Elton John – Idol (Guitar)

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[Intro](Solo Piano) Am9 Bm7 Em F9 Bm7 Abdim/E Ddim/E [Verse 1]
 Am7
Oh, he was a light star

  Bm7
Tripping on a high wire

  Abmaj7               Ebmaj7
Bulldog stubborn and born uneven

  Baug
A classless creature

   Abdim / E      Am7
A man for all seasons but don't bet them

            Bm7
They can't take him to the very bottom

        Abmaj7                  Ebmaj7
Because they made him and they'll waste him

              Baug     Abdim/E  Abdim    Am7
And I don't believe that I want to watch them
[Piano interlude] Am9 Bm9 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 [Chorus]
         Baug          Abdim/E     Am9      Em/A
Because the fifties shifted out of gear

           D7            G        G7/B   C
He was an idol then, now he's an idol here

C        D/C                Bm7             Em7
But his face has changed, he's not the same, no more

A7                 B7               Abdim/E              Am7
And I have to say that I like the way his music sounded before
[Verse 2]
       Am9
He was tight-assed

Bm9
Walking on broken glass

Abmaj7                  Ebmaj7
Highly prized in the wallet size

          Baug            Abdim/E      Am9
The number one crush in a schoolgirl's eyes

Am9                             Bm9
But don't pretend that it won't end
In the depth of your despair
Abmaj7                                  Ebmaj7
You went from lame suits right down to tennis shoes

    Baug    Abdim/E         Am7    Am9
To peanuts from the lion's share, alright
[Interlude] Am9 Bm9 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 [Chorus]
         Baug          Abdim/E     Am9      Em/A
Because the fifties shifted out of gear

           D7            G        G7/B   C
He was an idol then, now he's an idol here

C        D/C                Bm7             Em7
But his face has changed, he's not the same, no more

A7                 B7               Abdim/E              Am7
And I have to say that I like the way his music sounded before
[Outro] Am9 Bm9 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 [Ending] Baug Abdim/E Am9