Looking Up Chords by Elton John

Tempo:
75.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Looking Up chords
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[A] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [F#m] [Em] [D]
[A] [Bm] [C#m] [F#m] [D] [A]
I want the world on my [F#m] back [Em] to sum it up [D] for me, pick up the [A] slack.
[Bm] [C#m] Just because [F#m] I could [D] see, while I do things [A] my way.
[D] Now I'm looking up more than I look [A] down, just using for a better second time [D] around.
Too much of me was hidden [Bm] in the shadows, [A] I looked up [D] and saw my [E] feet lift off [A] the ground.
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] A life with a broad [F#m] stroke, [Em] that [D] comes easy as a [A] joke.
[Bm] [C#m] Nowadays I'm [F#m] thinking [D] back, time is wasted [A] looking [D] back.
Now I'm looking up more than I look [A] down, just using for [D] a better second [A] time [D] around.
Too much of me was hidden [Bm] in the shadows, [A] I looked up [D] and felt my [E] feet lift off [A] the ground.
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] You got to [D] love getting away, [A] you're talking [E] deep down there.
[Em] Crank the [D] handle, bring it [G] up, the [Bm] water [E] crystal [Bm] clear.
[E]
[A] Now [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D] I'm looking up more than I look down, [A] just using for a better [D] second [A] time around.
[D] Too much of me was hidden in the shadows, [Bm] I looked [A] up and felt [D] my feet [E] lift off the [A] ground.
[D] Looking up, [A]
[D] looking [A] up, [G] looking [D] [A] up, [D] looking [A] up.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Elton John - (Remastered 2017) Looking Up chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, G, D, A and D of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 37 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 76. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
I want the world on my [F#m] back [Em] to sum it up [D] for me, pick up the [A] slack.
[Bm] [C#m] Just because [F#m] I could [D] see, while I do things [A] my way.
[D] Now I'm looking up more than I look [A] down, just using for a better second time [D] around.
Too much of me was hidden [Bm] in the shadows, [A] I looked up [D] and saw my [E] feet lift off [A] the ground.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] A life with a broad [F#m] stroke, [Em] that [D] comes easy as a [A] joke.
[Bm] [C#m] Nowadays I'm [F#m] thinking [D] back, time is wasted [A] looking [D] back.
Now I'm looking up more than I look [A] down, just using for [D] a better second [A] time [D] around.
Too much of me was hidden [Bm] in the shadows, [A] I looked up [D] and felt my [E] feet lift off [A] the ground.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[G] You got to [D] love getting away, [A] you're talking [E] deep down there.
[Em] Crank the [D] handle, bring it [G] up, the [Bm] water [E] crystal [Bm] clear.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ Now _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] [D] I'm looking up more than I look down, [A] just using for a better [D] second [A] time around.
[D] Too much of me was hidden in the shadows, [Bm] I looked [A] up and felt [D] my feet [E] lift off the [A] ground.
_ _ _ _ [D] Looking up, [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] looking [A] up, _ _ _ _ [G] looking [D] [A] up, _ _ _ _ [D] looking [A] up. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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