Elton John – Levon (Guitar)

Capo 5
Key
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Chords

C               F                  C
Levon wears his war wound like a crown

F                   C
He calls his child Jesus

G                    Am
`Cause he likes the name

       Em7               F                Dm7 G
And he sends him to the finest school in town

     C      F               C
And Levon, Levon likes his money

F                    C
He makes a lot they say

G               Am
Spend his days counting

      Em7           F   Dm7 G
In a garage by the motorway

Em               Am                  F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day

         C                   Dm7                  C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun

F             C         Dm7     G
Alvin Tostig has a son today

                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man

                 F                            C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan

                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man

F        Dm7    G
He shall be Levon

C            F                  C
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town

F                    C
His family business thrives

G                            Am
Jesus blows up balloons all day

     Em7                  F           Dm7   G
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly

C              F               C
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus

F                  C
Leaving Levon far behind

G                     Am
Take a balloon and go sailing

      Em7      F           Dm7  G
While Levon, Levon slowly dies

Em               Am                  F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day

         C                   Dm7                  C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun

F             C         Dm7     G
Alvin Tostig has a son today

                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man

                 F                            C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan

                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man

F        Dm7    G
He shall be Levon