SACRIFICE John & Taupin Elton John
A C#m7 D A C#m7 D
| //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | / Its^a hu^ma n^sign |
A D Bm7
||: / / / / | / When^things s^g^o^wrong | gg gg gg / |
||: / Mu^tual mis^un^der^stand | ing Af^ter the fact | tt tt tt / |
E A D
| / When^the scent^of^her^ling | g^ers ss ss / | ~ ^And temp ^ta tions ^strong |
| / Sen^si ti^vi^ty^builds | a^pri son nn / | ~ ^In the ^fin al ^act |
Bm7 E F#m D E
| gg gg gg / | / ~ ^in n^to^the^boun | da^ry yy / / | / of^each h^mar^ried^man | nn nn / / |
| tt tt tt / | / ~^we lose^e^di^rect | i^on nn / / | / no^stone e^un^n^turned | dd dd / / |
F#m D E
| / Sweet^de ceit^comes^call | l^ing gg gg / | ~ ^and neg^a ti^vi^ty lands | ss ss ss / |
| / No^tears s^to^o^damn | n^you uu uu / | / When jea^lou^sy^burns | ss ss ss / |
E A D Bm7
| / ~ Cold cold ^heart | tt tt / / | / hard^done e^by^y^you | uu uu uu / |
E A D
| / Some^things s^look^bet^ter | r^r ~ ^ba b^y yy | / just^pass s^in^g^through |
E A
| hh hh hh / | / ~ ^And ^its no ~ | ^sa cri ^fi ^c ee e | / just^a si^m^ple^word |
D E
| dd dd / / | / ~ ^Its ^two hearts ^liv | v^ing gg gg / | ~ ^in two^se ^pa rate ^worlds |
A Bm7
| ss ss ss / | / ~ ^But ^its no ~ | s^a^cri^fice e^e ee | ee ee ~ No ^sa | ^a cri ^fice ee e e |
C#m7
| ee ee ~ ^Its no^sa | ^a cri fice ee e |
D E7 A C#m7 D
1. | ee e^at t^t^t^all | //// | //// | //// | //// :||
D E7 A C#m7 D A D Bm7 E A D Bm7
2. | ee e ^at t^t^t^all | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | To CHORUS
D E7 A D Bm7 E
3. | ee e ^at t^t^t^all ||: //// | //// | /// no^sa | ^a cri ^fice e^e^at^all :|| Repeat to fade
About this song:
Sacrifice is performed by Elton John and written by John & Taupin.
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