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

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Lennon/McCartney From: “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” (1975) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro riff
  G            G7           G6           Gaug
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +
A|--------5---|----5-------|--------5---|----3-------|
E|----3-------|--------3---|----3-------|------7-----|
C|2-----------|5-----------|4-----------|3-----------|
g|------------|------------|------------|--------0---|

or:
  G            G7           G6           Gaug
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +
A|--------5---|----5-------|--------5---|----3-------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------7-----|
C|2-----------|5-----------|4-----------|3-----------|
g|----0-------|--------0---|----0-------|--------0---|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
     g-C-E-A
G    0-2-3-2
G7   0-2-1-2 or 0-5-3-2
G6   0-2-0-2 or 0-4-3-2

Gaug 0-3-3-2
C    0-0-0-3
Cm   0-3-3-3
C7   0-0-0-1
Ab   5-3-4-3
Eb   0-3-3-1
Bb   3-2-1-1
F    2-0-1-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 3/4 | G | G7 | G6 | Gaug | | G | G7 | G6 | Gaug | | G | G7 | G6 | Gaug | | G | G7 | G6 | Gaug | [Verse 1] 3/4
G           G7        C         Cm
Picture yourself in a boat on a river

     G         G7        C         Eb
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

G        G7             C            Cm
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly

  G           G7         | C   | % | % | C7 |
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Bridge] 3/4
Ab                    Bb
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green

Eb                 Ab
Towering over your head                           | 4/4 |

Bb                         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 ]
   Oh
[Verse 2] 3/4
G          G7        C           Cm
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain

      G             G7         C           Eb
Where rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies

G        G7            C              Cm
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers

     G         G7      | C   | % | % | C7 |
That grow so incredibly high
[Bridge] 3/4
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
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
[Solo] 4/4 | G G7 | C Cm | | G G7 | C Eb F| | G G7 | C Cm | | G G7 | C | C C7 | [Bridge] 4/4
Ab                Bb
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore

Eb                   Ab
Waiting to take you away

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 ]
   Oh
[Verse 3] 3/4
G           G7        C          Cm
Picture yourself on a train in a station

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

G        G7         C            Cm
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
4/4
     G         G7      | 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