Elton John – A Town Called Jubilee (Guitar)

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[Intro] E G D A E G D A [Verse 1]
E             C         G              D
Lily pulled a horseshoe from a pile of junk

          Am                G
Said "I'm going to keep this good luck

         D        D/F#  A
Piece of iron inside my trunk"

    E                   C
The boy just whispered "OK"

    G                     D
And grabbed his old black dog

      Am              G
As we piled on in and cut out through

     D      D/F#   A
That late November fog

E                C     G              D
Dull as a plough share rusting in the yard

    Am                 G
Old Cotton grinned and waved goodbye

          D          D/F#       A
While the auctioneers all played cards

   E           C
On every other Sunday

         G                 D
I'd walk down to Moe's and back

      Am                    G
Eat a t-bone steak, watch a picture show

      D      D/F#  A
For a dollar and a half
[Chorus]
F                     C             G
Come on little sister get up off my knee

         F               C
Going to settle down someday

                 G C/G G7
In a town called Jubi lee

Bb
Come on brother Jake

F/A          Fm/Ab       C/G
Break on out and a break free

         F                    D7/F#
Going to set things right and set up a house

     C/G         Eb/G Bb/G F/C C
In a town called Ju   bi   lee
E G D A E G D A [Verse 2]
     E                 C
That fog came out of nowhere

      G              D
Short of what I can tell

        Am                  G
Hand to hand we passed that bucket

       D    D/F#     A
Up and down from the well

E            C
"Gone to California"

        G                   D
Used to be what folks would say

      Am                   G
Down around these parts if it was me

         D          D/F#       A
I'd have hoped that west bound stage
[Chorus]
F                     C             G
Come on little sister get up off my knee

         F               C
Going to settle down someday

                 G C/G G7
In a town called Jubi lee

Bb
Come on brother Jake

F/A          Fm/Ab       C/G
Break on out and a break free

         F                    D7/F#
Going to set things right and set up a house

     C/G         Eb/G Bb/G F/C C
In a town called Ju   bi   lee
[Verse 3]
F               G
One less hallelujah

  C/E              F
A little less sympathy

F                  G
Lily and Jake, the old black dog

  C/E             F       D/F#
A pinewood box, a rocking horse

    C/G  C/G Eb/G Bb/G F/C  C
All gone to  Ju   bi   lee
E C G D Am G D D/F# Am E C G D Am G D D/F# Am [Chorus]
F                     C             G
Come on little sister get up off my knee

         F               C
Going to settle down someday

                 G C/G G7
In a town called Jubi lee

Bb
Come on brother Jake

F/A          Fm/Ab       C/G
Break on out and a break free

         F                    D7/F#
Going to set things right and set up a house

     C/G         Eb/G Bb/G F/C C
In a town called Ju   bi   lee
[Outro] E G D A E G D A