Elton John-Sun Going Down
Don't go for harmonies in the chorus too muchOpening figure - use thumb and first finger to play B - 1 3 E - 1 0 B - 1 3
Whilst still holding the C chord as much as possible so it sustains
Chord for C/Bb - 6x555
Run down - D 0 - A- 3 2 0 then play G - don't pull off play first
with first finger then rest with thumb
Piano intro C - notes - dont try to hold C maj chord - use second
finger for the 1 so in good position to finger the next chord
B 1 3 E 1 0 B 3 1 (hammer on and pull off) - 11xx1x 01xx1x x10x1x
Use side of thumb and muting with left hand to 1 &3&4 - staccato on 4
Losing everything - have snare hit with no chord OR just play bass drum with chords
[Intro]
|C |C/Bb |F C |F |
[Verse 1]
[G] I can't light [C/G] [G] no more of your [F] darknes [C] s
F/C C C/E
[F] All my pictures [Bb/F] [F] seem to fade to black and [G] white
C/G G C/G G
[G] I'm growing tired [C/G] [G] and time stands still [F] before [C] me
F/C C C/E
[F] Frozen here [Bb/F] [F] on the ladder of my [G] life
C/G G C/G G
[G] Too late [C/G] [G] to save myself from [F] falli [C] ng [F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] I took a chance [Bb/F] [F] and changed your way of [G] life
C/G G C/G G
[G] But you misread [C/G] [G] my meaning when I [F] met y [C] ou
F/C C C/E
[F] Closed the door [Bb/F] [F] and left me [C/G] blinded by the [G] light
[Chorus]
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G]
to wander [C] free [C/Bb]
But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A C/G |F |
[Verse 2]
[G] I can't find [C/G] , [G7] oh the right rom [F] antic li [C] ne [F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] But see me once [Bb/F] [F] and see the way I [G] feel [G7]
[G] Don't discard me [C/G] [G] just because you [F] think I mean you [C] harm
F/C C C/E
[F] But these cuts I have [Bb/F] [F] they need love [C/G] to help them heal [G]
[Chorus]
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free
[C/Bb]
But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free
[C/Bb]
But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |C