Elton John – Sad Songs Say So Much (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Sad Songs (Say So Much) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=110, 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. Mind the syncopated early chord changes.

[Verse]
   C      +     +     +           +     +     +           +     +        F      +     +
E|-----------0-h1-p0--3--|----p0--------------3--|-----0--0------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------1-----3-p1-----|--------------3------|-3a----p1--1---------|
G|--------0--------------|-----------------------|-----------------0---|-2a-----------2------|
D|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---|-----3-----------3---|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3---------|-----------0---------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-1a------------------|
            Guess there are times when we all need to share     a        little pain

          +     +        G      +     +               +     +     +    C  +     +
E|-----------0---------|-0-------------------|--------0--------------|-0-------------------|
B|--------------3-p1---|--------3------------|--------------3----p1--|----3--3-p1--1-------|
G|--------2------------|--------------0------|-----0-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|
A|-----------0---------|-----------2---------|-----------2-----------|-3-------------------|
E|-1-------------------|-3-------------------|-3---------------------|-------------3-------|
         And ironing out the rough spots         s the hardest part when memories remain

          +     +     +           +     +     +           +     +        F      +     +
E|-----------0-h1-p0--3--|----p0--------------3--|----p0--0------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------1-----3-p1-----|--------------3------|-3a----p1--1---------|
G|--------0--------------|-----------------------|-----------------0---|-2a-----------2------|
D|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---|-----3-----------3---|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3---------|-----------0---------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-1a------------------|
             And it's times  like these when we all   need to hear the   radio

          +     +     +    G      +     +     +           +     +     +    C  +     +
E|-----------0-----------|-----------------0-----|-----------0-----------|-0-------------------|
B|--------------3-p1--3a-|-----3-p1--3--------3--|--------------3--3-p1--|----3--3-p1--1-------|
G|--------2-----------0a-|--------------0--------|-----0--0--------------|---------------------|
D|-----3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|
A|-----------0-----------|-----------2-----------|-----------2-----------|-3-------------------|
E|-1---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-------------3-------|
           Cause from the lips of some     old singer We can share the troubles we already know

[Chorus]
   C      +     +     +           +     +     +           +     +        F      +  
E|--------------0-h1--3--|p0------------0-h1--3--|p0---------0---------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------3-p1---|-3a----------------|
G|--------0--------------|--------0--------------|--------0------------|-2a-----2----------|
D|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3---------|-----------0-------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-1a----------------|
                Turn them on,           turn them on         Turn on those sad songs

          +     +        G      +     +     +           +     +     +    C      +     +
E|-----------0---------|-----------------------|-0---------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------3-p1---|-3---------------------|-----3-p1--3-----3-p1--|---------------------|
G|--------2------------|--------0-----0-h2-p0--|--------------2--------|--------0-----0------|
D|-----3-----------3---|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|
A|-----------0---------|-----------2-----------|-----------0-----------|-3-------------------|
E|-1-------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-----------3---------|
          When all hope is gone     Why don't you tune in and turn them on

          +     +     +           +     +     +           +     +     +    F      +     +     +
E|-----------0--0-h1-p0--|-3---------0-h1-p0--3--|----p0--0--------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------3-p1--3a-|----p1--1--------3-p1--|
G|--------0--------------|--------0--------------|--------------------2a-|--------------2--------|
D|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----3-----------3-----|
A|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3-----------|-3---------3-----------|-----------0-----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
            They reach into your room  ohh ohhh       Just feel their gentle touch

          +     +     +    G      +     +     +           +     +     +    C      +     +
E|-----------0-----------|-----------------------|-0---------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------3-p1--3a-|--------------------0--|-----3-p1--3-----3-p1--|---------------------|
G|--------2-----------0a-|--------0-----0--------|--------------2--------|--------0-----0------|
D|-----3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|
A|-----------0-----------|-----------2-----------|-----------0-----------|-3-------------------|
E|-1---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-----------3---------|
          When all hope is gone               a    sad song  says  so much

[Verse] ... as above ... If someone else is suffering enough to write it down When every single word makes sense Then it's easier to have those songs around The kick inside is in the line that finally gets to you and it feels so good to hurt so bad And suffer just enough to sing the blues [Chorus] ... as above ...

[Bridge]
   C                 F      +     +                          G      +     +        C
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----1-------1---|---------------------|-----1-------1---|-0a------------------|-----1-------1---|
G|---------0-------|-2a-----2-----2------|---------2-------|-0a-----0-----0------|---------0-------|
D|-----2-------2---|-3a--3-----------3---|-----3-------3---|-----0-----------0---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|-----------0---------|---------0-------|-----------2---------|---------3-------|
E|---------3-------|-1a------------------|-1---------------|-3a------------------|-0---------------|
     Sad songs, they say                     Sad songs, they say                     Sad songs, they 

   F      +     +                          G      +     +        G7     +     +     +
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------0---------|-1------------0-h1--3--|
B|---------------------|-----1-------1---|-3a------------------|-----------------------|
G|-2a-----2-----2------|---------2-------|-0a-----0-----0------|--------0--------------|
D|-3a--3-----------3---|-----3-------3---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-----------0---------|---------0-------|-----------2---------|-----------2-----------|
E|-1a------------------|-1---------------|-3a------------------|-3---------------------|
   say                     Sad songs, they say       so          much        Turn them on