Chords for ELTON JOHN - THE MEASURE OF A MAN (ROCKY V)
Tempo:
74.575 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#
A
Fm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [C#] [G#]
[C#] These battered [G#] hands are [C#] all you own This [A#m] [Fm] [A#m] broken heart has turned [Fm] to stone
[A#m] [Fm] Go [F#] hang your glory [C#] on the wall [A#m] There comes a time when castles [Fm] fall
[C#] And [F#] all [Fm] that's left [D#m] is shipping [C#] in the [G#] sand You're out [C#] of time, you're out [D#m] of place
Look at [C#] your face, [F#] that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man
This coat that fits you like a glove These [A#m] dirty streets you learn to love
[Fm] [F#] So welcome back my long [C#] lost friend [A#m] You've been to hell and back [Fm] again
[C#] And [F#] [C#] God alone [D#m] knows how [C#] you cropped [G#] that span
Back [C#] on the beat, back to [D#m] the start Trust [C#] in your heart, that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man
[D#m]
[C#] [F#] [C#] It's the [D#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [Fm] on the hand [C#] [F#] Everything you [G#] [C#] understand
[F#] Permanent ties from which [Fm] you once ran [F#] That's the measure [G#] of a [A] man
[B] [E] You've come full circle, now you're home Without [C#m] the gold, without the chrome
[A] Understood where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you could [G#m] win
[E] [A] Rise [E] above your [F#m] trouble [C#m] while [B] you can Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [E] you can choose, [A] that's the measure [E] of [F#m]
[E] [A] [B] [E] a man
It's the [F#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [E] on the hand [A] Everything you [E] understand
[G#m] [E] [A] Permanent ties from which [E] you once ran [A] That's the measure [B] of a [E] man
[F#m]
[E] [A] [G#m] [E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [B] [E] You've come full circle, now you're home
[C#m] Without the gold, without the chrome
[A] This is where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you [G#m] could win
[E] Rise [A] [E] above [F#m] your [E] troubles while [B] you can Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [G#m] you can choose, [A] that's the measure of a [E] man
[N]
[C#] These battered [G#] hands are [C#] all you own This [A#m] [Fm] [A#m] broken heart has turned [Fm] to stone
[A#m] [Fm] Go [F#] hang your glory [C#] on the wall [A#m] There comes a time when castles [Fm] fall
[C#] And [F#] all [Fm] that's left [D#m] is shipping [C#] in the [G#] sand You're out [C#] of time, you're out [D#m] of place
Look at [C#] your face, [F#] that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man
This coat that fits you like a glove These [A#m] dirty streets you learn to love
[Fm] [F#] So welcome back my long [C#] lost friend [A#m] You've been to hell and back [Fm] again
[C#] And [F#] [C#] God alone [D#m] knows how [C#] you cropped [G#] that span
Back [C#] on the beat, back to [D#m] the start Trust [C#] in your heart, that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man
[D#m]
[C#] [F#] [C#] It's the [D#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [Fm] on the hand [C#] [F#] Everything you [G#] [C#] understand
[F#] Permanent ties from which [Fm] you once ran [F#] That's the measure [G#] of a [A] man
[B] [E] You've come full circle, now you're home Without [C#m] the gold, without the chrome
[A] Understood where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you could [G#m] win
[E] [A] Rise [E] above your [F#m] trouble [C#m] while [B] you can Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [E] you can choose, [A] that's the measure [E] of [F#m]
[E] [A] [B] [E] a man
It's the [F#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [E] on the hand [A] Everything you [E] understand
[G#m] [E] [A] Permanent ties from which [E] you once ran [A] That's the measure [B] of a [E] man
[F#m]
[E] [A] [G#m] [E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [B] [E] You've come full circle, now you're home
[C#m] Without the gold, without the chrome
[A] This is where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you [G#m] could win
[E] Rise [A] [E] above [F#m] your [E] troubles while [B] you can Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [G#m] you can choose, [A] that's the measure of a [E] man
[N]
Key:
E
C#
A
Fm
F#
E
C#
A
[C] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ These battered [G#] hands are [C#] all you own This _ [A#m] _ [Fm] [A#m] broken heart has turned [Fm] to stone
[A#m] [Fm] Go [F#] _ hang your glory [C#] on the wall [A#m] There comes a time when castles [Fm] fall
[C#] And [F#] all [Fm] that's left [D#m] is shipping [C#] in the [G#] sand You're out [C#] of time, you're out [D#m] of place
Look at [C#] your face, [F#] that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This coat that fits you like a glove These _ [A#m] dirty streets you learn to love _
[Fm] _ [F#] So welcome back my long [C#] lost friend [A#m] You've been to hell and back [Fm] again
[C#] And _ [F#] [C#] God alone [D#m] knows how [C#] you cropped [G#] that span
_ Back [C#] on the beat, back to [D#m] the start Trust [C#] in your heart, that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man
_ [D#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ It's the [D#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [Fm] on the hand [C#] [F#] Everything you [G#] [C#] understand
[F#] Permanent ties from which [Fm] you once ran [F#] That's the measure [G#] of a [A] man _ _
[B] _ [E] You've come full circle, now you're home Without _ [C#m] _ the gold, without the chrome _
_ [A] Understood where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you could [G#m] win
_ [E] _ [A] Rise [E] above your [F#m] trouble [C#m] while [B] you can Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [E] you can choose, [A] that's the measure [E] of _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] [E] a man
It's the [F#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [E] on the hand [A] Everything you [E] understand
[G#m] _ [E] [A] Permanent ties from which [E] you once ran [A] That's the measure [B] of a [E] man
_ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ You've _ come full circle, now you're home _ _
_ [C#m] Without the gold, without the chrome _ _
_ [A] This is where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you [G#m] could win
[E] Rise _ [A] [E] above [F#m] your [E] troubles while [B] you can _ Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [G#m] you can choose, [A] that's the measure of a [E] man _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ These battered [G#] hands are [C#] all you own This _ [A#m] _ [Fm] [A#m] broken heart has turned [Fm] to stone
[A#m] [Fm] Go [F#] _ hang your glory [C#] on the wall [A#m] There comes a time when castles [Fm] fall
[C#] And [F#] all [Fm] that's left [D#m] is shipping [C#] in the [G#] sand You're out [C#] of time, you're out [D#m] of place
Look at [C#] your face, [F#] that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This coat that fits you like a glove These _ [A#m] dirty streets you learn to love _
[Fm] _ [F#] So welcome back my long [C#] lost friend [A#m] You've been to hell and back [Fm] again
[C#] And _ [F#] [C#] God alone [D#m] knows how [C#] you cropped [G#] that span
_ Back [C#] on the beat, back to [D#m] the start Trust [C#] in your heart, that's the measure [G#] of a [C#] man
_ [D#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ It's the [D#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [Fm] on the hand [C#] [F#] Everything you [G#] [C#] understand
[F#] Permanent ties from which [Fm] you once ran [F#] That's the measure [G#] of a [A] man _ _
[B] _ [E] You've come full circle, now you're home Without _ [C#m] _ the gold, without the chrome _
_ [A] Understood where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you could [G#m] win
_ [E] _ [A] Rise [E] above your [F#m] trouble [C#m] while [B] you can Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [E] you can choose, [A] that's the measure [E] of _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] [E] a man
It's the [F#m] fire in the eyes, the lines [E] on the hand [A] Everything you [E] understand
[G#m] _ [E] [A] Permanent ties from which [E] you once ran [A] That's the measure [B] of a [E] man
_ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ You've _ come full circle, now you're home _ _
_ [C#m] Without the gold, without the chrome _ _
_ [A] This is where you've [E] always been You [C#m] had to lose so you [G#m] could win
[E] Rise _ [A] [E] above [F#m] your [E] troubles while [B] you can _ Now [E] you can love, now [F#m] you can lose
Now [G#m] you can choose, [A] that's the measure of a [E] man _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _