Pinball Wizard chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Intro:


 C minorCm Cm/B G/BG/B Cm/BbCm/Bb Fm/Ab Cm/G G+G Ab/G G+G


 Piano arpeggiated: | F/CF/C | C majorC | {4 times}

 Verse:

   C majorC
Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball.
   Bb majorBb
From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.
   AbAb
But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall.
   Gsus4Gsus4           G+G        C majorC C majorC Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FsusFsus FF
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays mean pinball.

 Verse:

  C majorC
He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine.
Bb majorBb
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean.
AbAb
Plays by intuition, the digit counters fall.
   Gsus4Gsus4           G+G        C majorC C majorC Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FsusFsus FF
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays mean pinball.


 Chorus:

    FF  G+G  C majorC       FF   G+G   C majorC
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.
  FF G+G  C majorC       Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb  Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb
A augmentedA pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist.
Bb7Bb7    AbAb   Eb/GEb/G  Bb majorBb             Bb majorBb    AbAb Eb/GEb/G   Bb majorBb
How do you think he  does it? (I don't know.) What makes him so good?


  Verse:

C majorC
Ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzes or bells.
Bb majorBb
Don't see lights a-flashing, plays by sense of smell.
AbAb
Always gets a replay, never tilts at all.
   Gsus4Gsus4           G+G        C majorC C majorC Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FsusFsus FF
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays mean pinball.

 Chorus-short:

  FF   G+G    C majorC     FF   G+G   C majorC
He can't beat me now I've always been the champ.
  FF G+G  C majorC       Eb MajorEb          Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb  Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb
I know every trick - no freak's gonna beat my hand.


 Instrumental x 4: 4/4 bars |: Bb majorBb AbAb | Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb :|
 Verse:

   C majorC
Even on my usual table he can't beat my best.
    Bb majorBb
His disciples lead him in, and he just does the rest.
    AbAb
He got crazy flipper fingers - I never seen him fall.
   Gsus4Gsus4           G+G        C majorC C majorC Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FsusFsus FF  FF G+G
That deaf, dumb an blind kid sure plays mean pinball.


 Chorus:

       G+G A augmentedA   D MajorD       G+G  A augmentedA    D MajorD
   He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.
 G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD      FF      C majorC   F/CF/C C majorC F/CF/C C majorC  C majorC
A augmentedA pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist.
    G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD      G+G     A augmentedA    D MajorD
He's a pinball wizard, he's scored a trillion more.
 G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD     FF          C majorC  F/CF/C
A augmentedA pinball wizard the world's new pinball lord.
 C majorC       D MajorD  D MajorD      E MajorE    E MajorE
   He's scorin' more.  He scored more.


Instrumental 16:
4/4bars |: D MajorD G+G :|


  G+G   A augmentedA  D MajorD    G+G   A augmentedA   D MajorD
I thought I was the Bally table king               STOP:
     G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD     FF       | C majorC  F/CF/C | C majorC | D MajorD | D MajorD | E MajorE |
   but I just handed my pinball crown to him.    To him. To him


Instrumental:
 | C majorC | Bb majorBb | F/AF/A | C majorC (sometimes C/GC/G |