Chords for Elton John - Tonight Show with Jay Leno. September 20, 1993 "Philadelphia Freedom"
Tempo:
124.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Cm
Eb
G
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] Ladies [Cm] and gentlemen, doing [Bb] the song he wrote for Billie Jean King, Philadelphia Freedom, [N] Elton John.
Used [Bb]
[Eb] [Db]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Cm] [Bb] to be a road, don't you know?
It calls us right [C] out of league
[Db] Find an L on [Fm] the [Bb] road
[Eb] [Bb] It used to be a hard thing for somebody
But the times have changed
[C] Little [Db] says more, [G] my work [Bb] gets done
[Eb] Living, [Bb]
[Eb] dead [Bb] like
[Ab] Philadelphia Freedom [G] puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
[Ab] [Cm] Give [G] me peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had
[Bb] Philadelphia Freedom, [Eb] charming
Oh, [Dm] love, [Cm] shine a light
Through [Bb] the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind
[G] [D] [Gm] Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light, [Bb] shine a light, [Ab] shine
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Philadelphia [Cm] Freedom, never [Bb] [Cm] above you
If I [Bb] do,
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] now you should too
You can't let your life go to people choosing
Some [Cm] of them choose [Db] to go [Cm] [Bb] family home
Others choose to go [Cm] family
[Bb] I never knew that I never could
To the way I'm going, Philadelphia [C] Freedom
Got me [Db]
right, straight [Bb] in the eye
[Bbm] [Eb] Living, free, I feel [Bb] free
[Eb] Dead like, Philadelphia, [Bb] I got
[Ab] Philadelphia [G] Freedom puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
[D]
[Eb] Give me [G] peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had
[Bb] Philadelphia Freedom, [Eb] charming
Oh, [Dm] love, shine [Cm] a light
[Dm] Through the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind
[G]
[D] [Gm] Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light, [F] shine a light, [Ab] shine
[Eb]
[G] Philadelphia [Eb] Freedom, [Bb] never [Cm] above you
[Eb] Don't you know [Dm] love [Cm] you
You
[F] [Eb] know I [Bb] love you
[Cm]
[Bb] Yes, I do
Philadelphia Freedom
[Eb]
[Bb] Love, [Cm] love you
Yes, [Bb] I do
Philadelphia Freedom
[Eb] Love, [Cm] love you
Yes, I [Bb] do
You're my life
[Eb] You're [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] my life
You're my life
You're [Eb] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[N] my life
[Bb] [Eb] [N]
[Bb] Ladies [Cm] and gentlemen, doing [Bb] the song he wrote for Billie Jean King, Philadelphia Freedom, [N] Elton John.
Used [Bb]
[Eb] [Db]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Cm] [Bb] to be a road, don't you know?
It calls us right [C] out of league
[Db] Find an L on [Fm] the [Bb] road
[Eb] [Bb] It used to be a hard thing for somebody
But the times have changed
[C] Little [Db] says more, [G] my work [Bb] gets done
[Eb] Living, [Bb]
[Eb] dead [Bb] like
[Ab] Philadelphia Freedom [G] puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
[Ab] [Cm] Give [G] me peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had
[Bb] Philadelphia Freedom, [Eb] charming
Oh, [Dm] love, [Cm] shine a light
Through [Bb] the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind
[G] [D] [Gm] Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light, [Bb] shine a light, [Ab] shine
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Philadelphia [Cm] Freedom, never [Bb] [Cm] above you
If I [Bb] do,
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] now you should too
You can't let your life go to people choosing
Some [Cm] of them choose [Db] to go [Cm] [Bb] family home
Others choose to go [Cm] family
[Bb] I never knew that I never could
To the way I'm going, Philadelphia [C] Freedom
Got me [Db]
right, straight [Bb] in the eye
[Bbm] [Eb] Living, free, I feel [Bb] free
[Eb] Dead like, Philadelphia, [Bb] I got
[Ab] Philadelphia [G] Freedom puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
[D]
[Eb] Give me [G] peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had
[Bb] Philadelphia Freedom, [Eb] charming
Oh, [Dm] love, shine [Cm] a light
[Dm] Through the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind
[G]
[D] [Gm] Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light, [F] shine a light, [Ab] shine
[Eb]
[G] Philadelphia [Eb] Freedom, [Bb] never [Cm] above you
[Eb] Don't you know [Dm] love [Cm] you
You
[F] [Eb] know I [Bb] love you
[Cm]
[Bb] Yes, I do
Philadelphia Freedom
[Eb]
[Bb] Love, [Cm] love you
Yes, [Bb] I do
Philadelphia Freedom
[Eb] Love, [Cm] love you
Yes, I [Bb] do
You're my life
[Eb] You're [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] my life
You're my life
You're [Eb] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[N] my life
[Bb] [Eb] [N]
Key:
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Cm
Eb
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Cm
Eb
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Ladies [Cm] and gentlemen, doing [Bb] the song he wrote for Billie Jean King, Philadelphia Freedom, _ [N] Elton John. _
Used _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ to be a road, don't you know?
_ It _ calls us right _ [C] out of league _
[Db] Find an L on [Fm] the [Bb] road _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] It used to be a hard thing for somebody
But the times have changed
_ [C] _ Little [Db] says more, [G] my work [Bb] gets done
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Living, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ dead _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] like _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Philadelphia Freedom [G] puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] Give [G] me peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Philadelphia _ Freedom, [Eb] _ charming _
Oh, [Dm] love, _ [Cm] shine a light
Through [Bb] the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light, _ [Bb] _ shine a light, [Ab] shine
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Philadelphia _ [Cm] Freedom, _ _ never [Bb] _ [Cm] above you _
_ _ If I [Bb] do, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ now you should too
You can't let your life go to people choosing
_ Some [Cm] of them choose [Db] to go [Cm] [Bb] family home
Others choose to go [Cm] family
[Bb] I never knew that I never could
_ To the way I'm going, Philadelphia [C] Freedom
Got me _ [Db] _
right, straight [Bb] in the eye _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ Living, free, _ _ I feel [Bb] free _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Dead like, _ _ Philadelphia, [Bb] I got _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Philadelphia [G] Freedom puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
[D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Give me [G] peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Philadelphia _ Freedom, _ [Eb] charming
Oh, [Dm] _ love, shine [Cm] a light
[Dm] Through the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light, [F] _ _ shine a light, [Ab] shine _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Philadelphia [Eb] Freedom, _ _ [Bb] never [Cm] above you
_ _ _ [Eb] Don't you know [Dm] love [Cm] you
You _
_ _ [F] [Eb] know I [Bb] love you
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Yes, I do
_ Philadelphia Freedom
[Eb] _ _
[Bb] Love, [Cm] love you
_ Yes, [Bb] I do
_ Philadelphia Freedom
_ _ [Eb] Love, [Cm] love you
_ Yes, I [Bb] do
You're my life
_ _ [Eb] You're _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] my life
You're my life
You're [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ life
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Ladies [Cm] and gentlemen, doing [Bb] the song he wrote for Billie Jean King, Philadelphia Freedom, _ [N] Elton John. _
Used _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ to be a road, don't you know?
_ It _ calls us right _ [C] out of league _
[Db] Find an L on [Fm] the [Bb] road _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] It used to be a hard thing for somebody
But the times have changed
_ [C] _ Little [Db] says more, [G] my work [Bb] gets done
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Living, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ dead _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] like _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Philadelphia Freedom [G] puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] Give [G] me peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Philadelphia _ Freedom, [Eb] _ charming _
Oh, [Dm] love, _ [Cm] shine a light
Through [Bb] the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light, _ [Bb] _ shine a light, [Ab] shine
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Philadelphia _ [Cm] Freedom, _ _ never [Bb] _ [Cm] above you _
_ _ If I [Bb] do, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ now you should too
You can't let your life go to people choosing
_ Some [Cm] of them choose [Db] to go [Cm] [Bb] family home
Others choose to go [Cm] family
[Bb] I never knew that I never could
_ To the way I'm going, Philadelphia [C] Freedom
Got me _ [Db] _
right, straight [Bb] in the eye _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ Living, free, _ _ I feel [Bb] free _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Dead like, _ _ Philadelphia, [Bb] I got _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Philadelphia [G] Freedom puts me knee-high to [Cm] his man
[D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Give me [G] peace of mind, [Gb] my daddy, he never [Eb] had _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Philadelphia _ Freedom, _ [Eb] charming
Oh, [Dm] _ love, shine [Cm] a light
[Dm] Through the eyes [C] of one [F] that's behind
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light, [F] _ _ shine a light, [Ab] shine _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Philadelphia [Eb] Freedom, _ _ [Bb] never [Cm] above you
_ _ _ [Eb] Don't you know [Dm] love [Cm] you
You _
_ _ [F] [Eb] know I [Bb] love you
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Yes, I do
_ Philadelphia Freedom
[Eb] _ _
[Bb] Love, [Cm] love you
_ Yes, [Bb] I do
_ Philadelphia Freedom
_ _ [Eb] Love, [Cm] love you
_ Yes, I [Bb] do
You're my life
_ _ [Eb] You're _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] my life
You're my life
You're [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ life
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _