Elton John – Across The River Thames (Guitar)

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ACROSS THE RIVER THAMES -- ELTON JOHN, "The Captain and The Kid"(2006) Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015 ====================================================================== INTRO Bb Dm7 | Gm Eb F Bb Dm7 | Gm Eb F VERSE
     Bb
Good taste at times I've sometimes lacked

  Ab/Bb          Eb
I won't deny the truth

                           Bb/D
I got dressed up as Donald Duck

                 F    F/G     F/A
Making up for my re - pressed youth

Bb                 
Disco balls and spandex pants

   Ab/Bb        Eb
On questionable friends

      Bb/F                       F      F/G        F/Ab F/A  Bb
Disco died but how the fog still rolled across the River   Thames
VERSE
Bb
Snarling they just came along

    Ab/Bb         Eb
And cut us to the quick

                     Bb/D
Called us a bunch of dinosaurs

         F    F/G     F/A
And gave us a load of sticks

     Bb
Told us that the times was changing

    Ab/Bb                Eb
And all good things must end

              Bb/F                   F      F/G       F/Ab F/A  Bb
But I'm still here and the fog still rolls across the River   Thames
CHORUS
Gm              D/F#
Nelson's on his column

Bb/F              C/E
Ravens are in the Tower

Eb             Bb/D
Big Ben never lost his voice

Am7             D7
Chimes on every hour

        Gm                      D/F#
And the fog still rolls off the River Thames

    Bb/F               C/E
The forecast calls for rain

Eb                          Bb/D
London Bridge ain't falling down

    D    D/Eb   D/E D/F#   Gm
And some things never    change
INSTRUMENTAL Bb Dm7 | Gm Eb F VERSE
    Bb
The black-faced boys were holding tight

    Ab/Bb           Eb
And Thatcher's in a noose

                       Bb/D
Hair got teased beyond belief

       F          F/G    F/A
In the age of the golden goose

    Bb
The new romantics claimed the throne

    Ab/Bb             Eb
And we were wondering when

         Bb/F                               F        F/G      F/Ab F/A  Bb
But they lost their crown and the fog still rolled across the River   Thames
CHORUS
Gm              D/F#
Nelson's on his column

Bb/F              C/E
Ravens are in the Tower

Eb             Bb/D
Big Ben never lost his voice

Am7             D7
Chimes on every hour

        Gm                      D/F#
And the fog still rolls off the River Thames

    Bb/F               C/E
The forecast calls for rain

Eb                          Bb/D
London Bridge ain't falling down

    D    D/Eb   D/E D/F#   Gm
And some things never    change
BRIDGE
Eb                Bb/D
Big bold letters screaming out

  D7             Gm
A scandal in the house

Eb                 Bb/D
Dogs without their vocal chords

  D7          Gm
Careers going south

         Eb                F/Eb
What the eye can't see the eye invents

    Bb/D               Eb
The truth was meant to bend

            Bb/D                      F       F/G      F/Ab F/A  Bb
But nothing changed and the fog still rolled across the River  Thames
INSTRUMENTAL (guitar solo) Bb | Eb7 | Eb Bb/D | D7 CHORUS
Gm              D/F#
Nelson's on his column

Bb/F              C/E
Ravens are in the Tower

Eb             Bb/D
Big Ben never lost his voice

Am7             D7
Chimes on every hour

        Gm                      D/F#
And the fog still rolls off the River Thames

    Bb/F               C/E
The forecast calls for rain

Eb                          Bb/D
London Bridge ain't falling down

    D    D/Eb   D/E D/F#   Gm
And some things never    change

Eb                          Bb/D
London Bridge ain't falling down

    D    D/Eb   D/E D/F#   Gm
And some things never    change
OUTRO Bb Dm7 | Gm Eb F Bb Dm7 | Gm Eb F
Bb Cm/Bb | Bb Cm/Bb | Bb Cm/Bb | Bb
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Enjoy! Please tell me what you think in the comments. -ClassicalfreaK