Elton John – Talking Old Soldiers (Guitar)
Capo 3
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Chords
Song: Talking old soldiers
Artist: Elton John
Composers: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Album: Tumbleweed Connection
Tabbed by: DJ 28th July 2013
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Cm)
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Am = x02210 E7/G# = 420100 F = 133211
Am7/G = 302010 D/F# = 20023x D7/F# = 200212
Fmaj7 = xx3210 Am/E = xx2210 E = 022100
Fmaj13 = 103030 Am/D = xx0210 Am7 = x02213
E7+ = 020010 Am/C = x32210 D7 = xx0212
E7 = 020100 N.C. = No chords
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[Intro]
Am Am7/G | / / / / | / / / / | Fmaj7 Fmaj13 Fmaj7 E7+ E7 E7+ E7 | / / / / | / / / /__/ |
[Verse 1]
Am "Why, hello! Say, E7 ...Can I buy you... another glass of beer?" E7 E7/G# Am "Well, thanks a lot, that's kind of you, E7 ...It's nice to know you care, E7 E7/G# F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G These days there's so much...going on------ F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G No one seems to wanna know, F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G D/F# I may be just... an old sol - dier to some... F E7+ E7 But I know... how it feels... to grow old"
[Verse 2]
E7 E7/G# Am "Yeah, that's right! E7 You can see me here most every night, E7 E7/G# Am E7 You always see me staring at the walls, E7 And at the lights, E7 E7/G# F E7+ E7 Funny, ...I re - member, Am Am7/G Oh, it's years ago, I'd say, Am/E Am/D Am/C F E7+ E7 I'd stand at that bar... Am Am7/G With my friends, who've passed a - way, Am/E Am/D Am/C F E7+ E7 And drink three times the beer... Am Am7/G D7/F# That I can drink to - day, N.C. F E7+ E7 Yes, I know... how it feels... to grow old"
[Verse 3]
E7 E7/G# Am "I know what they're saying, son, Am7/G ...'There goes Old Mad Joe again!' D/F# Well, I may be mad at that, F I've seen enough...to make a man go out of his brains Am N.C. Well, do they know what it's like... E7 To have a graveyard as a friend? N.C. Am7 D7 N.C. 'Cause that's where they are, boy, ...all of them, Fmaj7 Don't seem likely... E7+ E7 I'd get friends like that a - gain, yeah!"
[Verse 4]
E E7 Am Well, it's time I moved off, E7 But it's been great just listening to you, Am And I might even see you... E7 Next time I'm passing through, F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G You're right, there's so much going on----------, F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G No one seems to want to know---------, F E7+ E7 So keep well, keep well, old friend, Am Am7/G D7/F# And have a - nother drink on me, N.C. F E7+ Just ig - nore all the others, N.C. Am Am7/G You got your memo - ries---------, Am7/G Fmaj7 E7+ E7 Am You got your memo - ries"
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