Steal Away Child chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
Bb majorBb     C minorCm  F7F7    Bb majorBb  Bb/A
Steal away child into your dreams
   G minorGm     Dm7Dm7   Eb MajorEb     F7F7
Where nothing is ever the way that it seems
 Bb majorBb      C minorCm    F7F7      Bb majorBb  Bb/A
I gave you your life, you gave me your trust
   G minorGm     Dm7Dm7   Eb MajorEb       D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7
I've no wish to hurt you but hurt you I must
Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb   FF     F#dimF#dim G minorGm
Steal away child, turn down your light
C minorCm     FF  F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Steal away into the night

Verse 2:
Bb majorBb     C minorCm      F7F7     Bb majorBb Bb/A
Steal away child to the land of the lies
   G minorGm      Dm7Dm7    Eb MajorEb     F7F7
Where love lasts forever and hope never dies
  Bb majorBb     C minorCm  F7F7      Bb majorBb  Bb/A
Sit safe for a place peaceful and calm
   G minorGm     Dm7Dm7     Eb MajorEb  D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7
Where no one and nothing can harm you
Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb   FF     F#dimF#dim G minorGm
Steal away child, you'll be alright
C minorCm     FF  F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Steal away into the night


Bridge:
F#F#      BB   E MajorE      BB
Once more goodnight, one last goodbye
    F#F#     BB      E MajorE        BB       Eb MajorEb
Trying hard not to show how I'm making what it's taking not to cry


Verse 3:
Bb majorBb     C minorCm   F7F7     Bb majorBb Bb/A
Steal away child, sleeping so still
  G minorGm     Dm7Dm7     Eb MajorEb     F7F7
Our love is too precious for distance to kill
  Bb majorBb    C minorCm  F7F7     Bb majorBb Bb/A
But when you awake, morning has come
 G minorGm      Dm7Dm7   Eb MajorEb  D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7
I won't be the one you turn to
   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   FF    F#dimF#dim G minorGm
I'll do what I must before it gets light
   C minorCm     FF  F/AF/A Bb majorBb  Bb7Bb7
I'll steal away into the night


Outro:
Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb   FF     F#dimF#dim G minorGm
Steal away child, you'll be alright
C minorCm     FF  F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Steal away into the night