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Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

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              Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – Elton John
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Main riff
  G(/D)        G7(/F)       G6(/E)       Gaug(/D#)
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|--------3---|----3-------|--------3---|----1-0-----|
G|----0-------|--------0---|----0-------|--------0---|
D|0-----------|3-----------|2-----------|1-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
G/D      x-x-0-0-0-3
G7/F     x-x-3-0-0-3
C/E      x-x-2-0-1-3
Cm/Eb    x-x-1-0-1-3
C        x-3-2-0-1-0
C/Bb     x-1-2-0-1-0
Bb/D     x-x-0-3-3-1
Eb/G     3-x-5-3-4-3
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[Intro] 3/4
  G/DG7/FG6/EGaug/D#
|  |  |  |  |
  G/DG7/FG6/EGaug/D#
|  |  |  |  |
  G/DG7/FG6/EGaug/D#
|  |  |  |  |
  G/DG7/FG6/EGaug/D#
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse] 3/4
G/D         G7/F      C/E       Cm/Eb
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
     G/D       G7/F      C/E       Eb
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
G/D      G7/F           C/E          Cm/Eb
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
  G/D      G7/F     C/E    C  C/Bb
                  |  | % |  |  |
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Bridge] 3/4
Ab                    Bb         Bb/D
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Eb       Eb/G      Ab
Towering over your head                           | 4/4 |
Bb           Bb/D          F                         C
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone
                                                   (break)
[Chorus] 4/4
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
   C     G/D
|    | [  ]
   Oh
[Verse] 3/4
G/D        G7/F      C/E         Cm/Eb
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
      G/D           G7/F       C/E         Eb
Where rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies
G/D      G7/F          C/E            Cm/Eb
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
     G/D    G7/F  C/E    C  C/Bb
                |  | % |  |  |
That grow so incredibly high
[Bridge]
Ab                Bb          Bb/D
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Eb         Eb/G      Ab
Waiting to take you away                               | 4/4 |
Bb           Bb/D           F                             C
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
                                                        (break)
[Chorus]
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
   C     G/D
|    | [  ]
   Oh
[Solo]
  G/DG7/FC/ECm/Eb
|   |   |
  G/DG7/FC/EEbF
|   |     |
  G/DG7/FC/ECm/Eb
|   |   |
  G/DG7/FC/ECC/Bb
|   |  |   |
[Bridge]
Ab                Bb
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Eb                   Ab
Waiting to take you away                               | 4/4 |
Bb                          F                             C
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
                                                        (break)
[Chorus] 4/4 (Reggae)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
   C     G/D
|    | [  ]
   Oh
[Verse] 3/4
G/D         G7/F      C/E        Cm/Eb
Picture yourself on a train in a station
     G/D     G7/F     C/E         Eb Eb F
                                |  |     |
With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties
G/D      G7/F       C/E          Cm/Eb
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
                                  4/4
     G/D    G7/F  C/E    C
                |  | % |  |
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Chorus]
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
   C    G
|    |    |
   Oh
[Chorus]
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
                     (Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
            (Oh,     Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
            (Oh,     Lucy)
   C     G
|    |     |   %   |
   Oh  (break) (build-up)
[Chorus]  (repeat and fade)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy,      oh-oh,   Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy,      oh-oh,   Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy,      oh-oh,   Lucy)
   C    G
|    |    |
   Oh

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds chords and lyrics

Free chords for Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – Elton John
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Intro] 3/4
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
[Verse] 3/4
[Bridge] 3/4
                                                   (break)
[Chorus] 4/4
[Verse] 3/4
[Bridge]
                                                        (break)
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| G/D G7/F | C/E Cm/Eb |
| G/D G7/F | C/E   Eb F|
| G/D G7/F | C/E Cm/Eb |
| G/D G7/F | C/E | C C/Bb |
[Bridge]
                                                        (break)
[Chorus] 4/4 (Reggae)
[Verse] 3/4
                                  4/4
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
                     (Lucy)
            (Oh,     Lucy)
            (Oh,     Lucy)
[Chorus]  (repeat and fade)
(Lucy,      oh-oh,   Lucy)
(Lucy,      oh-oh,   Lucy)
(Lucy,      oh-oh,   Lucy)

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Chords by Elton John

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