Elton John – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Guitar Intro)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Lennon/McCartney From: “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” (1975) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main riff
  G(/D)        G7(/F)       G6(/E)       Gaug(/D#)
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|--------3---|----3-------|--------3---|----1-0-----|
G|----0-------|--------0---|----0-------|--------0---|
D|0-----------|3-----------|2-----------|1-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
G/D      x-x-0-0-0-3
G7/F     x-x-3-0-0-3
C/E      x-x-2-0-1-3
Cm/Eb    x-x-1-0-1-3
C        x-3-2-0-1-0
C/Bb     x-1-2-0-1-0
Bb/D     x-x-0-3-3-1
Eb/G     3-x-5-3-4-3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 3/4 | G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# | | G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# | | G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# | | G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# | [Verse] 3/4
G/D         G7/F      C/E       Cm/Eb
Picture yourself in a boat on a river

     G/D       G7/F      C/E       Eb
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

G/D      G7/F           C/E          Cm/Eb
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly

  G/D         G7/F       | C/E | % | C | C/Bb |
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Bridge] 3/4
Ab                    Bb         Bb/D
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green

Eb       Eb/G      Ab
Towering over your head                           | 4/4 |

Bb           Bb/D          F                         C
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone
(break) [Chorus] 4/4
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

|  C  | [ G/D ]
   Oh
[Verse] 3/4
G/D        G7/F      C/E         Cm/Eb
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain

      G/D           G7/F       C/E         Eb
Where rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies

G/D      G7/F          C/E            Cm/Eb
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers

     G/D       G7/F    | C/E | % | C | C/Bb |
That grow so incredibly high
[Bridge]
Ab                Bb          Bb/D
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore

Eb         Eb/G      Ab
Waiting to take you away                               | 4/4 |

Bb           Bb/D           F                             C
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
(break) [Chorus]
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

|  C  | [ G/D ]
   Oh
[Solo] | G/D G7/F | C/E Cm/Eb | | G/D G7/F | C/E Eb F| | G/D G7/F | C/E Cm/Eb | | G/D G7/F | C/E | C C/Bb | [Bridge]
Ab                Bb
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore

Eb                   Ab
Waiting to take you away                               | 4/4 |

Bb                          F                             C
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
(break) [Chorus] 4/4 (Reggae)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

|  C  | [ G/D ]
   Oh
[Verse] 3/4
G/D         G7/F      C/E        Cm/Eb
Picture yourself on a train in a station

     G/D        G7/F         C/E          | Eb | Eb   F |
With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties

G/D      G7/F       C/E          Cm/Eb
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
4/4
     G/D       G7/F    | C/E | % | C |
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Chorus]
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

|  C  |  G  |
   Oh
[Chorus]
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Oh, Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Oh, Lucy)
|  C  |   G  |   %   |
   Oh  (break) (build-up)
[Chorus] (repeat and fade)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy, oh-oh, Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy, oh-oh, Lucy)
F           Bb       C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy, oh-oh, Lucy)
|  C  |  G  |
   Oh