Elton John – The Rose Of Laura Nyro (Guitar)

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[Intro] E E G D A G A D G A Bm G F#7 Bm A E Em G/A D/A A x4 F G A F G G/A D/A A G/A D/A A
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
Eli's coming
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
[Verse 1]
  A              D
A single stem, it's 6 a.m.

    E7           A      A/G#
And foggy on the Hudson

F#m              Bm
Thorns adorn her baby grand 

     C      G/B      A
From Stoney End to London

A                  D
Words unfold, hair black as coal

      E7               A    A/G#
Sweet blindness in her eyes

       F#m              Bm
Stoned souls perform at Central Park

   C        G/B     A
In masks of her disguise
[Chorus]
  C      D        A
A sign inside the times

       C      D           A
It's a poison pen they're pushing

C        D       A
Lay your head to rest upon

    C        D      A
The pale and purple cushions

     Em/G               F#7
Like Virginia to the lighthouse

        Bm      A          E
See the songbirds in their cages

    Em/G            F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro

         Bm              Esus E
Shed its petals on the pa  -  ges
[Post-Chorus]
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
Eli's coming
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
Eli's coming [Verse 2]
A                   D
Ticking clocks, the orthodox

E7             A      A/G#
Tell 'em Eli's coming 

F#m              Bm
Italian girls in Market Square

      C        G/B       A
Where Catholic fears are running

A                 D
Beads of sweat on Lafayette

E7               A       A/G#
Christmas Eve is melting

F#m              Bm
Dumb as rocks on Monterey

     C      G/B              A
Down Gibson Street, they're yelling
[Chorus]
  C      D        A
A sign inside the times

       C      D           A
It's a poison pen they're pushing

C        D       A
Lay your head to rest upon

    C        D      A
The pale and purple cushions

     Em/G               F#7
Like Virginia to the lighthouse

        Bm      A          E
See the songbirds in their cages

    Em/G            F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro

         Bm              Esus E
Shed its petals on the pa  -  ges
[Post-Chorus]
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
Eli's coming
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah (Eli's-a-coming)
Eli's coming [Verse 3]
  A              D
A single stem, it's 6 a.m.

    E7           A      A/G#
And foggy on the Hudson

F#m              Bm
Thorns adorn her baby grand 

     C      G/B      A
From Stoney End to London

A                  D
Words unfold, hair black as coal

      E7               A    A/G#
Sweet blindness in her eyes

       F#m              Bm
Stoned souls perform at Central Park

   C        G/B     A
In masks of her disguise
[Chorus]
  C      D        A
A sign inside the times

       C      D           A
It's a poison pen they're pushing

C        D       A
Lay your head to rest upon

    C        D      A
The pale and purple cushions

     Em/G               F#7
Like Virginia to the lighthouse

        Bm      A          E
See the songbirds in their cages

    Em/G            F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro

         Bm    A       E
Shed its petals on the pages

    Em/G            F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro

         Bm              Esus E
Shed its petals on the pa  -  ges
[Post-Chorus]
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
Eli's coming
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah
Eli's coming
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah (Eli's-a-coming)
Eli's coming
G/A  D/A  A
Ah - ah - ah (You better hide your heart, girl)
Eli's coming
              A G/A D/A A
No, oh, no, no
Eli's coming
A G/A D/A   A
      Eli,  woah

A             G/A
Eli's-a-coming

D/A             A
Eli's-a-coming, yeah (Eli's coming)

A          G/A  D/A         A
Eli's-a-coming, yeah, yeah, yeah (Eli's-a-coming)

A          G/A  D/A   A
Eli's-a-coming, oh, woah

A          G/A         D/A     A
Eli's-a-coming, I said Eli,    Eli

A          G/A           D/A           A
Eli's coming (You better hold on, girl)

A                    G/A
Hide your heart, girl

D/A              A
Eli's coming, yeah