Elton John – Sacrifice (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Sacrifice Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=110, Capo: 2, optionally. Beats on eighths are marked "+". Let ring. Use thumb-fretting. Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. "!" marks chords with bar/half-bar shape. Mind the syncopated early chord changes.
[Intro]       (2x)                                                                            
   C      +     +        Em     +     +        F      +     +        G      +     +     +
E|-----------0---------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------3-p0--|
B|--------------1------|-----------0---------|-----------1---------|--------0-h3-----------|
G|--------0--------0---|--------0-----0------|--------2-----2------|--------------0--------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-----3-----------3---|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-----------0---------|-----------2-----------|
E|---------------------|-0-------------------|-1-------------------|-3---------------------|

[Verse]                                                                            
   C      +     +     +       +     +     +     Fmaj7     +     +     +    Dm     +     +
E|-----------------0--0--|-----------------------|-----------------0-----|---------------------|
B|-----1-----1-h3--------|----3-p1---------------|--------1----h3-----3--|---------------------|
G|--------0--------------|----------0-----0------|-----2-----------------|--------2-----2------|
D|-----2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0---|
A|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------|
E|-----------3-----------|-------------3---------|-1---------------------|-1-------------------|
       It's a human   sign                             When things go wrong
       Mutual misunderstanding                         After the fact

   G      +     +     +    C  +     +     +     Fmaj7     +     +     +    Dm     +     +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------0-----|---------------------|
B|-----0--0--0-----0--0--|---h1------------------|--------------1-----3--|---------------------|
G|--------------0--------|----------0-----0------|-----2--2--------------|--------2-----2------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0---|
A|-----------2-----------|-3---------------------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------|
E|-3---------------------|-------------3---------|-1---------------------|-1-------------------|
      When the scent of her lingers                    And temptations strong
      Sensitivity builds a prison                      In the final act

   G      +     +     +    Am +     +     +     Fmaj7     +     +     +    G  +     +     +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------0--0--|-----------------------|
B|-----------0-----0--0--|---h1------------------|--------------1--------|----3------------------|
G|--------0-----0--------|----------2-----2------|-----2--2--2-----------|----------0-----0------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3-----------3-----|-------0-----------0---|
A|-----------2-----------|-0---------------------|-----------0-----------|-------------2---------|
E|-3---------------------|-------------0---------|-1---------------------|-3---------------------|
             Into the boundry                          Of each married man
             We lose direction                         No stone unturned

          +     +     +    Am +     +     +     Fmaj7 +     +     +     +    G  +     +     +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------0--0--|-----------------------|
B|-----0--0--0-----0--0--|---h1------------------|----------------1--------|----3------------------|
G|--------------0--------|----------2-----2------|----2--2--2--------------|----------0-----0------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-------3-----------3-----|-------0-----------0---|
A|-----------2-----------|-0---------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------2---------|
E|-3---------------------|-------------0---------|-1-----------------------|-3---------------------|
       Sweet deceit comes calling                     And negativity    lands
       No tears to damn you                           When jealousy burns

[Pre-Chorus]
          +     +     +    C  +     +     +     Fmaj7     +     +     +    Dm     +     +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------0-----|---------------------|
B|--------0-----0-----0--|---h1------------------|--------1----h3-----3--|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------0-----0------|-----2-----------------|--------2-----2------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0---|
A|-----------2-----------|-3---------------------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------|
E|-3---------------------|-------------3---------|-1---------------------|-1-------------------|
          Cold cold   heart                            Hard done by you

   G      +     +     +    C  +     +     +     Fmaj7     +     +     +    Dm     +     +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------0-----|---------------------|
B|-----0--0-----0-----0--|---h1-----1------------|--------1----h3-----3--|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------0------|-----2-----------------|--------2-----2------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0---|
A|-----------2-----------|-3---------------------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------|
E|-3---------------------|-------------3---------|-1---------------------|-1-------------------|
       Some things look better      baby               Just passing through

[Chorus]
   G      +              C   +     +    +     +           +     +     +  F6       +     +
E|--------------+------|-----0-----0-------------|-----------------0-----|---------------------|
B|--------3--3--3------|-3a-------------3----p1--|-----1--1--1-h3-----3--|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-0a----------------------|-----------------------|--------2-----2------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----3-----------3---|
A|-----------2---------|-3a----------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0---------|
E|-3-------------------|-------------3-----------|-----------3-----------|-1-------------------|
          And it's no    sacri-    fice                Just a simple word

  Fmaj7   +     +     +    G  +     +     +           +     +     +     +    C  +     +     +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------1--1--1-----1--|---h3------------------|----0-h1--3----p1--0-h3--|---p1------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------0-----0------|-------------------------|----------0-----0------|
D|-----3-----------3-----|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|
A|-----------0-----------|-------------2---------|-------------2-----------|-3---------------------|
E|-1---------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------3---------|
          It's two hearts living                      In two separate worlds

          +     +           +     +     +     +           +     +        Dm  +     +     +     +
E|---------------------|----0-----0--------------|-----------------0---|-0a-h1-----1-----0--------|
B|-----------1-h3------|-3a-------------3----p1--|---------------------|-3a--------------------3--|
G|--------0------------|-0a----------------------|--------0-----0------|-2a-----------------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---|--------0-----------0-----|
A|-3-------------------|-3a----------------------|-3-------------------|--------------0-----------|
E|-----------3---------|-------------3-----------|-----------3---------|-1a-----------------------|
          But it's no    sacri-   fice                             No    sacri-    fice

                                                                         /---1st pass only---\
          +     +     +   Em7 +     +     +     + Fmaj7     + G6  +       C      +     +
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------0-----------|---------------------|
B|--------------1--1--1--|----3----p1-----0-----1--|--------0-----3-p1--|-1-------------------|
G|--------2--------------|----------------------2--|--------------0-----|-0------0-----0------|
D|-----3-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0--|-----2-----------2---|
A|-----------0-----------|-------------2-----------|--------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-1---------------------|-0-----------------------|-1---------3--------|-----------3---------|
                It's no       sacri-      fice              at            all

[Outro]                       ... repeat and fade ...                                 
   C      +     +        Em     +     +     Fmaj7     +     +        G6     +     +
E|-----------0---------|---------------------|---------------------|--------0------------|
B|-1------------1------|-----------0---------|-----------1---------|-0------0-----3-p1---|
G|-0------0--------0---|--------0-----0------|--------2-----2------|--------------0------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-----3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-3-------------------|-----------2---------|-----------0---------|-----------2---------|
E|-----------3---------|-0-------------------|-1-------------------|-3-------------------|
                                                         It's  no    sacri- fice     at    all