Talking Old Soldiers by Elton John, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Talking Old Soldiers

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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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Song: Talking old soldiers
Artist: Elton John
Composers: Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Album: Tumbleweed Connection

Tabbed by: DJ 28th July 2013

NOTE: For keyboard players and bassists use the transpose function
and set to +3 to view the chords in the key of Cm.

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Cm)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo position:
Am = x02210 E7+ = 020110 D7/F# = 200212
Am7/G = 302010 E7 = 020100 E = 022100
Fmaj7 = 133210 D/F# = 20023x Am7 = x02213
F = 133211 D7 = xx0212
N.C. = No chords

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[Intro]
Am Am7/G Fmaj7 E7+ E7
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[Verse 1]
Am E7
"Why, hello! Say, ...can I buy you... another glass of beer?"
Am E7
"Well, thanks a lot, that's kind of you, ...it's nice to know you care,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G
These days there's so much... going on-----------,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G
No one seems to wanna know,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G D/F#
I may be just... an old sol - dier to some...
F E E7
But I know... how it feels... to grow old!"

[Verse 2]
Am E7
"Yeah, that's right! You can see me here most every night,
Am E7
You always see me staring at the walls, and at the lights,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G
Funny, ...I re - member, oh, it's years ago, I'd say,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G
I'd stand at that bar... with my friends, who've passed a - way,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
And drink three times the beer that I can drink to - day,
N.C. F E E7
Yes, I know... how it feels... to grow old!"

[Verse 3]
Am Am7/G
"I know what they're saying,son, ...'There goes Old Mad Joe again!'
D/F#
Well, I may be mad at that,
F
I've seen enough... to make a man go out of his brains,
Am N.C. E7
Well, do they know what it's like to have a graveyard as a friend?
N.C. Am7 D7 N.C.
'Cause that's where they are, boy, all of them,
Fmaj7 E E7
Don't seem likely I'll get friends like that a - gain, yeah!"

[Verse 4]
Am E7
"Well, it's time I moved off, but it's been great just listening to you,
Am E7
And I might even see you next time I'm passing through,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G
You're right, there's so much going on----------,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G
No one seems to want to know---------,
F E7+ E7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
So keep well, keep well, old friend, and have a - nother drink on me,
N.C. F E7+ N.C. Am Am7/G
Just ig - nore all the others, you got your memo - ries----------,
Am7/G Fmaj7 E7+ E7 Am
You got your memo - ries-----!"