Elton John – Little Richards Bible (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] C [Verse 1]
C
Penniman and Macon go together

        G#
Singing loud sweet Georgia, ooh, my soul

F
Black mascara thicker than molasses

D       Em      A      G
Sex and sinners take a toll

C
Freedom feathers falling from old Jim Crow

        G#
Got the Mississippi Blues on the radio

F
Big Easy baking in the red-hot sun

D        Em      A      G
Rock and roll to number one
[Chorus]
E
Little Richard woke up wanting (Wanting)

   Am
To cast off sex and idols

    D
God whispered in his ear, "Come on over here

     G
Son, get yourself a Bible"

E
Pompadour piled high to the sky

Am
Christ is coming by and by

D                C
Long Tall Sally, my, oh my

             E
He's got the good book by his side
[Post-Chorus]
C
 Yeah, yeah, yeah (Ooh)

C
 Yeah, yeah, yeah (Ooh)
[Verse 2]
     C
With Richard and the Devil divided

    G#
The Holy Word from Heaven's hands

    F
The sound of sweet salvation

D              Em      A     G
Ringing in the ears of every man

C
Made up, looking pretty

G#
Vanity won't prevail

     F
It's hot down south, but shut your mouth

D         Em      A      G
Grab that old boy by the tail
[Chorus]
E
Little Richard woke up wanting (Wanting)

   Am
To cast off sex and idols

    D
God whispered in his ear, "Come on over here

     G
Son, get yourself a Bible"

E
Pompadour piled high to the sky

Am
Christ is coming by and by

D                C
Long Tall Sally, my, oh my

             E
He's got the good book by his side
[Bridge]
  C G#
Oh

F
Oh, yeah

C
 Come on, over here

                C
Come on, come on

G#
 Yeah

        F C
Oh, yeah
[Outro] C G# F C
C
Ba-doo-dee-dom-doo-day

G#              F C
Oh, tutti-frutti