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Elton John-Bennie and the Jets - BPM - 86

[Intro - BPM 132 - using E7/G# instead of G7b9 - 353434]
[Riff - Hard muted down raked strums]
* Pluck notes finger picking to make really ring
can leave notes of chord ringing slightly - keep low G fretted which helps stop other 
strings ringing when you play the sus4 figure on the sanre

   G           G6*Gsus4     F
E -3-3-3-3--3-3-0-----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
B -3-3-3-3--3-3-0301--------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
G -0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----
D -0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-drum-fill
A -x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----
E -3-3-3-3--3-3-3~----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----

[Verse] 
[Am7] Hey kids, [D] shake it loose together
The [G] spotlight's hitting something
That's been [E7/G#] known to change the weather
[Am7] We'll kill the fatted [D] calf tonight
So stick a [Em] round ...........
you're [Am] gonna hear electric [Bm] music
Solid walls of [C] sound
 
[Chorus* for Cmaj7 can lift all fingers off apart for low C - still works] 
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, 
[Am7]Buh [Am7]buh [Am7]buh 
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7*]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen 
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga [Em7] zine
(stay on same note if can't high) oh,ho [C] 
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie 
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets 
 
[Intro Riff] 
[G] [F]

[Verse - ] 
Hey [Am7] kids, [D] plug into the faithless
Maybe [G] they're blinded
But Bennie [E7/G#] makes them ageless
We [Am7] shall sur [D] vive, let us 
take ourselves a [Em] long
Where we [Am] fight our parents out in the [Bm] streets
To find who's right and who's [C] wrong
 
[Chorus] 
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, 
[Am7]Buh [Am7]buh [Am7]buh 
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen 
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga 
[Em7] zine oh,ho [C] 
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie 
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets  
 
[Intro Riff] 
[G] [F]

[Piano Solo - Finger pick to make sound more interesting] 
[Am7] [D] [G] [E7/G#] 
[Am7] [D] [Em] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [C]
 
[Chorus] 
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, Buh buh buh 
(now strum with 'Bennie and the Jets' - chords follow melody)
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen 
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga 
[Em7] zine oh,ho [C]
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie 
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets 
 
[Outro] 
[G] Bennie,Bennie yeah [Fmaj7] (repeat and fade out)

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Crystal Gayle-Dont It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - BPM - 86

[Intro]
C  Am  Dm7  G7  C  Am  Dm7  G7
 
[Verse 1] 
[C]    Don't know  [Am] when  I've  [Dm7] been so  [G7] blue
[C]    Don't know  [Am] what's come [Bm7-5]  over y [E7] ou
[Am] You've found som [C/G] eone  [D7/F#] new      [D7]   
And  [F] don't it make my  [Em] brown eyes  [Dm7/G] blue 
 
[Verse 2]
[C] I'll be  [Am] fine when  [Dm7] you're g [G7] one
[C] I'll just  [Am] cry all  [Bm7-5] night l [E7] ong
[Am] Say it i [C/G] sn't  [D7/F#] true     [D7]   
And  [F] don't it make my  [F/G] brown eyes  [C] blue
 
[Bridge]
[Am]    Tell me no  [Em] secrets,   [F]  tell me some l [C] ies
[Am]    Give me no  [Em] reasons, give me   [F] alib [C] is
[Am]    Tell me you  [Em] love me and d [F] on't let me [C]  cry
[Dm]    Say any [Em] thing but  [F] don't say good [F/G] bye
 
[Verse 3]
[C] I didn't m [Am] ean to t [Dm7] reat you b [G7] ad
[C]   Didn't  [Am] know just  [Bm7-5] what I  [E7] had
But h [Am] oney  [C/G] now I  [D7/F#] do   
And  [F] don't it make my  [Em] brown eyes,  [F] don't it make my  [Em] brown eyes
[F] Don't it make my  [F/G] brown eyes  [C] blue.    [Am]       
[Dm7]        [G7]         [C]      
[Am]       [Dm7]       [F/G]       [C] 
 
  C           Am           Dm7         G7
E|----0-3---0-------------|------------------------|
B|------------1-----------|------1---1-------------|
G|----------------2-------|----2-------2---0-------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

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