Chords for Elton John - Billy Bones and the White Bird (1975) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
107.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F
F#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#] [A]
[A] [F] [E]
[F#] [A]
[F] [E]
Take the wheel, I hear the timbers creaking.
Take the wheel, I think the [G#] ship is sinking.
[A] Jamaica, I've seen so far [G#] and I've [A] seen it.
[C] Oh, Philip, [B] I'm gonna sleep and I'm glad I [E] got to drink it.
[F#] Check it out, [A] check it out, [F] check it out.
[E]
And when I'm dead inside, I'm wide open.
I'm [E] the angel, the fire in love, [G#] the children know.
[A] And the season feels so dark, [A] cause I've sung.
[C] Cause Philip won't, won't [B] know who flied away [E] from home.
[F#] Check it out, [A] check it out, [F] check it out.
[E] Check it out, [F#] check it out, [A] check it out.
[F] [A] Oh, don't I just, your mighty dear, [E] I'll never force you to cry.
[F#] Even if I'm, cause I want to jump, [A] on a far [D] off.
Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, da, [E]
[F#] [E]
[F] da.
Check it out, [E]
[F#m] go, and [E]
check it out, [A] [F] check it out.
[E]
[G#]
[A] [G#] [A]
[C] [E] [B] [E]
[G#] [A]
[G#] [Em]
[B] Woo, [F#m] check it out, check it [A] out.
[F] Oh, [E] check it out, check it [F#m] out, [A]
[A] check [F] it out.
Oh, don't I just, your mighty [E]
dear, I'll never force you to cry.
[F#] Even if I'm, cause I want to jump, [A] on a far off.
[D] Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, [E]
[F#m] da, [A] da.
[F] Check it out, [E] check it out, [F#m] check it out.
[A]
Check it [C] out, check it [F] out, [Gm] [D#] check it out.
[E] Check it out, [F]
check it out, check it out.
[Gm] Check it out, [D#]
[E] check it out, [F]
[Gm] [D#]
[E] [F]
[Gm] [D#]
[E] check it out.
[F] [G]
[F#] [A]
[A] [F] [E]
[F#] [A]
[F] [E]
Take the wheel, I hear the timbers creaking.
Take the wheel, I think the [G#] ship is sinking.
[A] Jamaica, I've seen so far [G#] and I've [A] seen it.
[C] Oh, Philip, [B] I'm gonna sleep and I'm glad I [E] got to drink it.
[F#] Check it out, [A] check it out, [F] check it out.
[E]
And when I'm dead inside, I'm wide open.
I'm [E] the angel, the fire in love, [G#] the children know.
[A] And the season feels so dark, [A] cause I've sung.
[C] Cause Philip won't, won't [B] know who flied away [E] from home.
[F#] Check it out, [A] check it out, [F] check it out.
[E] Check it out, [F#] check it out, [A] check it out.
[F] [A] Oh, don't I just, your mighty dear, [E] I'll never force you to cry.
[F#] Even if I'm, cause I want to jump, [A] on a far [D] off.
Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, da, [E]
[F#] [E]
[F] da.
Check it out, [E]
[F#m] go, and [E]
check it out, [A] [F] check it out.
[E]
[G#]
[A] [G#] [A]
[C] [E] [B] [E]
[G#] [A]
[G#] [Em]
[B] Woo, [F#m] check it out, check it [A] out.
[F] Oh, [E] check it out, check it [F#m] out, [A]
[A] check [F] it out.
Oh, don't I just, your mighty [E]
dear, I'll never force you to cry.
[F#] Even if I'm, cause I want to jump, [A] on a far off.
[D] Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, [E]
[F#m] da, [A] da.
[F] Check it out, [E] check it out, [F#m] check it out.
[A]
Check it [C] out, check it [F] out, [Gm] [D#] check it out.
[E] Check it out, [F]
check it out, check it out.
[Gm] Check it out, [D#]
[E] check it out, [F]
[Gm] [D#]
[E] [F]
[Gm] [D#]
[E] check it out.
[F] [G]
Key:
E
A
F
F#
G#
E
A
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Take the wheel, I hear the timbers creaking.
_ Take the wheel, I think the [G#] ship is sinking.
_ [A] Jamaica, I've seen so far [G#] and I've [A] seen it.
[C] Oh, Philip, [B] I'm gonna sleep and I'm glad I [E] got to drink it.
_ [F#] Check it out, _ [A] check it out, _ [F] check it out.
_ _ [E] _
And when I'm dead inside, I'm wide open. _
I'm [E] the angel, the fire in love, [G#] the children know.
[A] And the season feels so dark, [A] cause I've sung.
[C] Cause Philip won't, won't [B] know who flied away [E] from home.
_ [F#] Check it out, _ [A] check it out, _ [F] check it out.
_ [E] Check it out, _ [F#] check it out, _ [A] check it out.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] Oh, don't I just, _ your mighty dear, _ [E] I'll never force you to cry. _
_ _ [F#] Even if I'm, _ cause I want to jump, [A] _ on a far [D] off.
Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, da, [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F] da.
Check it out, _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] go, and _ _ [E]
check it out, [A] _ [F] check it out. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Woo, _ [F#m] check it out, _ _ check it [A] out.
_ _ [F] _ _ Oh, [E] check it out, _ check it [F#m] out, _ _ _ [A] _
[A] _ check [F] it out.
_ Oh, don't I just, _ _ your mighty _ [E]
dear, I'll never force you to cry. _ _ _
[F#] Even if I'm, cause I want to jump, _ [A] on a far off.
[D] Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ da, [A] da.
_ [F] Check it out, _ [E] check it out, _ [F#m] check it out.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ Check it [C] out, _ check it [F] out, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D#] check it out.
_ _ [E] Check it out, _ _ _ [F] _
_ check it out, check it out.
[Gm] Check it out, _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [E] check it out, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [E] check it out.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Take the wheel, I hear the timbers creaking.
_ Take the wheel, I think the [G#] ship is sinking.
_ [A] Jamaica, I've seen so far [G#] and I've [A] seen it.
[C] Oh, Philip, [B] I'm gonna sleep and I'm glad I [E] got to drink it.
_ [F#] Check it out, _ [A] check it out, _ [F] check it out.
_ _ [E] _
And when I'm dead inside, I'm wide open. _
I'm [E] the angel, the fire in love, [G#] the children know.
[A] And the season feels so dark, [A] cause I've sung.
[C] Cause Philip won't, won't [B] know who flied away [E] from home.
_ [F#] Check it out, _ [A] check it out, _ [F] check it out.
_ [E] Check it out, _ [F#] check it out, _ [A] check it out.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] Oh, don't I just, _ your mighty dear, _ [E] I'll never force you to cry. _
_ _ [F#] Even if I'm, _ cause I want to jump, [A] _ on a far [D] off.
Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, da, [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F] da.
Check it out, _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] go, and _ _ [E]
check it out, [A] _ [F] check it out. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Woo, _ [F#m] check it out, _ _ check it [A] out.
_ _ [F] _ _ Oh, [E] check it out, _ check it [F#m] out, _ _ _ [A] _
[A] _ check [F] it out.
_ Oh, don't I just, _ _ your mighty _ [E]
dear, I'll never force you to cry. _ _ _
[F#] Even if I'm, cause I want to jump, _ [A] on a far off.
[D] Da, da, da, [B] da, da, da, da, da, [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ da, [A] da.
_ [F] Check it out, _ [E] check it out, _ [F#m] check it out.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ Check it [C] out, _ check it [F] out, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D#] check it out.
_ _ [E] Check it out, _ _ _ [F] _
_ check it out, check it out.
[Gm] Check it out, _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [E] check it out, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [E] check it out.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _