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Writing
Elton John
Capo: 3 (to original key)
Notes: This is a compromise chart. I'm trying to make a piano-based
song work for solo acoustic guitar. There are a few 2/4 measures
hidden in the recording, usually when the chart indicates you should
hold a chord [<>]. The G2-C2 pattern is an abbreviation for an
instrumental line that walks up and down: (g) (a) (b) (c) (b) (a)
[4x]
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2|
G2Is there C2anything G2left, C2. maybe G2steak and C2eggs
G2Waking C2up to Dm6washing up, E7making up your Ambed
Am   Em   D<> D6   D   C<> Am7<> | G2   C2|
La-zy days, my ra-zor blade could use a better edge
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2|
G2It's eC2nough to G2make you laugh, C2. relax G2in a C2nice cool G2bath
C2InspirDm6ation for naviE7gation of our new found Amcraft
Am   Em   D<> D6   D   C<> Am7<> | G2   C2|
I know you and you know me, it's always half and half
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2|
F#7And we were oh oh, Bm7so you know E7not the kind to Adawdle
G#m7Will the things we C#7wrote today F#7sound as C#7good FtomorF#row
Bm7We will still be E7writing Amaj7in approaching F#m7years
G#m7Stifling yawns on C#7Sundays as the F#7weekends C#7disapF#pear
G2We could C2stretch our G2legs if we'd C2half a mind
G2. But don't disC2turb us if you G2hear us C2trying
To Dm6instigate the structure of aE7nother line or Amtwo
Am   Em   D<> D6   D   C<>
Cause writing's lighting up, and I like life enough to see it through
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2|
F#7And we were oh oh, Bm7so you know E7not the kind to Adawdle
G#m7Will the things we C#7wrote today F#7sound as C#7good FtomorF#row
Bm7We will still be E7writing Amaj7in approaching F#m7years
G#m7Stifling yawns on C#7Sundays as the F#7weekends C#7disapF#pear
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2| Dm6| E7| Am|
| Am   Em| D<> | D6   D| C<> | Am7<> |
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2|
G2We could C2stretch our G2legs if we'd C2half a mind
G2. But don't disC2turb us if you G2hear us C2trying
To Dm6instigate the structure of aE7nother line or Amtwo
Am   Em   D<> D6   D   C<>
Cause writing's lighting up, and I like life enough to see it through
| G2   C2|
Am   Em   D<> D6   D   C<>
Cause writing's lighting up, and I like life enough to see it through
| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2   C2| G2<> |
G2= 320033
C2 (Cadd9) = x32033
Dm6= xx0201
D6= xx0202
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