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Piano * Vocal * Guitar Rainn LTON JOH (OCHO = S| = SE Bom Bom S. (with repeat) and Fade i PTS Al-ice it's my turn to - da my hus-band’s a - way Additional Lyries 3. Poor little darling with a chip out of her heart, 4, And who could you call It’s like acting in a movie Your friends down in Soho? ‘When you've got the wrong part. One or two middle aged dykes in a go-go? Getting your kicks in another girl's bed, And what do you expect And it was only last Tuesday From a sixteen year old yo-yo? ‘They found you in the subway dead. ‘And hey, hey, hey, oh don’t you know. ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN o ab eo we a a Gm BHT 5 ie OB ou ERR & » 6 @ gfe q My — dark southem breeze 2 Look up that. pale light swell he's wak - ing. the eres 1. You're cool little one Vm é ata on BF = —-— ae pe E rt | sweeps through my fin-gers andit a ~ ma - zes me Di = ie driting in your hoo-doo andit a> mazes me Damn Magenolia ony © 156 yg ha Msc nts Aarne year 8 In intcorelCnyrgn Seeds Reed oe Ea] SS Za at eS cae shadow-land your envy shekters me Lay down your bur-den myste-ry of state Ooh ook Gotta hold on me 1 got no Blues preach just Mississip-pi And it a - ma~2cs me Oh iva = ma ~ xes me may-be the could be this rane Kea = ma~ ae: me wae a 5 oe % 5 Ban. Id ine eee i HM, Coa aaa ——- 4 gge SoS = . soe ae ce a Ee So a8 ae it A - mazes me Ain'eno magic potion No é a on o » Ei a mf Ew Gri-get on her side she's bound to my sal ~ va ~ tion zu] ee ———— _— — : & SSS Eee a Sweet lt de Mima kere down by the i-ver wo = igh a » & Om aby b ee oo eee ce a 5 — And it a ~ ma ~ zes_ me and it 4 - ma 205 me 0 BAD SIDE OF THE MOON Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN ‘Meo’ HH Hi a ER Keyboard —+ E> ‘Db ab Bb Eb Db ‘AP Bb Ge Ae Zp = + = = 7 SSS 4 ou sema la, ou sema la, ou sema la Le = + — SSS SS5 Ss os <= z seoms as though I've lived. my life on the Bad Side Of The Moon, just ‘int no need for watch dogs here to jus - = fy our ways, we err —= SF SS a + = - S44 —————— i F Crna ? Grobe a4) fh, iessest Db/Fbass E> Ab/ED bass stir your 1 AL - = tle spoon. live our I main cause of our stay. == 7 = Cetus eee tnt ed tea og ny Saf eyron maton Staton CObwght sewed at igh " > 6 ‘m, 7 ‘i alt de aE E eb a De Bom ee = SS Fe Common peo - ple live with me— where the light has nev-er shown — and the Exiled here from other worlds; "inj sentence comes. too. "soon — shy Gipbas Fa 8 Ty AbjeD bass = her-mits flock— like hum-ming birds, to speak_ in a for-eign tongue. should I be made to pay on the Bad__ Side Of The —Moon?. € Tim a light world_ a from the peo-ple who make_ me stay, F °, pal Hae GE GD S Es —— * o — sit-ting on the Bad Side Of The Moon, 6 6 D cea ae fe} EH lif Al Eb D == Rea Ovsemala, —ausemals, F — F 7 [_———— SSE = I * oes ay P a & B Ht HE # Bb Db ae « Geen | comm ousema la, ousema la G oie Db Ab Repeat and Fade ou se ma lal B BALL AND CHAIN Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and GARY OSBORNE A a HAH Bist 5 : ai ei ae 42 Ee eet © = aes —__* Tgot a ball_and chain hanging around my heart. — Bh te You were the one to blame, for tear-ing my world -a- part. — T got a heart so true, yougot a heart-o You had to tie me down— in-side a cage of doubt. I'm 1 couldn't take your pain, — you could-n’t — take-my love. ony 96 ya i tic angi Sint by trokang 8 Intron Copperas hi hs Rs a e oF ae Za little more love from = you—___ it could-ve been par - a - dise.— sick of be-ing kicked a - round so this is where [get out Sofim gon-na quit this__game ‘cause ba - by I've had— e - nou i= i——— Bb BFF eal GE zy af at BB got a ball and chain, hanging a - round my heart. Eb BbIF fda fe i ff maybe And if it’s all the same aeaned we should part. And I'm sing-ing A Bb Hit yeah. do do do do dodo dodo do. dol bl do do do do do do. 6 ze 4 To Coda ® I'msing-ing do do do do___ do do— do do do— do do itil do Bb F do. GJ = Otic uA you tried to EB Eb Eb Bb/D &b BbIF OF Hin (el Ta AE Es hold me,— but youwere slow - ly driv-ing me in - sane.— Clo 5 o Gs I got a ball and chain, F i a hanging a - round my You were the one to blame_ F at att for tear-ing my world a - part. — T got a heart so. true, es == font = + i you got a heart. of ice. ‘A it-tle more love from you , EDK al Coda CODA ab m 28 at ae could-'vebeen par - a-dise,— 5 Bh aa Ha] F Lo oo) EE re T gota talland cain hanging a= round my heart. j JT L, Pe == Booher . e EG HHH Ee Eee [got a ball and chain, hang.ing around my heart. — And I'm sing -ing a eH) w th fal dodododo_ do do WN Soh dodo do dodo dodo — do. did b. (8 T'msinging dodododo_ do do. do dodo do do—dodo — do. Tih dob bb BELIEVE Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN J = 68 Coe ome ca Dewss —D Capos een ane om GeiF & be-lieve in loves. it’s all we've got, — love has be-lieve in love, it’s all we've got, love has 3. With-out love, T would-n’t "no boun-dar-ies,. costs no boun-dar-ies,__no be-lieve in a-ny-thing pe cm Dsus 0 om ji tt ome no-thing to touch. — War makes mo-ney,—— can -cer sleeps, bor-ders to cross. Love is sim-ple, hhate breeds— that lives and breathes, ‘With - out love. Td have no an - gery onyight © 1985p ita A Bong Lines) acl Hani) ‘Nini namin Ws We or Inwanatenal Copy secs. Alright Reseed » ‘omiab curled up in. my —fa-therand that means some-thing to. me. those who think differ - ence is the child of dis ~ ease. T would-n’t be - lieve in the right’ to stand here. — ro Bb cm cmb Chur- ches and dic - ta-tors, po - i= tics and papers, Fa - ther and son,. make ove and guns. With - out love. T would-n’t be - lieve 1 x Fm? Gras og = Se yg Come ev ry-thing —_crum-bles pou oc ee cr bur fa - ~ lies to-geth - er xaill some - one ‘with-out could-n’t_be- lieve. in you and I would-n’t be-lieve. in me, —_with-out cm cmb a» 20 Fl =z ° = EB Li ‘ar Ey. a om omiab ee ab Grav9s » Greugs cm oo T be-lieve. in love. aust + iy oe . lg rit, cn oho sre Emo « repeat fade an : ‘ 5 7 eg ee aE 2 BENNIE AND THE JETS Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Slow tempo —_h y An ci ——————— == — rat zj Hey kids shake it Toose together the spot - et a2 =fz =f: + =: a = = 2 4 4 Ad lib, solo 3rd time == SS == oF Fie & Gti Am? ay - ———_ SS —— SS Se = light tng something haspeenkown tochange ce weather Welk he fof - fed call 10 nght— ae tek 8 round. ibe they're lin Bonnie makes them agede We = Ss oe ———— == cu am 8m = i te po Ses SS SS == es Ss Youre gonna hear 6 > Tone — Where we lec = trie mus ~ ABU oar parents out in the sttets— sol - id of , sound 5 ded Whore tt and who's rong = —= = SSS “4 ~~ ge ey ya ? oy 01 nme Me ines patra ra rey Song Of Poycam eaton ne erst Conyght sensed A ogre Reseed & = (3rd time vocal) Say Can-dy and Ron - nie have you seen them yet but = == = (no solo 3rd time) Am, ¢ SS ; == = spaced out Ben nie andthe Jets aS ree : 2S on Ben = nie She's real - ly Keen— She's got e = But they're weird and they're wonderful ¢ D Em Emq @ ® a (eS SS Ben-nie and the Jets SF ge Fmayy G7 Fai? Am/G = * “rma G7 Fmai7 am/g & DS. (Piano solo) al Coda Fmaj?Am/6 Fai? G7 8 CSS SS 7 Ben-nie Ben-nie Ben-nie Ben-nie and the Jets = Sa 25 THE BITCH IS BACK Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN, With a driving beat jus + t= fed when I was five ais - in’ cane_ I spit in your eye & Ob Db/Ab Ae 87 Ab Times are chang- in’nowthe poor get fat__ but the fev-er'sgon-na catch you when the bite gets back copra em bare ais 1 Ee tous. an nce i tad 26 & : ers E — a —— Eat meat on Fri = day that's ~ hm Db/Ay Ab BT Ab ev « enlike—steak on @ Sat-ur-day night the best. at your so - * cial do's. Tget high in the evening sniffing pots of glue— rm a Tm a bitch ohthe bitch is__ back Stonecold so = ber as a BT & Lean bitch ‘cause I'm bet-terthan you It’s the way that T 7 h Db/Ab cen- ter- tain by_pick-ing brains sell my soul by drop-ping names I don’t ike those!_My God,.. Do/ay he 87 > Db/Ay A> Db/Ab & “aR i 7 DS. al Coda _ what's that! Oh, its full_of nas-ty habits whem the bitch gets back. Tm a AT & Ds a7 CODA biteh, ——_biteh, the bitch is back: Repeat and ee Fade bitch, bitch, the bitch is__ back - BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ee downto the ci-ty lim-its—_ Mon-key time in fif - teen min - | | 2 Instrumental solo ad lib. | 8 See additional lyrics Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN 1. She slid utes Bite yourlip, get up, get _up and dance. angi gnnueres by mesong 3 nna Copan Secret hs avez 29 | Don'tlet me down Please stick a-round Bite your lip, Bb 5 To Coda @ a Ea af i — getup, getup and dance. End of instrumental solo Bb EE 1&2, Strobe light on funk-y feet, — Soul child-ren in the GaAs Eire io aa BHD Be = ay & Move that muscles ' shake dis-co. heat, Bb i ae Di ° — that fat. Bite your lip get up, get up and dance,— D.S.al Coda CODA F Bo OF Bb OF F Bb Ls Bb He = ARGUE BUG GY ceae tok 2. Instr. Bite your lip es ~—, 3 (19 times? e crescendo poco a poco) et up, get up and dance. Bite your lip get up, get up and dance. Bite yourlip, get up, get up and dance, dance, dance. F Tast time Chords tacet uni Hf Bite your lip Additional lyrics 3. Chicago, L.A. Everyplace, everyway, Bite your lip, get up, get up and dance. Ilinois, Santa Fe, Do do do do do do do what I say, Bite your lip, get up, get up and dance. To Coda 32 BLESSED ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN o om co you're a child_ in my head, you have-n’t craves 07 Creust 7 ee oe walked yet, your first words have yet to be sid, oy 61985 wil A. org Lied) a Han SCA "Ninh aber by Wwe Mane Corp intartaonl opyigh secre. AB gh Reed hsus2 F © cum cum oc aE i le ies = you'll be blessed. cares E : "Fs: ° om am? ge ci 21 know you're still just a dream, your eyes_ might ee 31 need you, be= fore Pm too ol, to. have and crane cr ore at feel fer ‘ste sh noe gue BEE fl green, fr the blu - est that I've ever seem, a-ny-way— hold, to valk with youand watch you grow, and” know EF = ; = 1 Bhsus2 Csus4 c Csuss 8 : ae — you'll be. blessed. — that you’re____ blessed. oe 34 » é tif a you, you'll be blessed, — you'll ave the best, 1 pro-mise you that.— 2 ohn o qa” a GR to Coda © YU pick a starfrom the pull your name from a hat, Fm Fee om mise you that,— pro - mise you that, pro - mise you. that, 35 aa” D& al Coda Emi ob copa finn lan i = mise you that,— you'll be blessed, ab é cae =” 4 = 5 % = = j oe — = Se = | = you'll have the best, 1 jse you that. T'll pick a starfrom the sky,— be or Ld Feb pull your name from a hat, mise you. that,— Gm seus = mise you that, — mise you bm os Bbmai? Csus4 Csusd CS. = mise you that, pro = mise you that, pro - mise you that, you'll be. blessed. 38 BLUE EYES Words and Music by ELTON JOHN Bb6 ‘and GARY OSBORNE teh fe Blue_eyes, — { like a deep” blue (like “a clear blue iowa! Blue eyes, — Blue, y 3 7 5 x & == Ss a when the mor - ing when I'm by——_her i aT = = Ny ; oe ; 7 == == = SSS = Se a +3e e+ zs* —is* onygat © 1962 by 8 hg sci ‘aumhs forthe Goes aes tine by ons. Tnennonl py Seed A Ras sro 39 Dm Ea _GM| a ad yee —_ ape eee aye 1) Blue eyes holding back the tears = “will see 23} Blue Ges ttugheing in the sun, | as eS = =a E : i Pov ie | ul a= SS = 4 jae ‘Bhp Het holding back the pain laugh-ing in the rain blue— ‘and she’s a = lone. and am I home. ZT — Eb Ab__Gb__DbiF Ab/ED Lia Finell2ayic ATES BbIC pill BEL Gnet as Ge "ag ——at = ¢ DS. al Fine =e € (SSS Andam I home a- gain BLUES FOR BABY AND ME Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN me (At D.C.only) (Gnd time) 7 = Your old man_ got___mad | when I told him we Saw your hands tremb- lingyour eyes— opened in sur-prise wasleav= He cursed and— he raved Ws nine-ty inthe shade— babe He called you his child at__ the cei ~ ling I called— you my, child cloud. inthe sky ‘nigh torte une tse ar Arey Sng Fela inten Thicnntors Coppi secure a igs Rese a sald hon-ey ssaid hone} ble know it those bums are all__ the same it and I'm hap-py to be home a~ gain ‘Theres a in the lane it'swait -ingfor ui ge SS SS } f i Disus4 D c Disus¢ C_—“dDsusd CDTsust C Drsus4 And it's all ov- er now don't you wor - ty no a And the high like_ it's that trip to D.S.al Coda sing- ing BORDER SONG Slowly, with a beat Words and Music by ELTON JOHN, and BERNIE TAUPIN been re - moved. been de - ceived. lve in peace, - - _ ; = ee (oe ae = SS = c 6p ¢ Esus a ae T fave seen the spec - = t Now the wind has changed di ree - tion and 1 Let_us he has SS ‘been here— too, have. to leave, — # f a — 4 4 == lie, you please. ex. cise my frank ne ‘2 Faun _O= ver _ there Ei brand of peo ple who ain't ut yhat's his ‘cel its not my cup copyright © 96 ‘ARN for the United tates a cana “nematonal nya BURN DOWN THE MISSION Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN, Slowly 1, You tell me there's an an-gel in your tree, 2, Deep in the woods the squirrels are out to ~ day, Eb. G/0 bass Aychbass Dguss ae eae” Gf. a) did he say he'd come to call on me?. my wife cried when they came to take me a- way 2 ¥ Em7sus4 Bb/c bass i ze For things are get-ting _des-p'rate in our home, But what more could I do just to keep her warm ‘sighs forthe Unite ste ip aad ature Song of Flam neat, Intrstor! Coppi Secured A ih Reseed Chaim? Gros ee" par-ish— of the restless folks T__ burn, burn, burn, burn down the mission Ey-'ry-bod-y, now, bring your fam- ‘lies down_ to the riv-er-side, =F =: sete =f) ook to the east to see wherethe fat stock hide. Be- hind four walls of stone the rich man_, C/G bass on 2 Bbc ba He | it's time we put the flame torch to their keep.. the mis-sion the mis-sion, Lord, } sewer gonna stay a-ive, — Db Ab o fe me fie watch the black smoke fly to heav - en, see the red flame light the sky. bith bas an Ae waar fa ——— Burn down. the mis-sion, en pee eeyt ee vel t's our Born down he mis-ston, Lora} DARE down— to stay a= lve, — Eb /ob bast Bb Ab De aa a i" —~. 2 i ——_ on-ly chance of liv-ing,take all you need_______tolive in - Bb/c bass Ebyr bass ¢ fe Ee E Eb pb/osen Ficoss Bb ge _ eee aes eae oe FCS Gypbas fi HEH RET Fe —_ ' Original tem Fe Db/ab bas Bm Bbmé —Fictan YA bas Bb/c bass i Hg GB GE Faster Repeat and Fade Bb Bb(add C) D. _ Coda Eb/F bass Bbye bass at Ee o Be “CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT from Walt Disney Pictures’ THE LION KING Music by ELTON JOHN Lyrics by TIM RICE Pop Ballad yrics by Bb FA Eb/G BoE Eb BbID : Hue & g EE = a ™P legato With pedal PA Bb Cm7 BbD Eb Bb/D i am a a 44 ——= & SSS Se ——— tee fed 4 fee pees = ie — SSS Se : 5 "a f FF if f° # Se + ee — = = Eb B/D Eb Bb/D ie Se me = . the rush of — day, when the heat_ of the roll-ing world. they on - ly learn that the twist - ing ka- lei - do - scope— - Cm7 WA Eb bw —— = pee —— i ———| — can be turned. a - way._ An en- chant-ed — mo-ment, moves us all____ in turn._ ‘There’s a rhyme_and — rea-son © 1984 Wonderland Music Company, In. Inceratonlcopght Secured Al Rag Rosarved Eb B/D Eb Gm ea a Ee fe" and it sees_ me through. _ It’s e- nough_ for this rest - less _war-rior to the wild out - doors when the heart_ of this star-crossed voy-ag - er just to be with you. _ beats in time with Yours. { Sea = poco crese. ! And can you feel the — love_ It’s e - nough rin i - 2 Eb BpD FA Bb Cm? BoD | Bb BbD Ee a ZEEE a A FE ee ee —| Oe: = Z Its enough to make aS £ = = SSS 3 23 2 == — = cm BbD Eb Fisus — Eb/Bb Bb Eb EB Gf HY a me kings_ and vag-a-bonds_be-lieve the ver - y best. js ¢* molto rit. 56 CANDLE IN THE WIND Music by ELTON JOHN ‘Words by BERNIE TAUPIN Gently, reflectively B A ANGE Fim7 Ess E. 8 &# # FE Good-bye Nor - ma Jean, Lone- li - ness was tough, though I ney - er the tough-est role knew you at all you had the grace fo hold your - self — you ev - er played. Hol - ly-wood cre - at - ed a su = per star a — round_ you crawled. ‘They crawled out of the was the price you paid. E - ven when you capylgh 01973 Dames Muse Unites ‘Amit forthe Unita sate nf anacAsmnitere oy Sonar or PaySram international ‘iurnatonl Copygne Secured Al gh Aeseees 37 wood work aud they whispered in - to your brain died, oh, the press sil — hounded you. ft a \ = oe ee Z = Bay bh ee es z SSS os a They set you on the ead = mill and they made you change. your name All the pa - pers had to say was that Mari ~ Tyo was found in ; ™ i & ———$= = SSS © AF if a = + a i> i The nude. | tk seems to me you lvedyour life tke & E A E iz E eee = oor ie 4 — | vt — t can - dle in the wind, nev-er knowing who t0 cling © when the \f * Se —————— was just E, Bsus ze B @ I would have liked — to have known AG$ Fim? E, Ew (E. at> B BA B im — though I nev - er knew you at all you had the grace to E/G} A DIA ie & — —— hold your - self __ while those: a round_ you crawled, __ from a young man in the = > = wen = ty see = ond row who sees you assome-thing more than sex - ui Asus & = Just our Mar-i- lyn Mon ~ roe. fo me you lived. your life can = dle inthe wind, — = nev er know = — ing who to cling 0 when the rain B Bsus B a> et in ‘And I would have liked to have known C4 you, but Twas just a kid Your can - dle bummed — out B Bsus B A @ i” a & Tong be - fore your leg-end ev - er did. AGE FATE EIGE A Cin would have liked. tohave known you, whoa, but 1 Your can - dle bummed — out Bsus B OB eS Ee E. ae your leg-end ev-er di CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 Music by ELTON JOHN Words by BERNIE TAUPIN Inaslow2 B fe SS 2 eS fi SS . t Good-bye, Eng-land’s rose; may you ev - er Love li - mess we've lost; these emp - ty days grow in our hears. You were the grace that plicead tacit + where with out" your smile; — This torch well always cary for “our lives were tom a - part You called out to our coun-try, nna - tion's gold - en child. And eventhough we try, seamen 7. ype nes acme Ans torte unite Sas a ee Truman ne and you whis-pered fo those in tears. ‘the truth brings us to Ge > pain, _ Now you be- long All. our words Asus Ei a name. years. hheay - en, Rot ex- press and the stars the joy you've brought spell out your us through “the ff & ‘And it seems to me— you lived your lifelike a nev-er fad-ing with the sun - E = can - dle in the win 65 Bsus B A. x a = ‘And your foot-steps will al- ways fall____ here _ a long Eng-land’s green-est_ hills. ‘Your can - die’s burned out long —_be - fore — Bsus A wGg = Fam? your leg-end ever will 66 Bot Fim? OE B BI a> E. EGE ft Eng-land’s rose; __ EGE —— You were the grace that placed it~ self__ A Asus A E Good-bye, __Eng-land’s_rose, or ETIGE & > —— from a coun-try lost with - out____ your soul, who'll miss the wings of your com - z Ea pas - sion more than you will ev - er know, copa I DS. al Coda 0 cr And it can - dle's burned out long — be - fore — B A HG} Fim? BL aS a your leg-end ever will CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN Slow 4 Am Bm Se HS He He Cap tain Fan - ta5- ti, ralsed_and_. reg - i- mented This isa piano guide, to be interpreted at the discretion of the player. Hard -ly a Very clearly a case ccomn-flakes and clas-sies “Two teas both with sug - ar please” snes eauedly oan US Intnl opigh secre Al Nigh Rad a a ts = fe fit —— _Inthe back of an al - ley While lit-tle Dirt Cow-boys tumed brown in their sad-dles Sweet. choclate bis-cuits, And do the pa-perssay an-y-thing good" Are there chances in life for little Dirt Cow boys Should | make my way out of ‘myhome inthe woods? Sareea = still green and grow-ing Si - = wp » ty_slick Cap Efz = fee — tas ~ tic the feed - back The hon-ey the hive could be hold - - ing Om? 67 om? G7 are hard - ly a with a des-perate home de sire for. change. n thin- n We've thrown in thetowel too. man-y times. iy H.o out.for the count. when we're down Cap- tain Fan-tas - tic Dirt Cow-boy from the end ofthe world to_your town B We've thrown in the towel too_man-y times out for the count_ when we're down, —— Captain Fan-tas - tic and the Brown Dirt Cow -boy fromthe Ve | end of the world to_your town._ And all this talk of Jesus Coming back to see us Hm... mm... couldn't fool us For we were spinning out our lines Walking on the wire Hand in hand went music and the rhyme ‘The captain and the kid Stepping in the ring. From here on sonny It’s a long and lonely climb. For cheap meals ..... ete, as before CARLA ETUDE By ELTON JOHN = 104 B Hee a ™P ta tempo) ngmienecme nanan nSeererer apr 8 a a tempo a ag (70 sim) Esust es we (ped. sim) 78 E 4 fa fat! a a e Ft — eee = - ———— 2) = = = a promis’. 2 uf pet: a Spar et ee a ee ——=——= bh 5 SSeS ee ee SSS Sa SS cD ee —- — : 3 go ee a = 5 Le mee gs gn 01981 by ‘umes for Wipe eae. Tnernton! oy 19 Bb and, pretend - in’ to. be- lieve them,— takin’ all the pain I give you. when the dreams_ that I re - ly. a see through all lov - in’ blind ~ start to wear And 1 want you till the end, 1 will al = ways be your friend, An want_ you till. the end, fea ot what you gon = na do? ae ee i a What you gonna do —___ a bout CIRCLE OF LIFE Music by ELTON JOHN Lyrics by TIM RICE Moderately, with an African beat BbS F ib se _ ee African chant an nf —o= SS] 19 1934 wonderand ‘tions oseved ‘Same tempo, gently rhythmic (African chant continues) Fisus Bb cm7m> ® eo == From the day we ar- rive on the plan FA Bb Gm & _ there’s more to see _than can cm Ab é A ae SS —— Ee # SS —— - : SS oer be seen more to do (oan can ev - er be —— — - eee -=<—=<"s a —SS3 # Se —- = ; — | : = : = —s - es ~ Z Fsus F Bb Cm7/B> done. ‘There's far too much to take in___ here, more to — Cm7 ss sun roll - ing high through the sap - phi- re sky keeps great and Ab Fsus F ze / z € small on the end = - less. round.__ It’s the cir cle of EbBb Bb Ab/B> so co life, and it moves us all___ through de- spair and hope, on the path un - AbIEb Eb BE through faith =O and — Bb Cm7/Bb cm7 Ab Fsus F Bb Cm7/Bb increasing Ab CmG Fous F Bb Eb/Bb = Ee Eg : ey = | I Its the cir - cle of Iie, rN va oe r = = o—- o = through de - spair and hope, 89 Eb Fsus FE AbIEb through faith Absus AbT GbiD> Db CLUB AT THE END OF THE STREET Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN aa a Yerse Daun 0 (31d time ins.) Eee ry 1. When the 2. From the (808) shades are fs drawn — where the and the of the moon is ban-ned_ walks gently sway light — a A 6 0 6 i if fe g } = — + — EI ° ey EE SoS E === SSS SS SS SS SSS SS ge swish and Sag ee a og een te! 1 came et ORB —— — —_— _ tet SE ——S = 3 =: 6 SS a ae DF Sa SSS e a pronoun “Avg forthe United statefnd caudate ong 0f Pla Interior, Intrstons Coppi Secured A igh Rese 105 D/fées —Eoths Am? 20 oo aaa ay =; = SS half light the moon a hard love ——— SSS SS] — left_ while a, A clus-ter of night to get. And I've walked ‘most all - jar samg_ some songs out of tunes oe ie way andes 1 aint heard her call, and‘, mal? Ea Dm A man-tle of bright light shone down from a room_ Tm get-ting to. think “= in’ if she's comin’ at all__ m7 Brotha Fray? aveago tH pe fa E Dirébass —_______ "Come Down In Time," 106 Dm7 Am? I still hear her "Come Down In Time,”. cmaj7 like it was__ was the mes Ebmaj7 "Come Down In Time, 107 Dm? FE cps Am. meet you half - way." ‘There are © wom - en and wom - en, and some eo cmaj7 Bm? Am? BS ‘000 ono ° He HEE viuona. EE hold you tight,—_ while — some leave you count - ing the _— stars in the night. 108 CROCODILE ROCK Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Light-hearted Rock 13.1. re- mem - ber when | rock was young. 2 went by and — Me and Su je had doomed ene Hold -ing hands. Took just died Su Sle went and left "us for some Tone pig ogc os ies Al ihe for the Usted ste rd Conde Anite Songs eyGam ltemaorl Tntamatannl Copy acres A gh Rese 109 skim - min’ stones. cits SAT by ee gest kick 0 kill thethrils we've fot While the th His ware rockin round the Tearn -ing fast__"__"' til” “he weeks went thing called the roc - a - dile the croc = 4 > dile rock, - pin’ and bop - pin’ to the crov-a- dle rock, Well thoughi— the crore > 'Q" dite rock would fast,” Well 4S SS We were We nar ye Em ay, can’t keep still, Crocodile rock-in’ is some-thing shock in’ when your feet just bet-ter time and 1 guess I dresses tight and Lawd-y ma-ma those FR - day nights— sie wore— her the croc-o - dile__ rock -in’ Em CFF EFF EFF | | the years But 1m CURTAINS Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Bb7 eb Stow ay He I used toknow this old scare-crow he was my song My joy and a Casta-lone between the fur- rows no longer sown : ae i dan-de - tion that said the time has come to leave up-on_the wind =< 7 : you. Could 1 have been so foolish and so 1 hold your pic- ture here be~ side my JSS = SS = é SSS ————— 3 SSS ab Bhsus2 BP Ft eal Ast : yE—— eS SS SS ree, 4 face thatsmiled at ev ery passing scene? bea you hada. par= ty rageing ‘in’ your head SS — 9S You're lost be-hind a web of wo-ven I look at you with va-can-cy and Se __| = SSeS _ Sa ont © 189 by Nappanee a hp Msc _ninigi fe apgentance sted nt Us amnsterey W ee Core ‘nuns re gin ce ane ond Amigo by eM Ur Na Vester Caeah secacd ni gh kre 116 ab Bhsus2 Jr ‘ae = = — SS SSS = = when eich ¢ = motion pin-balled on yout mind tad bere tooday all T. can dois learn eee - SS SE = = f “SS | —— = = = SS Se = a SS Tm happy now, 1 see your face and = smile, 1 watch the judge and ju - ry at your ‘rial eS oe me. 1 know the road ahead will twist and 7 6 F tum, now I havea time_ to stand and learn 3 that you and I have come so far with a sha-ken faith from the pit of a bro - = ken heart, toa fecl-ing ——_great,__ ~ feel a CIE DF GIG Omv/A cma. ois 7 ft Ee fl ml to Coda | ae fi " ae pic-ture of me + ing at me, 19 would like 2, D& al Coda CE Om/F GIG DMA mali omg | ie & No Fm CIE OmiF IG Dmva— CmalriG omic ° ae me “ef att Ee Ge more sing - ing DANIEL Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Moderately bright 14 dui my > ine ane 2. They Say" Spain pret Wilgn Tee nev cr Bax 5. stent a it I DS toma iores) © ere + 3 == ad 6 — ial = E 7 i. =p - © == = a SE — = 1 an se the mda lights — Woh Sein Sete” best ce es Pee (BE SSS 355 j= SS ngs forte Utes se nas rey Sng ot eam wero iniratana Copp seed Al igs Resend a Oh and T can see Dan ae Oh and hhe should “know. ca : way - ing good bye God it looks been there ""e - nough— deme Must be the clouds amiss Dan - iel oh. 1 miss wm — — Dan-iel my broth er you are feel the pain that_won't heal. your eyes— have died_____ you see more— than IL ~ it youre a In the face— of the sky 123 DS. twice Om? G7 Ast D.S. Instrumental (small notes) 23nd DS. Ist lyric again alCoaa copa 7 looks like Dan ~ iet Must— be the clouds. a DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART Words and Music by CARTE BLANCHE ‘and ANN ORSON Moderately a \ee Verse 1 couldnt if 1 tried. Cause no = bod - y showed Don't go break -ing my heart 5 (Boy) fra no.- bod -'y” told —— us. (Gir) (Boy) SN now is cong 01976 anaes ws Fc Hin Ba - by you're not that Kind (Gr) On, 1 think. We can “make = F B/E F Don't go break - ing my heart i) YOu take the weight off me (Bor) sy don't mis - un -" der - stand— me (Gi) you put the ‘ight in my life — Cnseramencal $rd time) hon = ey when you knock at my door. you put the spark fo the flame — r . Ooo 1 gave you my (Gi) vee ob your Keane “in my Sabi a6 a mz cote am. (Together) No-bod = y _knows— (Boy) But Bb al No-body Knows when T was down (Girl) 1 was your clown (Together) Oo nobody know - ows fe (BoyRight from the start___(Giri) I gave you my hear. Bb 2 (Boy)S0, don't g0 break-ing my heart (Girl) 1 won't go break-ing your heart. c7 = F To Coda. Ef Om Bs c7, 8 F & fa corral. = i (Together) Don’t go break-ing my heart = DS. al Coda F copa fF) ft S (Together)_.Don’t go break-in my = Repeat ad lib and Fade SS — Don’t go break- ing my Don't go break-ing my heart (Giri) |_won't go break-ing your heart__ DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN, Slow beat 1 can’t_tight nomore of yourdark = ness Tm growing. tired and time stands still be-fogg Armor te Ure ees amnereyteng USA, ne 9 Fro-zen here— On the lad- der of my to save my-self from life fall ing. IL took a chance and changed your wayof life But you misread my meagaige when 1 andleftme blind et. you. — 6 F/G & c/a» eS by the light ovr} was al-though I search my-self to wander free, CE C9 F/B To Coda. a go-ingdown on— me, Tean't find i'sal-ways some-one else Don’t let the sun go down on me—_. & Pa just allow a frag-ment of los-ing ev-'ry thing is like! oh therightro - mantic line. — 131 cE, F But see me once — and see the way 1 feel— é Don’t dis-card me Just be-cause-you think — _1 mean_you harm 3 Bue these cuts 1 have oh they need @ CODA DS. al Coda ed love tohelp.them heal 132 EGO ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Fast — =| Take look at menow and take a taste of themon ~~ ey Take look at menow—— and take a look at my bill - ing, take look at menow—— and take ataste of the mon - ey Fim 2 = J I'm not in it for the bread I'm in it forthe grav. Hon- ey im not in it as an ex -tra— I'm in it forthe kill - ing Vim not in it for the bread I'm in it forthe grav -y. Hon-ey Be pitt. © 190 i ig ic 133 Step onthe thin ice light - ly and check outthe show—twice night - ly — Inflatemye —- go gen - tly go tellthemheay - en sent me— Inflatemye - go gen = tly g0 tell themheav - en sent me— a cos— I'm I'm on the stage—— to-night and— Oh} cos — I'm Vim so ex-press ve and— I'm— (Oj Seana! con I'm Vim 20 ex-press ve and— 'm— ifthe price is right. rh — ‘will @ - maze— —be-fore.. the — so ob - sessed with. my a0 my a 0 and its— 5 q__ob - sessed with> my a0 my ea 0 and its light, 1 crave the light, mmm blind ing white— 1 need the light — to-night — message. Oo in-form—— the press, in-vite — the guests | need— the press — mess: age, Oo in-form the press, in-vite— the guests | need — the press — F/G C/G & Do you re-mem - ber 2 as Soa Sd acting out your youth, — 2 Ro- meo— res. ~—_plen-dent_ fon an or ‘ange case. Do you re-mem - ber my tines, and hide— of of lose your cool - ish. — 1 had to grow to grow, and prove my 136 EMPTY GARDEN (Hey Hey Johnny) Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN, Gentle rock Ay New York What hap pened here? sun = set ap peared. I foundanEmp - ty Gar a-mong the flag - stones there must have been garden -er who cared weed -ed out the tearsand grew a ‘ih fore Gl tres Adtisats yong USA, Tntanton! Copy Sees Ai Ras Reseed 137 good crop Now it all looks strange It's fun-ny how one ‘And what's it for, ‘thru’ theig teats t-te Emp=ty | Gar -den by And in the cracks a Jong. the some say’ _he farmed_his best bbut_ne'dhave “Said the root grows 138 side - walk, noth - ing grows no more strong er. Hf on-ly he could hear, lived____ here? He must have been agar - den - er He —musthave been agar - den - er lived, there? weed-ed out the tears and weed-ed out the tears and — we're crip-pled and we're dazed. And with ev-'ry drop. that pours, Who cared = alot, who who cared = a lot who And we are so Now we pray for A gat-den-er like that. wer 139 been knock = ing but noone an = awers_, ‘And Tye been call ing oh ey, hey Johnny, ‘can’t you come 40 DS. al Coda Can't you come out. come out to play? can'tyoucome out to play in your Emp ~ ! 2 DJ GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD vat ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Moderately slow, in 2 When are you gon- na come down When are you going 10 land, What do youthink you'll ~~ do then 1 bet that =" shootdown "your plane. 1 should have stayed — on the farm Should have list - ened to my—__ old man Ite" take you a cou ple of vod - ka andton - ics to set you on yourfeet a~ gain You know you can't hold me for- ev = e—— 1 did- n't sign up—— with you May -be you'll get_— a re - place - ment— there's plen- ty like me— to be found £ = Copy © 173 pice ames Msc utes Al ight for he United tte! an Cana Adgpnire by Song Fyrom ner tona interations| opyoh Sars A Ron esaves 1a & & c7 F not a pre ~ sent for your friends to 0 = pen this boy's too young— to be mon - grels ‘who aint got a pen ny. Sing-ing for tit ~ bits like sing ~ ing — you e D> F & SE = Es= food bye ye Where the dogs of | s0-ci-et- y howl You can't plant me in your pent Ret EF Tm go- ing back to. my plough Back to the howl ing old owl jn the woods Hunt-ing the hom - y back toad od bay FANFARE ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD sony fad ate fealty FEL Es bb Am Bb Bb. 2 at 145 = sa : Eb EBiloraz ts o Em7/A 46 FRIENDS Words and Music by ELTON JOHN Slowly, with a beat ome) orn — er == —— sa i i for _ friends__ are found on ev-try road.— Canyou these fragile times shouldnev ~ erslip us by.—— Em? Au > HH jszaisl Ea Gui Gmi7ictas E ev- er think. of an - y bet - ter way for the ume you nev = er can_ or shall e - rase— as 6 G/p bes Az oon ooo itt EEE Hae E6 Bbyobas cr lost and wea - ry trav - el lers to go? friends to - geth_- er watch their child -hood fly. vw ‘Al Rights for te United tsar Canad Admintre by Songs Ot PeyStar eenational, ne. “remain Copycat Reeves ur Cadag G/Dbass C/Dbss ce 0.0 9 00.0 994 s Chorus: RHEE ff Toy Bojrbas Bbvrbass Bb = SSS = © — 7 Mak-ing friends for the World to see let the peo ple know. you got what you need. With a friend. at hand you will see the light if your friends are there thenev-ery-thing'sall right. 2 co 148 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND By ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Slowly and solemnly 12 Moderate Rock GREY SEAL | Words and Music by ELTON JO} ‘and BERNIE TAU D tht it . — ——— aaa Why's it nev - er light on my lawn. _ why me -te-ors were formed ‘The roots were formed_ by twisted 3 is 7 + = =e ee fo ae = $ > 6* =—S—= — = © a Why does it rain and nev -er say good - day 1 on «ly farmed_ in schools that were so roots, your roots were Es Hs [SS pe Ey aS to the new - born worn — and torn twist ed then + a On the big _ If any-one_ I was re-born. = A —— =——— ——— SSS yee emzcmmnectns igh fob rie ate ne ied ens 0 iran Copih Sess al igs hme + lyr iteration 153 ¢ = —— sereen they shone us a sun__ But not as bright can cry then so can I Tread books be - fore all_life__could_die the real — draw ings from — If the Phoe - nix bird can fly then so It’s nev-er All my And tell me 155 om [= it no chord I nev-er learned. ‘Your mis-sion bells —_ a i 4 no chord Tell me. Grey. Dysus D7 Dysus D7 br oe Beal eee how love can feel. 156 GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN ‘Words and Music by ELTON J BERNIE TAUPIN and DAVEY JOHNST( Bright Rock tempo Play 4 times §, Verse L.Well I looked at watch and it said quer-ter to five the head = lines sereamed that Iwas —_ 1 ra F & Ho | 8 Ee | could-n't un - der stand it, thought I died_ last night. cone fa Mai nd ace ni gil dreary Une irematona Copigh scares Ai Ran ered 157 Om7 8 = @ = = = ft eee When_a-long came a Sen Om7 or C/G mect_ her, I was read-y to ap~ proach her Oya 6B brass knuck-led boy friend grabbed ___. me by the arm. 158 grow some funk of your own, A-mi - go! Grow some funk of your own. (spoken) We with the grin - go fight_— but there might - | be a death in Mex-i - co to-night, IF you can’t. grow some funk of your own, 159 — As mi - got Grow some funk of your own take the -—next__ flight and grow. some funk — row_ Take my ad - vice, a To code DS.al Coda = your funk at home. — 2, (4) I dreamed 1'd been in a border town 3, Well [looked for support from the rest of my friends Ina little cantina that the boys had found; For their vanishing trick they get ten out of ten; Twas desperate to dance Tknelt to pray ust to dig the local sounds; Just to see if he would comprehend: (To Verse 4.) When slong came a senorita etc. as above. ‘When along came a senorita ete. as before. To Chorus, To Chorus 160 HARMONY Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN Slowly Dm ERLo Ha Hel-lo,___ba- by hel -lo__ have-n’tseen your face for a while_ Have you quitdo-ing time. for me. Or are you still the same spoilt child, —_ Hel-lo, I. said “Hel -lo'"_ Is this the on-ly place you thought to go? _ ‘nt igh forte Unted states ad Conads Abner by Sgt OF Plea ntetiona Inc irterstonlCopmame secured At igh eared 161 Am I the on-ly manyou ev-er had? Or am I just thelast sur-viv - ing friend — Har- mo -ny and me Look-ing for an is - land in our boat up-on__ the sea___ Har-mo-ny,— gee. I really loveyouand I want to love you for ev - er__ and dreamof the nev- er nev er, nev-er leav-ing har - mo-ny — -pen upyour heart and let your feel - ings flow__ You're not un-luck-y know - ing me Keep-ing the speed. real slow —___ roe 163 ic AT a an -y case I set my own pace by steal-ing the show. Say hel- lo, hel - pret-ty good com - pa-ny Look-ing for an is - land in our D in fH Hit boat up-on__ the sea Har- mo - ny, I real-ly love you and I want to love you for-ev- er anddreamof the nev- er nev - er, —nev-er leav-ing jee har-mo-ny______nev - er leav-ing har-mo - ny — Har-mo = ny — Har- mo-ny— Har-mo-ny Har-mo-ny 165 I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN Bright rock beat and BERNIE TAUPIN ‘am m7 Ea = ways said that one’s ear you're brag - gin’ one isnot om? fe g> Wel, some - one tells. me you're not sat ~ plans to. make me one of four 1 guess this kind of thing's just It “gets so hard some-times to m7 But you won't catch me count - ing This vi - cious cir_-_cle's _get_- ting 1 ain't no puz = ze piece that Don't_need an ex - tra eae D7 af 167 1 ain't ‘mad, but 1 don't wan - na on with 168 Am, # you lke Om7 7 168 Dm7 im, i you like that. Woh. 170 Dm? CE He if wanna spreadit a-round, sis ter, that’s just | don't wan-na_ sec- ond - hand - er eo me you wan - na hold some - one ™ 6 Er/Gs # Ft DS. al Coda = de of the night, ‘out the guards, out the lights.— copa Am. Om7 oa Repeat ad ti. i i mand Fade m HAVE MERCY ON THE CRIMINAL ‘Words and Music by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN Cm E56 /B>_ rest tempo “Ht FTA Be cm ED6/B> 73 Have you heard dogs at _night ev or een write teeth ‘Seam — | — Eb6/B5 Fm/Ab a na} Chas- ing some Poor orim= in = al And 1 You're tak- ing in the face of aif le butt While the Ly | wm they're out fens hold ‘Oh, there must be And you've nev = er. a on his feet a friend in’ years E4/B> Fm/A> in his eyes. heart to stone T s 75 ‘Stumb- ling through the dev - il dark with the jump the walls and the dogs run free. andthe fave | mer = cy the We # crim in = al who Is run-ning from the law 76 ‘Are you bind Don't you hear him an - y~ more Pray-ing Lord. 1 am nev - er na sin cms om B> ” round my legs Sweet Je - sus! be your Now have you a HEALING HANDS Words and Music by ELTON JOHN ‘and BERNIE TAUPIN Brightly & fob ae Ge F ar Dm? at ay if Verse That ain't like a man. Lo ne-verdreamed 1 could cry so hard, ' That burned like a fire 1 21 ne-ver knew lovelike poi = son ' ob eo o i i i & Heould. fly like a bind some day hada place where I could land Alley = or wanted wasa fea = son “To drown in your eyes ee es aden yreana USA. ra eepght seared Ahaha Heed 179 1 could havesworm we were all locked — in Ine ver knew sleep so restless Dar o F i HB ae [never knew it could hurt Ain’s chat what you si. empty arms so cold ‘That'snot the way itssup - so. bad When the power of love is dead Bat =posed 10 be itain't the spell Twas sold. & 8 te giving in ~ tothe night-time Ain't no cureforthe pain, You gotta wade into the wa-ter You gor-to 180 a 5 fe pt = SS — # SS SSS J" team olive again And reach out for her heal = ing hands Reach out dark-ness ends Touch me now, — 4th ime t9 Coda @ 3rd time DSB cerita There's fight, and let me xe a-gain Rock me now 5 in your gen = dle hea = ling hands

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