Chords for Elton John - Into the Old Man's Shoes

Tempo:
131.35 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Eb

Bb

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Into the Old Man's Shoes chords
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[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] I'm moving out of Tombstone, [Db] yeah, with the sun behind my back.
[Eb]
[Ab] I'm tired of people talking of
[Db] things that I lack.
[Bbm] Ever since a week ago, [Db] the day he passed [Ab] away,
I've been taking too [Eb] much notice of [Db] the things they've had to say.
[Eb]
[Ab] And all they say is, you ain't [Db] half the man you used to be.
[Eb] [Ab] He had [Eb] strength and worked his [Db] life to feed his family.
[Bbm] So if that's the way it has to [Db] be, I'll say goodbye to [Ab] you.
Oh, I'm not that guy, [Eb] or so it seems.
[Db] I throw my old man's [Eb] shoes.
[Ab] Like I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, [Db] it should be [Fm] [Db] tamed.
[Ab] They like to see [Eb] me locked in jail, [Db] tied up in their [Ab]
[Db] chains.
[Ab] Oh, it's hard, and [Bb] I can't [Db] see what they want [Ab] me to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into the [Db] old [Ab] man's shoes.
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Db] Like [Eb]
[Ab] I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life,
[Db] it should be [Ab] [Db] tamed.
[Ab] They like to see [Eb] me locked in jail, [Db] tied up in their [Ab] [Db] chains.
[Ab]
Oh, it's hard, and [Bb] I can't [Db] see what they want me [Ab] to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into [Db] the old [Ab] man's shoes.
Like I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, [Db] it should be [Fm] [Ab] tamed.
They like to see [Eb] me locked in jail, [Db] tied up in [Ab] their chains.
Oh, it's hard, [Bb] and I can't see [Db] what they want me [Ab] to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into [Db] the old [Ab] man's shoes.
Like I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, [Db] it should [Ab] be tamed.
[Db]
[Ab] Oh, they like to see [Eb] me locked in [Db] jail, tied up in their [Ab] chains.
Oh, it's hard, and [Bb] I can't see [Db] what they want [Ab] me to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into [Db] the old [Ab] man's shoes.
[Eb]
[Db] [N]
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Gb
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Db
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Ab
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Eb
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To learn Elton John - Into The Old Mans Shoes chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Ab, Eb, Db, Ab, Eb, Ab, Db and Eb. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 131 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ I'm moving out of _ Tombstone, [Db] yeah, with the sun behind my back.
[Eb] _
[Ab] _ I'm tired of people talking of _
[Db] _ things that I lack. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ Ever since a week ago, [Db] the day he passed [Ab] away, _
I've been taking too [Eb] much notice of [Db] the things they've had to say.
[Eb] _
[Ab] And all they say is, you ain't [Db] half the man you used to be.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ He had [Eb] strength and worked his [Db] life to feed his family. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ So if that's the way it has to [Db] be, I'll say goodbye to [Ab] you.
Oh, I'm not that guy, [Eb] or so it seems.
[Db] I throw my old man's [Eb] shoes.
_ [Ab] Like I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, _ _ [Db] _ it should be [Fm] [Db] tamed.
_ [Ab] They like to see [Eb] me locked in jail, [Db] _ tied up in their [Ab]
[Db] chains.
[Ab] Oh, it's hard, and [Bb] I can't [Db] see what they want [Ab] me to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into the [Db] _ old [Ab] man's _ _ shoes.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ Like [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, _
_ [Db] _ it should be [Ab] [Db] tamed. _
[Ab] They like to see [Eb] me locked in jail, [Db] tied up in their [Ab] [Db] chains.
[Ab]
Oh, it's hard, and [Bb] I can't [Db] see what they want me [Ab] to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into [Db] the old _ [Ab] man's shoes.
_ Like I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, [Db] it should be [Fm] [Ab] tamed. _
They like to see [Eb] me locked in jail, [Db] tied up in [Ab] their chains.
Oh, it's hard, [Bb] and I can't see [Db] _ what they want me [Ab] to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into [Db] the old [Ab] man's shoes.
_ Like I'm a wicked [Eb] way of life, [Db] it should [Ab] be tamed.
[Db] _
[Ab] Oh, they like to see [Eb] me locked in [Db] jail, tied up in their [Ab] chains.
Oh, it's hard, and [Bb] I can't see [Db] _ what they want [Ab] me to do.
Lord, Lord, they say I think [Gb] I should step into [Db] the old [Ab] man's shoes. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Bernie Taupin and Elton John.

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