Elton John – Tell Me What The Papers Say (Guitar)

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[Intro] C F C x4 [Verse 1]
      C7                             F7                        C  C7
I spy headlines, newsprint tells lies, tell me what the papers say

C7                                                 F7                                C  C7
Save lives don't drive, everybody's got to die someday, least that's what the papers say

     C            G     F                C    F        G
Coal mines closed down, nobody's working underground today

     C                G   F          C     F       G
More jails, peace for sale, Japanese still killing whales
[Chorus]
     C                         C7                            F
Teen dreams on two inch screens, lipstick boys all look like queens

                             C  F C C F C
Least that's what the papers say
[Verse 2]
      C7                             F7                        C  C7
I spy headlines, newsprint tells lies, tell me what the papers say

C7                                                 F7                                C  C7
Save lives don't drive, everybody's got to die someday, least that's what the papers say

         C           G   F C          F          G
Dope and pills, guns kill, death just buys cheap thrills

     C             G     F                C    F        G
Coal mines, closed down, nobody's working underground today
[Chorus]
     C                          C7                            F
Teen dreams, on two inch screens, lipstick boys all look like queens

                             C  F C C F C
Least that's what the papers say
[Bridge]
C7 F7                        C7
     Tell me what the papers say

C7 F7                        C7
     Tell me what the papers say
[Verse 3]
     C            G     F                C    F        G
Coal mines closed down, nobody's working underground today

         C           G   F C          F          G
Dope and pills, guns kill, death just buys cheap thrills
[Chorus]
     C                         C7                            F
Teen dreams on two inch screens, lipstick boys all look like queens

                             C
Least that's what the papers say
[Chorus]
     C                         C7                            F
Teen dreams on two inch screens, lipstick boys all look like queens

                             C
Least that's what the papers say
[Outro]
F                       C    F                       C
Tell me what the papers say. Tell me what the papers say

F                       C    F                       C
Tell me what the papers say. Tell me what the papers say

F                       C
Tell me what the papers say