{"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":109222,"song":"The Emperors New Clothes","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/109222-the-emperors-new-clothes-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/109222?type=chord","rating":3.93305,"votes":4,"content":"The Emperor's New Clothes \r\nMusic by Elton John\r\nLyrics by Bernie Taupin\r\nAvailable on the album Songs From The West Coast\r\n\r\n[ch]A/C[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]A/C[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]Bb/F[/ch]    [ch]Bb/F[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nWe bet on our lives and we bet on the horses[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn that upstairs apartment[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nOn Orlando and 4th[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C/G[/ch] \r\nAnd the rent was due and the rent man was knocking[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]        \r\nLike a Chinese proverb[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch] \r\nWe were always searching[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]C/E[/ch] \r\nNightlife's a no-win but nobody noticed[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]    \r\nHow we killed off the bottles[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking good on the surface[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nThe dog days barked and the house cat got old[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWe were Bonnie and Clyde[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nIn the emperor's new clothes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the tears never came[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] \r\nThey just stayed in our eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F/C[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nWe refused to admit that we wore this disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEvery inch of us growing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb6[/ch] \r\nLike Pinocchio's nose[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]+              [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F/C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nAs we walked around in the emperor's new clothes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nWe flew by our wits and by the seat of our pants\r\nIn the state of illusion\r\nIn the nation of chance\r\nAnd the repo was hauling the wreck we'd been driving\r\nAs the dashboard Madonna\r\nSmiled back at us kindly\r\n\r\nWe cheated the system never batting an eyelid\r\nSeeing only the good\r\nThrough the holes in our shoes\r\nAnd our halos were rusty but we wore them proudly\r\nWe were two little gods\r\nIn the emperor's new clothes\r\n   \r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the tears never came[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] \r\nThey just stayed in our eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F/C[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nWe refused to admit that we wore this disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEvery inch of us growing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb6[/ch] \r\nLike Pinocchio's nose[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]+              [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]Fm7[/ch]/[ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nAs we walked around in the emperor's new clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]Fm7[/ch]/[ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nemperor's new clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nemperor's new clothes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A/C[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]A/C[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]Bb/F[/ch]    [ch]Bb/F[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F/D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]F/C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCopyright (C) Mark van Gerven Netherlands[/tab]","plain_text":"The Emperor's New Clothes \nMusic by Elton John\nLyrics by Bernie Taupin\nAvailable on the album Songs From The West Coast\n\nA/C    C/E    Dm/F   C/G    G\nA/C    C/E    Bb/F    Bb/F    F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe flew by our wits and by the seat of our pants\nIn the state of illusion\nIn the nation of chance\nAnd the repo was hauling the wreck we'd been driving\nAs the dashboard Madonna\nSmiled back at us kindly\n\nWe cheated the system never batting an eyelid\nSeeing only the good\nThrough the holes in our shoes\nAnd our halos were rusty but we wore them proudly\nWe were two little gods\nIn the emperor's new clothes\n   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA/C    C/E    Dm/F   C/G    G\nA/C    C/E    Bb/F    Bb/F    F   C/E  F/D  C\n\nF/C  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