ELTON JOHN - I CAN'T STEER MY HEART CLEAR OF YOU ("The Big Picture", 1997)
Tabbed by ClassicalfreaK, 2016
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[INTRO]
Ab Ebm7 Ab Ebm7
[VERSE I]
Ab Ebm
Take me for granted, I think that I could stand it
Db
After all these rough seas
Ab
Left me reckless and abandoned
Gb Bbm
Say the spirits willing, chance a new beginning
B
Break down the cold front
A
Give me peace and understanding
[BRIDGE]
C#m G#m
And you wait, and you wonder
A E
Will she still beat the drum and bring the thunder
B C#m
Will she still be the star to see me through
A A/G F G
'Cause I can't steer my heart clear of you
[CHORUS]
E G7
No I can't steer my heart clear of you
C Am7
It's the way it's been, ever since you sailed
B7
Out of a storm and into view
Em Em/D C
And should I drift away, the compass holds the clue
Ab
You control the weather
Bb Csus
And I can't steer my heart clear of you
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Ab Ebm7 Ab Ebm7
[VERSE II]
Ab Ebm
Make me your penance, show me your innocence
Db
Everything is history
Ab
From the aching to the pleasure
Gb Bbm
We enjoy the torture, the slow pain that it taught us
B
Everything gets twisted
A
Let me burn or bring me water
[BRIDGE]
C#m G#m
And you wait, and you wonder
A E
Will she still beat the drum and bring the thunder
B C#m
Will she still be the star to see me through
A A/G F G
'Cause I can't steer my heart clear of you
[CHORUS]
E G7
No I can't steer my heart clear of you
C Am7
It's the way it's been, ever since you sailed
B7
Out of a storm and into view
Em Em/D C
And should I drift away, the compass holds the clue
Ab
You control the weather
Bb Csus
And I can't steer my heart clear of you
C Ab
You control the weather
Bb C
And I can't steer my heart clear of you