Chords for Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight (solo live 1976)
Tempo:
134.2 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Bb
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [N]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] When I think of those eastern [Db] lights, muggy [Ab] nights, the curtains drawn [Gb] in the little room [Db] downstairs.
[Ebm] Prima Donna, Lord, you [Ab] really should have been there, [Ebm] sitting like a princess [Ab] perched
in her [Db] electric chair.
And [Dbm] it's one more beer and I don't need [Bb] you anymore.
[Db] We've all gone crazy lately, [Bb] my friend, rolling round the [Ab] basement floor.
Oh,
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] and someone saved [Ab] my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
[Ab]
[Db] You almost had [Ab] your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
[Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped and [Ab] tied.
[Db] All about [Bb] hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, [Eb]
[Db] to fly, [Bb] fly away,
[Ab] high away, by [Db] my [Ab]
[Bbm] roof.
[Db]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] I never realized [Db] the [Ab] passing hours [Db] of evening showers, [Ab] the footnoose hanging [Gb] in my darkest
[Db]
dream.
[Ebm] I'm strangled by a haunted [Ab] social scene, [Gb] just a pawn [Ab] outplayed by a [Db] dominating queen.
It's four o'clock in the morning, damn [Bb] it, listen to me good.
[Db] I'm sleeping by myself tonight, [Bb] saving time, thank God my [Ab] music's still alive.
Oh, [Eb] and
[Ab] [Db] someone [Ab] saved my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
[Ab] [Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in [Bbm] me, didn't you dear?
[C] You [Db] nearly had me roped [Ab] and tied.
[Db] All about [Bb] hypnotized, [Ab] sweet freedom, whispered in my ear.
You're [Bb] about to fly, [Eb] [Db]
to fly, [Bb] fly away, [Ab] high away, by [Db] my [Ab] roof.
[Bbm]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] And I could walk head on into [Ab] the deep end of the river.
[Cm] Take you to your stocks and bonds, [Db] payin' your HP demands forever.
[Bbm] They're coming in the morning, another [Ab] truck to take me home.
[Cm]
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Db]
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Cm]
Someone saved my [Db]
life tonight.
[Cm]
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Db] Someone saved my life tonight.
So save your strength, I'm gonna feel [Bb] you very long.
[Ab] [Db]
Someone saved [Ab] my life tonight,
[Bbm] sugar bear.
[Ab]
[Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
[Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped [Ab] and tied.
[Db] All about [Bb]
hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, [Eb]
[Db] to fly, [Bb] fly away,
[Ab] high away, by
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Db]
my roof.
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] Someone saved [Db] my life tonight.
[Ab] Someone saved [Db] my life tonight.
[Ab] Someone saved [Db] my life tonight.
[Ab] Someone save me, someone save me, someone save [Db] me from life denial.
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] When I think of those eastern [Db] lights, muggy [Ab] nights, the curtains drawn [Gb] in the little room [Db] downstairs.
[Ebm] Prima Donna, Lord, you [Ab] really should have been there, [Ebm] sitting like a princess [Ab] perched
in her [Db] electric chair.
And [Dbm] it's one more beer and I don't need [Bb] you anymore.
[Db] We've all gone crazy lately, [Bb] my friend, rolling round the [Ab] basement floor.
Oh,
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] and someone saved [Ab] my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
[Ab]
[Db] You almost had [Ab] your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
[Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped and [Ab] tied.
[Db] All about [Bb] hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, [Eb]
[Db] to fly, [Bb] fly away,
[Ab] high away, by [Db] my [Ab]
[Bbm] roof.
[Db]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] I never realized [Db] the [Ab] passing hours [Db] of evening showers, [Ab] the footnoose hanging [Gb] in my darkest
[Db]
dream.
[Ebm] I'm strangled by a haunted [Ab] social scene, [Gb] just a pawn [Ab] outplayed by a [Db] dominating queen.
It's four o'clock in the morning, damn [Bb] it, listen to me good.
[Db] I'm sleeping by myself tonight, [Bb] saving time, thank God my [Ab] music's still alive.
Oh, [Eb] and
[Ab] [Db] someone [Ab] saved my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
[Ab] [Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in [Bbm] me, didn't you dear?
[C] You [Db] nearly had me roped [Ab] and tied.
[Db] All about [Bb] hypnotized, [Ab] sweet freedom, whispered in my ear.
You're [Bb] about to fly, [Eb] [Db]
to fly, [Bb] fly away, [Ab] high away, by [Db] my [Ab] roof.
[Bbm]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] And I could walk head on into [Ab] the deep end of the river.
[Cm] Take you to your stocks and bonds, [Db] payin' your HP demands forever.
[Bbm] They're coming in the morning, another [Ab] truck to take me home.
[Cm]
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Db]
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Cm]
Someone saved my [Db]
life tonight.
[Cm]
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Db] Someone saved my life tonight.
So save your strength, I'm gonna feel [Bb] you very long.
[Ab] [Db]
Someone saved [Ab] my life tonight,
[Bbm] sugar bear.
[Ab]
[Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
[Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped [Ab] and tied.
[Db] All about [Bb]
hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, [Eb]
[Db] to fly, [Bb] fly away,
[Ab] high away, by
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Db]
my roof.
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] Someone saved [Db] my life tonight.
[Ab] Someone saved [Db] my life tonight.
[Ab] Someone saved [Db] my life tonight.
[Ab] Someone save me, someone save me, someone save [Db] me from life denial.
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Ebm]
Key:
Ab
Db
Bb
Bbm
Gb
Ab
Db
Bb
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ When I think of those eastern [Db] lights, _ muggy [Ab] nights, the curtains drawn [Gb] in the little room [Db] _ downstairs. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Prima Donna, Lord, you [Ab] really should have been there, [Ebm] sitting like a princess [Ab] perched
in her [Db] electric chair. _ _ _
And [Dbm] it's one more beer and I don't need [Bb] you anymore. _ _ _ _
[Db] We've all gone crazy lately, _ [Bb] my friend, _ _ rolling round the [Ab] basement floor.
Oh, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] and someone saved [Ab] my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] You almost had [Ab] your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
_ _ [Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped and [Ab] tied. _
_ [Db] All about _ [Bb] _ hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ to fly, [Bb] fly away, _ _ _
_ [Ab] high away, _ by [Db] my _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] roof.
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I never realized [Db] the [Ab] passing hours [Db] of evening showers, [Ab] the footnoose hanging [Gb] in my darkest
[Db] _ _
dream.
_ _ _ [Ebm] I'm strangled by a haunted [Ab] social scene, [Gb] just a pawn [Ab] outplayed by a [Db] dominating queen.
_ _ _ _ It's four o'clock in the morning, damn [Bb] it, listen to me good.
_ [Db] I'm sleeping by myself tonight, _ [Bb] saving time, thank God my [Ab] music's still alive.
_ _ Oh, _ [Eb] and _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] someone [Ab] saved my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in [Bbm] me, didn't you dear?
_ [C] You [Db] nearly had me roped [Ab] and tied.
_ [Db] All about _ [Bb] _ hypnotized, [Ab] sweet freedom, whispered in my ear.
You're [Bb] about to fly, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
to fly, _ [Bb] fly _ _ _ away, _ [Ab] high away, _ _ by [Db] my _ [Ab] roof.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] And I could walk head on into [Ab] the deep end of the river.
_ _ _ [Cm] Take you to your stocks and bonds, _ [Db] payin' your HP demands forever.
_ _ [Bbm] They're coming in the morning, another [Ab] truck to take me home.
_ _ [Cm] _
Someone saved my life tonight.
_ [Db] _
Someone saved my life tonight.
_ [Cm] _
Someone saved my _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ life tonight.
_ [Cm] _
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Db] Someone saved my life tonight.
So save your strength, I'm gonna feel [Bb] you very long.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
_ Someone saved [Ab] my life tonight, _
[Bbm] sugar bear.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
_ [Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped [Ab] and tied. _
[Db] All about _ _ [Bb] _ _
hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, _ whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ to _ _ fly, [Bb] fly _ away, _ _
_ [Ab] high _ away, by _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db]
my roof.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone saved _ _ _ [Db] my life tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone _ saved _ [Db] my life tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone saved _ _ _ [Db] my life tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone save me, someone save me, someone save [Db] me from life denial. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ When I think of those eastern [Db] lights, _ muggy [Ab] nights, the curtains drawn [Gb] in the little room [Db] _ downstairs. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Prima Donna, Lord, you [Ab] really should have been there, [Ebm] sitting like a princess [Ab] perched
in her [Db] electric chair. _ _ _
And [Dbm] it's one more beer and I don't need [Bb] you anymore. _ _ _ _
[Db] We've all gone crazy lately, _ [Bb] my friend, _ _ rolling round the [Ab] basement floor.
Oh, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] and someone saved [Ab] my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] You almost had [Ab] your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
_ _ [Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped and [Ab] tied. _
_ [Db] All about _ [Bb] _ hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ to fly, [Bb] fly away, _ _ _
_ [Ab] high away, _ by [Db] my _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] roof.
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I never realized [Db] the [Ab] passing hours [Db] of evening showers, [Ab] the footnoose hanging [Gb] in my darkest
[Db] _ _
dream.
_ _ _ [Ebm] I'm strangled by a haunted [Ab] social scene, [Gb] just a pawn [Ab] outplayed by a [Db] dominating queen.
_ _ _ _ It's four o'clock in the morning, damn [Bb] it, listen to me good.
_ [Db] I'm sleeping by myself tonight, _ [Bb] saving time, thank God my [Ab] music's still alive.
_ _ Oh, _ [Eb] and _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] someone [Ab] saved my life tonight, [Bbm] sugar bear.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in [Bbm] me, didn't you dear?
_ [C] You [Db] nearly had me roped [Ab] and tied.
_ [Db] All about _ [Bb] _ hypnotized, [Ab] sweet freedom, whispered in my ear.
You're [Bb] about to fly, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
to fly, _ [Bb] fly _ _ _ away, _ [Ab] high away, _ _ by [Db] my _ [Ab] roof.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] And I could walk head on into [Ab] the deep end of the river.
_ _ _ [Cm] Take you to your stocks and bonds, _ [Db] payin' your HP demands forever.
_ _ [Bbm] They're coming in the morning, another [Ab] truck to take me home.
_ _ [Cm] _
Someone saved my life tonight.
_ [Db] _
Someone saved my life tonight.
_ [Cm] _
Someone saved my _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ life tonight.
_ [Cm] _
Someone saved my life tonight.
[Db] Someone saved my life tonight.
So save your strength, I'm gonna feel [Bb] you very long.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
_ Someone saved [Ab] my life tonight, _
[Bbm] sugar bear.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] You almost [Ab] had your hooks in me, [Bbm] didn't you dear?
_ [Ab] You nearly [Db] had me roped [Ab] and tied. _
[Db] All about _ _ [Bb] _ _
hypnotized, sweet [Ab] freedom, _ whispered in my ear.
[Bb] You're about to fly, _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ to _ _ fly, [Bb] fly _ away, _ _
_ [Ab] high _ away, by _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db]
my roof.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone saved _ _ _ [Db] my life tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone _ saved _ [Db] my life tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone saved _ _ _ [Db] my life tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ Someone save me, someone save me, someone save [Db] me from life denial. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
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