{"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":2767825,"song":"Victim Of Love","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2767825-victim-of-love-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2767825?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"From the album Victim of Love, released in 1979.\r\n\r\nTransposing this song -1 and putting a capo on the 1st fret will make it easier to play,\r\nbut will also necessitate that you skip the tricky D in the pre-chorus.\r\n\r\nThe D in the pre-chorus should be played as follows:\r\ne x\r\nB x\r\nG x\r\nD 13\r\nA 13\r\nE 11\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch] x4\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nYou said you'd never fake it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou swore we'd always make it last[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Abm[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nAnd it sounded so real[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]    [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nAnd I fell into your love trap[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBlind, yes, I was the perfect fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Abm[/ch]            [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nI believed every word[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]Db[/ch]               [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nAnd it never occurred to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bbm7[/ch]\r\nIs this a game?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAre you just playing?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Bbm[/ch] x2\r\nWill I be losing you?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebm[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOh am I a victim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nDid you take me for a ride?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nThen I hope you're satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWere you only using me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWhat a fool you made of me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nMy friends warned me about you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI laughed, how could I doubt your love?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Abm[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nThen I saw you with him[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nAnd my world crumbled around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]    [ch]Bbm[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI felt life slip away from me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Abm[/ch]         [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nThere’s a void inside me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nWhere my heart used to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]             [ch]Bbm7[/ch]\r\nSo now, this was a game[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou were just playing[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]Bbm[/ch] x2\r\nAnd now I'm losing you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]             [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOh I’m a victim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWell, you took me for a ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWell, I hope you’re satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nYou were only using me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWhat a fool you’ve made of me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch] [ch]Gbm[/ch] [ch]Abm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------4-----------4-6--4--4---6-4-----6-4------------|\r\nG|--4--4--4-6-7--6—6---6-7---7--7---7------------------7-4-------7-4-3~---|\r\nB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebm[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOh am I a victim of love, victim of love?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nDid you take me for a ride?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nThen I hope you're satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWere you only using me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWhat a fool you made of me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Breakdown]\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch] x3\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Abm[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]             [ch]Bbm7[/ch]\r\nSo now, this was a game[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou were just playing[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]Bbm[/ch] x2\r\nAnd now I'm losing you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebm[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOh am I a victim of love, victim of love?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nDid you take me for a ride?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nThen I hope you're satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWere you only using me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nDid you take me for a ride?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nThen I hope you're satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nWere you only using me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nDid you take me for a ride?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nVictim of love, victim of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nThen I hope you're satisfied[/tab]","plain_text":"From the album Victim of Love, released in 1979.\n\nTransposing this song -1 and putting a capo on the 1st fret will make it easier to play,\nbut will also necessitate that you skip the tricky D in the pre-chorus.\n\nThe D in the pre-chorus should be played as follows:\ne x\nB x\nG x\nD 13\nA 13\nE 11\n\n[Intro]\nEbm Bbm x4\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nEbm Bbm x2\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nEbm Bbm Gbm Abm B Bbm\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Breakdown]\nEbm Bbm x3\nEbm B\nAbm Bbm\nB Db\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","B","G","A","E","Ebm","Bbm","Abm","Db","Bbm7","Ab","Fm","Bb","Gbm"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}