown brings me 'round to [G]find 
I'm not the man they think I am at [C]home 
Oh no, no, [G]no, I'm a [A]rocket man 
[C]Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up [G]here alone

Verse 2:

[Em]Mars ain't the kinda place to [A]raise your kids 
[Em]In fact it's cold as [A]hell 
[C]And there's no one [G]there to [Am]raise them if you [D]did 
[Em]And all this science, I don't under[A]stand 
[Em]It's just my job five days a [A]week 
[C]Rocket [G]man [Am]rocket [D]man

Chorus:

[G]And I think it's gonna be a long long [C]time 
Til touchdown brings me 'round to [G]find 
I'm not the man they think I am at [C]home 
Oh no, no, [G]no, I'm a [A]rocket man 
[C]Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse [G]up here alone 
[C]And I think it's gonna be a [G]long long time 
[C]And I think it's gonna be a [G]long long time

Rocket Man

Honky Chateau

C               F                  C
Levon wears his war wound like a crown.
F                   C
He calls his child Jesus
G                    Am
`Cause he likes the name
       Em7               F                Dm7
And he sends him to the finest school in town

     C      F               C
And Levon, Levon likes his money
F                    C
He makes a lot they say
G               Am
Spend his days counting
      Em7           F   Dm7
In a garage by the motorway

Em7              Am                  F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
         C                   Dm7                  C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F             C         Dm7
Alvin Tostig has a son today

         C       F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
                 F                            C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F        C    G
He shall be Levon

C            F                  C
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
F                    C
His family business thrives
G                            Am
Jesus blows up balloons all day
     Em7                  F           Dm7
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly

C              F               C
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
F                  C
Leaving Levon far behind
G                     Am
Take a balloon and go sailing
      Em7      F           Dm7
While Levon, Levon slowly dies

Levon

G        
Don't wish it away
Em                      F         C F C F C F 
Don't look at it like it's forever
C                 G
Between you and me
                  Bm        F                     C  F C F C F
I could honestly say that things can only get better
     C         G    B7                    Em
And while I'm away bust out the demons inside  G7
		 C       		G
And it won't be long before you and me run
		       Am    F         G  Am7  G7
To the place in our hearts where we hide



	C                    G              F
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
	     C               G              F
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
C      		    G	
Laughing like children
		Am
Living like lovers
C		F		  D
Rolling like thunder, under the covers
F			    G			C Em F	
And I guess that's why they call it the blues


Just stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second
Without hesitation, never forget I'm your man
Wait on me girl, cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone (1983)


[Intro]
C Em F
C Em F


[Verse 1]
G
  Don't wish it away
      Em               F        C    F C   F C   F C
Don't look at it, like it's, forever
                G                    Bm
Between you and me, I could honestly say
     F                   C      F C   F C   F C
That things can only get better
.
               G
And while I'm away
B7                    Em   G7                C
Dust out the demons inside,  and it won't be long
                  G
Before you-and-me run
                    Am      F        G    Am7 G7
To the place in our hearts, where we hide


[Chorus]
      C                     G           F
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
F    F  F  C              G               F
Time-on-my-hands could be time spent with you
C             G                     Am
Laughing like children, living like lovers
C            F                  D7
Rolling like thunder, under the covers
      F                     G           C     Em F
And I guess that's why they call it the blues


[Verse 2]
G
  Just stare into space
Em          F             C     F C   F C   F C
Picture, my face, in your hands
              G                   Bm
Live for each second, without hesitation
    F                     C   F C   F C   F C
And never forget I'm your man
.
           G
Wait on me girl
B7                     Em    G7               C
Cry in the night if it helps,  but more than ever
               G
I sim-ply-love you
            Am    F      G    Am7 G7
More than I love, life itself


[Chorus]
      C                     G           F
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
F    F  F  C              G               F
Time-on-my-hands could be time spent with you
C             G                     Am
Laughing like children, living like lovers
C            F                  D7
Rolling like thunder, under the covers
      F                     G           C     Em F
And I guess that's why they call it the blues


[Harmonica solo (played like verse chords)]
G Em F C   F C   F C   F C
G Bm F C   F C   F C   F C
           G
Wait on me girl
B7                     Em    G7               C
Cry in the night if it helps,  but more than ever
               G
I sim-ply-love you
            Am    F      G    Am7 G7
More than I love, life itself


[Chorus]
      C                     G           F
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
F    F  F  C              G               F
Time-on-my-hands could be time spent with you
C             G                     Am
Laughing like children, living like lovers
C            F                  D7
Rolling like thunder, under the covers
      F                     G           C
And I guess that's why they call it the blues...


[Outro]
               G        Am             Em
(Laughing like children,   living like lovers)
      F                     G           C
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
               G        Am             Em
(Laughing like children,   living like lovers)
      F                     G           C
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
C G Am Em
(slowing)
      F                     G           C
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

The Greatest Hits 1970-2002

INTRO:
C  Bm G  D

C                     Bm
Yesterday you came to lift me up
   G                                 D
As light as straw and brittle as a bird
  Em                      Bm
Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall
              A                    	A7
Just one more whisper of a voice unheard

Tomorrow leave the windows open
As fear grows please hold me in your arms
Won't you help me if you can to shake this anger?
I need your gentle hands to keep me calm

CHORUS:
         D
'Cause I never thought I'd lose
  A/C#
I only thought I'd win
  Bm
I never dreamed I'd feel
     A
This fire beneath my skin
                    G
I can't believe you love me
                      D     	      Bm
I never thought you'd come
                    D/A
I guess I misjudged love
          G/A    	A7	A
Between a father and his son

BRIDGE:
D/C#  Bm  G  A


The Last Song

The One 

intro: B-Bm7-E-B-B-Bm7-E-B

B                A   G E      B
i took my self a blue   canoe
      D       A      E        B
and i floated like a leaf
B                A   G E          B
dazzling dancing half   enchanted
D     A      E
in my merlin sleep
G     A          Bm
crazy was the feeling
G        A       Bm
restless were my eyes
G           A        E
insane they took the padles
G                F#sus4  F#
my arms they paralyzed


(Chorus)
Bm          C
so where to now st. peter
E                 G
if its true im in your hands
Bm        D
i may not be a christian
E                    G
but ive done all one man can
Bm                     D
i understand im on the road
      E                    G
where all that was is gone
   Bm       D             Esus4
so where to now st. peter
G             A           Esus4
show me which road im on
Esus4         B
which road im on


B-Bm7-E-B-B-Bm7-E-B (to coda last time)


B                    A      G E    B
i took a sweet young foreign   gun
     D    A       E                B
this lazy life is short
B                     A     G E    B
something for nothing always   ended
D      A     E                     B
with a bad report
G     A           Bm
dirty was the day break
G      A       Bm
sudden was the change
G       A        E
in such a silent place is this
G                 F#sus4          F#
beyond the riffle range (To Chorus)


Coda:
B                A   G E     B
i took my self a blue   canoe

Where To Now St Peter

Tumbleweed Connection

Intro:
C	Fmaj7	G	F


Verse 1:
C	          Fmaj7	Em7	     E
It's a little bit funny,this feeling inside
Am		Am/G		Am/F# 		F
I'm not one of	those who can,		easily	hide
C		  G		E	Am
I don't have much money, but , boy if I	did
C	      Dm	      F	        G   Gsus4 G
I'd buy a big house where,we both could live


Verse2:
C	   Fmaj7	        Em7		E
If I was a sculptor	but then again	no
Am		  Am/G		Am/F# 	    F
or a man who make potions in a 	travelling show
C		     G	                E	   Am
well I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
C	      Dm	      F	        C     Csus4	C
My gift is my song and	this one's for you


Chorus:
Em7		  Am	   Dm    	F
And you can tell everybody this is your	song
Em7	   Am		   Dm	          F
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
Am		        Am/G		
I hope you don't mind,	I hope you don't mind
Am/F# 		   F
that I put down in words
    C	      Dm	     F             G      Gsus4  G
How wonderful life is, when you're in the world

C	Fmaj7	G	F


Verse 3:
C	      Fmaj7       Em7	     E
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
       Am	     Am/G		   Am/F#    F
well a few of the verses, well they've got me quite cross
C	           G		E		   Am
But the sun's been quite kind,	while I wrote this song
C	             Dm	       F	      G	Gsus4	G
It's for people like you that, keep it turned on


Verse 4:
C	      Fmaj7	 Dm7		    E
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
Am	     Am/G		  Am/F# 	   F
you see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
C	    G	       E	     Am
Anyway, the thing is , what I really mean
C	      Dm	    F          C	Csus4	C
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen


Chorus:
Em7		 Am	   Dm    	F
And you can tell everybody this is your	song
Em7	   Am		   Dm		  F
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
Am		      Am/G		
I hope you don't mind,I hope you don\'t mind
Am/F# 		   F
that I put down in words
    C	       Dm           F	           G	Gsus4	G
How wonderful life is, when you're in the world
Am		         Am/G		
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
Am/F# 		    F
that I put down in words
    C	      Dm	     F	          C	Fmaj7	G    F    C
How wonderful life is, when you're in the world

Your Song

Elton John

Verse 1:
F              C         F              C
There's a calm surrender to the rush of day
F                    C             Dm            G
when the heat of the rolling world can be turned away.
F            C      F              C
An enchanted moment and it sees me through
F                    Am               Bb              G
it's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you.

Chorus:
    C       G        Am   F        C     F     D7 G
And can you feel the love tonight, it is where we are.
F    C               Am7       F        Dm   C  F   D7   G
It's enough for this wide eyed wanderer that we got this far.
    C       G        Am   F        C        F    D7 G
And can you feel the love tonight, how it's laid to rest.
F    C              Am7       F
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Dm      C   F G7sus4 F C
believe the very best.

Verse 2:
F                  C         F           C
There's a time for everyone, if the only learn
F                 C            Dm              G
that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn.
F                   C      F           C
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
F                      Am      
when the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Bb                 G
beats in time with yours.

Chorus: 
F    C              Am7       F
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Dm      C   F G7sus4 F C
believe the very best.   (<-- a bit slower)

Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Rocket Man - Number Ones

INTRO:
   ------
   C   F   C   F
   C   F   C   F
   
   this is how I play it* ...with a short rest between E string pick and A String pick
       C                            F
   A|-3-------3---0--------0--|
   E|-0----0------1----1------|
   C|----0-----------0--------|
   G|-0--------0--2---------3-|
   
  You can use this picking pattern the entire song while changing chords and it 
will sound nice.
   
   
   VERSE 1:
   --------
   C          F      C     F
    Blue jean baby,   L.A. lady,
   C                    F     F G
     seamstress for the band
   C       F      C       F
    Pretty eyed,   pirate smile,
   C                      F     F G
     you'll marry a music man
   
   F     Em7   Am7                  D7
    Ballerina,   you must have seen her
   Dm7  E7             Am   G
        dancing in the sand
   C              F      C       F
    And now she's in me,  always with me,
   C                   G   F  Em  Dm7
     Tiny dancer in my hand
   
   
   C   F   C   F 
   
   
   VERSE 2:
   --------
   C      F       C           F
    Jesus freaks   out in the street,
   C                        F     F G
    Handing tickets out for God
   C        F     C         F
    Turning back   she just laughs
   C                           F   F G
     The boulevard is not that bad
   
   F      Em7  Am7            D7
    Piano man    he makes his stand
   Dm7      E7      Am   G
     in the auditorium
   C        F   C              F
    Looking on   she sings the songs
   C                                  G  F  Em Dm7
    The words she knows, the tune she hums
   
   
   C   F   C   F
   
   
   PRE-CHORUS:
   -----------
   Ab              Bb
     But oh how it feels so real,
   Gm7               Cm
     lying here with no one near
   Ab                    Bb
   Only you  and you can hear me
               G/B     G/B
    when I say softly, slowly
   
  
   
   CHORUS:
   -------
   F        C           Dm       C (short)
    Hold me closer tiny dancer
   F          C                 G
    Count the headlights on the highway
   F       C                 Dm
    Lay me down in sheets of linen
   F          C          G
    You had a busy day today
   
   
   REPEAT CHORUS
   
   INTERLUDE:
   ----------
   Am  Asus4   Am
 
   C   F   C   F 
   
   
   REPEAT VERSE 1
   
   REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
   
   REPEAT CHORUS
   
   
   OUTRO:
   ------
   F        C           Dm       C
    Hold me closer tiny dancer
   F          C                 G
    Count the headlights on the highway
   F       C                 Dm
    Lay me down in sheets of linen
   F          C          G    G
    You had a busy day today
   
   C   F   C   F
   C   F   C  F C

Tiny Dancer

Madman Across The Water

Am7       D7 
Hey kids, shake it loose together, 
       G         
the spolight´s hitting something 
            G#º  
that´s been known to change the weather. 
Am7                        D 
We´ll kill the fatted calf tonight 
                Em 
so stick around, 
       Am                    Bm 
you´re gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound. 
C    G         
Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet 
    Am                     C 
but they´re so spaced out, Bennie and the jets, 
G                
but they´re weird and they´re wonderful, 
    Am               
oh, Bennie she´s really keen 
            C              D 
she´s got electric boots a mohair suit, 
           Em               Em7 
you know I read it in a magazine, 
   C  Bb      D              G     G6  G  Fmaj7  G7  Fmaj7  G7  Fmaj7  G7  Fmaj7  Am 
oh!           Bennie and the jets. 
 
Am7       D7  
Hey kids, plug into the faithless, 
   G        
maybe they´re blinded 
    G#º     
but Bennie makes them ageless. 
Am7               D                      Em 
We shall survive, let us take ourselves along, 
         Am                    
where we fight our parents out in the streets 
Bb                                   
to find who´s right and who´s wrong. 
  
C    G         
Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet 
    Am                     C 
but they´re so spaced out, Bennie and the jets, 
G                
but they´re weird and they´re wonderful, 
    Am               
oh, Bennie she´s really keen 
            C              D 
she´s got electric boots a mohair suit, 
           Em               Em7 
you know I read it in a magazine, 
   C  Bb      D              G     G6  G  Fmaj7  G7  Fmaj7  G7  Fmaj7  G7  Fmaj7 Am 
oh!           Bennie and the jets. 
G                                                  Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G7 Fmaj7 G7 Fmaj7 Am 
Bennie  Bennie  Bennie  Bennie Bennie and the jets

Bennie And The Jets

Tuning: Standard

Intro:
F -C-Dm-C-Bb-C-F

Verse 1:
Gm                      C
When are you gonna come down
F                     Bb
When are you going to land
  Gm                        C
I should have stayed on the farm, should have
F                  F
listened to my old man
    Gm                        C
You know you can't hold me forever
  F                   Bb
I didn't sign up with you
    Eb                     C
I'm not a present for your friends to open
     F                     F
This boy's too young to be singing the
Db  Eb   Ab  Db   Db  C7    
blues... Ah...... Ah....

Chorus:
   F                    A7
So Goodbye yellow brick road
          Bb              F
where the dogs of society howl
    D7                     Gm
You can't plant me in your penthouse
    C                F
I'm going back to my plow
Dm                      A
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Bb                      Db
Hunting the horny black toad
Db  Eb      F          C       Dm         F
... Oh I've finally decided my future lies
   Bb      C  
Beyond the yellow brick 
Db  Eb  Ab  Db  Db  C  F
road... Ah..... Ah......

Verse 2:
What do you think you'll do then?
I bet to shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
to set you on your feet again
Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for titbits like you on the 
ground... Ah.... Ah....

Chorus

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Intro 
C        F         G7         C/F         C  
     
C]Daniel is traveling tonight on a [Dm]plane 
[G]I can see the red tail lights [E7]heading for S[Am]pain
oh and [F]I can see [G]Daniel waving good[Am]bye
God it [F]looks like Daniel, [G7]must be the [F/G]clouds in my [C]eyes   [G7]

[C]They say Spain is pretty though I've never [Dm]been
[G]Well Daniel says it's the best place [E7]he's ever[Am]seen oh and [F]He should [G]know he's been there en[Am]ough
Lord [F]I miss Daniel,   [G7]oh I [F/G]miss him so [C]much 

Chorus
[F]Daniel my brother you are [C]older than me 
Do you still [F]feel the pain of the [C]scars that won't heal 
Your eyes have [Am]died but you see more than [F]I
[Fm]Daniel you're a [C]star [A7]in the face of the [Dm]sky       [G7]  


C]Daniel is traveling tonight on a [Dm]plane 
[G]I can see the red tail lights [E7]heading for S[Am]pain
oh and [F]I can see [G]Daniel waving good[Am]bye
God it [F]looks like Daniel, [G7]must be the [F/G]clouds in my [C]eyes   [G7] 
[C]    [F]       [G7]         [C/F]       [C]

Daniel

C                                  Em
 I remember when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun.
         F
 Holding hands and skimmin stones,
           G
 we had an old gold Chevy and a place of our own.

         C
 But the biggest kick I ever got, 
            Em
 was doin a thang called the crocodile rock.
           F
 While the other kids were rockin round the clock,
         G
 we were hoppin an boppin to the crocodile rock.


[CHORUS]
      Am
 Well crocodile rockin is something shockin,
          D7
 when your feet just can't keep still.
 G7                                   C
 I never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will.

 A
 Oh lawdy mama, those friday nights,
      D7
 when Susie wore her dresses tight,
 G7                                  C
 and the crocodile rockin was out of sight.

 C                   Em                    F
 Laa, la, la la, la, laa.  La, la, la, la, laa.  La, la, la, 
    G
la, laa.


         C
 But the years went by and the rock just died.
 Em
 Susie went and left us for a foreign guy.
 F
 Long nights crying by the record machine,
 G
 dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans.

             C
 But they'll never kill the thrills we got,
         Em
 burning up to the crocodile rock.
          F
 Learning fast as the weeks went past,
           G
 we really thought the crocodile rock would last.


[CHORUS]
      Am
 Well crocodile rockin is something shockin,
          D7
 when your feet just can't keep still.
 G7                                   C
 I never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will.

 A
 Oh lawdy mama, those friday nights,
      D7
 when Susie wore her dresses tight,
 G7                                  C
 and the crocodile rockin was out of sight.

 C                   Em                    F
 Laa, la, la la, la, laa.  La, la, la, la, laa.  La, la, la, 
    G
la, laa.



     C                                  Em
 I remember when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun.
         F
 Holding hands and skimmin stones,
           G
 we had an old gold Chevy and a place of our own.

         C
 But the biggest kick I ever got, 
            Em
 was doin a thang called the crocodile rock.
           F
 While the other kids were rockin round the clock,
         G
 we were hoppin an boppin to the crocodile rock.


[CHORUS]
      Am
 Well crocodile rockin is something shockin,
          D7
 when your feet just can't keep still.
 G7                                   C
 I never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will.

 A
 Oh lawdy mama, those friday nights,
      D7
 when Susie wore her dresses tight,
 G7                                  C
 and the crocodile rockin was out of sight.

 C                   Em                    F
 Laa, la, la la, la, laa.  La, la, la, la, laa.  La, la, la, 
    G
la, laa.

Crocodile Rock

Elton John's Greatest Hits

G                      Am
From the day we arrive on the planet
      D                      G
And blinking, step into the sun
         Em                       Am
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
         F                   D
More to do than can ever be done

G                   Am
Some say eat or be eaten
        D              G 
Some say live and let live
    Em                     Am
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
          F                          D
You should never take more than you give

                  G
In the circle of life
                   F
It's the wheel of fortune
                  C
It's the leap of faith
                 D
It's the band of hope
                 G         E
Till we find our place
              Am
On the path unwinding
D          G   C            D
In the circle, the circle of life

Circle Of Life

The Lion King

intro
Gm, Cm, F, Bb

verse 1
Gm                           Cm
what i gotta do -- ---- --- ---- --?
F                             Bb
what i gotta do -- ---- --- ----?
Gm                          Cm
what do i do ---- --------- ------- --?
F                                  Bb
and i wake to find ---- ------ --- -----.


verse 2
Gm                           Cm
what i gotta do -- ---- --- ---- --
F                       Bb
what i gotta do -- -- -----?
Gm                          Cm
what do i say ---- ---- --- ----?
F                                  Bb
and sorry seems to be the hardest word,

chorus
Eb        D7
it's sad, -- ---
Gm              Cm
---- - --- --- situation,
Eb              D               Gm
and ---- ------- ---- --- ---- absurd,
Eb         D7
---- ---, so sad,
Gm           Cm
why ----- -- ---- -- ----?
Eb             Cm
oh -- ----- -- --, 
       Eb           D               Gm
that sorry seems to be the hardest word,

V2

CHORUS

V3 - END
Gm                           Cm
what i gotta do -- ---- --- ---- --?
F                       Bb
what i gotta do -- -- -----?
Gm                          Cm
what do i do ---- --------- ------- --?
Eb            D(7)
what i ----- --?
Gm                 Cm
what have i ----- --?
Eb                  D(7)                                Gm, Cm, Gm
when sorry seems to be .................the hardest word?

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Blue Moves

E                                A 
Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all
		     E                                    A
You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawled
			E			   A			
They crawled out of the woodwork and they whispered into your brain
		   E					   A
They sent you on a treadmill and they made you change your name

# Chorus 

       B                          B7
And it seems to me you lived your life
       E             A
Like a candle in the wind
	E		       		B
Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in
      A                                      C#m
And I would have liked to've known you but I was just a kid
                       B                A	         E
Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did

Candle In The Wind

F     Bb/F           F                C
Hakuna matata ...    what a wonderful phrase!
C/E      F           D/F#             G7
Hakuna matata ...    ain't no passing craze.
 E/G#     Am      C/E        F         D/F#        
It means no worries for the rest of your days
         C/G             G                  C
It's our problem-free philosophy - Hakuna matata

C    Dm    C    G    Dm    Am    G

          Bb        F        C
Why, when he was a young warthog
    Bb        F        C
When I was a young warthog
   Eb                       F
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
C                                 G
He could clear the savannah after ev'ry meal
     Bb              F/A      F         C
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thickskinned.
       E                                    G
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
     G7sus4     C            F/C  C
And, oh, - the shame! He was a - shamed!
                       G
Thought of changin' my name!
         C/G    G
Oh, what's in a name?
         F/A    Bb
And I got downhearted
      Eb/Bb   Bb
How did you feel? ...ev'ry time that I...

C        F                               C
Hakuna matata ...       what a wonderful phrase!
         F              D/F#             G
Hakuna matata ...       ain't no passing craze.
 E/G#     Am      C/E       F       D/F#
It means no worries for the rest of your days
      C/G            G                  C
It's our problem-free philosophy - Hakuna matata

C/E    F    G    C    C/E    F    

  C              F/C           G/B            F/A
Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata,
  C/G                           G
Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata, Hakuna...
                   

E/G#     Am      C/E      F      D/F#      
It means no worries for the rest of your days
       C/G           G7        E/G#     Am
It's our problem-free philosophy - Hakuna matata

C/E  F     G    E/G#    Am    C/E    F    G     /: C    C/E    F    G :/
  Hakuna matata .....(repeat)

Hakuna Matata

Film Music - Favorite Disney Tunes in Steelband Style 

Intro:
 C G Am

Verse 1:

 C                 G  F     C
 Don't go breaking my heart,

               G F    C
 I couldn't if I tried.

    E7        F    F#        G
 Oh honey, if I get restless.

                       F
 Baby, you're not that kind.

 C F C F G

 C                 G  F    C
 Don't go breaking my heart.

                         G  F  C
 You take the weight off of me.

    E7              F          F#     G
 Oh honey, when you knock on my door.

                    F
 Ooh, I gave you my key.

 
Chorus:


 Em
 Oooo-oooo,

        Dm
 nobody knows it,

     F         C
 but when I was down,

 G          D
 I was your clown.

 Em
 Oooo-oooo,

        Dm
 nobody knows it, (nobody knows)

     F             C
 but right from the start,

   G           D
 I gave you my heart.

 D#   G
 Oooo-oooh,
               F
 I gave you my heart.

 C F C F G


Bridge:

 C                      G  Am
   So don't go breaking my heart!

 F                  B    C
 I won't go breaking your heart!

 G Am G F

 B C            

Verse 2:


 C             G    F  C
    And nobody told us

               G      F C
 `Cause nobody showed us

     E7       F    F#   G
 And now it's up to us babe

                        F
 I think we can make it

 C F C F G

 C                  G  F    C
   So don't misunderstand me

                      G  F   C
 You put the light in my life

     E7      F            F#     G
 You put the sparks to the flame

                                  F
 I've got your heart in my sights

(Repeat Chorus and Bridge:) 

Instrumental verse

Chorus:


 Em
 Oooo-oooo,

        Dm
 nobody knows it,

     F         C
 but when I was down,

 G          D
 I was your clown.

 F             C
 Right from the start,

   G           D
 I gave you my heart!

 D#    G
 Ooooo-ooh,
               F
 I gave you my heart.

 C F C F G


Outro:

 C                      G  Am
   So don't go breaking my heart!

 F                  B    C
 I won't go breaking your heart!

 (Repeat:)

Dont Go Breaking My Heart

To Be Continued...

Intro: Bbm Eb  F  F# - Ab (x2)



Bb                   D#

You could never know what it's like

F                                    Bb

Your blood like winter freezes just like ice

Gm                                    Cm

And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you

D#                               F                   Bb

You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use

Bb                             D#

And did you think this fool could never win

F                           Bb

Well look at me I'm coming back again

Gm                           Cm

I got a taste of love in a simple way

D#                                           F             Bb

And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away.

Bbm7                      Bbm                            Fm7

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did

Eb                                             F7

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

Bbm7        Bbm                         Fm7

I'm still standing after all this time

Eb                                            F7

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

Bbm                     Eb         F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah

Bbm                   Eb            F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah!

Bb                     D#

Once I never could hope to win

F                                   Bb

You starting down the road leaving me again

Gm                                  Cm

The threats you made were meant to cut me down

D#                           F                     Bb

And if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now.

Bbm7                  Bbm                             Fm7

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did

Eb                                             F7

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

Bbm7              Bbm                    Fm7

I'm still standing after all this time

Eb                                   F7

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

Bbm                      Eb          F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah

Bbm                     Eb        F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah!



Solo: Bb  D#  F  Bb  Cm  F  Gm  D#  Bb  Cm  Bb  Bb  Bb

Bbm7                     Bbm                         Fm7
 vv 
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did

Eb                                          F7

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

Bbm7         Bbm                     Fm7

I'm still standing after all this time

Eb                                            F7

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

Bbm                       Eb         F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah

Bbm                   Eb                  F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah

Bbm                      Eb            F7

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah!

I'm Still Standing

Too Low For Zero 

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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