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Lyrics: Bernie Taupin, Music: Elton John

British ballad composed and performed by Elton John. It was recorded in 1970.
Modified 04.12.2019

Intro

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G/D
A/D
G/D

Verse 1

D
⁠ It's a little bit
Gmaj7
⁠funny,
A/C#
⁠ this feeling in
F#m
⁠side
Bm
⁠ I'm not one of
Bm/A
⁠those who can
Bm/Ab
⁠ easily
G
⁠hide
D/A
⁠ Don't much
A
⁠money, but,
F#7/A#
⁠ boy if I
Bm
⁠did
D
⁠ I'd buy a big
Em7
⁠house where
G
⁠ we both could
A
⁠live
Asus4
A

Verse 2

D
⁠ If I was a
Gmaj7
⁠sculptor,
A/C#
⁠ but then again
F#m
⁠no

Or a
Bm
⁠man who makes
Bm/A
⁠potions in a
Bm/Ab
⁠ travelling
G
⁠show
D/A
⁠ I know it's not
A
⁠much but it's the
F#7/A#
⁠best I can
Bm
⁠do
D
⁠ My gift is my
Em7
⁠song, and
G
⁠ this one for
D
⁠you
G/D
D

Chorus

A/C#
⁠ And you can tell
Bm
⁠everybody
Em7
⁠ this is your
G
⁠song
A/C#
⁠ It may be
Bm
⁠quite simple but
Em
⁠ now that it's
G
⁠done
Bm
⁠ I hope you don't mind,
Bm/A
⁠ I hope you don't mind
Bm/Ab
⁠ That I put down in
G
⁠words...,

How
D
⁠wonderful
Em7
⁠life is while
G
⁠you're in the
A
⁠world
Asus4
A

Instrumental

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G/D
A/D
G/D

Verse 3

D
⁠ I sat on the
Gmaj7
⁠roof
A/C#
⁠ and kicked off the
F#m
⁠moss

Well a
Bm
⁠few of the
Bm/A
⁠verses well they
Bm/A
⁠got me quite
G
⁠crossed
D/A
⁠ But the sun's been quite
A
⁠kind, while I
F#7/A#
⁠wrote this
Bm
⁠song
D
⁠ It's for people like
Em7
⁠you that
G
⁠keep turned
A
⁠on
Asus4
A

Verse 4

D
⁠ So excuse me for
Gmaj7
⁠getting
A/C#
⁠ but these things I
F#m
⁠do
Bm
⁠ You see I've for
Bm/A
⁠gotten if they're
Bm/Ab
⁠green or they're
G
⁠blue
D
⁠ Anyway, the
A
⁠thing is,
F#7/A#
⁠what I reallly
Bm
⁠mean
D
⁠ Yours are the
Em7
⁠sweetest eyes
G
⁠ I've ever
D
⁠seen
G/D
D

Chorus

A/C#
⁠ And you can tell
Bm
⁠everybody
Em7
⁠ this is your
G
⁠song
A/C#
⁠ It may be
Bm
⁠quite simple
Em
⁠ but now that it's
G
⁠done
Bm
⁠ I hope you don't mind,
Bm/A
⁠ I hope you don't mind
Bm/Ab
⁠ That I put down in
G
⁠words.....

How
D
⁠wonderful
Em
⁠life is while
G
⁠you're in the
A
⁠world
Asus4
A

Bm
⁠ I hope you don't mind,
Bm/A
⁠ I hope you don't mind
Bm/Ab
⁠ That I put down in
G
⁠words.....

How
D
⁠wonderful
Em
⁠life is while
G
⁠you're in the
D
⁠world

Ending

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G/D
A/D
G/D
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