Elton John

Sacrifice(Tabs)

Elton John

Key: Eb

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	        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  
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-------6-----6---|  
|-----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  
|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|  
|-----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  
|-------3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|  
|-----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  
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6---------|  
|-----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. damn 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#  
|-------3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|  
|-----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  
|-------6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-4-|  
|-----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#  
|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-8-6-4---|  
|-----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  
|-------3-----3-3-|-4-----4-6-----6-|-3-----3-----3---|-6-----6-----6---|  
|-----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#  
|-8-----8-----8---|-------8-----8---|  
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|  
|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|  
|-6-------------6-|-6---------------|  
|-----------------|-----------------|  
|-----------------|-----------------|  
1.                            mutual  
2.                         I gave my  


OUTRO:  

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb  
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|  
|-----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.} 

	        

Written by Bernard John Taupin, Reginald Kenneth Dwight

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