Rotten Peaches - Elton John (Madman Across the Water 7 of 9) Chords

Tempo:
73.875 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Bm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rotten Peaches - Elton John (Madman Across the Water 7 of 9) chords
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[A] We moved on six miles from [Bm] where we were yesterday
[A] And yesterday is but [Dm] a long, long ways away
[Bm] So [A] we'll come by tonight [D] beneath [B] the bright [A] starlight
And forget the rotten [G] peaches and the places [D] we stayed
I [A] left on the dark land [Bm] two years ago now
[A] In my way over on the S [Dm].S. Moran Beach
And [Bm] I've always [A] had trouble
[D] wherever [B] I sit
[A] The rotten peaches [G] are all that I [D] see
[G] Rotten peaches, [A] they're in the [D] sun
[G] Since I seen that devil [A] bruised and the world [D] begun
[G] Mercy, [A] [E] I'm a criminal
[Dm] Jesus, [B] I'm the one
Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in the [D] sun
Rotten [G] [A] peaches, rotten in [D] the sun
[G] Since I seen that [A] devil bruised and the [D] world begun
[A] Mercy, [E] I'm a criminal
[Dm] Jesus, I'm the [Bm]
one
[E] [A] Rotten peaches, [G] rotten in the [D] sun
There [A] ain't no green grass [Bm] in a U.S.A. prison
[A] There isn't no one to hold when [Dm] you're sick for your wife
[Bm] You stay out [A] your back, [D] your back
[B] Rotten peaches, [A] your big rotten [G] peaches
For the rest of [D] your life
Oh, [A] I've had me my fill [Bm] of cocaine and pills
[A] Oh, I lie in the lie of the [Dm] Lord
And [Bm] my home is ten [A]
thousand, ten [D] thousand miles [B] away
And [A] I guess I [G] won't see it [D] no more
[G] Rotten [A] peaches, rotten in [D] the sun
Since [G] I seen that [A] devil bruised and the world [D] begun
[A] Mercy, [E] I'm a criminal
[Dm] Jesus, [B] I'm the one
[A] Rotten peaches, [G] rotten in [D] the sun
[G]
Rotten [A] peaches, rotten [D] in the sun
[G] Since I seen that devil [A] bruised and the [D] world begun
[A] Mercy, I'm a [E] criminal
[Dm] Jesus, I'm the [B] one
Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in the [D] sun
Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in the sun
[D] Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in [D] the sun
[A] [G] [D] [G] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Dm
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Elton John - (Remastered 2016) Rotten Peaches chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, D, A, G, D, G and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 36 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 74 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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[A] We moved on six miles from [Bm] where we were yesterday
[A] And yesterday is but [Dm] a long, long ways away
[Bm] So [A] we'll come by tonight [D] beneath [B] the bright [A] starlight
And forget the rotten [G] peaches and the places [D] we stayed
I _ [A] left on the dark land [Bm] two years ago now
[A] In my way over on the S [Dm].S. Moran Beach
And [Bm] I've always [A] had trouble _
[D] wherever [B] I sit
[A] The rotten peaches [G] are all that I [D] see
_ _ [G] Rotten peaches, [A] they're in the [D] sun
[G] Since I seen that devil [A] bruised and the world [D] begun
_ [G] Mercy, [A] _ [E] I'm a criminal
[Dm] Jesus, [B] I'm the one
Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in the [D] sun
_ Rotten [G] _ [A] peaches, rotten in [D] the sun _ _
[G] Since I seen that [A] devil bruised and the [D] world begun _ _ _
[A] Mercy, [E] I'm a criminal
[Dm] Jesus, I'm the [Bm]
one
_ [E] [A] Rotten peaches, [G] rotten in the [D] sun
There _ [A] _ ain't no green grass [Bm] in a U.S.A. prison
[A] There isn't no one to hold when [Dm] you're sick for your wife
[Bm] You stay out [A] your back, [D] your back
[B] Rotten peaches, [A] your big rotten [G] peaches
For the rest of [D] your life
Oh, [A] I've had me my fill [Bm] of cocaine and pills
[A] Oh, I lie in the lie of the [Dm] Lord
And [Bm] my home is ten [A]
thousand, ten [D] thousand miles [B] away
And [A] I guess I [G] won't see it [D] no more
_ [G] Rotten [A] peaches, rotten in [D] the sun
Since [G] I seen that [A] devil bruised and the world [D] begun
_ _ _ [A] Mercy, [E] I'm a criminal
[Dm] Jesus, [B] I'm the one
[A] Rotten peaches, [G] rotten in [D] the sun
_ _ [G]
Rotten [A] peaches, rotten [D] in the sun
[G] Since I seen that devil [A] bruised and the [D] world begun
_ [A] Mercy, I'm a [E] criminal
[Dm] Jesus, I'm the _ [B] one
_ Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in the [D] sun
_ Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in the sun
[D] _ Rotten [A] peaches, [G] rotten in [D] the sun
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Bernie Taupin and Elton John.

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