{"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":2145501,"song":"Idol","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2145501-idol-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2145501?type=chord","rating":4.94763,"votes":7,"content":"[Intro](Solo Piano)\r\n[ch]Am9[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F9[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Abdim/E[/ch] [ch]Ddim/E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nOh, he was a light star[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nTripping on a high wire[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]               [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nBulldog stubborn and born uneven[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Baug[/ch]\r\nA classless creature[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Abdim[/ch] / [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nA man for all seasons but don't bet them[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nThey can't take him to the very bottom[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nBecause they made him and they'll waste him[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Baug[/ch]     [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]  [ch]Abdim[/ch]    [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't believe that I want to watch them[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Piano interlude]\r\n[ch]Am9[/ch] [ch]Bm9[/ch] [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Baug[/ch]          [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]     [ch]Am9[/ch]      [ch]Em/A[/ch]\r\nBecause the fifties shifted out of gear[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was an idol then, now he's an idol here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D/C[/ch]                [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nBut his face has changed, he's not the same, no more[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd I have to say that I like the way his music sounded before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am9[/ch]\r\nHe was tight-assed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm9[/ch]\r\nWalking on broken glass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nHighly prized in the wallet size[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Baug[/ch]            [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]      [ch]Am9[/ch]\r\nThe number one crush in a schoolgirl's eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am9[/ch]                             [ch]Bm9[/ch]\r\nBut don't pretend that it won't end[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the depth of your despair\r\n[tab][ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                                  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nYou went from lame suits right down to tennis shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Baug[/ch]    [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]         [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]Am9[/ch]\r\nTo peanuts from the lion's share, alright[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Am9[/ch] [ch]Bm9[/ch] [ch]Abmaj7[/ch] [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Baug[/ch]          [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]     [ch]Am9[/ch]      [ch]Em/A[/ch]\r\nBecause the fifties shifted out of gear[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was an idol then, now he's an idol here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D/C[/ch]                [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nBut his face has changed, he's not the same, no more[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd I have to say that I like the way his music sounded before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Am9[/ch] [ch]Bm9[/ch] [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[ch]Baug[/ch] [ch]Abdim/E[/ch]                    [ch]Am9[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro](Solo Piano)\nAm9  Bm7   Em  F9  Bm7 Abdim/E Ddim/E\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Piano interlude]\nAm9 Bm9 Abmaj7   Ebmaj7\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the depth of your despair\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nAm9 Bm9 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nAm9 Bm9 Abmaj7   Ebmaj7\n\n[Ending]\nBaug Abdim/E                    Am9","chords":["Am9","Bm7","Em","F9","Abdim/E","Ddim/E","Am7","Abmaj7","Ebmaj7","Baug","A","Abdim","E","Bm9","Em/A","D7","G","G7/B","C","D/C","Em7","A7","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}