Chords for Elton John - Talking Old Soldiers (1970) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
107.95 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
G
Ab
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[Ab]
[G]
[Cm]
Why hello see can I buy you [G]
another glass of beer
[Cm] Well, thanks a lot
That's kind of you
[G]
It's nice to know you care
[Ab]
These [G] days there's so much [Cm] going on
[Eb] No [Ab]
[G] one seems [Cm] to wanna know [Eb] I [Ab]
may [G] be dead
[Cm]
Hello
Soldier [F] the Sun
But [Ab] I know how it feels [G] to grow
Yeah, [Cm] that's right
You can see [G] me here most every night
You [Cm] always see me staring
[G] at the walls
and at the lights
[Ab] Funny I [G] remember oh
[Cm] This years ago I'd say
I'd stand [G] at that bar
with my [Cm] friends
who passed away [Ab] and
Drink three [G] times the beer [Cm] that I can drink [F] today
Yes, [Ab] I know how it feels To [G] grow
I
[Cm] know what they're saying son
[Eb] There goes all my [Bb] joe [Eb] again
[F]
Well, I'm even better that I've seen enough [Ab]
to make a man go out his brains
[Cm]
Well, they know what it's like to have a graveyard [G] as a friend [Cm] cuz that's where [F] they are All
[Cm]
[F] [Ab] Don't seem likely I'll get friends like [G] that again Yeah
Well, [Cm]
it's time I moved off but it's [G] been great just listening to you and
[Cm]
I might even see
Next [G]
time I'm passing through
You're [Ab] right
[G] There's so much going [Cm]
on
[Ab]
[G] No one seems to [Cm] wanna know
So [Ab]
keep well, [G] keep well old friend [Cm] and have another drink [F] on me
[Ab] Just ignore all the others
[G] You got your [Cm] memory
You got your memory
[Ab] [G] [Cm] [C]
[Ab]
[G]
[Cm]
Why hello see can I buy you [G]
another glass of beer
[Cm] Well, thanks a lot
That's kind of you
[G]
It's nice to know you care
[Ab]
These [G] days there's so much [Cm] going on
[Eb] No [Ab]
[G] one seems [Cm] to wanna know [Eb] I [Ab]
may [G] be dead
[Cm]
Hello
Soldier [F] the Sun
But [Ab] I know how it feels [G] to grow
Yeah, [Cm] that's right
You can see [G] me here most every night
You [Cm] always see me staring
[G] at the walls
and at the lights
[Ab] Funny I [G] remember oh
[Cm] This years ago I'd say
I'd stand [G] at that bar
with my [Cm] friends
who passed away [Ab] and
Drink three [G] times the beer [Cm] that I can drink [F] today
Yes, [Ab] I know how it feels To [G] grow
I
[Cm] know what they're saying son
[Eb] There goes all my [Bb] joe [Eb] again
[F]
Well, I'm even better that I've seen enough [Ab]
to make a man go out his brains
[Cm]
Well, they know what it's like to have a graveyard [G] as a friend [Cm] cuz that's where [F] they are All
[Cm]
[F] [Ab] Don't seem likely I'll get friends like [G] that again Yeah
Well, [Cm]
it's time I moved off but it's [G] been great just listening to you and
[Cm]
I might even see
Next [G]
time I'm passing through
You're [Ab] right
[G] There's so much going [Cm]
on
[Ab]
[G] No one seems to [Cm] wanna know
So [Ab]
keep well, [G] keep well old friend [Cm] and have another drink [F] on me
[Ab] Just ignore all the others
[G] You got your [Cm] memory
You got your memory
[Ab] [G] [Cm] [C]
Key:
Cm
G
Ab
F
Eb
Cm
G
Ab
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
Why hello see can I buy you [G] _
another glass of beer
_ [Cm] Well, thanks a lot
_ That's kind of you
_ [G]
It's nice to know you care
_ [Ab] _
These [G] days there's so much [Cm] going _ on
[Eb] _ No _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] one seems [Cm] to wanna _ know [Eb] I _ _ [Ab] _
_ may [G] be dead
_ _ [Cm] _
_ Hello
Soldier [F] the Sun _
But _ [Ab] I know how it _ feels [G] to grow _ _
Yeah, _ _ [Cm] _ _ that's right
You can see [G] me here most every night
You _ [Cm] _ always see me staring
_ [G] at the walls
and at the lights
_ _ [Ab] _ Funny I [G] _ remember oh
[Cm] This years ago I'd say
_ _ I'd _ _ stand [G] at that bar
with my [Cm] friends
who passed away _ [Ab] and
_ Drink three [G] times the beer [Cm] that I can drink [F] today
_ _ _ _ Yes, [Ab] I know how it _ feels To [G] grow
_ _ I _ _ _
[Cm] _ know what they're saying son
[Eb] There goes all my [Bb] joe [Eb] again
[F]
Well, I'm even better that I've seen enough [Ab]
to make a man go out his _ brains
[Cm]
Well, they know what it's like to have a graveyard [G] as a friend [Cm] cuz that's where [F] they are All
_ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Don't seem likely _ I'll get friends like [G] that again Yeah
_ Well, [Cm] _
it's time I moved off but it's [G] been great just listening to you _ and
_ [Cm] _
I might even see
Next [G]
time I'm passing through
_ You're [Ab] _ right
[G] There's so much going [Cm]
on
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] No one seems to [Cm] wanna _ know
_ So _ [Ab] _
keep well, [G] keep well old friend [Cm] and have another drink [F] on me _ _ _ _
[Ab] Just ignore _ all the others
_ _ [G] You got your _ _ _ [Cm] memory _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You got your memory
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
Why hello see can I buy you [G] _
another glass of beer
_ [Cm] Well, thanks a lot
_ That's kind of you
_ [G]
It's nice to know you care
_ [Ab] _
These [G] days there's so much [Cm] going _ on
[Eb] _ No _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] one seems [Cm] to wanna _ know [Eb] I _ _ [Ab] _
_ may [G] be dead
_ _ [Cm] _
_ Hello
Soldier [F] the Sun _
But _ [Ab] I know how it _ feels [G] to grow _ _
Yeah, _ _ [Cm] _ _ that's right
You can see [G] me here most every night
You _ [Cm] _ always see me staring
_ [G] at the walls
and at the lights
_ _ [Ab] _ Funny I [G] _ remember oh
[Cm] This years ago I'd say
_ _ I'd _ _ stand [G] at that bar
with my [Cm] friends
who passed away _ [Ab] and
_ Drink three [G] times the beer [Cm] that I can drink [F] today
_ _ _ _ Yes, [Ab] I know how it _ feels To [G] grow
_ _ I _ _ _
[Cm] _ know what they're saying son
[Eb] There goes all my [Bb] joe [Eb] again
[F]
Well, I'm even better that I've seen enough [Ab]
to make a man go out his _ brains
[Cm]
Well, they know what it's like to have a graveyard [G] as a friend [Cm] cuz that's where [F] they are All
_ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Don't seem likely _ I'll get friends like [G] that again Yeah
_ Well, [Cm] _
it's time I moved off but it's [G] been great just listening to you _ and
_ [Cm] _
I might even see
Next [G]
time I'm passing through
_ You're [Ab] _ right
[G] There's so much going [Cm]
on
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] No one seems to [Cm] wanna _ know
_ So _ [Ab] _
keep well, [G] keep well old friend [Cm] and have another drink [F] on me _ _ _ _
[Ab] Just ignore _ all the others
_ _ [G] You got your _ _ _ [Cm] memory _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You got your memory
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _