Chords for I'm Gonna Be A Teenage Idol - Elton John (Don't Shoot Me 7 of 10)
Tempo:
73.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Am] [G] [C] [F]
[A] [Am] [G] [C] [F]
[Am] Well there's sometimes when my words won't rhyme, and the hills I face are [F] a long hard climb.
[Gm] I just sit cross-legged with [C] my old guitar.
[C]
It [Am] kinda makes me [G] feel like a rock and [F] roll star.
[Am] Well it makes me laugh, Lord it makes me cry, and I thank [F] the ones that let me just get high.
[G] Let me get [D] electric, [Dm] put a self [C]-suit [C] on.
[Am] Put my old [G] guitar into a Tommy [F] Gun.
[D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's never [F] been.
I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out to [A] sing.
[Dm] I'll be a teenage [G] diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[C] I'm gonna [Em] be a [A] teenage diner, [Dm] no matter how [G] long it takes.
[Dm] You can't [G] imagine what it means to [Dm] me.
I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in [A] the history.
A [F] teenage diner, [Ab] [E] that's what I'm gonna [Am] be.
[F] [Am]
[G] [C] [F] [Am] Well life is short and the world is rough.
[Gm] And if you're gonna [Bb] boogie boy you gotta be [F] tough.
[Gm] Nobody knows if [C] I'm dead or [F] alive.
[Am] I just drank [G] myself to [F] sleep each night.
[Am] So I pray to the teenage god I'll rock.
If I [C] make it [F] big enough to stay on top.
[C] You gotta [Gm] cut me loose from this [Cm] one room [F] dive.
[C] [Am] Put me on the [G] ladder, keep this boy [F] alive.
[D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's [F] never been.
I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out [A] to sing.
[Dm] I'll be a [G] teenage diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[Em] I'm gonna be a teenage [A]
diner, [Dm] no matter how long [G] it takes.
[Dm] You can't imagine [G] what it means to me.
[Dm] I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in the [A] history.
[F] A teenage diner, that's [Ab] [E] what I'm gonna [Am] be.
[Am] [F] [Am] [Am] [F]
[Am] [G] [C] [F]
[A] [Am] [A] [G] [C] [F]
[A] [Am] [G] [C] [F]
[Am] Well there's sometimes when my words won't rhyme, and the hills I face are [F] a long hard climb.
[Gm] I just sit cross-legged with [C] my old guitar.
[C]
It [Am] kinda makes me [G] feel like a rock and [F] roll star.
[Am] Well it makes me laugh, Lord it makes me cry, and I thank [F] the ones that let me just get high.
[G] Let me get [D] electric, [Dm] put a self [C]-suit [C] on.
[Am] Put my old [G] guitar into a Tommy [F] Gun.
[D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's never [F] been.
I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out to [A] sing.
[Dm] I'll be a teenage [G] diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[C] I'm gonna [Em] be a [A] teenage diner, [Dm] no matter how [G] long it takes.
[Dm] You can't [G] imagine what it means to [Dm] me.
I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in [A] the history.
A [F] teenage diner, [Ab] [E] that's what I'm gonna [Am] be.
[F] [Am]
[G] [C] [F] [Am] Well life is short and the world is rough.
[Gm] And if you're gonna [Bb] boogie boy you gotta be [F] tough.
[Gm] Nobody knows if [C] I'm dead or [F] alive.
[Am] I just drank [G] myself to [F] sleep each night.
[Am] So I pray to the teenage god I'll rock.
If I [C] make it [F] big enough to stay on top.
[C] You gotta [Gm] cut me loose from this [Cm] one room [F] dive.
[C] [Am] Put me on the [G] ladder, keep this boy [F] alive.
[D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's [F] never been.
I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out [A] to sing.
[Dm] I'll be a [G] teenage diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[Em] I'm gonna be a teenage [A]
diner, [Dm] no matter how long [G] it takes.
[Dm] You can't imagine [G] what it means to me.
[Dm] I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in the [A] history.
[F] A teenage diner, that's [Ab] [E] what I'm gonna [Am] be.
[Am] [F] [Am] [Am] [F]
[Am] [G] [C] [F]
[A] [Am] [A] [G] [C] [F]
Key:
G
F
Am
C
A
G
F
Am
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F]
[Am] Well there's sometimes when my words won't rhyme, and the hills I face are [F] a long hard climb.
[Gm] I just sit cross-legged with [C] my old guitar.
[C] _
It [Am] kinda makes me [G] feel like a rock and [F] roll star. _ _
[Am] Well it makes me laugh, Lord it makes me cry, and I thank [F] the ones that let me just get high.
[G] Let me get [D] electric, [Dm] put a self [C]-suit [C] on. _
[Am] Put my old [G] guitar into a Tommy [F] Gun. _ _
[D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's never [F] been. _
I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out to [A] sing. _ _
[Dm] I'll be a teenage [G] diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[C] I'm gonna [Em] be a [A] teenage diner, [Dm] no matter how [G] long it takes.
[Dm] You can't [G] imagine what it means to [Dm] me.
I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in [A] the history.
_ A [F] teenage diner, _ _ [Ab] [E] that's what I'm gonna [Am] be. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] Well life is short and the world is rough.
[Gm] And if you're gonna [Bb] boogie boy you gotta be [F] tough.
[Gm] Nobody knows if [C] I'm dead or [F] alive.
_ _ [Am] I just drank [G] myself to [F] sleep each night.
[Am] So I pray to the teenage god I'll rock.
If I [C] make it [F] big enough to stay on top.
[C] You gotta [Gm] cut me loose from this [Cm] one room [F] dive.
[C] _ _ [Am] Put me on the [G] ladder, keep this boy [F] alive.
_ [D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's [F] never been.
_ I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out [A] to sing.
_ _ [Dm] I'll be a [G] teenage diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[Em] I'm gonna be a teenage [A]
diner, [Dm] no matter how long [G] it takes.
[Dm] You can't imagine [G] what it means to me.
[Dm] I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in the [A] history. _ _
[F] A teenage diner, that's [Ab] _ [E] what I'm gonna [Am] be.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[A] _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F]
[Am] Well there's sometimes when my words won't rhyme, and the hills I face are [F] a long hard climb.
[Gm] I just sit cross-legged with [C] my old guitar.
[C] _
It [Am] kinda makes me [G] feel like a rock and [F] roll star. _ _
[Am] Well it makes me laugh, Lord it makes me cry, and I thank [F] the ones that let me just get high.
[G] Let me get [D] electric, [Dm] put a self [C]-suit [C] on. _
[Am] Put my old [G] guitar into a Tommy [F] Gun. _ _
[D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's never [F] been. _
I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out to [A] sing. _ _
[Dm] I'll be a teenage [G] diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[C] I'm gonna [Em] be a [A] teenage diner, [Dm] no matter how [G] long it takes.
[Dm] You can't [G] imagine what it means to [Dm] me.
I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in [A] the history.
_ A [F] teenage diner, _ _ [Ab] [E] that's what I'm gonna [Am] be. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] Well life is short and the world is rough.
[Gm] And if you're gonna [Bb] boogie boy you gotta be [F] tough.
[Gm] Nobody knows if [C] I'm dead or [F] alive.
_ _ [Am] I just drank [G] myself to [F] sleep each night.
[Am] So I pray to the teenage god I'll rock.
If I [C] make it [F] big enough to stay on top.
[C] You gotta [Gm] cut me loose from this [Cm] one room [F] dive.
[C] _ _ [Am] Put me on the [G] ladder, keep this boy [F] alive.
_ [D] I look to shoot myself do fame.
[Am] If I can't live, gonna know my name.
[D] An overnight [E] phenomenon like there's [F] never been.
_ I'm born a baby [G] supersonic, came out [A] to sing.
_ _ [Dm] I'll be a [G] teenage diner, [Dm] just give me [G] a break.
[Em] I'm gonna be a teenage [A]
diner, [Dm] no matter how long [G] it takes.
[Dm] You can't imagine [G] what it means to me.
[Dm] I'm gonna grab [G] myself a place in the [A] history. _ _
[F] A teenage diner, that's [Ab] _ [E] what I'm gonna [Am] be.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[A] _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _