Chords for Elton John - Tower of Babel (1974) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
158.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Snow,
[C] cement, and [D]
ivory on [C] tow
[F] Someone [G]
[C] called us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking down [G] the hour
[Eb] But where were all your shoulders [Bb] when we cried?
[Ab] Were the darlings [G] on the sideline
Dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives
[F] To whisper in the air before you [Bb]
died?
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
Guess it's probably time for a [Ab] dive in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm]
start to meet [Ab] the man
[Eb]
[Bb] Can't see the table, [Fm] have a bar [Cm] on the door
[Ab] See the ledgers crawling, hear [G] the clock outside [Cm] of the table
Watch him dig [Ab] the graves
[Eb] Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in the tower, [Cm] baby
[Bb]
[Ab] Watch him dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the [Fm] tower, baby
[Bb] No, no,
[Eb] no
[E]
[A]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am]
[C] [E] [Dm]
[F] [Dm]
[E] [Ab] [A]
[B] [C] [D] [E]
[Am] No
[C] Angel,
[Fm] this closet's always [C] tight
[Am] The [G] dealers in [C] the basement
[Abm] [Am] Filling your [F] prescription for a brand new [G] heart attack
[Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when we cried?
[Ab] Were the doctors in [G]
attendance
Saying [Cm] how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp of a blade [Bb] that died?
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] It's probably time for a dive [Ab] in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm] start to meet [Ab] the man
[Eb] Can't [Bb] see the table, [Fm] have a [Cm] bar on the door
[Ab] See the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside [Cm] of the table
Watch him [Ab] dig the graves
[Eb]
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Cm] tower, baby
[Ab]
Watch him [Eb] dig the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the [Cm] tower, baby
[Bb] No, no, [Eb] no
It's probably [Gm] time for a dive [Ab] in the tower, [Bb]
baby
[Cm] Oh baby, start to meet [Ab] the man
[Eb] Can't [Bb] see the table, [Fm] have a bar on [Cm] the door
See [Ab] the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside of [Cm] the table
[G] Watch him dig [Ab] the graves
[Eb]
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the tower, [Cm] baby
No, [Ab] no
Watch him dig [Bb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save the guys in the [Fm] tower, baby
[Bb] No, no, [Eb] no
[N]
[C] cement, and [D]
ivory on [C] tow
[F] Someone [G]
[C] called us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking down [G] the hour
[Eb] But where were all your shoulders [Bb] when we cried?
[Ab] Were the darlings [G] on the sideline
Dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives
[F] To whisper in the air before you [Bb]
died?
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
Guess it's probably time for a [Ab] dive in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm]
start to meet [Ab] the man
[Eb]
[Bb] Can't see the table, [Fm] have a bar [Cm] on the door
[Ab] See the ledgers crawling, hear [G] the clock outside [Cm] of the table
Watch him dig [Ab] the graves
[Eb] Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in the tower, [Cm] baby
[Bb]
[Ab] Watch him dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the [Fm] tower, baby
[Bb] No, no,
[Eb] no
[E]
[A]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am]
[C] [E] [Dm]
[F] [Dm]
[E] [Ab] [A]
[B] [C] [D] [E]
[Am] No
[C] Angel,
[Fm] this closet's always [C] tight
[Am] The [G] dealers in [C] the basement
[Abm] [Am] Filling your [F] prescription for a brand new [G] heart attack
[Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when we cried?
[Ab] Were the doctors in [G]
attendance
Saying [Cm] how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp of a blade [Bb] that died?
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] It's probably time for a dive [Ab] in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm] start to meet [Ab] the man
[Eb] Can't [Bb] see the table, [Fm] have a [Cm] bar on the door
[Ab] See the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside [Cm] of the table
Watch him [Ab] dig the graves
[Eb]
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Cm] tower, baby
[Ab]
Watch him [Eb] dig the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the [Cm] tower, baby
[Bb] No, no, [Eb] no
It's probably [Gm] time for a dive [Ab] in the tower, [Bb]
baby
[Cm] Oh baby, start to meet [Ab] the man
[Eb] Can't [Bb] see the table, [Fm] have a bar on [Cm] the door
See [Ab] the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside of [Cm] the table
[G] Watch him dig [Ab] the graves
[Eb]
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the tower, [Cm] baby
No, [Ab] no
Watch him dig [Bb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save the guys in the [Fm] tower, baby
[Bb] No, no, [Eb] no
[N]
Key:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
G
Bb
Ab
Cm
_ _ _ Snow, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ cement, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and [D]
ivory on _ [C] tow _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Someone [G] _
[C] called us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking down [G] the hour _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ But where were all your shoulders [Bb] when we cried?
_ _ _ [Ab] Were the darlings [G] on the sideline
Dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives
_ [F] To whisper in the air before you [Bb] _
died?
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Guess it's probably time for a [Ab] dive in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, _ [Cm]
start to meet [Ab] the man
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] Can't see the table, [Fm] have a bar [Cm] on the door
_ [Ab] See the ledgers crawling, hear [G] the clock outside [Cm] of the table
_ _ _ Watch him dig [Ab] the graves _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys _ _ in the tower, [Cm] baby
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Watch him dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys _ _ in the [Fm] tower, baby
_ _ _ [Bb] No, no, _
[Eb] _ no _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[Am] No _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Angel, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ this _ closet's always _ [C] tight _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] The [G] dealers in [C] the basement
_ _ [Abm] _ [Am] Filling your [F] prescription for a brand new [G] heart attack _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when we cried? _
_ _ [Ab] Were the doctors in [G] _
attendance
Saying [Cm] how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp of a blade [Bb] that died?
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ It's probably time for a dive [Ab] in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, _ _ [Cm] start to meet [Ab] the _ man
_ [Eb] _ Can't [Bb] see _ the table, [Fm] have a [Cm] bar on the door
_ [Ab] See the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside [Cm] of the table _
_ Watch him [Ab] dig the graves _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the _ guys _ in the [Cm] tower, baby _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ Watch him [Eb] dig the graves _
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the _ guys _ in the [Cm] tower, _ baby
_ [Bb] No, no, [Eb] no
It's probably [Gm] time for a dive [Ab] in the tower, [Bb] _
baby
_ [Cm] Oh baby, start to meet [Ab] the man
_ _ [Eb] _ Can't [Bb] see the table, _ [Fm] have a bar on [Cm] the door
_ See [Ab] the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside of [Cm] the table _ _
_ [G] Watch him dig [Ab] the graves _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys _ _ in the tower, [Cm] baby _
No, _ _ [Ab] no _ _ _
_ Watch him dig [Bb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save the guys _ _ _ in the [Fm] tower, baby _ _
_ [Bb] No, no, [Eb] no _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [C] _ cement, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and [D]
ivory on _ [C] tow _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Someone [G] _
[C] called us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking down [G] the hour _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ But where were all your shoulders [Bb] when we cried?
_ _ _ [Ab] Were the darlings [G] on the sideline
Dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives
_ [F] To whisper in the air before you [Bb] _
died?
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Guess it's probably time for a [Ab] dive in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, _ [Cm]
start to meet [Ab] the man
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] Can't see the table, [Fm] have a bar [Cm] on the door
_ [Ab] See the ledgers crawling, hear [G] the clock outside [Cm] of the table
_ _ _ Watch him dig [Ab] the graves _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys _ _ in the tower, [Cm] baby
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Watch him dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys _ _ in the [Fm] tower, baby
_ _ _ [Bb] No, no, _
[Eb] _ no _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[Am] No _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Angel, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ this _ closet's always _ [C] tight _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] The [G] dealers in [C] the basement
_ _ [Abm] _ [Am] Filling your [F] prescription for a brand new [G] heart attack _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when we cried? _
_ _ [Ab] Were the doctors in [G] _
attendance
Saying [Cm] how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp of a blade [Bb] that died?
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ It's probably time for a dive [Ab] in the tower
[Bb] Oh baby, _ _ [Cm] start to meet [Ab] the _ man
_ [Eb] _ Can't [Bb] see _ the table, [Fm] have a [Cm] bar on the door
_ [Ab] See the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside [Cm] of the table _
_ Watch him [Ab] dig the graves _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the _ guys _ in the [Cm] tower, baby _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ Watch him [Eb] dig the graves _
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the _ guys _ in the [Cm] tower, _ baby
_ [Bb] No, no, [Eb] no
It's probably [Gm] time for a dive [Ab] in the tower, [Bb] _
baby
_ [Cm] Oh baby, start to meet [Ab] the man
_ _ [Eb] _ Can't [Bb] see the table, _ [Fm] have a bar on [Cm] the door
_ See [Ab] the ledgers crawling, [G] hear the clock outside of [Cm] the table _ _
_ [G] Watch him dig [Ab] the graves _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys _ _ in the tower, [Cm] baby _
No, _ _ [Ab] no _ _ _
_ Watch him dig [Bb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save the guys _ _ _ in the [Fm] tower, baby _ _
_ [Bb] No, no, [Eb] no _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _