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Your Song
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
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It's a little bit
It's a little bit
Gmaj7
funny,
funny,
A/C#
this feeling in
this feeling in
F#m
side
side
Bm
I'm not one of
I'm not one of
Bm/A
those who can
those who can
Bm/Ab
easily
easily
G
hide
hide
D/A
Don't much
Don't much
A
money, but,
money, but,
F#7/A#
boy if I
boy if I
Bm
did
did
D
I'd buy a big
I'd buy a big
Em7
house where
house where
G
we both could
we both could
A
live
live
Asus4
A
Verse 2
D
If I was a
If I was a
Gmaj7
sculptor,
sculptor,
A/C#
but then again
but then again
F#m
no
no
Or a
Bm
man who makes
man who makes
Bm/A
potions in a
potions in a
Bm/Ab
travelling
travelling
G
show
show
D/A
I know it's not
I know it's not
A
much but it's the
much but it's the
F#7/A#
best I can
best I can
Bm
do
do
D
My gift is my
My gift is my
Em7
song, and
song, and
G
this one for
this one for
D
you
you
G/D
D
Chorus
A/C#
And you can tell
And you can tell
Bm
everybody
everybody
Em7
this is your
this is your
G
song
song
A/C#
It may be
It may be
Bm
quite simple but
quite simple but
Em
now that it's
now that it's
G
done
done
Bm
I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind,
Bm/A
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
Bm/Ab
That I put down in
That I put down in
G
words...,
words...,
How
D
wonderful
wonderful
Em7
life is while
life is while
G
you're in the
you're in the
A
world
world
Asus4
A
Instrumental
D
G/D
A/D
G/D
Verse 3
D
I sat on the
I sat on the
Gmaj7
roof
roof
A/C#
and kicked off the
and kicked off the
F#m
moss
moss
Well a
Bm
few of the
few of the
Bm/A
verses well they
verses well they
Bm/A
got me quite
got me quite
G
crossed
crossed
D/A
But the sun's been quite
But the sun's been quite
A
kind, while I
kind, while I
F#7/A#
wrote this
wrote this
Bm
song
song
D
It's for people like
It's for people like
Em7
you that
you that
G
keep turned
keep turned
A
on
on
Asus4
A
Verse 4
D
So excuse me for
So excuse me for
Gmaj7
getting
getting
A/C#
but these things I
but these things I
F#m
do
do
Bm
You see I've for
You see I've for
Bm/A
gotten if they're
gotten if they're
Bm/Ab
green or they're
green or they're
G
blue
blue
D
Anyway, the
Anyway, the
A
thing is,
thing is,
F#7/A#
what I reallly
what I reallly
Bm
mean
mean
D
Yours are the
Yours are the
Em7
sweetest eyes
sweetest eyes
G
I've ever
I've ever
D
seen
seen
G/D
D
Chorus
A/C#
And you can tell
And you can tell
Bm
everybody
everybody
Em7
this is your
this is your
G
song
song
A/C#
It may be
It may be
Bm
quite simple
quite simple
Em
but now that it's
but now that it's
G
done
done
Bm
I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind,
Bm/A
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
Bm/Ab
That I put down in
That I put down in
G
words.....
words.....
How
D
wonderful
wonderful
Em
life is while
life is while
G
you're in the
you're in the
A
world
world
Asus4
A
Bm
I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind,
Bm/A
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
Bm/Ab
That I put down in
That I put down in
G
words.....
words.....
How
D
wonderful
wonderful
Em
life is while
life is while
G
you're in the
you're in the
D
world
world
Ending
D
G/D
A/D
G/D
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