Chords for 10 - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John - Live at The Hammersmith Odeon 24-12-1974
Tempo:
139.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Bb
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [C] If you're a flirty romanticist in the [G] audience, you can all sit down and grope your next [C]-door neighbor.
Should be interesting.
[G] Make sure they still aren't eating their ice cream, otherwise you're getting a bit [C] of a stage.
There's a [G] song that, uh, from Caribou, didn't do very well [D] over here, [C] but never mind.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Dm] [G] I can't lie, no more of your [C] darkness
[F] All my pictures seem to fade to black and [G] white
I'm growing tired, and time stands still [C] before me
[F]
Frozen here, on the ladder of [G] my life
Too late to save myself [C] from falling
I
[F] took a chance, and changed the way [G] you lie
[C] [G]
But you misread, about me, that when [C] I met you
[F] Closed the door, and left me [C] blind by the [F] light
[G]
[C] Don't have to serve your feet
[Am] Although I've served myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
[C] I just allow black matter to [F] lie
[G]
You walk [C] the
[Bb] freeway
You've chosen [Dm] everything, well, it's like the sun's going [G]
down on [C] me
[Am]
[C] [F]
[G] I can't find, all the right [F] romantic [C] lies
[F] You've seen me once, I've seen the way I [G] feel
Don't disturb me, just because [C] I'm in your arms
[F] These kids I have, they [C] need love to help [Dm] them heal
[G]
[C] Don't have to serve your down on me
[Bb] [Am] Although I've served myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
[C] I just allow black matter to lie
You [G]
walk [C] the freeway
[Bb] [F] You've chosen everything, well, it's like the sun's going [C] down on me
[Bb]
[F] [Ab]
[Bb] [C] Don't have to serve your down on me
[Am] Although I've served myself, [Gbm] there's always someone else I see
[C] I just allow black matter to lie
[Dm]
[G] You walk the [C]
freeway
[Bb] [F]
You've chosen everything, [Am] well, it's like [F] the sun's [C] going down [F] [C] on me
Don't have to serve [Bb] your down
[C] Don't have to serve [F] your down
[Ab] [Bb]
Don't have to serve your down
Should be interesting.
[G] Make sure they still aren't eating their ice cream, otherwise you're getting a bit [C] of a stage.
There's a [G] song that, uh, from Caribou, didn't do very well [D] over here, [C] but never mind.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Dm] [G] I can't lie, no more of your [C] darkness
[F] All my pictures seem to fade to black and [G] white
I'm growing tired, and time stands still [C] before me
[F]
Frozen here, on the ladder of [G] my life
Too late to save myself [C] from falling
I
[F] took a chance, and changed the way [G] you lie
[C] [G]
But you misread, about me, that when [C] I met you
[F] Closed the door, and left me [C] blind by the [F] light
[G]
[C] Don't have to serve your feet
[Am] Although I've served myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
[C] I just allow black matter to [F] lie
[G]
You walk [C] the
[Bb] freeway
You've chosen [Dm] everything, well, it's like the sun's going [G]
down on [C] me
[Am]
[C] [F]
[G] I can't find, all the right [F] romantic [C] lies
[F] You've seen me once, I've seen the way I [G] feel
Don't disturb me, just because [C] I'm in your arms
[F] These kids I have, they [C] need love to help [Dm] them heal
[G]
[C] Don't have to serve your down on me
[Bb] [Am] Although I've served myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
[C] I just allow black matter to lie
You [G]
walk [C] the freeway
[Bb] [F] You've chosen everything, well, it's like the sun's going [C] down on me
[Bb]
[F] [Ab]
[Bb] [C] Don't have to serve your down on me
[Am] Although I've served myself, [Gbm] there's always someone else I see
[C] I just allow black matter to lie
[Dm]
[G] You walk the [C]
freeway
[Bb] [F]
You've chosen everything, [Am] well, it's like [F] the sun's [C] going down [F] [C] on me
Don't have to serve [Bb] your down
[C] Don't have to serve [F] your down
[Ab] [Bb]
Don't have to serve your down
Key:
C
F
G
Bb
Am
C
F
G
[N] _ _ _ [C] If you're a flirty _ romanticist in the [G] audience, you can all sit down and grope your next [C]-door neighbor. _
_ Should be interesting.
_ _ [G] Make sure they still aren't eating their ice cream, otherwise you're getting a bit [C] of a stage.
There's a [G] song that, uh, from Caribou, didn't do very well [D] over here, [C] but never mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ I can't lie, _ _ _ _ no more of your [C] _ _ darkness _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ All my pictures _ _ seem to fade to black and [G] _ white _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm growing tired, _ _ _ and time stands still [C] before _ _ _ me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Frozen here, _ _ _ _ on the ladder of [G] my life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Too _ late _ to _ _ save myself [C] from _ _ falling
_ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ took a chance, _ _ _ and changed the way [G] you lie _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But you _ misread, _ _ _ _ about me, that when [C] I met _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Closed the _ door, _ _ _ and left me [C] _ blind _ _ by the _ [F] light
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Don't have to serve your _ _ feet _
_ _ [Am] _ Although I've served myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
_ _ [C] I just allow black matter to [F] lie
_ _ [G] _
You walk [C] the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] freeway _ _ _
_ _ You've chosen [Dm] _ everything, well, it's like the _ sun's going [G]
down on [C] _ me _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I can't find, _ _ _ _ _ all the right [F] romantic _ [C] lies _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ You've seen me _ _ once, _ _ I've seen the way I [G] _ feel _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't disturb me, _ _ _ _ just because _ [C] I'm in your _ arms _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ These kids I have, _ _ _ _ _ they [C] need _ love _ to help [Dm] them heal
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Don't have to serve your down on me
[Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ Although I've served _ myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
_ [C] I just allow black matter to lie
You _ _ [G] _
_ walk [C] the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ freeway _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] You've chosen everything, _ _ well, it's like the sun's going [C] down _ on _ me
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Don't have to serve _ _ your down on _ _ me
_ [Am] Although I've served myself, _ [Gbm] there's always someone else I see
_ [C] I _ _ just allow black matter to lie
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ You walk the [C] _
_ freeway _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
You've chosen everything, [Am] _ well, it's like [F] the sun's [C] going down [F] _ [C] on _ me
_ Don't have to serve [Bb] your down
_ [C] Don't have to serve [F] your down _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't have to serve your down _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Should be interesting.
_ _ [G] Make sure they still aren't eating their ice cream, otherwise you're getting a bit [C] of a stage.
There's a [G] song that, uh, from Caribou, didn't do very well [D] over here, [C] but never mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ I can't lie, _ _ _ _ no more of your [C] _ _ darkness _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ All my pictures _ _ seem to fade to black and [G] _ white _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm growing tired, _ _ _ and time stands still [C] before _ _ _ me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Frozen here, _ _ _ _ on the ladder of [G] my life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Too _ late _ to _ _ save myself [C] from _ _ falling
_ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ took a chance, _ _ _ and changed the way [G] you lie _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But you _ misread, _ _ _ _ about me, that when [C] I met _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Closed the _ door, _ _ _ and left me [C] _ blind _ _ by the _ [F] light
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Don't have to serve your _ _ feet _
_ _ [Am] _ Although I've served myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
_ _ [C] I just allow black matter to [F] lie
_ _ [G] _
You walk [C] the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] freeway _ _ _
_ _ You've chosen [Dm] _ everything, well, it's like the _ sun's going [G]
down on [C] _ me _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I can't find, _ _ _ _ _ all the right [F] romantic _ [C] lies _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ You've seen me _ _ once, _ _ I've seen the way I [G] _ feel _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't disturb me, _ _ _ _ just because _ [C] I'm in your _ arms _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ These kids I have, _ _ _ _ _ they [C] need _ love _ to help [Dm] them heal
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Don't have to serve your down on me
[Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ Although I've served _ myself, there's [D] always someone else I see
_ [C] I just allow black matter to lie
You _ _ [G] _
_ walk [C] the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ freeway _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] You've chosen everything, _ _ well, it's like the sun's going [C] down _ on _ me
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Don't have to serve _ _ your down on _ _ me
_ [Am] Although I've served myself, _ [Gbm] there's always someone else I see
_ [C] I _ _ just allow black matter to lie
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ You walk the [C] _
_ freeway _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
You've chosen everything, [Am] _ well, it's like [F] the sun's [C] going down [F] _ [C] on _ me
_ Don't have to serve [Bb] your down
_ [C] Don't have to serve [F] your down _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't have to serve your down _ _ _ _ _ _