NIKITA John & Taupin Elton John
G Bm C F C
||: / Hey^Ni=ki i^ta is^it=cold.| dd / / / | In^your^lit^tle cor r^ner |
||: / Do^you=ev v^er dream^of=me.| ee / / / | Do^you^ev^er see^the^let^ters |
G C G D G
| of^the world / / | / You^could roll l^a | round^the=globe ee / / |
| that^I write / / | / When^you look^up^thru^the | wire / / / |
D G C
| ~ ^And nev^er find^a^war^mer | soul^to know / / |
| ~ ^Ni ki^ta do^you^count^the | stars^at night / / |
G7 C Dm F C
| / Oh^I=saw w^you=by y^the=wall | ll ~ / ~ ~ | / Ten^of your^tin^sol^diers |
| / And^if there^comes a^time | ee ~ / ~ ~ | / Guns^and gates^no^long^er |
G Am G D G
| in^a row / / | ~ ^With eyes^that looked d^like | ice^on fire / / |
| hold^you in / / | ~ ^And if^youre free^to^make^a | choice / / / |
D7 G C
| ~ ^The hu^man heart^a=cap p^tive=in | n^the=snow ww / / |
| ~ ^Just look^to wards^the=west t^and=find | d^a=friend dd / / |
G7
| / Oh^Ni=ki i^ta you^will=nev |
C Dm C G
| v^er=know ww / / | / / an^y^thing^a | bout^my home / ~ ^I'll |
D G D7
| nev^er^know^how good^it^feels^to | hold^you uu / / | / ~ ^Ni ki^ta a^I |
G C G7 C Dm
| need^you u^so oo / | / Oh^Ni=ki i^ta=is s^the | oth^er=side ee / / |
C G C G
| / ~ ^of an^y^gi^ven | line^in time / / | Count^ing^ten^tin sol^diers^in^a |
D Em D7 G Bm Bm7 C
| row / / Oh | no ~ ^Ni ki^ta a^you'll | nev^er r^know ww / | / / / / | / / / / |
G° Dsus D
1. | / / / / :||
Am7 D7
2. | Count^ing=ten n^tin=sol l^diers=in n^a |
G Bm Bm7 C Am7 D7
||: row / / / | / / / ~ Ni=ki | i^ta aa aa aa | Count^ing=ten n^tin=sol l^diers=in n^a :|| fade
About this song:
Nikita is performed by Elton John and written by John & Taupin.
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