Skyline Pigeon Elton John
Hi. Elton sings this song in the key of E, so I'm posting it in this key to
reflect the original version. To play this version on an aocustic guitar you
hyst don't need to play the E/B chords. Hope you enjoy it! Fantastic song by
the way!
SKYLINE PIGEON
Year: 1969
Album: EMPTY SKY
Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin
(E B\D# A\C# B A B E)*
E B\D#
Turn me loose from your hands
Let me [A]fl[B]y to distant [E]lands
F#\A# A
Over green fields, trees and mountains
E\B B7 E
Flowers and forest fountains
A E\B B7 E
Home along the lanes of the skyway
E B\D#
For this dark and lonely room
A E\B B7 E
Projects a sha___dow cast in gloom
F#\A#
And my eyes are mirrors
Of the [A]world outside
E\B
Thinking of the way
[B7]That the wind can [E]turn the tide
And these [A]shadows turn
E\B B7 E
From purple into grey
For just a [A]Skyline Pigeon
E\B B7
Dreaming of the open
[E]Waiting for the day
He can [A]spread his wings
E\B B7 E G#7\D#
And fly away again
Fly a[C#m]way [D#7]skyline pigeon [G#m]fly
Towards the [A]dreams
E\B B7 E G#7\D#
You've left so very far behind
Fly a[C#m]way [D#7]skyline pigeon [G#m]fly
Towards the [A]dreams
E\B B7 E
You've left so very far behind
Just let me [E]wake up in the morning
G#m\D#
To the smell of new mown hay
To laugh and [A]cry, to live and [D7]die
In the [E]brightness of my day
F#\A#
I want to hear the pealing bells
Of distant [A]churches sing
E\B
But most of all please free me
[B7]From this aching [E]metal ring
A E\B E
And open out this cage towards the sun
For just a [A]Skyline Pigeon
E\B B7
Dreaming of the open
[E]Waiting for the day
He can [A]spread his wings
E\B B7 E G#7\D#
And fly away again
Fly a[C#m]way [D#7]skyline pigeon [G#m]fly
Towards the [A]dreams
E\B B7 E G#7\D#
You've left so very far behind
Fly a[C#m]way [D#7]skyline pigeon [G#m]fly
Towards the [A]dreams
E\B B7 E B C#m E\B A E\B B7 E
You've left so very, so very far behi_____nd.
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