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EL DORADO
Year:  2000
Album:  THE ROAD TO EL DORADO
Writers:  Elton John, Tim Rice
C
C    Am7    F    Bb  G/B
C    Am7    F    Bb  G/B
  COur glorious F/Cci- Cty
  FWas built by the C/Edivinities, by FGods
Who saw D7/F#fit to beGstow
  CThe gift of a F/CparaCdise
Am7Peaceful and harFmonious C/Eup-Fon
Us mere D7/F#mortals beGlow
And made El DorCado
The magAm7nificent and C/Ggol-Gden
One Fthousand Gyears aCgo
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
(C)                 F/C  C  
But all this was gran- ted
  FFor only one milC/Elenium
I Fknow my legaD7/F#cy is to fuGlfilF/Cl
  CMy promise to F/Call Cmy people
Who have Ftrusted me, C/Ethe FGods
Will apD7/F#prove of us stGill
Preserve El DorF/Ca - Cdo
The magAm7nificent and C/Ggol-Gden
And FI belGieve they Cwill
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
C    Am7    F    Bb  G/B
C    Am7    F    Bb  G/B
The mountains so Chigh and waters Fdeep
Are C/Eher disGguise
GmHer secrets are Asafe from foreign Dmhands
And Ceyes forG/Bever
Preserve El DorF/Ca - Cdo
The magAm7nificent and C/Ggol-Gden
And FI belGieve they Cwill
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
El DorAm7ado, El DorFa-C/Fdo, El DorBba___G/B____dCo
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El Dorado

by Elton John

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Am7

G/B

F/C

C/E

D7/F#

C/G

C/F

EL DORADO

Year: 2000

Album: THE ROAD TO EL DORADO

Writers: Elton John, Tim Rice

C Am7 F Bb G/B

C F/C C

Our glorious ci- ty

F C/E F

Was built by the divinities, by Gods

D7/F# G

Who saw fit to bestow

C F/C C

The gift of a paradise

Am7 F C/E F

Peaceful and harmonious up-on

D7/F# G

Us mere mortals below

And made El Dorado

Am7 C/G G

The magnificent and gol-den

F G C

One thousand years ago

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

C F/C C

()

But all this was gran- ted

F C/E

For only one millenium

F D7/F# G F/C

I know my legacy is to fulfill

C F/C C

My promise to all my people

F C/E F

Who have trusted me, the Gods

D7/F# G

Will approve of us still

F/C C

Preserve El Dora - do

Am7 C/G G

The magnificent and gol-den

F G C

And I believe they will

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

C Am7 F Bb G/B

C F

The mountains so high and waters deep

C/E G

Are her disguise

Gm A Dm

Her secrets are safe from foreign hands

C G/B

And eyes forever

F/C C

Preserve El Dora - do

Am7 C/G G

The magnificent and gol-den

F G C

And I believe they will

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

Am7 F C/F Bb G/B C

El Dorado, El Dora-do, El Dora_______do

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