Love Song Elton John
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"LOVE SONG" off LP "Tumbleweed Connection" (1970)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard.
Lovely acoustic ballad written by Lesley Duncan, recorded by Elton on the much underrated
early album Tumbleweed Connection: really simple to play.
This is the elton john version of the song; NOT the Lesley Duncan version.
--Intro (fade in):
[Em9] [Em7] [Em9] [Em7]
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[A7] [A7sus4] [A7] [A7sus4]
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--Verse 1 (0:23):
These words I have to say They may be simple but they're ..
[Em9] [Em7] [Em9] [Em7]
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..true
[A7] [A7sus4] [A7] [A7sus4]
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Until you give your love, there's nothing more that we can..
[Em9] [Em7] [Em9] [Em7]
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..do
[A7] [A7sus4] [A7] [A7sus4]
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Love is the opening door
[Em9] [Em9] [A7] [A7]
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Love is what we came here for
[Em9] [Em9] [A7] [A7]
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No-one could offer you more
[Em9] [Em9] [A7] [A7]
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Do you know what I mean?
[Em9] [Em9] [A7] [A7]
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Have your eyes really seen?
[Em9] [Em9] [A7] [A7]
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--Verse 2 (same picking pattern with slight variations)(1:18):
[Em9]You say its [Em7]very hard,[Em9] to leave [Em7]behind the life we [A7]knew.[A7sus4] [A7] [A7sus4]
[Em9]But there's [Em7]no other way,[Em9] and now its [Em7]really up to [A7]you.[A7sus4] [A7] [A7sus4]
[Em9]Love is the [A7]key we must turn
[Em9]Truth is the [A7]flame we must burn
[Em9]Freedom the l[A7]esson we must learn
[Em9]Do you know what I [A7]mean?
[Em9]Have your eyes really [A7]seen?
--(2:14) Picking pattern for 1st part of verse repeated without vocal.
--(2:18) Last five lines of verse 1 repeated (with same picking pattern).
--Last two lines of verse repeated to fade out.
Enjoy playing this beautiful song...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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