Chords for Elton John - Tower of Babel (Captain Fantastic 2 of 13)
Tempo:
78.375 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] Snow, [C] cement, [D] and ivory on [C] the tower
[F] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking [G] down the hour
On
[Eb] [Bb] your shoulders when we cry
[Ab] While the darlings [G] on the sideline
[Cm] Dream in opposite cherished lines
[F] To whisper in your ear before [Bb] you die
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] It's probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb] [Bb] Came these cables, [Fm] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb]
[Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, [Bb] [Ab] watching [Eb] in the graves
Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, [Bb] nothing [Eb] on your [E]
[A] [F]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C] [Dm] [E]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] angel
This [D]
closet's always [C] style
[Am] [G] The dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription [G] for a brand new heart attack
[Eb]
But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cry
[Ab] Were the doctors in [G] attendance
[Cm] Saying how they felt so sick [F] inside
Or was it just the scalp who [Bb] played that [Cm] lie
[Bb]
It's [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb]
[Bb] Came these cables, [Ab] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] hear the doorbells on [Cm] the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb] [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, [Ab]
watching [Eb] in the graves
While Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, [Eb] nothing on your angel
[Ab] The guys in the tower
[Bb] But baby, [Cm] suddenly [Ab] from the morn
[Eb] Came [Bb] these cables, [Fm] kind [Cm] of on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
[C] Watching [Ab] in the graves
[Eb]
While Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, [Ab] watching [Eb] in the graves
While [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Fm] tower
But baby, [Bb] nothing on [Eb] your angel
[F] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking [G] down the hour
On
[Eb] [Bb] your shoulders when we cry
[Ab] While the darlings [G] on the sideline
[Cm] Dream in opposite cherished lines
[F] To whisper in your ear before [Bb] you die
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] It's probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb] [Bb] Came these cables, [Fm] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb]
[Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, [Bb] [Ab] watching [Eb] in the graves
Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, [Bb] nothing [Eb] on your [E]
[A] [F]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C] [Dm] [E]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] angel
This [D]
closet's always [C] style
[Am] [G] The dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription [G] for a brand new heart attack
[Eb]
But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cry
[Ab] Were the doctors in [G] attendance
[Cm] Saying how they felt so sick [F] inside
Or was it just the scalp who [Bb] played that [Cm] lie
[Bb]
It's [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb]
[Bb] Came these cables, [Ab] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] hear the doorbells on [Cm] the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb] [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, [Ab]
watching [Eb] in the graves
While Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, [Eb] nothing on your angel
[Ab] The guys in the tower
[Bb] But baby, [Cm] suddenly [Ab] from the morn
[Eb] Came [Bb] these cables, [Fm] kind [Cm] of on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
[C] Watching [Ab] in the graves
[Eb]
While Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, [Ab] watching [Eb] in the graves
While [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Fm] tower
But baby, [Bb] nothing on [Eb] your angel
Key:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
G
Bb
Ab
Cm
[Am] _ Snow, _ [C] _ cement, _ _ [D] and ivory on [C] the tower _ _
_ [F] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking [G] down the hour
On _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] your shoulders when we cry
_ [Ab] While the darlings [G] on the sideline
[Cm] Dream in opposite cherished lines
[F] To whisper in your ear before [Bb] you die
[Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] It's probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb] [Bb] Came these cables, [Fm] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ watching [Eb] in the graves
Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, _ [Bb] nothing [Eb] on your _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] angel
This [D] _
closet's always [C] style
_ _ [Am] [G] The dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription [G] for a brand new heart attack
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cry
_ [Ab] Were the doctors in [G] attendance
[Cm] Saying how they felt so sick [F] inside
Or was it just the scalp who [Bb] played that [Cm] lie
_ _ [Bb]
It's [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb]
[Bb] Came these cables, [Ab] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] hear the doorbells on [Cm] the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, _ _ [Ab] _
_ watching [Eb] in the graves
While Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, _ [Eb] nothing on your angel
[Ab] The guys in the tower
[Bb] But baby, [Cm] suddenly [Ab] from the morn
[Eb] Came [Bb] these cables, [Fm] kind [Cm] of on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
[C] Watching [Ab] in the graves
_ _ [Eb] _
While Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, _ _ [Ab] watching _ [Eb] in the graves
While [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Fm] tower
But baby, [Bb] nothing on [Eb] your angel _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters [Dm] tracking [G] down the hour
On _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] your shoulders when we cry
_ [Ab] While the darlings [G] on the sideline
[Cm] Dream in opposite cherished lines
[F] To whisper in your ear before [Bb] you die
[Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] It's probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb] [Bb] Came these cables, [Fm] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ watching [Eb] in the graves
Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, _ [Bb] nothing [Eb] on your _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] angel
This [D] _
closet's always [C] style
_ _ [Am] [G] The dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription [G] for a brand new heart attack
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cry
_ [Ab] Were the doctors in [G] attendance
[Cm] Saying how they felt so sick [F] inside
Or was it just the scalp who [Bb] played that [Cm] lie
_ _ [Bb]
It's [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ probably time for the [Ab] guys in the [Bb] tower
But baby, [Cm] [Ab] suddenly from the morn
[Eb]
[Bb] Came these cables, [Ab] kind of [Cm] on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] hear the doorbells on [Cm] the table
Watching [Ab] in the graves
While [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, _ _ [Ab] _
_ watching [Eb] in the graves
While Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the tower
But baby, _ [Eb] nothing on your angel
[Ab] The guys in the tower
[Bb] But baby, [Cm] suddenly [Ab] from the morn
[Eb] Came [Bb] these cables, [Fm] kind [Cm] of on the jaw
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, hear the doorbells [Cm] on the table
[C] Watching [Ab] in the graves
_ _ [Eb] _
While Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Cm] tower
But baby, _ _ [Ab] watching _ [Eb] in the graves
While [Bb] Jesus don't save the guys in the [Fm] tower
But baby, [Bb] nothing on [Eb] your angel _ _ _ _ _