Guitar chord Your Song

Your Song, written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, was composed one morning at Eltons parents house in 1967. Taupin wrote the lyric after breakfast and Elton composed the melody in just 20 minutes. It is one of the duos most acclaimed songs, known for its melodic simplicity and emotional honesty.

Key:  G
Introduction:
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It's a little bit funny    this feeling inside
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    I'm not one of those who can    easily hide
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    I don't have much money    but, boy if I did
              
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I'd buy a big house where    we both could live

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    So excuse me forgetting    but, these things I do
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    You see I've forgotten if    they're green or they're blue
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    Anyway the thing is    what I really mean
              
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Yours are the sweetest eyes    I've ever seen

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    And you can tell everybody    this is your song
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    It may be quite simple but    now that it's done
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    I hope you don't mind
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    I hope you don't mind    that I put down in words
    
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How wonderful life is now you're in the world

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    If I was a sculptor,    but then again no
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    Or a girl who makes potions in    a traveling show
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    I know it's not much but    it's the best I can do
              
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My gift is my song and    this one's for you

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    And you can tell everybody    this is your song
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C
 
    It may be quite simple but    now that it's done
Em
 
    I hope you don't mind
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A
                     
C
 
    I hope you don't mind    that I put down in words
    
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Am
          
C
                  
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How wonderful life is now you're in the world