• Song:

    Tiny Dancer

  • Artist:

    Elton John

  • Album:

    Classic Elton John

This tab was originally provided to me by Mike Dodge. I have now changed it a bit 
to how I play it.


Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Note : A7Sus4  x02030

  C       F
e----0-------------|
B------1-----------|
G---0---0----2--2--|
D--2------3----3-3-|
A-3----------------|
E------------------|   x4


Then into a little rhythm : 

  C    F    C    F     C    F    C    F


C         F     C    F     C                  F    
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
C      F     C      F       C                    F    
Pretty eyed, pirate smile,  you'll marry a music man
E      Em  Am             Dm            F              C
Ballerina,  you must have seen her,     dancing in the sand
F             C      F      C        F                 A7Sus4
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

C F C F

C     F       C           F       C                       F   
Jesus freaks, out in the street,  handing out tickets for God
C       F     C        F       C                         F    
Turning back, she just laughs, The boulevard is not that bad
E     Em   Am           Dm       F              C        
Piano man, he makes his stand,   in the auditorium
F       C   F             C      F                                A7Sus4
Looking on, she sings the songs, the words she knows the tune she hums

INTRO (again):    C    F    C    F     C    F    C    F


Bridge


Ab            Bb
But oh how it feels so real
Gm              Cm
Lying here with no one near
Ab               Bb
Only you and you can hear me
           Bm      G
When I say softly slowly

Chorus

F       C           Dm
Hold me closer tiny dancer
F         C                 A7Sus4
Count the headlights on the highway
F      C                 Dm
Lay me down in sheets of linen
F         C        A7Sus4
You had a busy day today

Chorus

F       C           Dm
Hold me closer tiny dancer
F         C                 A7Sus4
Count the headlights on the highway
F      C                 Dm
Lay me down in sheets of linen
F         C        A7Sus4
You had a busy day today

  C       F
e----0-------------|
B------1-----------|
G---0---0----2--2--|
D--2------3----3-3-|
A-3----------------|
E------------------|   x2

INTRO (again):    C    F    C    F     C    F    C    F

(Back to 1st verse one more time)

C         F     C    F     C                  F    
Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
C      F     C      F       C                    F    
Pretty eyed, pirate smile,  you'll marry a music man
E      Em  Am             Dm            F              C
Ballerina,  you must have seen her,     dancing in the sand
F             C      F      C        F                 A7Sus4
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

mini INTRO (again):    C    F    C    F
Bridge


Ab            Bb
But oh how it feels so real
Gm              Cm
Lying here with no one near
Ab               Bb
Only you and you can hear me
           Bm      G
When I say softly slowly

Chorus

F       C           Dm
Hold me closer tiny dancer
F         C                 A7Sus4
Count the headlights on the highway
F      C                 Dm
Lay me down in sheets of linen
F         C        A7Sus4
You had a busy day today

Chorus

F       C           Dm
Hold me closer tiny dancer
F         C                 A7Sus4
Count the headlights on the highway
F      C                 Dm
Lay me down in sheets of linen
F         C        A7Sus4
You had a busy day today

INTRO (again):    C    F    C    F     C    F    C    F



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Mike Dodge Notes:

I'd probably do the C to F intro like Keith Richards (without the open G tuning that is)...
Code:

   C  F  or  C    F
E-----------------------|
B--5--6------8----10----|
G--5--5------9----10----|
D--5--7------10---10----|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|


try these voicing for the bridge:
Code:

    Ab   Bb  Gm  Cm   Ab  Bb  Bm  G
E----------------------------------------------|
B----4---6----8---8---9---11--12--12-----------|
G----5---7----7---8---8---9---11--12-----------|
D----6---8----8---10--10--12--12--12-----------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Or,

    Ab   Bb  Gm  Cm   Ab  Bb  Bm  G
E--------------------------------------------|
B----4---3----3---4---4---6---7---8----------|
G----5---3----3---5---5---7---7---7----------|
D----6---3----5---5---6---8---9---9----------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
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