La canción Tiny Dancer fue inspirada por el primer viaje de Bernie Taupin a América en 1970, especialmente por las mujeres que conoció en California. Elton John compuso la melodía. La canción captura el espíritu de California en ese momento y la letra refleja las experiencias de Taupin observando la escena cultural de Los Ángeles.
Tono: C
Introducción:
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Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
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Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
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Ballerina, you must have seen her, dancing in the sand
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Now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
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Jesus freaks, out in the street, handing tickets out for God
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Turning back, she just laughs, the boulevard is not that bad
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Piano man, he makes his stand, in the auditorium
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Looking on, she sings the songs, the words she knows, the tune she hums
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But oh how it feels so real
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Lying here, with no one near
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Where only you, and you can hear me
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When I say, "Softly..."
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"Slowly..."
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"Hold me closer Tiny Dancer"
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"Count the headlights on the highway"
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"Lay me down in sheets of linen"
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"You had a busy day today"
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