Sacrifice Elton John
Sacrifice by Elton John
Note: In this version the song is played on a synthesizer, Key Eb, so it may
be easier for you to capo on the 3rd Fret, although I have guitarified some
parts.
INTRO:
[Eb] [Gm] [G#]
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[Eb] [Gm] [G#]
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It's a human
VERSES:
[Eb] [G#] [Fm] [Bb]
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1. sign when things go wrong when the scent of her
2. misunderstandings after the fact sensitivity
[Eb] [G#] [Fm] [Bb]
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1. lin - gers and temptations strong into the
2. builds a prison in the final act we loose
[Cm] [G#] [Bb]
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1. boundary of each married man sweet deceipt comes a
2. direction no stone unturned no tears to
[Cm] [G#] [Bb]
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1. calling and negativity lands cold, cold
2. *** you when jealousy burns cold, cold
(Play the first 8 bars of the Verse again with the following lyrics)
1+2. heart hard done by you somethings look
better baby just passin' through and it's no
CHORUS :
[Eb] [G#]
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sacrifice just a simple word when two hearts
[Bb] [Eb]
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livin into seperate worlds and it's no
[Eb] [G#]
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sacrifice no sacrifice no
[Gm] [G#] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm]
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sacrifice at all
[G#]
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1. mutual
2. I gave my
OUTRO:
[Eb] [G#] [Fm] [Bb]
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heart i gave my
(Repeat the last 4 bars about 1000 times then finish it softly.)
SACRIFICE
by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
transcribed by Ray Allis
This is my interpretation of this song. Capo wherever's comfotable.
[D] [F#m]
[G] [G]
[D] [F#m]
[G] [G]
Its a human [D]sign
2) misunderstanding
[G] when things go [Em]wrong
2) after the fact
when the [A]scent of her [D]lingers
2) sensitivity builds a prison
[G] and temptations[Em] [A]
strong 2)
in the final act
into the [D]boundary
2) we lose direction
[G] of each married [A]man
2) no stone unturned
sweet deciept comes a [Bm]calling
2) no tears to damn you
[G] and negativity [A]lands
2) when jealousy burns
cold, cold [Bm]heart
[G] hard done by [A]you
some things look [Bm]better, baby
[G] just passing [A]through
and its no [D]sacrifice
just a simple [G]word
when two hearts [A]living[G]
in to seperate [D]worlds
and its no [D]sacrifice
no [G]sacrifice
no [F#m]sacrific[G]e
[A] at [D] all[F#m] [G] [D] [F#m] [G]
3) I gave my [D]all[G] [Em] [A]
I gave my [D]all[G] [Em] [A]
(repeat ad nauseam)
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