Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Chords, Guitar Tab, & Lyrics - Elton John
Chords (click graphic to learn to play)
How To Play
Main riff
G(/D) G7(/F) G6(/E) Gaug(/D#)
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|--------3---|----3-------|--------3---|----1-0-----|
G|----0-------|--------0---|----0-------|--------0---|
D|0-----------|3-----------|2-----------|1-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[Intro] 3/4
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
| G/D | G7/F | G6/E | Gaug/D# |
[Verse] 3/4
G/D G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
G/D G7/F C/E Eb
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
G/D G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
G/D G7/F | C/E | % | C | C/Bb |
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Bridge] 3/4
Ab Bb Bb/D
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Eb Eb/G Ab
Towering over your head | 4/4 |
Bb Bb/D F C
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone
(break)
[Chorus] 4/4
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
| C | [ G/D ]
Oh
[Verse] 3/4
G/D G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
G/D G7/F C/E Eb
Where rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies
G/D G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
G/D G7/F | C/E | % | C | C/Bb |
That grow so incredibly high
[Bridge]
Ab Bb Bb/D
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Eb Eb/G Ab
Waiting to take you away | 4/4 |
Bb Bb/D F C
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
(break)
[Chorus]
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
| C | [ G/D ]
Oh
[Solo]
| G/D G7/F | C/E Cm/Eb |
| G/D G7/F | C/E Eb F|
| G/D G7/F | C/E Cm/Eb |
| G/D G7/F | C/E | C C/Bb |
[Bridge]
Ab Bb
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Eb Ab
Waiting to take you away | 4/4 |
Bb F C
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
(break)
[Chorus] 4/4 (Reggae)
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
| C | [ G/D ]
Oh
[Verse] 3/4
G/D G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
Picture yourself on a train in a station
G/D G7/F C/E | Eb | Eb F |
With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties
G/D G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
4/4
G/D G7/F | C/E | % | C |
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
[Chorus]
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
| C | G |
Oh
[Chorus]
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy)
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Oh, Lucy)
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Oh, Lucy)
| C | G | % |
Oh (break) (build-up)
[Chorus] (repeat and fade)
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy, oh-oh, Lucy)
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy, oh-oh, Lucy)
F Bb C
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(Lucy, oh-oh, Lucy)
| C | G |
Oh
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