Tiny Dancer Chords

by Elton John
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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Chords

C
F
F/C
F/A
G/B
Cmaj7/G
Em7
Am7
D/F#
Dm7
E7
Am
G7/B
G
C/E
Dm/C
Ab
Bb
Gm7
Cm
Ab6
G/D
Dm
G/A

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Tiny Dancer
Music by Elton John
Tabbed by: Alistair Clark
 
 
[Intro]
C   F   C   F   C   F   C   F
 
[Verse 1]
C           F/C    C         F/C  C                      F/A     G/B
  Blue jean baby,      L.A. lady,     seamstress for the band
C        F/C   C         F/C     C                      F/A     Cmaj7/G
  Pretty eyed,    pirate smile,    you'll marry a music man
 
F       Em7   Am7               D/F#     Dm7  E7            Am     G7/B
   Ballerina,     you must have seen her     dancing in the sand
C                F/C      C         F/C        C                    G    F C/E Dm7
   And now she's in me,      always with me,      tiny dancer in my hand
 
C     F/C    C    F/C
 
[Verse 2]
C       F/C      C              F/C      C                           F/A    G/B
  Jesus freaks       out in the street       Handing tickets out for God
C           F/C   C          F/C       C                            F/A    Cmaj7/G
    Turning back    she just laughs       The boulevard is not that bad
 
F        Em7  Am7              D/F#    Dm7         E7     Am   G7/B
   Piano man      he makes his stand        In the auditorium
C          F/C   C                 F/C    C                                    G  F C/E Dm7
   Looking on        she sings the songs     The words she knows the tune she hums
 
C     F/C     C     Dm/C   C
 
[Bridge]
Ab               Bb
   But oh how it feels so real
Gm7             Cm
Lying here with no one near
Ab       Ab6              Bb
Only you      and you can hear me
           G/B    G/D        C/E
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
   you had a busy day
  G/A    F/A     G/A     F
today
 
C     F/C    C    F/C
 
[Verse 1]
C             F/C    C       F/C  C                       F    F/A  G/B
    Blue jean baby,     L.A. lady,     seamstress for the band
C        F/C   C         F/C    C                       F/A    Cmaj7/G
  Pretty eyed,    pirate smile,    you'll marry a music man
 
F      Em7   Am7               D/F#     Dm7   E7             Am     G7/B
  Ballerina,     you must have seen  her      dancing in the sand
C                F/C      C         F/C      C                    G    F C/E Dm7
   And now she's in me,      always with me,    tiny dancer in my hand
 
C     F/C     C     Dm/C   C
 
[Bridge]
Ab               Bb
   But oh how it feels so real
Gm7             Cm
Lying here with no one near
Ab       Ab6              Bb
Only you      and you can hear me
           G/B    G/D      C/E
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
   you had a busy day
  G/A     F/A
today
 
C       F/C   C      F/C    C      F/C    C       F/C  C
ooo     ooo   ooo    ooo    oooo   ooo    ooo  
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12 comments
hawkytalk
this is great!!!
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TRaddeus
I couldn’t figure out what chord that G/A was for the longest time. Thanks!
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cjheinz
Nice job, particularly the inverted bass notes. I would call your ‘Bridge’ a ‘Pre-chorus’.
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