Crystal chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C minorCm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Crystal
by Elton John
from the album Too Low for Zero

For the intro and instrumental parts, I recommend playing around with a C minorCm harmonic scale (include BB natural)

Intro:
C minorCm    F minorFm
C minorCm    F minorFm

Verse:
   C minorCm
We're caught up in a web, you and I
   Eb/GEb/G      AbAb
Since Crystal came between us
  F minorFm                C minorCm
The knots of friendship seem to be untied
    C minorCm
And it hurts me most to cheat and that's no lie
    Eb/GEb/G       AbAb
She can swing us both forever
    F minorFm         G7G7       C minorCm
In the long run she's the one who must decide

Chorus:
      AbAb    Eb MajorEb
And if she leaves me handle her with care
Bb majorBb
Don't hurt little Crystal
      AbAb           Eb MajorEb
And if she calls you long distance just be there
Bb majorBb
Oh Crystal
  C minorCm          Cm(maj7)/B
The world is your oyster, you're a pearl
  Cm7/Bb       F7/A
But he's a jewel and my friend
  AbAb          Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
I'm sure that in the end, Crystal you'll be his little girl
Fm7Fm7 AbAb   Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Oh     Cry-stal

Verse:
    C minorCm
You're stronger than me but I'm sure
     Eb/GEb/G        AbAb
That the fight would fall to no one
  F minorFm                 C minorCm
The cold hard truth is stronger than us all
    C minorCm
And it breaks my heart to see us go this far
      Eb/GEb/G           AbAb
We're just captives in our separate cells
    F minorFm         G7G7         C minorCm
And without her there's no peace behind these bars

Chorus:
      AbAb    Eb MajorEb
And if she leaves me handle her with care
Bb majorBb
Don't hurt little Crystal
      AbAb           Eb MajorEb
And if she calls you long distance just be there
Bb majorBb
Oh Crystal
  C minorCm          Cm(maj7)/B
The world is your oyster, you're a pearl
  Cm7/Bb       F7/A
But he's a jewel and my friend
  AbAb          Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
I'm sure that in the end, Crystal you'll be his little girl
Fm7Fm7 AbAb   Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Oh     Cry-stal

Instrumental break:
AbAb   Bb majorBb
AbAb   Bb majorBb


Verse:
    C minorCm
You're stronger than me but I'm sure
     Eb/GEb/G        AbAb
That the fight would fall to no one
  F minorFm                 C minorCm
The cold hard truth is stronger than us all
    C minorCm
And it breaks my heart to see us go this far
      Eb/GEb/G           AbAb
We're just captives in our separate cells
    F minorFm         G7G7         C minorCm
And without her there's no peace behind these bars

Chorus:
      AbAb    Eb MajorEb
And if she leaves me handle her with care
Bb majorBb
Don't hurt little Crystal
      AbAb           Eb MajorEb
And if she calls you long distance just be there
Bb majorBb
Oh Crystal
  C minorCm          Cm(maj7)/B
The world is your oyster, you're a pearl
  Cm7/Bb       F7/A
But he's a jewel and my friend
  AbAb          Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
I'm sure that in the end, Crystal you'll be his little girl


  C minorCm          Cm(maj7)/B
The world is your oyster, you're a pearl
  Cm7/Bb       F7/A
But he's a jewel and my friend
  AbAb          Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
I'm sure that in the end, Crystal you'll be his little girl
Fm7Fm7 AbAb   Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Oh     Cry-stal
Fm7Fm7 AbAb   Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Oh     Cry-stal

F minorFm    C minorCm
Crystal
F minorFm    C minorCm
Crystal
F minorFm    C minorCm
Crystal
F minorFm    C minorCm
Crystal
F minorFm    C minorCm
Crystal

(repeat and ad lib)