Chords for Elton John inducts Elvis Costello and the Attractions Rock Hall inductions 2003
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[G] 1994 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Elton [F] John.
[B] It's a very good night to be British because three of the [N] finest acts of the last 30 years [Bm] that came out of Britain are here tonight and being honoured.
I'm here to [B] honour and present the award to Elvis Costello and the attractions.
[N]
I'm [Bm] going to talk more about Elvis and Elvis is going to do the attractions.
[Ebm] Costello was born [B] Declan Patrick McManus [Dm] and his mother's maiden name was Costello so he had half of it there.
Like me he came from a musical family.
dad played in a dance band and his dad was [Bm]
[B] It's a very good night to be British because three of the [N] finest acts of the last 30 years [Bm] that came out of Britain are here tonight and being honoured.
I'm here to [B] honour and present the award to Elvis Costello and the attractions.
[N]
I'm [Bm] going to talk more about Elvis and Elvis is going to do the attractions.
[Ebm] Costello was born [B] Declan Patrick McManus [Dm] and his mother's maiden name was Costello so he had half of it there.
Like me he came from a musical family.
dad played in a dance band and his dad was [Bm]
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_ _ _ [G] _ 1994 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Elton [F] John. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] It's a very good night to be British _ because _ _ three of the [N] finest acts _ of the last 30 years [Bm] that came out of Britain are here tonight and being honoured.
I'm here to [B] honour _ and present the award to Elvis Costello and the attractions. _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm _ [Bm] going to talk more about Elvis and Elvis is going to do the attractions.
_ _ _ Elvis _ [Ebm] Costello was born [B] Declan Patrick McManus [Dm] and his mother's maiden name was Costello so he had half of it there. _ _
Like me he came from a musical family.
_ My dad played in a dance band and his dad was [Bm] _ _
the singer for the Jo Lofts Orchestra and he was a bloody good singer.
_ _ [B] His mum worked in a record shop and I envy her that because it's one thing I've always wanted to do.
At 12 years old his dad bought him a guitar [Bm] and it's the same year 1966 [N] three rather good albums came out.
_ Revolver by the Beatles, _ Blonde on [Bb] Blonde by Bob Dylan [Ab] and Pet Sounds [G] by the Beach Boys.
Can't really beat those [B] three can you?
_ [Ab] And from then [Bm] his influences like Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding [G] and then you can tell with his music and his songwriting listening to it later.
He's like a chameleon Elvis.
He writes such wonderful lyrics but his songs _ [F] have no musical boundaries and that's why I love what he does.
[Eb] He's never been [G] afraid to take a chance, never been afraid to take a risk.
Elvis [B] Costello is completely his own man when it comes to deciding what [Bm] music he's going to make.
In 1976, I'm sort of going all over the place here, but he changed his name.
I mean you can't really, I was Reginald Kenneth Dwight and there was no way that I was going to be Reginald Kenneth Dwight when my first album came out.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ So I chose a name that I thought would be different, Elton.
I couldn't think of anybody except an [G] obscure English folk artist called Elton [B] Hayes who had the name Elton.
_ And I [Ab] chose John from Long John Baldry.
Elvis had Costello from his mother's maiden name but he had to choose a name to go [G] with it and the cheeky f***er chose [N] Elvis. _ _ _ _
I mean really, _ _ _ _ what a f***ing nerve, Elvis.
And _ _ boy _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
oh boy did that work because you know, after Elvis Presley came Elvis Costello who was totally different in music but just as influential _ to people who followed him. _ _ _ _ _
Great deal of _ _ credit must go to the [C] attractions [Bm] _ who_
_ [Em] Pete Thomas, Bruce [N] Thomas, Steve Neve. _ _ _ _
The first album, My Name is True, didn't have the attractions on it.
It was produced by Nick Lowe who's a great producer and a British legend in his own right. _ _ _ _ _
_ And for a first [Bb] album, I remember my first album, it had one good song on it and his first album had Alison [N] and Watching the Detective on it.
So I mean that wasn't a bad start.
But the next album, _ this year's model, _ with Pump It Up Radio Radio and I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea was an amazing album.
It debuted at four in England [Gm] and three in America and truly people were taking notice of what was an incredible resurgence in English music.
I remember sitting in bed one day at about 12.30.3 looking to this weekend show on a Sunday and it was about the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Suzie and the Banshees. And I was sitting there and they're going, well he's a f***ing old fart Elton John, he's [E] f***ing boring. And I was going, what the f*** is going on here? _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ But you know what? [N] _ They had a point. _ _ _ One _ _ _ other thing which is completely irrelevant. As a porno fanatic myself, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ not the straight one I have to say. _ [N] _ There _ was a series of porno films made in the 1970s produced by a guy called William Higgins. _ And the music was really good which makes it change. And the guy who wrote [Eb] it, his name was Costello Presley. _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] I _ have a feeling that Elvis is hiding something. _ _ I won't go on any further but say it is an incredible honour and privilege to present _ _ _ a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [Bm] award to the attractions and [Bb] Elvis Costello. [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] It's a very good night to be British _ because _ _ three of the [N] finest acts _ of the last 30 years [Bm] that came out of Britain are here tonight and being honoured.
I'm here to [B] honour _ and present the award to Elvis Costello and the attractions. _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm _ [Bm] going to talk more about Elvis and Elvis is going to do the attractions.
_ _ _ Elvis _ [Ebm] Costello was born [B] Declan Patrick McManus [Dm] and his mother's maiden name was Costello so he had half of it there. _ _
Like me he came from a musical family.
_ My dad played in a dance band and his dad was [Bm] _ _
the singer for the Jo Lofts Orchestra and he was a bloody good singer.
_ _ [B] His mum worked in a record shop and I envy her that because it's one thing I've always wanted to do.
At 12 years old his dad bought him a guitar [Bm] and it's the same year 1966 [N] three rather good albums came out.
_ Revolver by the Beatles, _ Blonde on [Bb] Blonde by Bob Dylan [Ab] and Pet Sounds [G] by the Beach Boys.
Can't really beat those [B] three can you?
_ [Ab] And from then [Bm] his influences like Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding [G] and then you can tell with his music and his songwriting listening to it later.
He's like a chameleon Elvis.
He writes such wonderful lyrics but his songs _ [F] have no musical boundaries and that's why I love what he does.
[Eb] He's never been [G] afraid to take a chance, never been afraid to take a risk.
Elvis [B] Costello is completely his own man when it comes to deciding what [Bm] music he's going to make.
In 1976, I'm sort of going all over the place here, but he changed his name.
I mean you can't really, I was Reginald Kenneth Dwight and there was no way that I was going to be Reginald Kenneth Dwight when my first album came out.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ So I chose a name that I thought would be different, Elton.
I couldn't think of anybody except an [G] obscure English folk artist called Elton [B] Hayes who had the name Elton.
_ And I [Ab] chose John from Long John Baldry.
Elvis had Costello from his mother's maiden name but he had to choose a name to go [G] with it and the cheeky f***er chose [N] Elvis. _ _ _ _
I mean really, _ _ _ _ what a f***ing nerve, Elvis.
And _ _ boy _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
oh boy did that work because you know, after Elvis Presley came Elvis Costello who was totally different in music but just as influential _ to people who followed him. _ _ _ _ _
Great deal of _ _ credit must go to the [C] attractions [Bm] _ who_
_ [Em] Pete Thomas, Bruce [N] Thomas, Steve Neve. _ _ _ _
The first album, My Name is True, didn't have the attractions on it.
It was produced by Nick Lowe who's a great producer and a British legend in his own right. _ _ _ _ _
_ And for a first [Bb] album, I remember my first album, it had one good song on it and his first album had Alison [N] and Watching the Detective on it.
So I mean that wasn't a bad start.
But the next album, _ this year's model, _ with Pump It Up Radio Radio and I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea was an amazing album.
It debuted at four in England [Gm] and three in America and truly people were taking notice of what was an incredible resurgence in English music.
I remember sitting in bed one day at about 12.30.3 looking to this weekend show on a Sunday and it was about the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Suzie and the Banshees. And I was sitting there and they're going, well he's a f***ing old fart Elton John, he's [E] f***ing boring. And I was going, what the f*** is going on here? _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ But you know what? [N] _ They had a point. _ _ _ One _ _ _ other thing which is completely irrelevant. As a porno fanatic myself, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ not the straight one I have to say. _ [N] _ There _ was a series of porno films made in the 1970s produced by a guy called William Higgins. _ And the music was really good which makes it change. And the guy who wrote [Eb] it, his name was Costello Presley. _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] I _ have a feeling that Elvis is hiding something. _ _ I won't go on any further but say it is an incredible honour and privilege to present _ _ _ a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [Bm] award to the attractions and [Bb] Elvis Costello. [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
