Elton John - Love song
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"LOVE SONG" off LP "Tumbleweed Connection" (1970)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard.
Lovely acoustic ballad written by Lesley Duncan, recorded by Elton on the much underrated
early album Tumbleweed Connection: really simple to play.
This is the elton john version of the song; NOT the Lesley Duncan version.
--Intro (fade in):
Em9 Em7 Em9 Em7
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A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
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--Verse 1 (0:23):
These words I have to say They may be simple but they're ..
Em9 Em7 Em9 Em7
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..true
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
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Until you give your love, there's nothing more that we can..
Em9 Em7 Em9 Em7
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..do
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
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Love is the opening door
Em9 Em9 A7 A7
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Love is what we came here for
Em9 Em9 A7 A7
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No-one could offer you more
Em9 Em9 A7 A7
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Do you know what I mean?
Em9 Em9 A7 A7
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Have your eyes really seen?
Em9 Em9 A7 A7
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--Verse 2 (same picking pattern with slight variations)(1:18):
Em9You say its Em7very hard,Em9 to leave Em7behind the life we A7knew. A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
Em9But there's Em7no other way,Em9 and now its Em7really up to A7you. A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
Em9Love is the A7key we must turn
Em9Truth is the A7flame we must burn
Em9Freedom the lA7esson we must learn
Em9Do you know what I A7mean?
Em9Have your eyes really A7seen?
--(2:14) Picking pattern for 1st part of verse repeated without vocal.
--(2:18) Last five lines of verse 1 repeated (with same picking pattern).
--Last two lines of verse repeated to fade out.
Enjoy playing this beautiful song...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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