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Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes

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Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No.

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EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR SHOES -- ELTON JOHN, "The Union"(2010)
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
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INTRO
Eb G7 | Cm Ab

VERSE
Eb Bb7
You had your grand illusion and wrestled with your fate
Fm/Ab G7
The winter of your discontent came twenty years too late
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab6
If it was love and I was there I've forgotten where it lives
Eb Bb Ab
We both stepped off a frozen rock onto a burning bridge

VERSE
Eb Bb7
You came like an invasion all bells and whistles blowing
Fm/Ab G7
Reaping the rewards of the fable you'd been sowing
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab6
I saw you cross the landing and descending marble stairs
Eb Bb Ab
Like Caesar crossed the Rubicon you seemed to walk on air

CHORUS
Eb G7
And yea I've seen your movie
Cm Cm/Bb
And I read it in your book
Ab Eb
The truth just flew off every page
G7
Your songs have all the hooks
Cm Cm/Bb
You're seven wonders rolled in one
Am7b5 Ab6
You shifted gear to cruise
Eb G Ab
Oh you came to town in headlines
Bb9 Eb
And eight hundred dollar shoes

INSTRUMENTAL
Eb G7 | Cm Ab
VERSE
Eb Bb7
Oh the bellboys are crying and moneys changing hands
Fm/Ab G7
Your cloak and dagger legacy's gone home to no man's land
Cm Cm/Bb F/A Ab6
The marquee lights are flickering your poster's fading fast
Eb Bb Ab6
Your being here just melts away like ice cubes in a glass

CHORUS
Eb G7
And yea I've seen your movie
Cm Cm/Bb
And I read it in your book
Ab Eb
The truth just flew off every page
G7
Your songs have all the hooks
Cm Cm/Bb
You're seven wonders rolled in one
Am7b5 Ab6
You shifted gear to cruise
Eb G Ab
Oh you came to town in headlines
Bb9 Eb
And eight hundred dollar shoes
Eb G Ab
Oh you came to town in headlines
Bb9 Eb
And eight hundred dollar shoes

OUTRO
Eb | G7 | Cm Bb | Ab Bb7 | Eb
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-ClassicalfreaK