Levon - Elton John (Madman Across the Water 2 of 9) Chords

Tempo:
144.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Am

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Levon - Elton John (Madman Across the Water 2 of 9) chords
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[F] [A]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb]
[F] LeVon wears [Bb] his war boot [F] like a crown
He
[Bb] calls his child [F] Jesus
Cause [C]
he likes the [Dm] name
And [Am] he sends him to [Bb] the finest school [Gm] in town
[F] LeVon,
[Bb] LeVon likes [F] his money
[Bb]
He makes a lot of [F]
money
[C]
Spends his days [Dm] counting
In [Am] the garage [Bb] by the [Gm]
motorway
[Ab] He [A]
[C] was born [D] a poor little boy [Bb] on a Christmas day
[F] When the New York Times [G] said God is dead [F] and the war's [Bb] begun
Well, fantastic, [A] I have a [F] son [G]
today
And
[Gm] he [F] shall [Bb] be LeVon
And he shall be a [Am] good man
[F] He shall be [Bb] LeVon
And tradition will [F] go where they plan
He shall be [Bb] LeVon
And he shall be [Am] a good man
[F] He [Bb] shall be
[C] LeVon
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
LeVon sells [Bb] cartoon [F] balloons in town
His
[Bb] family [F] business thrives
[C] Jesus blows up balloons all [Dm] day
Sits [Am] on a porch swing [Bb] watching them [Gm] fly
And
[F] Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
[Bb] Leave LeVon far [F] behind
Take
[C] a balloon and go [D] sailing
[Dm] While [Am] LeVon, [Bb] LeVon slowly [Gm] dies
[Ab] He [Am] was [D] born a poor little boy [Bb] on a Christmas day
[F] When the New York Times [G] said God is dead [F] and the war's begun
[Bb] Well, fantastic, [Am] I have a [F] son [G] today
[Gm]
[Cm] And he shall [Bb] be LeVon
And he shall [Am] be a good man
[F] He shall be [Bb] LeVon
And tradition will [F] go where they plan
He shall be [Bb] LeVon
And he shall be [Am] a good man
[Dm]
[Bb] He shall be
[C] LeVon
And he shall be [Bb] LeVon
And he shall be [Am] a good man
And he shall [A] be [Bb] LeVon
And tradition will go [F] where they plan
He shall [Bb] be LeVon
And he shall [F] be a good man
[Bb]
He shall be [C]
LeVon
[F]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To learn Elton John - (Remastered 2016) Levon chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, F, Bb and F in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 72 BPM before aiming for the song's 144 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ LeVon wears [Bb] his war boot [F] like a crown
_ He _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ calls his child [F] _ Jesus _ _
Cause _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
he likes the [Dm] _ name _ _
And [Am] he sends him to [Bb] the finest school [Gm] in _ town _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ LeVon, _
[Bb] _ LeVon likes [F] his money _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
He makes a lot of [F] _ _
money
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Spends his _ _ days [Dm] counting
_ _ _ In [Am] the garage [Bb] by the _ _ [Gm] _
motorway
_ _ _ [Ab] He _ [A] _
[C] was born [D] a poor little boy [Bb] on a Christmas day
[F] When the New York Times [G] said God is dead [F] and the war's [Bb] begun
Well, fantastic, [A] I have a [F] son [G] _
today
_ _ And _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ he [F] shall [Bb] be _ LeVon
_ And he shall be a [Am] good man
_ [F] He shall be [Bb] _ LeVon
_ And tradition will [F] go where they plan
_ He shall be [Bb] _ LeVon
_ And he shall be [Am] a good man
[F] _ _ _ He [Bb] _ _ _ shall be _
[C] _ _ _ LeVon _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ LeVon sells [Bb] cartoon [F] balloons in town
_ His _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ family [F] business _ _ thrives _ _ _
[C] _ Jesus blows up balloons all [Dm] _ day
_ _ Sits [Am] _ on a porch swing [Bb] watching them [Gm] fly
_ And _ _
[F] _ Jesus, he wants to go to _ Venus _ _ _ _
[Bb] Leave _ _ _ LeVon far [F] _ behind
_ _ Take _
[C] _ _ a balloon and go [D] sailing
[Dm] _ _ _ While [Am] _ LeVon, _ [Bb] _ LeVon slowly [Gm] dies
_ _ _ _ [Ab] He [Am] _ _ was [D] born a poor little boy [Bb] on a Christmas day
[F] When the New York Times [G] said God is dead [F] and the war's begun
[Bb] _ Well, fantastic, [Am] I have a [F] son [G] _ today
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] And he shall [Bb] be LeVon
_ _ And he shall [Am] be a good man
_ _ [F] He shall be [Bb] _ _ LeVon
And tradition will [F] go where they plan
_ He shall be [Bb] _ LeVon
_ _ And he shall be [Am] a good man
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] He _ shall be _
[C] _ LeVon
_ And he shall be [Bb] _ LeVon
_ And he shall be [Am] a good man
_ And he shall [A] be [Bb] _ LeVon
_ And tradition will go [F] where they plan
_ He shall [Bb] be _ LeVon
_ And he shall [F] be a good man
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
He shall be _ [C] _
_ LeVon
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This song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

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