SA8- Your Song - Elton John
SA8- Your Song - Elton John
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Songbook Pro: Pop Set 1
Key of Eb
Note: The comma, indicates a pause in the melody, it will help you with the melodic flow. The chords, when lined up with the lyrics indicates you sing and play together, if you see the chord without lyrics, it means the chord is played first, then the lyrics start a little bit later. Listen to the original song and focus your ears to hear these subtle ques. You don't have to sing the song exactly like Elton John, you have do have rhythmic wiggle to play with.
Altered diatonic chord selection used in the song
VI/#IV
IIIM
Instructions on how to use this page to learn song.
Song skeleton
Introduction
Eb Ab Eb Ab
5 1 6 1
Verse
Eb Ab Bb Gm
3 7 5 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Ab
-3 -3 -3 6
Eb Bb G Cm
1 6 1 -3
Eb Fm Ab Bb
1 5 5 5
Chorus
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
1 1 5 6
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
1 1 5 6
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Ab
1 1 1 3
Eb Ab Bb
5 6 5
Interlude
Eb Ab Eb Ab
5 1 6 1
Last Verse
Eb Ab Bb Gm
3 7 5 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Ab
-3 -3 -3 6
Eb Bb G Cm
1 6 1 -3
Eb Fm Ab Eb
1 5 5 1
Chords, lyrics and intervals
Introduction
Eb Ab Eb Ab
5 3 5 3 1 1 3 5 5 1 6 7 5 2 7 5 1 5 3 3 1 3
Verse1
Eb Ab Bb Gm
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside,
3 3 3 3 7 7 5 5 1 5 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
I'm not one of those, who can, easily hide,
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 5 -3 6 5 3
Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
I don't have much money, but, boy if I did,
1 1 1 1 6 5 5 1 3 4 -3
Eb Fm Ab Bb
I'd buy a big house where, we both could live,
1 1 3 5 5 -3 1 5 5 5
Verse2
Eb Ab Bb Gm
If I was a sculptor, but, then a-gain, no
3 3 3 3 3 7 5 5 1 5 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
Or a man, who makes potions, in a, travelling show
1 +5 -3 -3 2 -3 -3 5 7 -3 5 -3 6 5 3
Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
1 1 1 1 6 5 5 4 5 1 3 4 -3
Eb Fm Ab Eb
My gift is my song and, this ones for you
1 1 3 5 5 -7 5 5 5 1
Chorus
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
And you can tell everybody, this is your song,
1 1 1 1 1 -7 5 -3 5 -7 5 6 5 3
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done,
1 1 1 1 -7 5 -3 5 -7 5 6 5 3
Cm Cm/Bb
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
1 1 1 1 -3 1 1 1 1 -3
Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
That I put down in words,
1 1 1 -3 -7 3
Eb Ab Bb
How wonderful life is, while you're in the world
3 5 3 1 6 3 3 7 6 6 5
Interlude
Eb Ab Eb Ab
5 3 5 3 1 1 3 5 5 1 6 7 5 2 7 5 1 5 3 3 1 3
Verse3
Eb Ab Bb Gm
I sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss,
3 3 3 3 7 5 5 1 5 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV
Well a few, of the verses, well they've got me,
1 +5 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 5 -3
Ab Eb
quite cross, But the sun's bee
5 -3 66 5 3
Bb G IIIM Cm
quite kind, while I wrote this song
6 5 1 1 3 4 4 -3
Eb Fm Ab Bb
It's for people like you that, keep it turned on
1 1 1 3 5 5 -7 5 5 5 5 5
Verse3
Eb Ab Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
3 3 3 3 7 5 5 1 5 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 -3 5 -3 6 5 3
Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
Any-way, the thing is, what I really mean
1 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 6 1 1
Eb Fm Ab Eb
Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen
1 3 5 5 -3 1 3 6 3 1
Chorus
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
And you can tell everybody, this is your song,
1 1 1 1 1 -7 5 -3 5 -7 5 6 5 3
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done,
1 1 1 1 -7 5 -3 5 -7 5 6 5 3
Cm Cm/Bb
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
1 1 1 1 -3 1 1 1 1 -3
Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
That I put down in words,
1 1 1 -3 -7 3
Eb Ab Eb
How wonderful life is, while you're in the world
3 5 3 1 6 3 3 7 6 6 1
Chords and lyrics
Introduction
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Verse1
Eb Ab Bb Gm
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside,
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
I'm not one of those, who can, easily hide,
Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
I don't have much money, but, boy if I did,
Eb Fm Ab Bb
I'd buy a big house where, we both could live,
Verse2
Eb Ab Bb Gm
If I was a sculptor, but, then a-gain, no
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
Or a man, who makes potions, in a, travelling show
Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
Eb Fm Ab Eb
My gift is my song and, this ones for you
Chorus
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
And you can tell everybody, this is your song,
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done,
Cm Cm/Bb
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
That I put down in words,
Eb Ab Bb
How wonderful life is, while you're in the world
Interlude
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Verse3
Eb Ab Bb Gm
I sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss,
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV
Well a few, of the verses, well they've got me,
Ab Eb
quite cross, But the sun's bee
Bb G IIIM Cm
quite kind, while I wrote this song
Eb Fm Ab Bb
It's for people like you that, keep it turned on
Verse3
Eb Ab Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
Any-way, the thing is, what I really mean
Eb Fm Ab Eb
Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen
Chorus
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
And you can tell everybody, this is your song,
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done,
Cm Cm/Bb
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
That I put down in words,
Eb Ab Eb
How wonderful life is, while you're in the world