Chords for Elton John - Ego (1978) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
151.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
Bb
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm]
[Bm]
[Fm]
[Bm] Take a look at me now and take a taste [F] of the money
I'm
[Bm] not in it for the bread, I'm in [F] it for the gravy
Honey,
[Eb] step on the thin ice like [Abm] that
Check out the show, it's white night, [Bb] let's go
Cause [B] I'm, I'm on [F] the stage tonight [Bb] and
I got [Ebm] the prices right, [Abm] I, I will [Bb] unleash all [A] the lights
I crave [G] the lights, mmm, [F] blinding white, I need [Eb] the lights
[D] Tonight, [Bm] take a look at me now and take a look at [A] my feeling
[Bm] I'm not in it as an extra, I'm in it [A] for the killin'
[Eb] In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
Oh, cause [B] I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, [Bb] my ego and [A] that's never [D]
cool
[Bm] And for the [C] press, [F] invite the [Bb] guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press
[G] Tonight
Do you [C] remember
[Am] acting out [G] your youth
[F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending [C]
on [F] an orange case
Do you [C] remember
[Am] how I would [G] recite
[B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was tireless, foolish
[D] And it [G] was foolish
[E] [Am] Amateurish, [D] loser [G]
-coolish
[E] Well, I had to [Gb] grow to prove my [B] ego
Take a look at me now and take a taste [A] of mine
[B] I'm not in it for the bread, I'm in it [A] for the gravy
[Eb] In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, oh tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
Oh, cause [B] I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, my [Bb] ego and [A] that's never [D] cool
And [G] for the press, [F] invite [Bb] the guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press [G] Tonight
[Dm] Do you [C] remember [Am] acting [G] out your youth
[F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending on [F] an orange case
Do you [C] remember [Am] how I would [G] recite
[B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was tireless, foolish
[D] And it [G] was foolish
[E]
[Am] Amateurish, [Gbm]
[G] loser -coolish
[C] Well, I had to grow to prove [D] my ego
Take [G] [E] a
[Am] [Gbm] look [G] at me [E] now and take a taste of mine
I had to grow [Gb] to prove [Bm] my ego
[Bbm]
[Bm]
[Fm]
[Bm] Take a look at me now and take a taste [F] of the money
I'm
[Bm] not in it for the bread, I'm in [F] it for the gravy
Honey,
[Eb] step on the thin ice like [Abm] that
Check out the show, it's white night, [Bb] let's go
Cause [B] I'm, I'm on [F] the stage tonight [Bb] and
I got [Ebm] the prices right, [Abm] I, I will [Bb] unleash all [A] the lights
I crave [G] the lights, mmm, [F] blinding white, I need [Eb] the lights
[D] Tonight, [Bm] take a look at me now and take a look at [A] my feeling
[Bm] I'm not in it as an extra, I'm in it [A] for the killin'
[Eb] In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
Oh, cause [B] I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, [Bb] my ego and [A] that's never [D]
cool
[Bm] And for the [C] press, [F] invite the [Bb] guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press
[G] Tonight
Do you [C] remember
[Am] acting out [G] your youth
[F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending [C]
on [F] an orange case
Do you [C] remember
[Am] how I would [G] recite
[B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was tireless, foolish
[D] And it [G] was foolish
[E] [Am] Amateurish, [D] loser [G]
-coolish
[E] Well, I had to [Gb] grow to prove my [B] ego
Take a look at me now and take a taste [A] of mine
[B] I'm not in it for the bread, I'm in it [A] for the gravy
[Eb] In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, oh tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
Oh, cause [B] I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, my [Bb] ego and [A] that's never [D] cool
And [G] for the press, [F] invite [Bb] the guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press [G] Tonight
[Dm] Do you [C] remember [Am] acting [G] out your youth
[F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending on [F] an orange case
Do you [C] remember [Am] how I would [G] recite
[B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was tireless, foolish
[D] And it [G] was foolish
[E]
[Am] Amateurish, [Gbm]
[G] loser -coolish
[C] Well, I had to grow to prove [D] my ego
Take [G] [E] a
[Am] [Gbm] look [G] at me [E] now and take a taste of mine
I had to grow [Gb] to prove [Bm] my ego
[Bbm]
Key:
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Bb
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Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Take a look at me now and take a taste [F] of the money
I'm _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ not in it for the bread, I'm in [F] it for the gravy
_ _ Honey, _
_ [Eb] _ _ step on the thin ice like [Abm] that
_ Check out the show, it's white night, [Bb] let's _ go _ _
Cause [B] I'm, I'm on [F] the stage tonight [Bb] and
I got [Ebm] the prices right, [Abm] I, I will [Bb] unleash all [A] the lights
I crave [G] the lights, mmm, [F] blinding white, I need [Eb] the lights _
_ [D] Tonight, _ _ [Bm] _ take a look at me now and take a look at [A] my feeling _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'm not in it as an extra, I'm in it [A] for the killin'
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, _ tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
Oh, _ _ _ cause [B] I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] _ I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, _ [Bb] my ego and [A] that's never [D]
cool
[Bm] And for the [C] press, _ [F] invite the [Bb] guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press _
[G] Tonight _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Do you [C] remember _
_ [Am] acting out [G] your youth _
[F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending [C]
on [F] an orange _ case _ _
_ _ Do you [C] remember _
_ [Am] how I would [G] recite _
_ [B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines _ [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was _ tireless, _ foolish
_ [D] _ And it [G] was _ foolish
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Amateurish, _ [D] _ _ loser [G] _ _
-coolish
[E] Well, I had to [Gb] grow to prove my [B] ego
Take a look at me now and take a taste [A] of mine _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I'm not in it for the bread, I'm in it [A] for the gravy _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, oh tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
_ _ Oh, _ cause [B] _ I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] _ I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, _ my [Bb] ego and [A] that's never [D] cool
And [G] for the press, [F] _ invite [Bb] the guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press _ [G] Tonight _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Do you _ [C] remember _ _ [Am] acting [G] out your youth
_ [F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending on [F] an orange _ case
_ _ _ _ Do you [C] remember _ _ [Am] how I would [G] recite
_ _ [B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines _ [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was _ tireless, _ foolish
_ [D] _ And it [G] was _ foolish
[E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Amateurish, [Gbm] _ _ _
[G] loser _ -coolish
[C] Well, I had to grow to _ prove [D] my ego
Take [G] _ _ _ _ [E] a _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] look _ [G] at me [E] now and take a taste of mine
I had to grow [Gb] _ to prove [Bm] my ego
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Take a look at me now and take a taste [F] of the money
I'm _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ not in it for the bread, I'm in [F] it for the gravy
_ _ Honey, _
_ [Eb] _ _ step on the thin ice like [Abm] that
_ Check out the show, it's white night, [Bb] let's _ go _ _
Cause [B] I'm, I'm on [F] the stage tonight [Bb] and
I got [Ebm] the prices right, [Abm] I, I will [Bb] unleash all [A] the lights
I crave [G] the lights, mmm, [F] blinding white, I need [Eb] the lights _
_ [D] Tonight, _ _ [Bm] _ take a look at me now and take a look at [A] my feeling _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'm not in it as an extra, I'm in it [A] for the killin'
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, _ tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
Oh, _ _ _ cause [B] I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] _ I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, _ [Bb] my ego and [A] that's never [D]
cool
[Bm] And for the [C] press, _ [F] invite the [Bb] guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press _
[G] Tonight _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Do you [C] remember _
_ [Am] acting out [G] your youth _
[F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending [C]
on [F] an orange _ case _ _
_ _ Do you [C] remember _
_ [Am] how I would [G] recite _
_ [B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines _ [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was _ tireless, _ foolish
_ [D] _ And it [G] was _ foolish
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Amateurish, _ [D] _ _ loser [G] _ _
-coolish
[E] Well, I had to [Gb] grow to prove my [B] ego
Take a look at me now and take a taste [A] of mine _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I'm not in it for the bread, I'm in it [A] for the gravy _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ In the flesh, my ego's [Abm] gentler, oh tell them hell I'm send [Bb] back
_ _ Oh, _ cause [B] _ I'm, I'm so [F] expressive and [Bb] _ I'm
So [Ebm] obsessed with [Abm] my ego, _ my [Bb] ego and [A] that's never [D] cool
And [G] for the press, [F] _ invite [Bb] the guests, [Eb] I need the [D] press _ [G] Tonight _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Do you _ [C] remember _ _ [Am] acting [G] out your youth
_ [F] A Romeo [Am] wrist-bending on [F] an orange _ case
_ _ _ _ Do you [C] remember _ _ [Am] how I would [G] recite
_ _ [B] How I'd throw [Am] my lines _ [F] behind my face
Well, baby, [C] I was _ tireless, _ foolish
_ [D] _ And it [G] was _ foolish
[E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Amateurish, [Gbm] _ _ _
[G] loser _ -coolish
[C] Well, I had to grow to _ prove [D] my ego
Take [G] _ _ _ _ [E] a _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] look _ [G] at me [E] now and take a taste of mine
I had to grow [Gb] _ to prove [Bm] my ego
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _