ELTON JOHN - "Sacrifice" Tablature
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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#
|-3-----3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---|
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8------8----|-----8------8----|
|-----------------|-5-------------5-|---10-----10---10|---10-----10---10|
|-6---------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb Gm G#
|-------3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---|
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8----8------|-----8-----8-----|
|-----------------|-5---------------|---10---10-----10|---10----10----10|
|-6---------------|-----------------|-11------------11|-11--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
It's a human
VERSES:
Eb G# Fm Bb
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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----|
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----|
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|
|---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------6---|-4---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
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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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-------------9---|
|---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7---7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---8-----8-----8-|---8-----8-----8-|
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------6---|-4---------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------|
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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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------------4-|-4-------------4-|
sacrifice just a simple word when two hearts
Bb Eb
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|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|
|---7-----7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------|
|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------|
livin into seperate worlds and it's no
Eb G#
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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4---------4-|
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
sacrifice no sacrifice no
Gm G# Bb Eb Gm
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|-----3-----3-----|-----4-------6---|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|
|---3-----3-------|---5-------7-----|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
|-3-------------3-|-4-------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
sacrifice at all
G#
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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|
|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|
|-6-------------6-|-6---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
1. mutual
2. I gave my
OUTRO:
Eb G# Fm Bb
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|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----|
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
heart i gave my
[Repeat the last 4 bars about 1000 times then finish it softly.]
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