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Nikita Tab by Elton John

Nikita tab by Elton John

Guitar Tab

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

NOTE:
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.

Verse:
   C       G  +     +    Am +      Em        F              +       +     +               +     +
E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-1-p0-----0----------|
B|------------------0--|----1------0-------|----------------1--|----1----------------|-----------------3---|
G|---------0-h2--------|---------------0---|-2-----------------|----------0-h2-------|---------------------|
D|-----2---------0-----|-------2-------2---|-----3-------3-----|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|
A|-3-------------------|-----------2-------|---------0---------|-------------0-------|-------------0-------|
E|---------3-----------|-0-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------------|-1-------------------|
           Hey Ni-  ki-     ta     is it     cold                                      In your   little
           Do you   e-      ver    dream of  me?                                       Do you    ever

         +           C                       +                  +                 +           G
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------0------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-3-----------p1--|-1--------------|------------------|---------------3--|-3-----------p1--|-0-------------|
G|-------2---------|---------0------|--------0------2--|p0------0---------|-------0---------|--------0------|
D|----3---------3--|-----2-------2--|-----2---------0--|-----2---------2--|----2---------2--|----0-------0--|
A|----------0------|-3--------------|-3---------3------|-3----------------|-3---------------|--------2------|
E|-1---------------|---------3------|------------------|-----------3------|----------3------|-3-------------|
   corner            of the world?                                 You could roll        a-   round the globe
   see the  letters  that I write?                                 When you look         up   through the wire

                            +                   +            C                        +
E|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------1---|
G|---------2-------|--------0----------|---------------0---|---------0-------|--------0----------|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---------2---|-3------3----------|-3--p2-------2---|-----2---------2---|
A|---------2-------|-----------2-------|-----2-------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-----------------|-----------3-------|
                                   And   never find a warmer soul to know
                     Nikita              do you count the    stars at night?

           +        +       +     +     +        F      +                                         +     +
E|------------------0--|----1-----0------------|---------------3---|p1---------------|---------1--1-----1--|
B|-1-------1-h3--------|----------------3------|-1-----------------|-------------1---|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-2------2----------|-----------------|-2-------------------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3---------3-----|
A|-3-------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------------------|
E|---------3-----------|-------------3---------|-1-----------------|-1---------------|-1-------1-----------|
           Oh I     saw     you   by    the      wall                                          Ten of your
              And   if      there comes a        time                                           Guns and gates

          +     +        C                        +                   +                   +
E|-----0--0------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|-----0-----0-------|-------------------|
B|--------------3------|-1---------------|---------------3---|-1-------------3---|-3------------p1---|
G|---------------------|---------0-------|--------0----------|--------0----------|--------0----------|
D|-----3-----------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|
A|-----------0---------|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
E|-1-------------------|---------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|
       tin soldiers      in      a         row                     With eyes that  looked        like
       no longer         hold    you       in                      And   if you're free          to

   G                                                                   C                       +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
B|-0--------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
G|---------0------|---------2------|----------------|-------------0--|----------------|--------0---------|
D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------2--|-3---3----------|-3--p2----------|------------------|
A|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------|-3-------3------|-3---------3------|
E|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-------------0--|-----0---------0--|
   ice on fire                           The  human heart a captive in the snow
   make a choice                        Just look towards the west and find a friend


Chorus:
   C          +     +       +     +     +        F      +                   +                   +
E|------------------0--|----1-----0------------|-----------1-------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---------1-h3--------|----------------3------|-3--p1-------------|---------------0---|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-----------|-3-----------3---------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|
           Oh Ni-   ki-     ta    you   will     never     know

          +          C      +                 +                 +                 +     D    G      +
E|-1--p0-----0-----|-----------0-----|--------------0--|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------3--|-3--p1-----------|-----------------|-----3-----3-p1--|-1--p0-----0-----|-----3-----------|
G|--------2--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0-----2--|-0------0--------|
D|-----3--------3--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------0--|-----0--------0--|
A|-----------0-----|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------2-----|
E|-1---------------|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-3---------------|
   Any-   thing a-   bout my home                   I'll never know how    good it feels to hold you

          +                   +            G7     +            C      +                   +
E|-----------0-------|-1-------------0---|-1a-----1------1---|-1-----p0----------|---------------1---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-0a----------------|---------------1---|-------------------|
G|--------0----------|--------0----------|-0a----------------|-------------------|--------0----------|
D|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|
A|-----------2-------|-----------2-------|-----------2-------|-3---------3-------|-3---------3-------|
E|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3a----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
                       Oh,           Ni-   ki-    ta     I     need   you    so.

              +             +     +     +        F      +                   +                   +
E|p0----------------0--|----1-----0------------|-----------1-------|-------------------|---------------1---|
B|---------1-h3--------|----------------3------|-3--p1-------------|---------------0---|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|
E|---------3-----------|-------------3---------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|
           Oh, Ni-  ki-     ta,   is    the      other     side                                        of

          +            C      +                   +                   +                   +      D
E|-1--p0-----0-------|-----------0-------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|
B|---------------3---|-3--p1-------------|-------------------|-----3-----3--p1---|-1--p0-----0-------|
G|--------2----------|--------0----------|--------0----------|--------0----------|--------0------2---|
D|-----3---------3---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0---|
A|-----------0-------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
E|-1-----------------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|
   any      gi-  ven   line in   time                          Counting  ten tin   soldiers  in  a

   G      +                 +                 +                 +          C      +                 +
E|-----------------|-----------0-----|-1------------0--|-3a-----3-----3--|-1-----p0--------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0a--------------|--------------1--|-----------------|
G|-0------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|-0a--------------|-----------------|--------0--------|
D|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------2--|
A|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3a--------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
   row,                        Oh      no,          Ni-  ki-    ta    you'll never know.


Outro:      ... repeat and fade ...
   C      +                   +              F      +                   +
E|-0-----------------|---------------5/8---|-8---8-------------|-------------------|
B|-1-----------------|---------------------|-10--10------------|-------------------|
G|--------0----------|--------0------------|--------10---------|--------10---------|
D|-----2---------2---|-----2---------------|-----10--------10--|-----10--------10--|
A|-3-----------------|-3-------------------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|
E|-----------3-------|-----------3---------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
                                       Ni-   ki- ta!

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| a   Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up

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