Elton John – Talking Old Soldiers (Guitar)

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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 Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [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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