Tiny Dancer Chords

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Chords

F/C

F2/C

F/A

G/B

Em7

Am7

Dm7

G7/B

C/E

Gm7

G7/D

G/A

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TINY DANCER by Elton John
 
INTRO INTRLD OUTRO  Roughly based on the piano part.
                  Let the chords ring into each other.
 
    C         C2     F/C       F2/C
e|---------0----------1---------1---------|
B|---------1--3-------1---------1------1--|
G|------0-------------0h2-------2p0----0--|
D|----2---------------3---------3------3--|
A|--3-----------3-----3----3----3---3-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
[INTRO] |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  | x4
 
[VERSE 1]
C          F/C   C     F/C
 Blue jean baby,  L.A. lady,
C                    F/A  G/B
 Seamstress for the band.
C       F/C   C       F/C
 Pretty eyed,  pirate smile,
C                      F/A  G
 You'll marry a music man.
F      Em7  Am7             D7    Dm7
 Ballerina,  you must have seen her
 E7              Am  G7/B
 Dancing in the sand.
C              F/C   C        F/C
 And now she's in me, al-ways with me,
C                   G   F   C/E   Dm
 Tiny dancer in my hand.
 
[INSTRUMENTAL] |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |
 
[VERSE 2]
C        F/C   C           F/C
 Jesus freaks,  out in the street,
C                         F/A  G/B
 Handing tickets out for God.
C         F/C  C         F/C
 Turning back,  she just laughs,
C                           F/A  G
 The boulevard is not that bad.
F       Em7  Am7             D7
 Piano man,   he makes his stand
Dm7      E7     Am  G7/B
 In the auditorium.
C        F/C  C              F/C
 Looking on,   she sings the songs.
C                                  G   F   C/E   Dm
 The words she knows, the tune she hums.
 
[INSTRUMENTAL] |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |
 
[BRIDGE]
Ab              Bb
 But oh how it feels so real,
Gm7               Cm
Lying here, with no one near 
 Ab                   Bb
Only you, and you can hear me
           G7/B    G7/D
When I say softly, slowly
 
[CHORUS]
F          C/E        Dm   C/E
 Hold me closer tiny dancer
F           C/E               G/A
 Count the headlights on the highway
F        C/E               Dm  C/E
 Lay me down in sheets of linen
F           C/E        G/A
 You had a busy day today
F          C/E        Dm   C/E
 Hold me closer tiny dancer
F           C/E               G/A
 Count the headlights on the highway
F        C/E               Dm  C/E
 Lay me down in sheets of linen
F           C/E        G/A  F/A  G/A  F  G
 You had a busy day today  
 
[INSTRUMENTAL] |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |
 
[VERSE 1]
C          F/C   C     F/C
 Blue jean baby,  L.A. lady,
C                    F/A  G/B
 Seamstress for the band.
C       F/C   C       F/C
 Pretty eyed,  pirate smile,
C                      F/A  G
 You'll marry a music man.
F      Em7  Am7             D7    Dm7
 Ballerina,  you must have seen her
 E7              Am  G7/B
 Dancing in the sand.
C              F/C   C        F/C
 And now she's in me, al-ways with me,
C                   G   F   C/E   Dm
 Tiny dancer in my hand.
 
[INSTRUMENTAL] |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |
 
[BRIDGE]
Ab              Bb
 But oh how it feels so real,
Gm7               Cm
Lying here, with no one near 
 Ab                   Bb
Only you, and you can hear me
           G7/B    G7/D
When I say softly, slowly
 
[CHORUS]
F          C/E        Dm   C/E
 Hold me closer tiny dancer
F           C/E               G/A
 Count the headlights on the highway
F        C/E               Dm  C/E
 Lay me down in sheets of linen
F           C/E        G/A
 You had a busy day today
F          C/E        Dm   C/E
 Hold me closer tiny dancer
F           C/E               G/A
 Count the headlights on the highway
F        C/E               Dm  C/E
 Lay me down in sheets of linen
F           C/E        G/A  F/A  G
 You had a busy day today
 
[OUTRO] |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |
 
        |  C   C2   F/C   F2/C  |  C    F/C    C |
 
 
[CHORDS]
 
   C    F/C   F/A   G/B    G     F    Em7   Am7
|--0--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--3--|--1--|--0--|--0--|
|--1--|--1--|--1--|--0--|--3--|--1--|--3--|--1--|
|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
|--2--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--0--|--2--|
|--3--|--3--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--2--|--0--|
|--x--|--x--|--x--|--x--|--3--|--1--|--0--|--x--|
 
  D7    Dm7   E7    Am   G7/B   C/E   Dm    G/A
|--2--|--1--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--0--|--1--|--3--|
|--1--|--1--|--0--|--1--|--0--|--1--|--3--|--3--|
|--2--|--2--|--1--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--4--|
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--5--|
|--x--|--x--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--3--|--x--|--0--|
|--x--|--x--|--0--|--x--|--x--|--0--|--x--|--x--|
 
  Ab    Bb    Gm7   Cm   G7/B   G7/D
|--4--|--6--|--3--|--3--|--1--|--1--|
|--4--|--6--|--6--|--4--|--0--|--0--|
|--5--|--7--|--3--|--5--|--0--|--0--|
|--6--|--8--|--3--|--5--|--0--|--0--|
|--6--|--8--|--5--|--3--|--2--|--x--|
|--4--|--6--|--3--|--x--|--x--|--x--|
 
 
 I hope y'all enjoy this version. Peace.
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Tiny Dancer – Elton John

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Someone who uses inversions...I wept with joy

Inversion is when a chord is not in root position. A "G" chord is spelled GBD. But in "first" inversion, it is spelled BDG... the "B" note being in the bass (written, as above, G/B... D/F# is the same thing for the D chord and used often on the top string)... this inversion form is used to play in the walk up to C in this particular song. Dmack is right, this is how the original sounds and it make smoother and more pleasing bass movement when played on the guitar. This tab is well done.

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