{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1014678,"song":"The Scaffold","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1014678-the-scaffold-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1014678?type=chord","rating":0.1938,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F#/C#[/ch]  [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  In Orient where wise I was[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]\r\n  To please the way I live[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n  Come give the beggar chance at hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHis life is on his lip[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Three score a thousand times[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nWhere once in Amazon[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nWhere El Dorado holds the key[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nNo keeper holds my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A#m[/ch]               [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nUnchain the gate of solitude[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#/C#[/ch]\r\nThe ruler says you run[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G#/B#[/ch]\r\nRun hard unto the scaffold high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F#/C#[/ch]              [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n  Your chance to     jump the gun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Oh how high the scaffold grows[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#7[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe plant life of your widow[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIn black lace curtains brought you near[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nFrom out the plate glass window[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Oh how high the scaffold grows[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#7[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe plant life of your widow[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIn black lace curtains brought you near[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#7[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nFrom out the plate glass window[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  The Minotaur with bloody hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nIs   enraged by the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n  Caged he by the corpses[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBrought forth by the dawn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  In Orient is as I told[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nThe buckshee hangman swears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n  For open crypts to silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nNylon knots to sway by prayer[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A#m[/ch]               [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nUnchain the gate of solitude[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#/C#[/ch]\r\nThe ruler says you run[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G#/B#[/ch]\r\nRun hard unto the scaffold high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F#/C#[/ch]              [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n  Your chance to     jump the gun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Oh how high the scaffold grows[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#7[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe plant life of your widow[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIn black lace curtains brought you near[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nFrom out the plate glass window[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Oh how high the scaffold grows[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#7[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe plant life of your widow[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIn black lace curtains brought you near[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#7[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nFrom out the plate glass window[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  In Orient where wise I was[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nTo please the way I live[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nCome    give the beggar chance at hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHis life is on his lip[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD  F#/C#  C#\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["D","F#/C#","C#","F#","G#","G#m7","A#m","D#m","G#/B#","D7","C#7"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]}}}