Elton John – Pinball Wizard (Guitar)

     C
Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball.

     Bb
From Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all.

      Ab
But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall.

     Gsus4                    G                 |: C C  Bb  Eb  Fsus F :|
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.

   C
He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine.

Bb
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean.

   Ab
He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall.

     Gsus4                    G                 |: C C  Bb  Eb  Fsus F :|
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.

       F  G    C             F      G    C
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.

  F  G    C            Eb            Bb    Eb/Bb   Bb   Eb/Bb
A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist.

Bb7       Ab     Eb/G  Bb                         Bb       Ab  Eb/G      Bb
How do you think he  does it?  (I don't know.)  What makes him so good?

   C
He ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells.

Bb
Don't see lights a-flashing, he plays by sense of smell.

Ab
Always has a replay, never tilts at all.

     Gsus4                    G                 |: C C  Bb  Eb  Fsus F :|
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.

   F     G       C         F      G        C
He can't beat me now, I've always been the champ.

  F    G     C          Eb                    Bb    Eb/Bb   Bb   Eb/Bb
I know every trick - no freak's gonna beat my hand.

     C
Even on my usual table he can beat my best.

       Bb
His disciples lead him in, and he just does the rest.

       Ab
He got crazy flipper fingers - I never seen him fall.

     Gsus4                    G                 |: C C  Bb  Eb  Fsus F :|
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.

       G  A    D             G      A    D
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.

  G  A    D            F             C     F/C  C  F/C  C   C
A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist.

       G  A    D            G        A        D
He's a pinball wizard, he's scored a trillion more.

  G  A    D           F                   C    F/C
A pinball wizard, the world's new pinball lord.

C               D    D            E    E
   He's scorin' more.   He scored more.

  G       A D       G     A     D
I thought I was the Bally table king

    G A    D         F              | C   F/C | C  | D  | D  | E
but I just handed my pinball crown to him.        To him.   To him