Levon Chords

by Elton John
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
Author stevensmigs [a] 93.
5 contributors total, last edit on Jul 25, 2022
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Chords

C
F
G
Am
Em7
Dm7
Em

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C               F                  C
Levon wears his war wound like a crown
F                   C
He calls his child Jesus
G                    Am
`Cause he likes the name
       Em7               F                Dm7 G
And he sends him to the finest school in town
 
 
     C      F               C
And Levon, Levon likes his money
F                    C
He makes a lot they say
G               Am
Spend his days counting
      Em7           F   Dm7 G
In a garage by the motorway
 
 
Em               Am                  F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
         C                   Dm7                  C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F             C         Dm7     G
Alvin Tostig has a son today
 
 
                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
                 F                            C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F        Dm7    G
He shall be Levon
 
 
C            F                  C
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
F                    C
His family business thrives
G                            Am
Jesus blows up balloons all day
     Em7                  F           Dm7   G
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly
 
 
C              F               C
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
F                  C
Leaving Levon far behind
G                     Am
Take a balloon and go sailing
      Em7      F           Dm7  G
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
 
 
Em               Am                  F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
         C                   Dm7                  C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F             C         Dm7     G
Alvin Tostig has a son today
 
 
                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
                 F                            C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
                 F                       C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F        Dm7    G
He shall be Levon
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Levon – Elton John
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phildopip
Capo should be on the 5th fret, actually.
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scosio
Watch the bass lines... Elton likes to walk his bass lines up and down like this (C to B to A): ------------------ C --- G/B ----------------- Am He calls his child Jesus, `Cause he likes the name And this (F to E to D to C): ----------------------------------- F He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day -------- C/E --------------- Dm7 ----------------------- C When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
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rahunter
I capo this on the 3rd fret and play in G. The chord shape allows a fingerpicking style that flows like the piano part. When I play the D I play the F# on the 6th string and I “feel” it the way I do when I hear the piano part. I like what this arrangement has offered me for guidance.
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