{"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":2053275,"song":"Bitter Fingers","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2053275-bitter-fingers-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2053275?type=chord","rating":4.7073,"votes":23,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]    \r\nI'm going on the circuit, I'm doing all the clubs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Asus4/G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I really need a song boys to stir those workers up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nAnd get their wives to sing it with me just like in the pubs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D/E[/ch] \r\nWhen I worked the good old pubs in Stepney[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nOh could you knock a line or two together for a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Asus4/G[/ch]      [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSentimental tear inducing with a happy end[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      \r\nAnd we need a tune to open our season at Southend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nCa_________n you help us[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]             \r\nIt's hard to write a song with bitter fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo much to prove, so few to tell you why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThose old die-hards in Denmark Street start laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAt the keyboard player's hollow haunted eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt seems to me a change is really needed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nI'm sick of tra-la-las and la-de-das[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo more long days hacking hunks of garbage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]E/G#[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBitter fingers never swung on swinging stars, swinging stars[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nI like the warm blue flame, the hazy heat it brings[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Asus4/G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nIt loosens up the muscles and forces you to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Asus4/G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nYou know it's just another hit and run from the tin pan alley twins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]        \r\nAnd there's a chance that one day, you might write a standard lads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Asus4/G[/ch]                  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSo churn them out quick and fast and we'll still pat your backs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n`Cause we need what we can get to launch another dozen acts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nOooo______hhh Are you working[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]             \r\nIt's hard to write a song with bitter fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo much to prove, so few to tell you why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThose old die-hards in Denmark Street start laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]     \r\nAt the keyboard player's hollow haunted eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt seems to me a change is really needed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'm sick of tra-la-las and la-de-das[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo more long days hacking hunks of garbage[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]E/G#[/ch]                             \r\nBitter fingers never swung on swinging stars, swinging stars[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's hard to write a song with bitter fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo much to prove, so few to tell you why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThose old die-hards in Denmark Street start laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAt the keyboard player's hollow haunted eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt seems to me a change is really needed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'm sick of tra-la-las and la-de-das[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo more long days hacking hunks of garbage[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]E/G#[/ch]                             \r\nBitter fingers never swung on swinging stars, swinging stars[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nA\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nA\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nF G C Am F G C Am Dm C F C F C G C E F G C Am 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