Tabs
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Levon
Elton John
Myles Kennedy ver.
Capo: 2nd fret
Tuning: DADADD (open D5D5)
Chords:
D5* 050000
G2 550000
D MajorD 004000
G4G4 550400
A4 002000
D* 020000
D** 400000
A7sus4A7sus4 075000
D2 202000
DmDm 303000
D*** 404000
D4 555000
D5D5 000000
A4* 777000
E7sus4E7sus4 220000
Verse 1:
D5* G2 D MajorD
Levon wears his war wound like a crown
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
G4G4 D MajorD A4 D*
He calls his child Jesus 'cause he likes the name
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D** G2 A7sus4A7sus4
And he sends him to the finest school in town
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D MajorD|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|
Verse 2:
D5* G2 D MajorD
Levon, Levon likes his money
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----2-4-5-4-2-4h-2p-0-|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
G4G4 D MajorD A4 D*
He makes a lot they say Spends his days counting
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D** G2 A7sus4A7sus4
In a garage by the motorway
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D MajorD|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|
Pre-Chorus 1:
D2 DmDm D*** D* G2
He was born a pauper To a pawn on a Christmas day
D MajorD|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0-----------------|-2-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D** E7sus4E7sus4 D**
When the New York Times Said God is dead and the war's begun
D MajorD|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0--------------|-----2-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------4--------------|-----2-------------------|-4-----------------------|
G2 D**
Alvin Tostig has a son
D MajorD|-0------------0----------|
D MajorD|-0------------0----------|
A augmentedA|-0------------0----------|
D MajorD|-0------------0----------|
A augmentedA|-5------------0----------|
D MajorD|-5------------4----------|
A7sus4A7sus4
today
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D MajorD|-------5-------5---------|
A augmentedA|-----7-------7-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-4-2-4h-2p-0-2---------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
Chorus 1:
D4 D5D5
And he shall be Levon And he shall be a good man
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D4 D5D5
And he shall be Levon In tradition with the family plan
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D4 D5D5
And he shall be Levon And he shall be a good man
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D4 A4*
He shall be Levon
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
D5* D5*
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D5* D5*
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-5------------7--9--7-5--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
Verse 3:
D5* G2 D MajorD
Levon's sells cartoon balloons in town
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
G4G4 D MajorD A4 D*
His family business thrives Jesus blows up balloons all day
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D** G2 A7sus4A7sus4
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly by
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D MajorD|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|
Verse 4:
D5* G2 D MajorD
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
G4G4 D MajorD A4 D*
Leave Levon far behind Take a balloon and go sailing,
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D** G2 A7sus4A7sus4
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A augmentedA|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D MajorD|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|
Pre-Chorus 2:
D2 DmDm D*** D* G2
He was born a pauper To a pawn on a Christmas day
D MajorD|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0-----------------|-2-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D** E7sus4E7sus4 D**
When the New York Times Said God is dead and the war's begun
D MajorD|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0--------------|-----2-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------4--------------|-----2-------------------|-4-----------------------|
G2 D**
Alvin Tostig has a son
D MajorD|-0------------0----------|
D MajorD|-0------------0----------|
A augmentedA|-0------------0----------|
D MajorD|-0------------0----------|
A augmentedA|-5------------0----------|
D MajorD|-5------------4----------|
A7sus4A7sus4
today
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D MajorD|-------5-------5---------|
A augmentedA|-----7-------7-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-4-2-4h-4p-0-2---------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
Chorus 2:
D4 D5D5
And he shall be Levon And he shall be a good man
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D4 D5D5
And he shall be Levon In tradition with the family plan
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D4 D5D5
And he shall be Levon And he shall be a good man
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D4 A4*
He shall be Levon
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
D MajorD|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
Outro:
D5* D5*
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D5* D5*
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-5------------7--9--7-5--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D5* D5*
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D MajorD|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D5* D5*
D MajorD|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
D MajorD|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
D MajorD|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
A augmentedA|-5-------------7--9--7-5-|-5--------0-2-3----------|
D MajorD|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D MajorD|-------0-------0---------|
A augmentedA|-----3-------3-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D MajorD|-------0-------0---------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D MajorD|-------0-------0---------|
A augmentedA|-----1-------1-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
D5D5
D MajorD|--------------------0----|
D MajorD|--------0-------0---0----|
A augmentedA|----------0-------0-0----|
D MajorD|------0-------0-----0----|
A augmentedA|--------------------0----|
D MajorD|-----3-----2--------0----|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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