Chords for Elton John - Stinker (Caribou 8 of 13)

Tempo:
84.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

A

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Stinker (Caribou 8 of 13) chords
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One, two, three.
[G]
[Gm] [G] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[C] [G]
Say what you [C] will, [G] but I'm a stinger.
[C] [G] I come crawling up out of my hole.
[C] Hurting my toes, blood up my nose.
[G] I'm a perfect [C] cause to pass [A] control.
[G] Seeds and [C] weeds [G] and muddy [Am] meals.
[Gm] [G] Crawling around, in the dirt,
[C] down in the ground.
Where the sun don't pound.
[G] Oh, I'm a [C] native [A] English girl.
[D] And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
[G] [C] Burning, burning, [Em] singing.
[G] Watch me get [C] us high, [G] I'm a [B] [C] heathen.
[A] Help me [D] wash your hands [C] off me.
[A]
[G]
Set my style, with a [C] beady eye.
[G] I got connections in the underground.
[C] Call me a [F] common, [C] road [F] hand boy.
[G] Sitting here [C] safe [A] and sound.
[D] And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
Burning, [C] burning, [Em] singing.
[G] Watch me [C] get us high, [G] I'm a heathen.
[C]
[A] Help [Am] me [D] wash your hands [C] off me.
[A]
[G]
[C]
[G] [C] [A]
[G] And
[C]
[G] [C] [A]
[D] I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
[G]
[C] Burning, [Em] burning, singing.
[G] [C] [G] I'm a [C] heathen, honey.
[A] [D] Cut your hands [C] off me.
[A]
[G] Some old Himalayan, acting like he is a spade.
Oh, [C] don't give that cutie, no reason to shoot [G] me.
When I'm living on [C] the edge, you [A] see.
[D]
And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
[C]
Burning, [E] burning, singing.
Watch [G]
me get [C] us [G] high, I'm a heathen.
[C] Help [A]
me wash [D] [C] [A] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[A] [D] your hands off me.
And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
Burning, [C] burning,
[Em] singing.
[G] [C] [G] [C] [A] [D] [C]
[A] [G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Elton John - (Remastered 1995) Stinker chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, G, C and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 42 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 85 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ One, two, three.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ Say what you [C] will, [G] but I'm a stinger.
[C] _ [G] I come crawling up out of my hole. _
_ [C] Hurting my toes, blood up my nose.
[G] I'm a perfect [C] cause to pass [A] control. _ _
_ [G] _ Seeds and [C] weeds [G] and muddy [Am] meals.
[Gm] _ [G] Crawling around, in the dirt, _ _
_ [C] _ down in the ground.
Where the sun don't pound.
[G] Oh, I'm a [C] native [A] English girl. _
_ [D] _ And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer. _
[G] _ [C] Burning, burning, [Em] singing. _ _
_ [G] Watch me get [C] us high, [G] I'm a [B] [C] heathen.
[A] Help me [D] wash your hands [C] off me.
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Set my style, with a [C] beady eye.
_ [G] I got connections in the underground.
_ [C] Call me a [F] common, [C] road [F] hand boy.
_ [G] Sitting here [C] safe [A] and sound. _
_ [D] _ And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
Burning, [C] _ _ burning, [Em] singing. _ _
_ [G] Watch me [C] get us high, [G] I'm a heathen.
[C] _
[A] Help [Am] me [D] wash your hands [C] off me.
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ And _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
_ [G] _
[C] Burning, _ [Em] burning, singing. _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] I'm a [C] heathen, honey.
[A] _ [D] Cut your hands [C] off me.
[A] _ _
[G] Some old Himalayan, _ _ _ _ acting like he is a spade.
Oh, [C] don't give that cutie, _ no reason to shoot [G] me.
When I'm living on [C] the edge, you [A] see.
_ _ [D] _
_ And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
_ _ [C]
Burning, _ [E] burning, singing.
Watch _ [G]
me get [C] us [G] high, I'm a heathen.
[C] Help _ [A]
me wash [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ your hands off me.
And I believe it, [Em] I'm a singer.
Burning, [C] burning, _ _
[Em] _ singing.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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