John Elton - Funeral For A Friend guitar tab

# I see a TAB posting exists in OLGA for this song, with lyrics and chords

tagged onto it. My version

# is a quick and dirty chord/lyric sheet. I see that I hear different

chordings: I throw in a D9 accent, # also Esus4. I find the D-E-f# (lc "f"

notation for minor chord) progression works well in barres.

Title: Funeral for a Friend (love lies bleeding)

Artist : Elton John

Album : Goodby Yellow Brick Road

Date : January 21, 1997

Posted by : Laurence E.J. Byers

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* chord chart *

* use bar chords for ez changes and for power *

5 7 5 7 7 9 10

5 9 7 7 7 9 10

6 9 7 7 6 10 11

7 9 7 9 7 9 10

7 7 5 9 9 11 12

5 7 5 7 7 9 10

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A E D b- B7 C#7 D7

9 8 3 1 7 5

10 8 3 1 10 5

11 9 4 2 9 5

11 8 5 3 9 4

9 10 5 3 7 5

9 8 3 1 7 X

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f#- C7 G F Fsus4 D9

| : A // B7 | C /// | G /// | F // G|A : |

A E

1. The roses in the window box have tilted to one side.

A D b- B7

Everything about this house was born to grow and die.

A E B7 / / C#7 D7

It doesn't seem a year ago to this very day

A E

You said, "I'm sorry, honey, if I don't change the pace,

D D / E f#-

I can't face another day.

refrain.

f#- D E Esus4 E | E Esus 4 E

And love lies bleeding in my hand.

f#- D E Esus4 E | E Esus4 E

It kills me to think of you with another man.

A b-

I was playin' rock and roll and you were just a fan

A D D9

But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band.

F#- E A

Love lies bleeding in my hand.

/ B7 C | G / / / | F / / G | A (repeat)

2. I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you

Like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I are passing through?

You're a bluebird on a telegraph line, I hope you're happy now.

Well, if the wind of change comes down your way, girl,

You'll make it back somehow.

(to ref. )