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Your Song [Al Jarreau version released in 1976] www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tmsOJyRR94 Your Song Written by Bernie Taupin & Elton John Transcribed by Toni Rokka in April 2017 alcatones66@gmail.com Detune all strings a semi-tone to play along with ‘Your Song’ from the studio album, ‘Glow’, Chord names are relative to their shape in standard tuning.
Letters in parenthesis i.e. C E or Eb indicate bass passing notes. Chord shapes used:
A X0333O B/F# 221XOX A [7thpos] XO7655 B [7thpos] XX9877 Amaj7 [4thpos] XO7654 Bno5add4 X2X440 Amaj7 XO2224 Bsus4 X24400 A6sus2 X05560 Badd4 X24X4O A6 XO2222 B7 [2ndpos] X2424X A6 no3 XO42OO Bsus2 X24422 A/C# X4222X B7sus4 X2425X Abm7 464444 B/Eb O6447X B5 X244XX Cm#5 X3654X C#m X46654 E O7645O C#m7 X46454 E [no5] OX32XO E [4th pos] XX6454 E [7th pos] O7999X E5[7th pos] O799OO E/Bb 6X6454 E/B 7X6454 E/G# 422XXX Esus4add2 OX42OO F#m7 242222 F#5 [T2]44X2X [T2]=Thumb on 2nd fret [Intro] [piano chords transposed for guitar] This chord sequence is played twice before the ensemble joins in. E [4thpos], Amaj7 [4thpos], B [7thpos], A [5thpos] Guitar + Bass + ensemble
E, Amaj7, B/Eb, Abm7, E, Eb, C#m, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2 Ad lib scat vocals over this next chord sequence Bsus4 Bno5 Cm#5 C#m7 B/Eb E[7thPos] F#m7 A B7sus4 B7[2ndpos]
[Bridge] Bass [single Notes] B Db E Db [Verse 1] E[no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7 It's a little bit funny -------this feeling inside
But IC#m7'm not one of those whoE/B can easilE/Bby hide A6sus2 Bsus4 B Cm#5 C#m Oh I, well I don't have much money but……… boy, if I did EbE[7thpos] A F#m7 A Badd4 B7sus4 Badd4 B5 I'd buy a big house where we both could live
[Verse 2]
E [no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7CC#m7 If I was a sculptor but then again, no Or a man who makes E/Bpotions in a E/Bb traveling A6sus2show Bsus4 Bno5add4 Cm#5 C#m EbE Oh I, well I know it's not much but girl it's the best I can do F#m7 A E E[no5] You see, my gift is my song and this here one's for you, Esus4add2 Eno5 Ooh just for you
[Chorus]
B/F# And you can tell C#m7everybody that,- F#m7that this is your A6sonAmaj7g A6 B Oh words may be qC#m7uite simple but F#5 now that it's Adone C#m7 I hope you don't mind E/B I hope you don't mind E/Bb that I put down in Awords E/G# A A6[no3] B How wonderful - life is while you're in the world, yes girl
Single Bass notes B C# E C [Bridge] [with ad lib scat vocals]: E [no3] Amaj7 Eb/B A/C# Single Bass notes B C# E Db [Verse 3] E [no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7 I sat on the roof, child, yes I did, and I kicked off the moss
CC#m7 E/B E/Bb A6sus2 But a few of the verses, well they, well they got me quite cross, oh ho Bsus4 Bno5add4 Cm#5 C#m But the sun's been real kind while I wrote, wrote down this song EbE A F#m7 A Badd4 B7sus4 Badd4 B5 You see, it's for people like you that really keep it turned on, on
[Verse 4] E[no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7 So please excuse my forgetting but these things I do, yeah
CC#m7 E/B E/Bb A6sus2 Well you see, girl, I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue, Bsus4 Bno5add4 Cm#5 C#m Oh oh oh oh…well anyway, you know the thing is, Honey, what I really mean, EbE F#m7 A E E[no5] Esus4add2 Eno5 Girl is that, well, yours are the sweetest eyes I believe I have ever seen Oh
[Chorus]
B/F# And you can tell C#m7everybody thatF#m7 this is your A6sonAmaj7g, yesA6 you can B Oh the words may be C#m7quite simple but,F#5 but now that it's Adone yes C#m7 I hope you don't mind,E/B don't mindE/Bb that I put down in Awords E/G# A A6[no3] B How wonderful life is while you're in the world, N.CLet me sing the line one more time yeah, C#m7 I hope you don’t mind, E/Bhope you don’t mindE/Bb that I put down in Awords, N.Cthese sweet words, E/G# A A6[no3] E How wonderful life is Baby while you are in my world
[Bridge] [with ad lib scat vocals]: E [no3], Amaj7, Eb/B, F#m7, C#m7, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2 [Additional Chorus]
BBelieve I sit here on the dock of the bay Cm#5 C#m watching the tide rolling away Said,E I'll be thinking of F#m7you love sweet Amemories to all of you, B/Eball of Bsus2you.