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Can I Put You On

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CAN I PUT YOU ON –ELTON JOHN
I Gwork for the foundry for a penny and a half Fa day  
Like a blinCd street musician I nevGer see those who pay  
It's dAmirty work in BirCmingham  
Better deal Cfor a Sheffield man  
If he caGn rivet then his kids Amcan buy  C  
                                    C    F|  C|   G  
Candy from the candy man  
CHORUS: 
And the van thFat comes around C/Gweekends  
Selling fancFy city things  C/G  
FSold by the man with the tC/Grilby hat  
And the whiskFers spread liC/Eke wings  
You can hear him Am7sing  
Oh you can hear him sDing  
Can I put you onG,  peoplG/Be can I put you on  C  
DTell you that I love you peoplGe  
                                             C   F|  C|  G  
Sing a salesman's song and put you on  
And a secoGnd cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne  F  
And he don't Ccare if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his minGd  
It's dAmirty work in ManCchester  
But the crew Cgets paid its gelt  
GBang on the bell on AmFriday  
                               C         C    F|  C|  G  
You buys a little something for yourself  
Chorus
And the van thFat comes around C/Gweekends  
Selling fancFy city things  C/G  
FSold by the man with the tC/Grilby hat  
And the whiskFers spread liC/Eke wings  
You can hear him Am7sing  
Oh you can hear him sDing  
Can I put you onG,  peoplG/Be can I put you on  C  
DTell you that I love you peoplGe  
                                             C   F|  C|  G  
Sing a salesman's song and put you on  
(Repeat Chorus)
Ending: 
OhG!         OFh!       Oh!   CPeople can I put you on? G  
(REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE)

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Can I Put You On

by Elton John

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C/G

C/E

Am7

G/B

CAN I PUT YOU ON –ELTON JOHN

G F

I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day

C G

Like a blind street musician I never see those who pay

Am C

It's dirty work in Birmingham

Better deal for a Sheffield man

G Am C

If he can rivet then his kids can buy

C F C G

| |

Candy from the candy man

CHORUS:

F C/G

And the van that comes around weekends

F C/G

Selling fancy city things

F C/G

Sold by the man with the trilby hat

F C/E

And the whiskers spread like wings

Am7

You can hear him sing

Oh you can hear him sing

G G/B C

Can I put you on, people can I put you on

D G

Tell you that I love you people

C F C G

| |

Sing a salesman's song and put you on

G F

And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne

C G

And he don't care if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his mind

Am C

It's dirty work in Manchester

But the crew gets paid its gelt

G Am

Bang on the bell on Friday

C C F C G

| |

You buys a little something for yourself

Chorus

F C/G

And the van that comes around weekends

F C/G

Selling fancy city things

F C/G

Sold by the man with the trilby hat

F C/E

And the whiskers spread like wings

Am7

You can hear him sing

Oh you can hear him sing

G G/B C

Can I put you on, people can I put you on

D G

Tell you that I love you people

C F C G

| |

Sing a salesman's song and put you on

(Repeat Chorus)

Ending:

G F C G

Oh! Oh! Oh! People can I put you on?

(REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE)

About Can I Put You On Chords by Elton John

Learn how to play Can I Put You On by Elton John with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Can I Put You On chords”, “Can I Put You On guitar chords”, or “Elton John Can I Put You On chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Can I Put You On chords and for experienced players who want accurate Can I Put You On lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, F, C, Am, C/G, C/E.

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What key is "Can I Put You On" in?

The chords for "Can I Put You On" show the original chord names (including G, F, C, Am, C/G, C/E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.