Chords for Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - '88
Tempo:
81.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] You're [G] [F] [C]
[G] [F]
[G] wishing away a [Em] young living [F] like it's [C] forever.
[C]
[F] [C] Between you and [G] me, [Bm] good honesty says [F] things [C] can only get [F] better.
[C] [F]
[C] Know while [G] I'm awake,
[B] dust out the demons [Em] inside.
[G] I know [C] home is for you and [G] me, right?
To the place [Am] in our hearts [F] where [G] we hide
[Am] [C] I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's
Little better [Am] like a lover, [C] little better [F] like a father
Harder like [D] a trapper, oh
[F] [G] they call us [C] the
[G] hoods
[F]
[G] There in the streets, [Em] old picture, [F] my place in [C] your [F] hands
[C]
[F] [C] Live for a [G] second without [Bm] hesitation
[F] I'll never [C] forget I'm your [F] man
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[Gm] Oh, we're not [G] bigger than
[B] I [Em]
[G] [C] simply [G] love you more than [Am] I love [F] my [G] hotel
I
[Am] [G] [C] guess that's why [G] they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life to [G] be part with [F] [C] you
Oh, life's been like [G] a children's, little better like [Am] a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, harder like a [D] trapper
[F] I guess that's why [G] they call us [C] the [Em] hoods
[F]
[G] [Em]
[F] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
I'll [G] never forget
[B] I'm your man
[Em] I'll [G] [C] never forget [G] I'm your [Am] man
[F] Live [G] for a second
[C] I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's, little better [Am] like a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, harder [D] like a trapper
[Bm] I [D]
[F] guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[G] [Am] [Em]
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the
[G] hoods
[Am] [Em]
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[Em] [Am] [Em]
[F] The [C] hoods
Thank you
[G] [F]
[G] wishing away a [Em] young living [F] like it's [C] forever.
[C]
[F] [C] Between you and [G] me, [Bm] good honesty says [F] things [C] can only get [F] better.
[C] [F]
[C] Know while [G] I'm awake,
[B] dust out the demons [Em] inside.
[G] I know [C] home is for you and [G] me, right?
To the place [Am] in our hearts [F] where [G] we hide
[Am] [C] I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's
Little better [Am] like a lover, [C] little better [F] like a father
Harder like [D] a trapper, oh
[F] [G] they call us [C] the
[G] hoods
[F]
[G] There in the streets, [Em] old picture, [F] my place in [C] your [F] hands
[C]
[F] [C] Live for a [G] second without [Bm] hesitation
[F] I'll never [C] forget I'm your [F] man
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[Gm] Oh, we're not [G] bigger than
[B] I [Em]
[G] [C] simply [G] love you more than [Am] I love [F] my [G] hotel
I
[Am] [G] [C] guess that's why [G] they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life to [G] be part with [F] [C] you
Oh, life's been like [G] a children's, little better like [Am] a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, harder like a [D] trapper
[F] I guess that's why [G] they call us [C] the [Em] hoods
[F]
[G] [Em]
[F] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
I'll [G] never forget
[B] I'm your man
[Em] I'll [G] [C] never forget [G] I'm your [Am] man
[F] Live [G] for a second
[C] I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's, little better [Am] like a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, harder [D] like a trapper
[Bm] I [D]
[F] guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[G] [Am] [Em]
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the
[G] hoods
[Am] [Em]
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[Em] [Am] [Em]
[F] The [C] hoods
Thank you
Key:
G
C
F
Em
Am
G
C
F
_ _ _ _ [C] You're [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ wishing away a [Em] young living [F] like it's [C] forever.
[C] _ _
_ _ [F] [C] Between you and [G] me, _ [Bm] good honesty says [F] things [C] can only get [F] better.
[C] _ _ [F] _
[C] Know while [G] I'm awake, _ _
[B] dust out the demons [Em] inside. _
[G] I know [C] home is for you and [G] me, right?
To the place [Am] in our hearts [F] where [G] we hide _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's
Little better [Am] like a lover, [C] little better [F] like a father
Harder like [D] a trapper, oh _
[F] _ [G] they call us [C] the _
[G] hoods
[F] _ _ _ _
[G] There in the streets, [Em] old picture, [F] my place in [C] your [F] hands
[C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] Live for a [G] second without [Bm] hesitation
[F] I'll never [C] forget I'm your [F] man
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F]
[Gm] Oh, we're not [G] bigger _ than
[B] _ I _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ simply [G] love you _ more than [Am] I love [F] my [G] hotel
I _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] [C] guess that's why [G] they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life to [G] be part with [F] [C] you
Oh, life's been like [G] a children's, little better like [Am] a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, _ harder like a [D] trapper _
[F] I guess that's why [G] they call us [C] the [Em] hoods
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
I'll [G] never forget _
[B] _ I'm your man
_ [Em] I'll [G] _ [C] never forget _ [G] I'm your _ _ _ [Am] man
[F] Live [G] for a second _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's, little better [Am] like a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, harder [D] like a trapper
[Bm] I [D] _
[F] guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the _
[G] hoods
[Am] _ _ [Em] _
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ The _ [C] _ _ hoods _
_ _ _ Thank you
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ wishing away a [Em] young living [F] like it's [C] forever.
[C] _ _
_ _ [F] [C] Between you and [G] me, _ [Bm] good honesty says [F] things [C] can only get [F] better.
[C] _ _ [F] _
[C] Know while [G] I'm awake, _ _
[B] dust out the demons [Em] inside. _
[G] I know [C] home is for you and [G] me, right?
To the place [Am] in our hearts [F] where [G] we hide _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's
Little better [Am] like a lover, [C] little better [F] like a father
Harder like [D] a trapper, oh _
[F] _ [G] they call us [C] the _
[G] hoods
[F] _ _ _ _
[G] There in the streets, [Em] old picture, [F] my place in [C] your [F] hands
[C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] Live for a [G] second without [Bm] hesitation
[F] I'll never [C] forget I'm your [F] man
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F]
[Gm] Oh, we're not [G] bigger _ than
[B] _ I _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ simply [G] love you _ more than [Am] I love [F] my [G] hotel
I _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] [C] guess that's why [G] they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life to [G] be part with [F] [C] you
Oh, life's been like [G] a children's, little better like [Am] a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, _ harder like a [D] trapper _
[F] I guess that's why [G] they call us [C] the [Em] hoods
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
I'll [G] never forget _
[B] _ I'm your man
_ [Em] I'll [G] _ [C] never forget _ [G] I'm your _ _ _ [Am] man
[F] Live [G] for a second _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ I guess that's [G] why they call us [F] the hoods
Time of [C] my life [G] to be part [F] with you
[C] Oh, life's been [G] like a children's, little better [Am] like a lover
[C] Little better [F] like a father, harder [D] like a trapper
[Bm] I [D] _
[F] guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the _
[G] hoods
[Am] _ _ [Em] _
[F] I guess [G] that's why they call [C] us the hoods
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ The _ [C] _ _ hoods _
_ _ _ Thank you