Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 20:54:47 -0800
From: Laurence Byers 
Subject: Funeral for A Friend by Elton John

# I see a TAB posting exists in OLGA for this song, with lyrics and chords
tagged onto it. My version 
#  is a quick and dirty chord/lyric sheet. I see that I hear different
chordings: I throw in a D9 accent, # also Esus4. I find the D-E-f# (lc "f"
notation for minor chord) progression works well in barres. 

Title: Funeral for a Friend (love lies bleeding)
Artist : Elton John
Album : Goodby Yellow Brick Road
Date : January 21, 1997
Posted by : Laurence E.J. Byers  
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* chord chart              					*
*  use bar chords for ez changes and for power		*	

5	7	5	7	7	 9	10	
5	9	7	7	7	 9	10	
6	9	7	7	6	10	11	
7	9	7	9	7	 9	10	 
7	7	5	9	9	11	12	 
5	7	5	7	7	 9	10	
-----------------------------------------------------
A	E	D	b-	B7	C#7	D7	

9	 8	3	1	 7	5
10	 8	3	1	10	5
11	 9	4	2	 9	5
11	 8	5	3	 9	4
9	10	5	3	 7	5
9	 8	3	1	 7	X
--------------------------------------------
f#-	C7	G	F	Fsus4	D9


| : A //  B7 | C ///  | G /// | F // G|A : |

A					E
1. The roses in the window box have tilted to one side.
A		D				b-	B7
Everything about this house was born to grow and die.
     A			  E		   B7    /   /  C#7   D7
It doesn't seem a year ago to this very day
		A		       E	
You said, "I'm sorry, honey, if I don't change the pace,
    D			   D   /   E  f#-
I can't face another day.

refrain.
f#-		D		E   	Esus4 E   |  E  Esus 4	E
And love lies bleeding in my hand.
f#- 			D		    E	Esus4   E |  E 	Esus4	E
It kills me to think of you with another man.
	A				       b-
I was playin' rock and roll and you were just a fan
	  A				D		D9
But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band.
F#-	       E		       A	
Love lies bleeding in my hand. 

 / B7 C | G / / / | F / / G | A  (repeat) 	

2.  I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you
Like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I are passing through?
You're a bluebird on a telegraph line, I hope you're happy now.
Well, if the wind of change comes down your way, girl,
You'll make it back somehow.

(to ref. )
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