Chords for Elton John - Tower of Babel
Tempo:
78.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] Snow,
[C] cement, [D] and ivory [C] on the tiles
[Am] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters tracking down [G] the hours
[Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the [G] darlings on the sidelines dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives?
[F] To whisper in the air before [Bb] you [Cm] died?
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving of [Bb] time
Oh baby, [Cm] start [Ab] to meet your ma
[Eb] [Bb] Jamie, Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on the [Cm] table
Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
Cause [Eb] Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
[Bb] [Ab]
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the town of Babel
[Eb] No, no
[E] [A]
[F] [G]
[Am] [C] [D] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[Em] [Am] [C] John, Angel
This [D] closet's always [C] stacked
[Am] The [G] dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription for a [G] brand new heart attack
[Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the doctors [G] in attendance [Cm] saying how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp who played [Bb] that [Cm] line?
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
It's pouring time for the diving [Ab] of time
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm] start to [Ab] meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb] Cable, [Ab] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, see the clog [Cm] up on the table
Watch [Ab] them dig the graves
Cause [Eb]
Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys [Cm] in the town of Babel
[Ab] Watch [Eb] them dig the graves
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Fm] town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no
It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving [Bb] of time
Oh baby, [Cm] [Ab] start to meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb]
Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on [Cm] the table
Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
[Eb] Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
[Ab]
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in [Fm] the town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no
[C] cement, [D] and ivory [C] on the tiles
[Am] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters tracking down [G] the hours
[Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the [G] darlings on the sidelines dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives?
[F] To whisper in the air before [Bb] you [Cm] died?
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving of [Bb] time
Oh baby, [Cm] start [Ab] to meet your ma
[Eb] [Bb] Jamie, Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on the [Cm] table
Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
Cause [Eb] Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
[Bb] [Ab]
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the town of Babel
[Eb] No, no
[E] [A]
[F] [G]
[Am] [C] [D] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[Em] [Am] [C] John, Angel
This [D] closet's always [C] stacked
[Am] The [G] dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription for a [G] brand new heart attack
[Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the doctors [G] in attendance [Cm] saying how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp who played [Bb] that [Cm] line?
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
It's pouring time for the diving [Ab] of time
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm] start to [Ab] meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb] Cable, [Ab] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, see the clog [Cm] up on the table
Watch [Ab] them dig the graves
Cause [Eb]
Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys [Cm] in the town of Babel
[Ab] Watch [Eb] them dig the graves
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Fm] town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no
It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving [Bb] of time
Oh baby, [Cm] [Ab] start to meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb]
Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on [Cm] the table
Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
[Eb] Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
[Ab]
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in [Fm] the town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no
Key:
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
G
Bb
Ab
Eb
_ _ _ _ [Am] Snow, _ _
[C] _ cement, _ _ [D] and ivory [C] on the tiles
_ _ _ [Am] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters tracking down [G] the hours _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the [G] darlings on the sidelines dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives?
[F] To whisper in the air before [Bb] you [Cm] died?
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving of [Bb] time
Oh baby, [Cm] start [Ab] to meet your ma
_ [Eb] [Bb] Jamie, Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on the [Cm] table
_ Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
Cause [Eb] _ Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the town of Babel
[Eb] No, no _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] John, Angel
This _ [D] _ closet's always [C] stacked
_ [Am] The [G] dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription for a [G] brand new heart attack _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the doctors [G] in attendance [Cm] saying how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp who played [Bb] that [Cm] line?
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb]
It's pouring time for the diving [Ab] of time
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm] start to [Ab] meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb] Cable, [Ab] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, see the clog [Cm] up on the table
Watch [Ab] them dig the graves
Cause [Eb] _
Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys [Cm] in the town of Babel
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Watch [Eb] them dig the graves
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Fm] town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no
It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving [Bb] of time
Oh baby, [Cm] [Ab] start to meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb] _
Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
_ [Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on [Cm] the table
Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
_ _ [Eb] _ Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
_ [Ab] _ _ _
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in [Fm] the town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ cement, _ _ [D] and ivory [C] on the tiles
_ _ _ [Am] [G] Someone [C] call us Babylon
[Ab] Those [Am] hungry [F] hunters tracking down [G] the hours _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the [G] darlings on the sidelines dreaming [Cm] of such cherished lives?
[F] To whisper in the air before [Bb] you [Cm] died?
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving of [Bb] time
Oh baby, [Cm] start [Ab] to meet your ma
_ [Eb] [Bb] Jamie, Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on the [Cm] table
_ Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
Cause [Eb] _ Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys [Fm] in the town of Babel
[Eb] No, no _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] John, Angel
This _ [D] _ closet's always [C] stacked
_ [Am] The [G] dealers [C] in the basement
[Abm] [A] Filling [F] your prescription for a [G] brand new heart attack _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ But where were all your [Bb] shoulders when you cried?
[Ab] Were the doctors [G] in attendance [Cm] saying how they felt so sick inside?
[F] Or was it just the scalp who played [Bb] that [Cm] line?
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb]
It's pouring time for the diving [Ab] of time
[Bb] Oh baby, [Cm] start to [Ab] meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb] Cable, [Ab] have a [Cm] bonjour
[Ab] See the ledges [G] crawl, see the clog [Cm] up on the table
Watch [Ab] them dig the graves
Cause [Eb] _
Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys [Cm] in the town of Babel
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Watch [Eb] them dig the graves
Cause Jesus don't [Bb] save the guys in the [Fm] town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no
It's pouring time for the [Ab] diving [Bb] of time
Oh baby, [Cm] [Ab] start to meet your ma
[Eb] Jamie, [Bb] _
Cable, [Fm] have a [Cm] bonjour
_ [Ab] See the ledges crawl, [G] see the clog up on [Cm] the table
Watch them dig [Ab] the graves
_ _ [Eb] _ Cause Jesus don't save [Bb] the guys in the town [Cm] of Babel
_ [Ab] _ _ _
Watch them dig [Eb] the graves
Cause Jesus [Bb] don't save the guys in [Fm] the town of Babel
[Bb] No, [Eb] no, no _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _