Elton John – Little Jeannie (Guitar)

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#33 in UK and #3 in USA in 1980. [Intro] Bb F Gm F Eb F F7 Bb [Verse 1]
Bb                                  Gm
Oh, little Jeannie, you got so much love, 
little Jeannie.
        Ab               Eb          Bb
And you take it where it strikes and give 

          C        F
it to the likes of me.

Bb                                  Gm
Oh, little Jeannie, she got so much love, 
little Jeannie.
      Ab             Eb       Bb
So, I see you when I can, you make me all a 

C       F
man can be.
[Chorus]
      Eb                Bb         Eb
And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to 

      Bb
be my lover.

               Gm     F                   C
Oh, there were others who would treat you cruel..

    Eb           Cm       F                Bb
and oh, Jeannie, you were always someone's fool.
[Verse 2]
       Bb                       Gm
Little Jeannie, you got so much time, little Jeannie.

              Ab                Eb         Bb
Though you've grown beyond your years, you still retain 

    C        F
the fears of youth.

Bb                                  Gm
Oh, little Jeannie, you got so much time, little Jeannie.

           Ab               Eb    Bb
But you're burning it up so fast, searching for some 

C       F
lasting truth.
[Chorus]
      Eb                Bb         Eb
And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to 

      Bb
be my lover.

               Gm     F                   C
Oh, there were others who would treat you cruel..

        Eb              Cm     F       Bb
and oh, Jeannie, I will always be your fool.
[Interlude] Bb Gm Ab Eb Bb C F [Chorus]
      Eb                Bb         Eb
And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to 

      Bb
be my lover.

               Gm         F                  C
Oh, there were others and I've known quite a few..

    Eb          Cm      F
but oh, Jeannie.....I'm still in love with..
[Verse 3]
Bb                              F
You stepped into my life from a bad dream..

                       Gm
making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny 

    F
and new.

    Eb            Cm            F
Oh, Jeannie..(oh, Jeannie)..I'm so in love with..
[Outro]
Bb                              F
You stepped into my life from a bad dream..

                       Gm
making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny 

    F
and new.

    Eb            Cm            F               Bb
Oh, Jeannie..(oh, Jeannie)..I'm so in love with you..

Bb                              F
You stepped into my life from a bad dream..

                       Gm
making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny 

    F
and new.

    Eb            Cm            F               Bb
Oh, Jeannie..(oh, Jeannie)..I'm so in love with you..

Bb                              F
You stepped into my life from a bad dream..

                       Gm
making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny 

    F
and new.

    Eb            Cm            F               Bb
Oh, Jeannie..(oh, Jeannie)..I'm so in love with you..
(Fade.)